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Tip #7: IE7 – Outlook 2003 Email Headers not Printing after IE7 install

There appears to be a conflict between IE7 & Outlook 2003. Outlook won’t print out email headers after IE7 is installed. There have been many suggested fixes for this issue, including rolling back to IE6. However, Microsoft have released a hotfix for this issue and details are listed at Microsoft KB: 931657

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Tip #6: Active desktop recovery/Script error Fix

After installing IE7 users may experience active desktop or script errors. This is caused by an incompatibility of IE7 and the desktop.htt file which controls the size and position of your desktop and the wallpaper you have on it, plus it includes a little activeX control to allow you to reshape it. This [...]

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Tip #5: Blu Ray – What Exactly Is It?

I’ve been asked this question several times over the past few weeks, seems to have co-insided with the release of the PS3!. Blu-ray Discs is a next-generation optical disc format, which was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. At the moment [...]

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Tip #4: Securing Your Wireless Network – Part Two

As discussed in Securing Your Wireless Network – Option 1, the core of your wireless network is the router. By carrying out some easy-to-do configuration on your router, you can ensure that only the people who you want to have access to your network will be able to.
Option 2: Password Your Router
You configure most routers [...]

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Tip #3: Securing Your Wireless Network – Part One

A home wireless network is an easy and convenient way to share an Internet connection and other resources among the computers in your home. While a few people leave their wireless networks available to anyone, most of us want to keep our home wireless networks private. If you’re looking at wireless home networking for [...]

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Tip #2: Put Hibernate shortcut on your desktop

Using the Hibernation state when you are not using your computer is very useful, especially if you care about your energy consumption or if you are away from your machine for a while and you don’t want to restart.
So here’s a little trick on how to put the Hibernation button on the desktop.
Depending on your [...]

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Tip #1: Win XP – Use your Windows Key

The Windows logo key, located in the bottom row of most computer keyboards is a usual way of doing things quickly:
Windows + E: Displays Windows Explorer
Windows + D: Minimizes or restores all windows
Windows + R: Displays Run dialog box
Windows + F: Displays Search for files
Windows + F1: Displays Help and Support Center
Windows + [...]

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