Author Archives: XPS
Snipping Tool Vs. Print Screen
Taking pictures of your screen, or screenshots as they’re called, is a great supplement to a technical support query, especially if you’re looking for help online. They offer the technician a visual of the problem over a textual description, which could cause confusion, especially if incorrect terminology is used. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Print Screen Key Prior to Windows Vista, acquiring a screenshot involved pressing the PrtScn (Print [...]
Show/Hide Desktop System Icons
Last week, I showed you how to hide system icons from the Notification area in an article called Turn System Icons On/Off. This time, I will be showing or hiding system icons from the desktop. By default, the only system icon on the desktop is the Recycle Bin. It’s sitting there all alone, so maybe we should utilize some desktop space by adding functionality lost since Windows XP. You can add Computer (formally “My Computer”), [...]
Turn System Icons On/Off
On the right of your Windows 7 Taskbar are various icons that allow you to change system volume, connect to networks, adjust power settings (if it’s a netbook or laptop/notebook), and view the current date and time. Did you know you can hide them if you want? For example, if you use a desktop that only connects to one router or modem, you might consider hiding the Network icon. Whatever your reason, the point is [...]
Disable Or Move WordPress Admin Bar
With the release of WordPress 3.1, a feature was added called the Admin Bar that has quick access to common administrative tools including user’s profile, new posts and pages, comments, updates to plug-ins or the WordPress core, and even a search box. When you’re logged into your blog, you’ll see the Admin Bar at the top of every page on the site. There are two easy ways to disable this feature: by user, or universally [...]
Disable Firefox 4 Add-on Compatibility Checking
If you have an old browser add-on that isn’t yet compatible with the latest Firefox release, the Add-on Manager will let you know. The add-on will be disabled with the Enable button blocked out, so what can you do? You have two options. You can wait for the add-on’s developer to update the add-on, or you could disable add-on compatibility checking. Keep in mind that after making the change, the add-on may not work right. [...]
Make Firefox 4+ Look Like FF 3.6
This article applies to Firefox versions 4-20. Like millions of others, I updated my Firefox web browser from 3.6.16 to version 4.0 this week when Mozilla released the latest version. Mozilla recognizes Google’s Chrome browser as a worthy competitor in the browser wars and has decided to follow some of Google’s style. In this case, it’s hiding menus and toolbars in favor of more screen space, often called “screen real estate.” The toolbars and menus [...]