Windows Vista Check Disk can be used to diagnose and repair hard disk and file system problems. These kinds of problems may arise after continuous use of the hard disk or when the operating system is not properly shut down like in the case of a power failure etc.
Read moreHide system clock in Windows Vista
Windows Vista shows the clock in the bottom-right of the computer screen. This clock displays the local system time. Some people think it as a waste of screen space, as they can also see the time on the wall clock or their wrist watch. If you want to hide this clock, follow these steps.
Read moreEnable smooth scrolling in Mozilla Firefox
When you scroll a web page in Mozilla Firefox using the mousewheel, the page scrolls up or down 3 lines. This scrolling is not smooth and the page scrolls up or down immediately. If you want to scroll smoothly the web page, then you will have to enable smooth scrolling in Firefox.
Read moreTurn on SafeSearch in Bing
When you search for something in Bing search engine, it may display inappropriate search results containing pornographic links or images. You can turn on SafeSearch in Bing preferences to filter out such results.
Read moreSet default search engine in Chrome
When you type a word or phrase in the Google Chrome browser’s location bar and press the Enter key on your keyboard, Chrome uses its default search engine to search for the term. Depending on the search engine, it either displays the search results or takes you to the first web site in the search results. The default search engine in Chrome is Google on a fresh Chrome install.
Read moreDisable delete confirmation in Windows Vista
When you delete a file in Windows Vista, it asks you for a confirmation : if you really want to delete that file? If this annoys you too much, then you would want to disable this delete confirmation. After disabling the delete confirmation, you no longer will be asked this confirmation.
Read moreChange content location in YouTube
You can choose a content location in YouTube. By default the content location is set to worldwide and you see videos uploaded from all over the world. But if you want to watch videos from a particular country then you can see which country’s content (videos and channels) you would like to view.
Read moreLock SafeSearch in Google
Google’s SafeSearch blocks web pages containing explicit sexual content from appearing in search results. If you enable SafeSearch then you will not see any such sexually explicit pages listed in the results. You can even lock the SafeSearch settings in your browser.
Read moreCreate a system repair disk in Windows Vista
Windows Vista lets you create a system repair disk (a CD) which you can use to troubleshoot many kinds of problems. If you bought a computer with Windows pre-installed and it did not come with a Windows Vista DVD, then you should create the system repair disk.
Read moreReset the Apple Safari browser
If you have made a mess of settings in Apple Safari and it is no longer working like it should, then you can reset all the settings to their default. This will change all the settings in the Apple Safari browser to their original values when you first installed Apple Safari.
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