Want to check  out some of the latest features in calculator in Windows 7?  This quick video will help you get a quick overview of how it works and some of the new features it includes.  Enjoy! I made this video actually just to test out Camtasia Studio 7, but it worked so good that I hope to do more videos here in the near future.  If you have any input or suggestions, please let me...

Have you ever clicked a link to another page in a PDF, only to have to scroll for forever to find the page you started at when you were done?  If you’re using Adobe Reader, there’s no back or forward button in the toolbar, so without digging there’s no way to just go back.  You could click View > Go To > Previous View, but that’s way too much trouble. You might notice that the Go To menu shows you keyboard shortcuts for...

64 bit editions of Windows are quickly becoming the standard on new computers as more computers are sold with 3Gb or more of ram.  Almost all computers sold nowadays, including netbooks with Intel Atom N45x processors and newer, are 64 bit capable, and most programs work just as good on the 64 bit version of Windows as they do on the 32 bit editions.  Many new programs, including Photoshop CS5, Office 2010, AutoCAD 2011, and more...

Are you tired of the default system icons and clock taking up precious space on your taskbar?  Here’s how you can tweak the system tray to your liking and remove any or all of the default icons. Windows 7 keeps the system tray much cleaner than previous versions of Windows, as it automatically hides new icons in the tray.  However, it does usually have several default icons, including Action Center, power, network, sound, and the...

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Would you like some free tech eBooks to read?  O’Reilly Press is one of the world’s largest tech publishers, and today the majority of their books are available for purchase as DRM-free eBooks in PDF, mobi, epub, and Android app formats.  Their eBooks are often substantially cheaper than the print books, but still often cost between $9 and $30.  If you’d like some free books to read, though, O’Reilly has some that...