18 Jun, 2008
When you download and save a file using Firefox, it automatically saves it into the Desktop. If you don’t delete these as you go, your Desktop can soon get cluttered. To keep mine tidier, I created a Firefox Downloads folder. To do this just right-click on the Desktop, choose New and then Folder, then rename it Firefox Downloads. Next open Firefox and select Tools, Options and Main. Look for ‘Save Files to’ and click Browse. Then choose the folder you just created. Any downloads you make are stored in this folder and can be easily located, deleted or stored neatly.
Alternatively, in the same Main section of the Options, tick the ‘Always ask me where to save files’ option and you can make a decision for each download.
18 Jun, 2008
Want to try Linux but don’t fancy the risk of turning your brand new computer over to dual boot? Then use your old computer as a Linux workstation. Linux will run on older computers that modern versions of Windows turn their nose up at. So stop ditching your old computers into landfill sites and get into the World of Linux. Ubuntu (www.ubuntu.com) is a good one to start with.
18 Jun, 2008
One annoying feature of WIndows Vista is the thickness of the windows borders. They are huge, they look ugly, and they take up too much space. To get the nice, thin window borders that you got used to with XP, right-click the Desktop and select Personalize. Click ‘Windows Color and Appearance’, and then click the Advanced button. In the drop-down list of items select Active Window Border and set the size to 1. Then select Border Padding and set the size to 1. Click OK twice to apply the settings.
