February 23, 2010

Multiple Home Pages in IE

It can be convenient to have the same home pages open in multiple tabs when you first launch your internet browser.  For instance, you could have your favourite news source open in one tab, a sports site in another tab, and daily currency exchange rates in a third. 

To automatically have more than one home page open when your browser launches simply click on the drop-down arrow to the right of the home icon on the right-hand-side of your browser when you're on a site you'd like to include.  Select "add this web page to your home page tabs."

February 16, 2010

Calculating in Windows 7

Windows 7 features an improved calculator that can not only perform unit conversion, date calculation and gas mileage, but also calculates lease and mortgage payments!

In addition, you can choose between Standard, Scientific, Programmer and Statistic calculator.
 

Try this shortcut to quickly access the calculator:

Press the Windows key and type 'calc' in the search box.  Then press the enter key.

Once the calculator is open, select "view" from the menu to move between options.

February 9, 2010

Restricting Access in Windows 7

If you are usually sharing your computer with someone else, then you may want to restrict their access to your applications, files or documents.

Using the AppLocker tool you have a few options to do this by blocking other users from accessing various things such as programs, Windows Installers, Scripts, etc.

You can do this by simply pressing the Windows key and typing 'Gpedit.msc', then go to Computer Navigation > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Application Control Policies > AppLocker.

Next, right click on one of the options (Executables, Installers or Script) and create a new rule.

That should save you from a lot of potential headaches and provide better control over what others can do on your computer.