Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category

Internet Tip: Instant Wallpaper

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Like a picture you find on the Internet? In Internet Explorer, right-click on it and choose “Set as Background.” Make sure you have permission.  Now, you can view it every day!

Internet Tip: Auto-Delete History

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

To automatically delete your Temporary Internet files when you close Internet Explorer, pull down the Tools menu. Under the General tab, look for the “Browsing History” section.  Check the box labeled “Delete browsing history on exit.”

Internet Tip: Refresh

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Has a web page changed in the last few minutes? Find out by hitting F5. This is the keyboard equivalent of clicking the “Refresh” button on the toolbar..

Internet Tip: Keyboard Shortcuts

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

When reading a web page, hit the END key to go to the bottom of the document, HOME key to go to the beginning, and hit the SPACEBAR to advance one screen at a time. Sure beats using the scrollbar!

Internet Tip: Homepage

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Get to your homepage quickly. Hit Alt-Home.

Internet Tip: Image Wallpapers

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Find a picture on the Net you like? Make it your Wallpaper by right-clicking on it and choose “Set as background.” Make sure you have permission from the image creator, first, though!

Internet Tip: Map Address

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

In Outlook, open a person’s contact record, pull down the Actions menu, and choose “Display Map of Address.” Cool!

Internet Tip: Easy to Read

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Sometimes the print is too small to read on a webs page. Hold down your CTRL key and spin your mouse wheel. You can zoom in and zoom out on any web page. Be careful, though: Sometimes web pages look funny when you do this!

Internet Tip: Error Googling

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

Receive a “strange” Windows error? Just Google it! Type the error message (word-for-word) into the Google Search blank and find out what it REALLY means (and more importantly, how to fix it).

Internet Tip: One Less Click

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Need to surf to a new address? Hit CTRL-L and type the address instead of clicking the address bar with your mouse.