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TipSheet Key Word In Context [kwic] Synopsis Index: A
TipSheet KWIC Synopsis Index
VOL NUM YEAR TIP SYNOPSIS
1 1 1996 6 CHANGE A DESKTOP SHORTCUT'S ICON
13 4 2008 618 Is There a Downside to Using Free Security Programs?
13 4 2008 620 Is TV Burn-In a Real Problem?
13 4 2008 622 Why Should I Buy a Desktop Instead of Laptop?
13 10 2008 624 A new free optional service from MicroMetric - MICRO NOTES
1 2 1996 16 CUSTOMIZE A SHORTCUT ICON
1 2 1996 18 RENAME A HIGHLIGHTED ICON WITH [F2]
1 3 1996 25 DRAG AND DROP A FILE ON A TASKBAR BUTTON
1 3 1996 25 DRAG AND DROP A FILE ON A TASKBAR BUTTON
1 3 1996 26 ACCESSING A HIDDEN TASK BAR
1 4 1996 34 ADDING A CONTROL PANEL START MENU ITEM
1 4 1996 35 ADDING A PRINTERS START MENU ITEM
1 4 1996 36 ADDING A DIAL UP NETWORKING START MENU ITEM
1 5 1996 45 FIND A FILE
2 1 1997 49 GETTING TO A SPECIFIC DRIVE/DIRECTORY
2 1 1997 53 SELECTING A FILE
2 1 1997 58 VIEWING THE SHORTCUT MENU FOR A SELECTED ITEM
2 1 1997 60 OPENING A FILE INTO A NON-DEFAULT APPLICATION
2 1 1997 60 OPENING A FILE INTO A NON-DEFAULT APPLICATION
2 1 1997 61 SELECTING ALL FILES BUT ONE IN A FOLDER
2 2 1997 66 COPY FILES USING A SECOND EXPLORER WINDOW
2 3 1997 71 PRINTING A DIRECTORY LISTING FROM EXPLORER
2 3 1997 74 CHANGING A LOGICAL DISK DRIVE'S NAME
2 4 1997 76 MOVING UP ONE LEVEL - A KEYBOARD SHORTCUT
2 4 1997 77 VIEWING THE CONTENTS OF A FILE
1 1 1996 4 RENAME A SHORTCUT ON THE DESKTOP
254 7 Unpublished 3633 A MORE MEANINGFUL HISTORY
254 7 Unpublished 3639 A WINDOW OF NO-PASSWORD OPPORTUNITY
254 12 Unpublished 4144 A 1, 2, BUCKLE YOUR SHOE . . .
254 9 Unpublished 3825 A FONT FAREWELL
2 10 1997 111 WHAT IS A BACKUP?
2 10 1997 117 GETTING INTO A ROUTINE FOR BACKUPS.
2 10 1997 120 MULTIPLE TAPES FOR A SINGLE BACKUP.
2 10 1997 121 MULTIPLE BACKUPS ON A SINGLE TAPE.
2 10 1997 122 STORE A CATALOG OF THE BACKUP ON THE TAPE.
2 10 1997 124 USING COMPARE ON A ROUTINE BASIS.
2 10 1997 125 TESTING A BACKUP TAPE.
2 10 1997 126 KEEP A TAPE OFF-SITE OR IN A SAFE.
2 10 1997 126 KEEP A TAPE OFF-SITE OR IN A SAFE.
2 11 1997 133 COPY INFORMATION FROM A DOS WINDOWS TO WINDOWS
2 11 1997 134 COPY INFORMATION FROM WINDOWS TO A DOS WINDOW
2 12 1997 140 CALCULATOR WITH A SCIENTIFIC VIEWPOINT
2 12 1997 146 STARTING A WINDOWS PROGRAM FROM THE MS-DOS PROMPT
3 3 1998 164 SHARING YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION OVER A LAN
3 5 1998 182 USING THE INTERNET ON A NETWORK
3 8 1998 203 MAKE A FRESH START MENU
3 8 1998 207 GO OUT FOR A SCROLL
3 10 1998 221 SENDING A WEB PAGE TO NOTEPAD
4 1 1999 237 THERE'S A PLACE FOR .TMP FILES--THE TRASH
4 3 1999 248 WHERE THERE'S A BUCK, THERE'S A WAY
4 3 1999 248 WHERE THERE'S A BUCK, THERE'S A WAY
4 10 1999 284 YOUR FINGERS DESERVE A BREAK TODAY
4 12 1999 294 A NEW ADDRESS BOOK
5 1 2000 297 OLD MAIL AND A NEW OUTLOOK
5 2 2000 303 INEED A COPY OF THAT
5 3 2000 306 WHAT A PANE!
5 11 2000 341 MAKING A LARGE BACKUP OVER A WEEKS TIME
5 11 2000 341 MAKING A LARGE BACKUP OVER A WEEKS TIME
6 3 2001 361 COMPUTER HAS SLOWED DOWN A LOT LATELY
6 6 2001 372 HAVE A NETSCAPE PROBLEM?
6 6 2001 373 MAYBE NOT A HARDWARE PROBLEM
6 8 2001 386 LIVE YOUR LIFE WITHOUT A SCHEDULE
6 9 2001 388 TIE A YELLOW SPEAKER...
7 1 2002 403 TASK MANAGER IN A FLASH
7 2 2002 404 QUICK LAUNCH TOOLBAR IN A NUTSHELL
7 9 2002 434 ASSIGNING PASSWORD TO A USER ACCOUNT IN WINDOWS XP
8 5 2003 469 CHOOSE A FILE SYSTEM
8 6 2003 473 BACK TO A BETTER SEARCH
8 6 2003 475 A CUSTOMIZED ALT-TAB
9 4 2004 520 FIX A MANGLED IP CONNECTION
10 2 2005 549 TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: THE PITFALLS OF SIMPLIFI
10 8 2005 557 MAKE A ONE-TIME BACKUP
10 10 2005 562 DETERMINE A CUTOFF POINT FOR E-MAILS
11 3 2006 568 A CHANGE OF HEART (ON BACKUPS)
11 7 2006 571 GET BONUS PACK WHEN YOU BUY A LOCAL PC
254 1 Unpublished 3035 BOOTING UP IN SAFE MODE WITH A NETWORK
254 1 Unpublished 3079 MOVE A WINDOW WITHOUT USING THE MOUSE
254 1 Unpublished 3087 BOOKMARKING A WORD DOCUMENT WITH A SHORTCUT
254 1 Unpublished 3087 BOOKMARKING A WORD DOCUMENT WITH A SHORTCUT
254 2 Unpublished 3189 PRINTING TO A DEFAULT PRINTER
254 3 Unpublished 3285 CLUSTER SIZE AS A FUNCTION OF PARTITION SIZE
254 10 Unpublished 3965 THAT'S A BIG DOWNLOAD
254 10 Unpublished 3969 SEARCH WITH A NEW ENGINE
254 10 Unpublished 3976 CONNECT SPEED - BEATS USING A STOPWATCH
254 10 Unpublished 3979 NUMBER OF PAGES - C'MON, GIVE US A HINT?
254 10 Unpublished 3982 A DRAG AND DROP IN THE BUCKET
254 10 Unpublished 3985 NEED A FILE? CALL A CAB.
254 10 Unpublished 3985 NEED A FILE? CALL A CAB.
254 10 Unpublished 3987 PRINT A TREE
254 10 Unpublished 3991 MAKING A LIST AND CHECKING IT TWICE
254 11 Unpublished 4014 WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
254 11 Unpublished 4032 A HOVER OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
254 11 Unpublished 4032 AHOVER OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
254 11 Unpublished 4040 A TIMELY PRINTOUT
254 11 Unpublished 4045 A QUICK FLING VS. A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT
254 11 Unpublished 4045 AQUICK FLING VS. A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT
254 4 Unpublished 3341 TYPING SEVERAL CHARACTERS TO LOCATE A FILE
254 4 Unpublished 3353 TAKE A SHORTCUT TO NOTEPAD
254 4 Unpublished 3372 MAKE CLIPBOOK A PERMANENT FIXTURE
254 4 Unpublished 3377 WAIT A MINUTE, MR. POSTMAN
254 4 Unpublished 3389 GOT A THING FOR PROGRAM MANAGER?
254 5 Unpublished 3407 A WINDOW OF NO-PASSWORD OPPORTUNITY
254 5 Unpublished 3414 MAKING A LOCAL WEB PAGE
254 5 Unpublished 3489 TAKE IT ONE KEY AT A TIME
254 5 Unpublished 3496 WHOA... BACK UP A MINUTE!
254 6 Unpublished 3522 IT'S ALL A BIG WEB PAGE
254 6 Unpublished 3529 A JOURNEY THROUGH WINDOWS' PAST
254 6 Unpublished 3538 ADDING A NEWS SERVER
254 6 Unpublished 3539 YOU WON'T REMEMBER A THING, DOSKEY . . .
254 6 Unpublished 3597 YOU CALL THAT A HIGHLIGHTER?
254 6 Unpublished 3600 BY A THREAD
254 7 Unpublished 3606 CREATE A LIST OF ALL WORD COMMANDS
254 7 Unpublished 3631 WANT TO TOOL AROUND IN A PORSCHE?
254 7 Unpublished 3641 WHO NEEDS A DICTIONARY?
254 7 Unpublished 3644 SEARCH FOR A NEW HOME
254 7 Unpublished 3663 GETTING STARTED--EDITING A PAGE
254 7 Unpublished 3664 WHAT A PANE!
254 7 Unpublished 3667 USING A SIGNATURE
254 7 Unpublished 3670 FORGET THE SIGNATURE, HOW ABOUT A BUSINESS CARD?
254 7 Unpublished 3672 LOOKING FOR A LONG HISTORY?
254 7 Unpublished 3684 A DAY ON THE LINKS
254 7 Unpublished 3690 A LONG HISTORY
254 8 Unpublished 3702 A SAVING FOLDER
254 8 Unpublished 3742 A WINDOW WITH A DESKTOP VIEW
254 8 Unpublished 3742 AWINDOW WITH A DESKTOP VIEW
254 8 Unpublished 3744 PRETTY AS A PICTURE
254 11 Unpublished 4047 A MOVING EXPERIENCE
254 11 Unpublished 4055 PICK A FOLDER ICON, ANY FOLDER ICON
254 11 Unpublished 4062 HAVING A BAD DAY?
254 11 Unpublished 4071 ADDING A SIGNATURE
254 11 Unpublished 4073 IT'S A FOLDER. NO, IT'S A TOOLBAR!
254 11 Unpublished 4073 IT'S A FOLDER. NO, IT'S A TOOLBAR!
254 11 Unpublished 4075 PICK A FOLDER ICON, ANY FOLDER ICON
254 11 Unpublished 4081 THOSE THREE LETTERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
254 11 Unpublished 4083 NOW THAT'S A MOUSE WITH PERSONALITY!
254 11 Unpublished 4086 KEYS TO A FAVORITE
254 11 Unpublished 4089 A HEADER UPDATE
254 11 Unpublished 4090 NOW THAT'S A LOTTA QS
254 11 Unpublished 4098 A PICTURE'S WORTH A THOUSAND
254 11 Unpublished 4098 APICTURE'S WORTH A THOUSAND
254 12 Unpublished 4113 A TIP FOR YOUR LITTLE BLACK BOOK
254 12 Unpublished 4126 THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO USE A SCREEN SAVER
254 12 Unpublished 4127 BE A GROUPIE
254 12 Unpublished 4159 WHAT A CHARACTER
254 8 Unpublished 3753 MAKING A START PAGE
254 8 Unpublished 3768 AND A TRIPLE MAKES THREE
254 8 Unpublished 3769 A QUICK ROUTE TO QUICK LAUNCH
254 8 Unpublished 3782 A FRESH START
254 8 Unpublished 3783 PUT A NEW COAT OF PAINT.EXE ON IT
254 8 Unpublished 3791 ROOM WITH A VIEW
254 8 Unpublished 3796 THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SELECT A DOCUMENT
254 8 Unpublished 3799 SEARCHING FOR A SEARCHER
254 9 Unpublished 3806 A REASON TO UPGRADE?
254 9 Unpublished 3808 CAN I PASTE IN A PICTURE?
254 9 Unpublished 3809 DEVELOPING A PAGE
254 9 Unpublished 3823 THAT URL IS JUST A HOP, SKIP, AND A WINDOW AWAY
254 9 Unpublished 3823 THAT URL IS JUST A HOP, SKIP, AND A WINDOW AWAY
254 9 Unpublished 3840 WITH A CLICK, CLICK HERE AND A DRAG, DRAG THERE
254 9 Unpublished 3840 WITH A CLICK, CLICK HERE AND A DRAG, DRAG THERE
254 9 Unpublished 3841 MATCHING A NAME WITH AN ICON
254 9 Unpublished 3843 HEY, I WANT A 3D SCREEN SAVER, TOO!
254 9 Unpublished 3853 IF YOU ASK ME TO ENTER A PASSWORD ONE MORE TIME
254 9 Unpublished 3859 ROOM WITH A VIEW
254 9 Unpublished 3878 SHOULD I GET A FASTER MODEM?
254 9 Unpublished 3881 UN-MAKING A LIST
254 9 Unpublished 3890 ENTER A NEW ADDRESS
254 9 Unpublished 3893 SING, SING A SONG . . .
254 10 Unpublished 3900 FASTER THAN A SPEEDING SHORTCUT
254 10 Unpublished 3908 PUT THE CACHE ON A NEW DRIVE
254 12 Unpublished 4165 GIVE YOUR DESKTOP ICONS A MAKEOVER
254 12 Unpublished 4178 A SOLITAIRE BUTTON
254 12 Unpublished 4185 SPEED ON A COPPER WIRE
254 12 Unpublished 4187 A LOCAL FAVORITE
254 12 Unpublished 4189 IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE... NO, IT'S A PLUG
254 12 Unpublished 4189 IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE... NO, IT'S A PLUG
254 12 Unpublished 4189 IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE... NO, IT'S A PLUG
254 13 Unpublished 4213 WITH A CLIP, CLIP HERE
254 13 Unpublished 4224 PICK A SIZE, ANY SIZE
254 13 Unpublished 4225 A PLACE FOR PAPER
254 13 Unpublished 4251 THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO NAME A SHORTCUT
254 13 Unpublished 4257 A, B, C... IT'S EASY AS 1, 2, 3!
254 13 Unpublished 4261 IT'S A WRAP
254 13 Unpublished 4265 F11 MAKES THE SWITCH (AND A LOT FASTER, TOO!)
254 13 Unpublished 4269 IT'S VIRTUALLY A BUSINESS CARD
254 13 Unpublished 4281 DON'T FORGET TO SEND A HOUSEWARMING GIFT
254 13 Unpublished 4285 LET'S MAKE A SHORTCUT
254 13 Unpublished 4291 NEED TO CANCEL A PRINT JOB? GET A QUEUE
254 13 Unpublished 4291 NEED TO CANCEL A PRINT JOB? GET A QUEUE
254 13 Unpublished 4296 IF YOU WANT TO SEND A LETTER, RUN
254 14 Unpublished 4301 NEED A DATE?
254 14 Unpublished 4303 ICOMMAND THEE TO PRINT A DIRECTORY
254 14 Unpublished 4308 CAN'T FIND A FILE? WINDOWS 95 CAN
254 14 Unpublished 4309 ONCE A FAVORITE, ALWAYS A FAVORITE
254 14 Unpublished 4309 ONCE A FAVORITE, ALWAYS A FAVORITE
254 14 Unpublished 4323 WITH A TWEAK, TWEAK HERE....
254 14 Unpublished 4335 OH MY, THAT INBOX TAKES A LONG TIME TO OPEN
254 14 Unpublished 4341 COME A LITTLE CLOSER
254 14 Unpublished 4344 PUT A TRAIL ON YOUR MOUSE
254 14 Unpublished 4364 BETTER THAN A BUNCH OF FLOWERS
254 14 Unpublished 4367 SIGNATURES WILL BE GIVEN ON A NEED-TO-KNOW BASIS
254 14 Unpublished 4368 WHO WOULD STEAL A TRASH CAN?
254 14 Unpublished 4370 A DRIVE BY ANY OTHER NAME...
254 14 Unpublished 4373 OUT FOR A DRIVE
254 14 Unpublished 4393 PUT A MUZZLE ON YOUR DIAL-UP CONNECTION
254 14 Unpublished 4394 FORM A NEW ATTACHMENT
254 14 Unpublished 4395 TAKE A PAINTBRUSH TO YOUR WALLPAPER
254 14 Unpublished 4396 NOW THAT'S A COLOR PALETTE!
254 14 Unpublished 4397 A RECYCLE BIN BY ANY OTHER NAME
254 15 Unpublished 4420 WHEN YOUR STATUS BAR TAKES A VACATION....
254 15 Unpublished 4437 MAKE A MISTAKE? UNDO IT WITH THE UNDO COMMAND
254 15 Unpublished 4441 WHAT'LL IT BE? A SINGLE OR A DOUBLE?
254 15 Unpublished 4441 WHAT'LL IT BE? A SINGLE OR A DOUBLE?
254 15 Unpublished 4452 A HANDY REFERENCE
254 15 Unpublished 4456 IN SEARCH OF A HELP TOPIC
254 15 Unpublished 4480 MAKING A WINDOWS 98 STARTUP DISK
254 16 Unpublished 4502 TURNING OFF PART OF A SOUND SCHEME
254 16 Unpublished 4505 HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM SOUND SCHEME
254 16 Unpublished 4507 TRY A DESKTOP PATTERN
254 16 Unpublished 4509 EDITING A DESKTOP PATTERN
254 16 Unpublished 4510 OPENING A FOLDER IN EXPLORER VIEW
254 16 Unpublished 4514 IT'S A WRAP
254 16 Unpublished 4526 HIDDEN FILES CAN GET LEFT OUT OF A COPY OPERATION
254 16 Unpublished 4546 USE PICTURE IT! EXPRESS TO MAKE A COLLAGE
254 16 Unpublished 4563 BE A GOOD SORT
254 16 Unpublished 4571 DO I NEED TO DRAW YOU A MAP? NO PROBLEM!
254 16 Unpublished 4600 TAKE A NUMBER
254 17 Unpublished 4621 LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? CALL A GOOGLESCOUT
254 17 Unpublished 4624 FINDING A MESSAGE IN A HAYSTACK
254 17 Unpublished 4624 FINDING A MESSAGE IN A HAYSTACK
254 17 Unpublished 4627 SELECT A CONNECT
254 17 Unpublished 4629 TROUBLE WITH A SHARED FILE
254 17 Unpublished 4646 TIS' A GIVEAWAY TO BE PLAIN
254 17 Unpublished 4649 A CHOICE OF COLUMN A, A CHOICE OF COLUMN B
254 17 Unpublished 4649 ACHOICE OF COLUMN A, A CHOICE OF COLUMN B
254 17 Unpublished 4649 ACHOICE OF COLUMN A, A CHOICE OF COLUMN B
254 17 Unpublished 4657 SET UP A MEETING
254 17 Unpublished 4663 CAN'T GET A DATE?
254 17 Unpublished 4672 FOLDER WITH A VIEW
254 17 Unpublished 4677 WELCOME TO A NEW DAY