Utilizing Windows Search 4.0 (Part 1)

You can also sort several different mails that you receive on a daily basis into one folder. For example set up a rule that catches all mail from MakeUseOf (Sender contains MakeUseOf.com), then set up a different rule within the same Filter for each of the other newsletters or eMail updates you would like to sort into the same fol

With a bit of discipline you can have the flood of eMails that are arriving in your inbox each and every day nicely sorted within minutes and you’ll never again miss an important message that reaches your inbox totally unfilte

Step 1: Go to «Start,» «Run,» (told you we use it a lot) and type regedit .Step 2: Navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApps Path Step 3: Create a new folder/key under Apps Path. (Right-Click Apps Path and click «New,» «Key.»)Step 4: Title the new folder/key the name of the application, e.g. firefox.exe.Step 5: Right-Click the default string value (the thing automatically created in your new folder) and click Modify .Step 6: Change the value to the path of the executable you are attempting to run. E.g. C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe .Step 7: Create a new «String Value» by right-clicking under the default value (the thing we just edited) and select «New,» «String Value.» Name it Path and enter the value as the same path you previously ente

WARNING : BEFORE making any changes to the Windows registry, it is highly recommended to make a backup in case anything goes wrong. To backup your Windows registry, tap your Windows Emulator Guide|Https://Windowsmastery.Com/ key on the keyboard and «R». When the Run box comes up, type regedit . When the Registry box comes up, go to ‘File’ then ‘Export’. Save the resulting file to your hard dr

Most of us fire up Microsoft Word for our run of the mill document needs. Most of us don’t peek under the hood to see and use the other ready at hand tools that are just a few clicks away. I too accuse myself of this common shortcoming. It is perhaps a dire need or a serendipitous event that lead me to exploit a feature until now igno

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Clicking on «View Shared Files» will open up a webpage that allows you to view all the shared files (yours and others’) and also allows you to browse the files categorized by usernames so that you know who is sharing which fi

First, specify the address of your SSH server in the Session section. Select SSH for the Connection type and enter 22 for the Port (or whatever external internet port you are using to connect to your SSH serv

The research feature is not only a Word 2007 tool but it is inbuilt into every Office 2007 application. It also combines several third party sources like Gale’s company profile s, WorldLingo or HighBeam along with standard issue Microsoft resources like Encarta or Live Sear

I hope this helps you get the most accurate search results as quickly as possible. Some of it’s pretty basic I know, but in part two I will be going through how to search using filters, saved searches and virtual folders which will make your organisation a whole lot eas

The Add Services button puts in the choices in the Research Options dialog dropdown.

Similarly, the Update/Remove button updates or removes the services of our choice. The Parental Control is a filter which sieves the results and screens out the offensive and the vile in the resu

Enter socks_remote_dns for the Filter and press enter. You should see a single option that says network.proxy.socks_remote_dns. If it says false for the Value , double-click on it so that it says true. You’re now all set. You should be able to surf the web through your new secure dynamic tun

Don’t want to use Bittorrent for some reason? Well no problem you can try «Windows File Sharing» just as you would do on a LAN. Just that it is a lot more simple here. When I clicked on it I was hoping to go through a messy workgroup setup and complicated network settings, but what did I see? I saw the shared printer and shared docs (in other words, it’s already done and I did nothing). Yes that’s how simple it is. Depending upon your situation you may be prompted for a password or do some minor configurations h

Word 2007 can translate a single word or a phrase into 15 languages. Translating a single word is simple through the right click menu or through the search box in the Research pane. The word is looked up in the dictionary and the meaning returned. Translating a phrase involves sending the selected text to WorldLingo.com, a language translation service. The results open up in a browser win

You can set as many rules as you like, for example mails from your mom’s eMail address that contain your sister’s name in the message body and are CC’d to your dad should be sorted into the urgent family business folder. For each new rule click the + button behind the last r