Posts Tagged ‘Windows Tweaks’

Text Replacement Software Saves Time

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Posted 21 Apr 2008 — by Ellie
Category Geek Girl

Geek GirlI am always looking for ways to save time – because time IS money! Fortunately, there are lots of ways to save time when replying to emails, filling out forms online and more – text replacement software!

The premise of text replacement software is to provide a way to type in a few characters and have them replaced by sentences, code, paragraphs – whatever text you specify. No longer do you have to write out things like, “Best wishes, Sam” on your emails or standard replies to messages you receive. Just type in the characters and let the software do the work.

Update your Computer’s Time!

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Posted 11 Apr 2008 — by HarriMac
Category Soulville

SoulvilleAlright everybody, this one is short but sweet. Have any of you ever had your computer time be off and it completely throw you off? I tend not to look at my cell but was totally messed up tonight when L&O SVU was on and my computer clock was saying it was 9:40 (the show starts at 10). I always have problems using the update servers they include with Windows so here’s a quick fix:

AutoPlay (autorun) your USB Drive, External Harddrive

Posted 14 Jan 2008 — by Ellie
Category Geek Girl

Geek GirlOne of the most common things computer users do is to disable AutoPlay (autorun) of their USB or external drive unintentionally – and they don’t know how to reset these settings!

What is AutoPlay (autorun) and why do I need it?

Autorun (sometimes spelled in CamelCase as AutoRun or AutoPlay) is the ability of many modern computer operating systems to automatically take some action upon the insertion of removable media such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or flash media.

Autorun is intended as a convenience feature: software distributed on a disc can automatically start an installer when the disc is inserted.