Thanks goes to the folks at PC Pitstop forums for the next 3 tips



For the older users among us. Try all of the following to make reading easier on the eyes.



Right click desktop/properties/settings/advanced/DPI settings to Large Size 120dpi./ok/ok/reboot.

Right click desktop/properties/Appearance/Font size/Large/ok


Internet Explorer/tools/internet options/accessability/ignore font sizes specified on web pages

Internet Explorer/view/Text Size/Smallest


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One of the first things I do with new Windows XP installation or on a computer I am tuning up is to change the default settings of Recycle Bin and System Restore, both of which are set at defaults to consume a great deal of your hard drive space. The default for Recycle Bin is 10 percent. Ten percent of a 200 gigabyte hard drive is 20 gigs. Way too much! Here’s how to change it: right click on Recycle Bin > Properties > right click and hold on the slider and move/drag it to the left to something reasonable like 2 percent. Notice if you have more than one hard drive, you should select “Use one setting for all drives” or configure each separately.

System Restore default is 12 percent, I believe. You can do the math, right? Right click on My Computer > Properties > System Restore > Settings > right click and hold on the slider and move it to the left to around 1000 MBs. That should be enough for about a month of System Restores--who would need or want to go back further than that?

The default settings made sense back when hard drives where 10 or 20 gigabytes, but not today when they are regularly over 100 gigs and then some.
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Ever have trouble reading small print on your screen
when reading e-mail?

Here's a simple tip.
If you have a scroll Mouse,
Hold down the Control key on your keyboard
and roll the mouse wheel.
This will change the size of the print, smaller or larger,
depending on which way you turn the wheel.

For those of us with declining eyesight.
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Another very good post.

From the Into Tomorrow Newsletter I thought this was so cool I had to share it

From time to time, you want to be able to rename a bunch of files in the same directory, changing part of the file name but retaining part of the file name. For example, transferring a lot of pictures from a digital camera leaves you with something like: IMG_001.jpg, and you really want a more meaningful file name like 2006-07 Family Vacation - 001.jpg. Here's how you do it. Select the files you want to rename using the CTRL key. Then press F2 and type the new name. All the files will be named with the new name and a number in parentheses. For instance, if you select all and type in the name "2006-07 Family Vacation," the files will be named 2006-07 Family Vacation(1).jpg, 2006-07 Family Vacation(2).jpg and so on.

That is cool, almost makes me want to get a camera.

Exellent tip. Thanks, Tral.

If your running Ad Aware or Spybot then run update on them as both were updated with new signatures

If you haven't updated spybot today - then youll see the following updates in this picture ,so update Spybot. Don't forget to update Ad Aware too

Found. A bunch of independant games in one area
http://www.manifestogames.com/games

Some of these games look soo cool

http://secunia.com/software_inspector/
Secunia Software Inspector

Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector:
* Detects insecure versions of applications installed
* Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied
* Assists you in updating your system and applications
* Runs through your browser. No installation or download is required.

If you use spybot and ad aware, take time today to check for updates as both programs had some signature updates for me

Ad-aware hasn't had updates in several weeks, wonder if there getting close to rolling out the new version yet?

Here's a tip from DLTV: if you have an old air pump, like a foot pump for beach balls or air mattresses, you can use it instead of canned air to blow dust and stuff from your computer and keyboard.

We just tried it and it works!