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Microsoft Word Tip: How to insert a Word file into another Word file to avoid copy and paste

There are certain times that we need to insert several pages or blocks of texts or paragraphs from one Word document to another. This is easily done using the conventional Copy & Paste method. But how about if you need an entire document to be appended to an existing Word document? In the scenario described, the copy and paste method can still be used since you can easily select all the text in the document and copy them, then paste them in the other document at insertion point. However, there… Read More

Microsoft Word Tip: Repair damaged and corrupted MS Word files easily and quickly

How Tos MS Office Tips Tips & Tricks Windows Tips October 23, 2023

It is really frustrating when an MS Word file that you have worked for several hours, days or weeks will no longer open after MS Word gives an error message. This usually happens when MS Word crashed, or when your computer crashed while the Word file is still open. Repair Microsoft Word documents with ease. Easy Word Recovery offers step-by-step recovery for corrupted and erased documents made by all versions of Microsoft Word up to Word 2010. State-of-the-art Word repair algorithms enable surefooted recovery of badly damaged documents as well… Read More

My Firefox web browser is getting slow. Status bar shows “Connecting to i.74055djs.info”

How Tos Tips & Tricks Windows Tips October 23, 2023

Just recently, I notice that my Mozilla Firefox was becoming slow. I checked my ISP and the tests reported no internet speed issues. So I immediately suspected that this is caused by a malware infection. I also noticed that the status bar is showing “Connecting to i.74055djs.info” whenever I browse a web page. First, I needed to run a standard system scan using my Avast antivirus. Malwares were found and removed. I then setup my Avast to perform a Boot Scan, then restarted my computer, some other malwares were removed…. Read More

How to Defragment Drive C

How Tos Tips & Tricks Windows Tips October 21, 2023

As your computer is used, many times data are written to your hard disk drive. These happen when you create a file and save it to your hard drive, when you copy files from external drives like portable hard disk drives or USB Flash drives, when you download files from the internet, and many other sources. On the other hand, many times data are also removed or deleted from the disk drive. These happen when you delete a file or files and moved them to your Recycle Bin, when you… Read More

How to tell how long your Windows computer has been running

How Tos Tips & Tricks Windows Tips October 17, 2023

Have you experienced forgetting to turn off the computer that was left unused? Or using the computer for long hours that you worry if the hardware blows up with matching smoke and smelly fumes? Some computers, especially laptop computers can be used for long hours as they are not heating up so easily as compared to desktop computers. However, in case you need to inspect as to how long your Windows computer has been running, please do the following: If it has been too long already, you might decide to… Read More

How to Test Your Computer’s Memory (RAM) for Problems in a Windows computer

How Tos Tips & Tricks Windows Tips October 17, 2023

If you are using a Windows computer (Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8) and you are getting this BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) on occasions, then one of the possible causes is a failing hardware component, especially the Random Access Memory or the so-called RAM. One way to test if your RAM sticks are causing your computer problem is by swapping your currently installed RAM sticks with your spare if you have some. With the spare RAM sticks installed, please observe if the computer is still freezing with the annoying… Read More

How to Set a Default Site URL for Every New Tab in Google Chrome

How Tos Tips & Tricks Windows Tips October 16, 2023

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Have you been using Google Chrome when you browser websites or emails? Indeed, Chrome is one of the widely used and the fastest web browser that is free from Google. Besides being free and fast, it has cool features and add-ons to make your web surfing a better experience. The default behavior of Chrome is that, when you open it, it will not show any home page. Instead, it will show you a blank new tab. Basically, the page is not blank since it is showing Google as your default… Read More

How to Summarize Data in Excel Using Consolidate Command

How Tos MS Office Tips Tips & Tricks Windows Tips October 16, 2023

Suppose you have a bunch of Excel data that are totally similar but needs to be created individually for some valid reasons. A good example is a purchase order. These POs can be created in individual sheets within one workbook, or spread across various workbooks. And in the course of time, you might want to collate the summary information to see how many of which inventory are moving in your business. The easiest way to collate such data or information is to use the Consolidate feature of Excel. Here are… Read More

How to Uninstall Windows Live Mail 2012

Email Tips How Tos Tips & Tricks Windows Tips October 16, 2023

If you are using the latest version of Windows Live Mail – WLM 2012, then that is a good choice. Besides being free, it has a lot of features nearly comparable to commercial email clients like Microsoft Outlook 2007/2010. However, as you use it and your email accumulates, and when you install Windows Updates or MS Office updates, Windows Live Mail can behave erratically as an effect. Since Windows Live Mail 2012 is a Windows application, it is affected mostly by the changes you make in your Windows Operating System…. Read More