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Tech Tips [ Is Your Drive Too Full To Defrag? + From VHS To Your Computer - The Switch Is Easy + Turning Off Tabbed Browsing? Find Out How ] 04/18/2012

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Quick Tip

John from LA wrote in asking:

Is there a way to turn off tabbed browsing? Every time I close a Tab I have to reload the page.

Sure, John – if you're using Internet Explorer, then yes, there is a way!

Click on the gear in the upper right-hand corner and select Internet Options.

Make sure you're on the General tab, and next to the Tabs field, click Settings.

Now, just un-check Enable tabbed browsing and click OK at the bottom.

You're all set – no more tabbed browsing in IE. You can always re-follow these steps and put a check back in if you want to restore this function.

~Andrew

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Computers 101

Dave from ND writes:

When I go to Defrag the screen comes up, but both bars are solid grey and a pop-up comes up and says Disk Defragmenter will not start. Any ideas?

Hi, Dave.

What it sounds like to me is that you don't have enough free space on your drive to defrag. A general rule is that about 15% free disc space is required. Here's how you can check your hard drive's free space in Windows 7… if you have a "Computer" icon on your desktop, double-click it. If you don't, then click "Start" and then "Computer". What comes up should look like this:

In this example, I have about 30% of my hard drive or a little less free. The next thing that you'll want to do is clean up some space on your hard drive. The easiest way that I know to do this is to use the Windows disc clean up utility. You find that by clicking "start", and entering "cleanup" in the search box. It should populate before you've got the whole word in.

In this case, I entered "cle" into the search box and "disc cleanup" popped up as the second option. It will ask you which drive you want to clean, and your option (probably the default) will be C:. It will calculate how much space you can free up. Next, a window will pop that asks what files you want cleaned up. Some will be checked by default.

You can see from the example that I've been somewhat lazy about cleaning my recycle bin. So choose which files you want it to clean. If you don't know what it does, don't clean it. Typically, whatever the default is plus your recycle bin will be plenty. Once you've done that, click "ok". A verification window will come up asking if you're sure. Tell it that you are, and the cleanup will proceed.

If this doesn't free up enough space, it might be time to start deleting stuff from your hard drive. When I had a much smaller hard drive than I do now, I found it easiest to move my documents off onto a removable drive, and just start using that drive to store my documents. You should be able to pick up a portable 750 gig or 1 terabyte hard drive for $100 or less.

Once you've freed up the space, try your defrag again.

Hope that this helps!

~Randal Schaffer

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On The Move

Jack from Florida writes:

I need to convert a six hour VHS tape to my laptop with Win 7. I downloaded six video converter programs that only deal with videos that are already on the computer. I need free software that will capture the video on my VHS tape and move it into my computer. Do you know of a freebie to capture video from my VHS player?

Hi, Jack.

The quick answer to this is "no, I personally don't know of a freebie that will do what you want". The primary reason for that, however, is that most freebies are trial versions of a full program, and will typically only encode about twenty minutes of video before they require you to pay for the full version. I downloaded a freebie video converter once that converted 2 minutes of the video, and then wouldn't allow me to even watch that. Apparently, I was just supposed to take their word for the fact that it converted correctly.

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From The Archives

Vista Icons

Ever since you upgraded or installed Vista, you've probably noticed that the icons on your desktop are a little bigger than the earlier versions of Windows. You've probably noticed also that the text that comes along with those icons is larger as well. Or, who knows, maybe neither of them are big enough to meet your preferences. So, how can you change them?

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Today's Feature

Jerry from Houston, TX writes:

What is the difference between scamming and spamming?

Hi Jerry, Your question probably puzzles many people. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a scam as "a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation". The act of scamming has been in existence for eons. I guess Italian mob or mafia have been the most successful at this. Anyways, with the advent of technology and email, scamming also came into the hi-tech world. This when spamming got invented. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a spam as "an unsolicited usually commercial email, sent to a large number of addresses". From this definition, it doesn't seem like scamming has any illegal connotations.

Spam that is a Scam - Nigerian

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I think you will really enjoy getting only the news you want with this great and free service. I know that I sure did.

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~Amanda

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Monthly Wallpaper

April Wallpaper!

Hey, no foolin' - April's wallpaper is ready to go!

All the desktop wallpaper below is 100% free.

Devil's Bathtub

Had to get a little wet for this one. Waded out into the (surprisingly cold) water and setup a tripod to capture the shot. This was the morning after a rainy day and there was... (more)

Bison Calf And Flower

I found this little guy roaming along the roadside with his mom (and about 300 other bison) in Custer State Park, SD. He was pretty playful and cooperative, so I stuck with him for a bit just to see what would happen. Glad I did! He discovered this thistle and flower and just couldn't stop messing with it. At first, he was... (more)

Apple Tree Flower

This one is pretty simple. I don't do a ton of macro shots, but in the spring, I just can't seem to resist dragging out the 200mm macro lens and hitting the blossoms a bit. The tree I found was just full of new flowers, but I wanted something special. I noticed as the sun rose, the light spilled... (more)

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Enjoy!

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