Tech Tips

April 2008

How to Get Text Listing of a Folder’s Contents

by Barbara J. Feldman April 15, 2008

If you’ve ever wanted to print a text listing of files in a Windows folder, this week’s tip is for you. First, create a simple batch file (you can put it in your Windows folder) called filelisting.bat with a single line in it (without the quotes): “dir /a /b /-p /o:gen >filelisting.txt”. Then modify the [...]

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How to Understand the Windows Task List

by Barbara J. Feldman April 13, 2008

When troubleshooting Windows problems, it is often helpful to view the Task List of currently running processes. In Windows 95/98/ME this is done by simultaneously pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. In Windows XP/2000/2003/Vista, right-click on the Task Bar, and choose Task Manager. To find out what the various background tasks actually do and who they belong to, try [...]

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How to Add Folders to Your Send To Menu

by Barbara J. Feldman April 8, 2008

With the Send To function on the right-click contextual menu, Windows users have one-click access to various destinations such as Mail, Desktop, and My Documents. You can easily add new shortcuts to frequently used folders such as My Pictures or My Music by following these instructions for Windows XP. Vista users will also need this [...]

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Why Get A Disposable Email Address?

by Barbara J. Feldman April 4, 2008

If you’re wondering why you should get a disposable email address, there are a number of great reasons why you should think about getting a disposable email address. Here are some tips on getting a disposable email address, why you should get a disposable email address, and how you can get a disposable email address.What [...]

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The Disposable Email Address Firewall

by Barbara J. Feldman April 4, 2008

There are a number of different things that you should know about disposable email addresses for privacy. Disposable email addresses are one of the best tools that you can use to protect yourself and your privacy whenever you are online or doing anything online; disposable email addresses ensure that nobody can find out who you [...]

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Need to Know: Disposable Email Addresses

by Barbara J. Feldman April 4, 2008

A disposable email address is a fantastic way for you to enhance your privacy and to protect yourself from crooks and thieves who are trolling to catch someone and their personal information. Millions of people were victims of identity theft last year, and there is no easier way to steal somebody’s personal information than by [...]

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