Sunday, December 9, 2012

How to Disable Automatic Reboot for Automatic Updates

Source: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_update/how-to-turn-off-reboot-after-automatic-update/43b2abf8-6820-49df-a149-657190fdeb93
Snapshot: December 9, 2012, 04:00 PM

Intro: This post shows you how to turn off the default behaviour of restarting after an automatic update in Windows 7 to avoid finding your work of several hours trashed by an automatic update restart.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

How to Force Sync on SugarSync

Source: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/force-sync-sugarsync-33688.html
Snapshot: March 31, 2012, 04:54 PM

Intro: The online SugarSync data storage and backup service continually monitors the folders on your computers and synchronizes changes when you edit, add or delete a file. Because the service runs automatically, the SugarSync Manager application on your computer doesn’t include a specific synchronization command. Sometimes data conflicts between SugarSync’s servers, and your computer can stop synchronization from working correctly. To force a resync and clear the problem, reset the SugarSync Manager application on your computer.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Formatting an Acrobat Text Box

Source: http://blogs.adobe.com/thesamepage/2008/04/formatting_a_text_box.html
Snapshot: September 07, 2011, 4:49 PM

Intro: I've been pulling my hair looking for a way to change the color, font and size/style of Acrobat textboxes because they're showing up as RED all the time. Here's the not-so-obvious way to format them text boxes.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Reset Paint Shop Pro Workspaces (7-8)

Source: http://www.pluspsp.com/p/tips/willyreset.html
Snapshot: August 21, 2011, 04:39 AM

Intro: This reset will cure a wide range of seemingly unrelated problems, because corrupted program registries cause all sorts of weird things happening.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Disable the PortableApps Splash Screen With a Simple Text Edit

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5565124/disable-the-portableapps-splash-screen-with-a-simple-text-edit
Snapshot: August 15, 2011, 9:36 AM

Intro: If seeing the PortableApps splash screen every single time you launch Portable Chrome or Portable Pidgin or Portable-whatnot gets on your nerves, you aren't alone, and thankfully there's a quick and easy solution to your problem.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Blank Windows 7 Calendar Gadget

Source: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/calendar-gadget-sidebar-blank-orange-background/
Snapshot: August 08, 2011, 1:34 PM

Intro: The Calendar gadget in the Windows Sidebar may display blank content, showing only the plain orange background. Also, the Stocks Gadget may not show up when you add it to the Sidebar. This problem is usually caused by a missing scripting run-time registration.

Caps Lock Steals Typing Focus with Dell Quickset

Source: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/3524/t/19323875.aspx
Snapshot: August 08, 2011, 01:27 PM

Intro: Whenever I'm typing and I use the Caps Lock key, my current window loses focus and the cursor disappears and has to be reset by clicking the mouse in the spot where it should have been, or wait a couple moments for my window to gain focus.