Castellini on Computers - Computer help for beginners » tabbed http://helpmerick.com Easy to understand computer help Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:54:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Easy to understand computer help Rick Castellini clean Rick Castellini rick@yourpcpartner.com rick@yourpcpartner.com (Rick Castellini) Castellini on Computers Easy to understand computer help technology, tech, computers, Internet, Web, how-to, instruciton Castellini on Computers - Computer help for beginners » tabbed http://helpmerick.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/small_COC_logo.jpg http://helpmerick.com Remember the tabs! http://helpmerick.com/remember-the-tabs.htm http://helpmerick.com/remember-the-tabs.htm#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:24:54 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=2352 Every day I make my appointed computer help rounds, someone marvels at my use of browser tabs. Tabbed browsing started almost 9 years ago with the Opera browser and continues today with the excellent implementation in Firefox. Internet Explorer finally got on board a couple of years ago and tabs work ok with it too.

If you are not using tabs in your Internet browsing, then you really aren't browsing, your floundering around the Internets. Learn to use tabs, you can do it. Use my video tutorial (click here) to learn this helpful and time saving technique that will change the way you look and use the web.

]]> http://helpmerick.com/remember-the-tabs.htm/feed 0 7 ways to become a more efficient web user – Video Tip http://helpmerick.com/7-ways-to-become-a-more-efficient-web-user-video-tip.htm http://helpmerick.com/7-ways-to-become-a-more-efficient-web-user-video-tip.htm#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:30:22 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=2083 All week long I help computer users of all ages and experience levels. Too often, I see that many computer users (beginners and experienced alike) do not utilize or know about some basic web browsing skills that will speed their work and give them less problems when using the Internet.

In this week's tip, I will highlight the inefficient habits computer users use and replace them with tips that will make YOU a quicker and more profecient web user.

1.  Using an old browser

No matter how old your computer is or what operating system you are using, DO NOT USE INTERNET EXPLORER 6 (IE 6). IE 6 is late 20th century technology and is not compatible with much of the web today and it also poses the greatest security risks.

Instead, use]]> http://helpmerick.com/7-ways-to-become-a-more-efficient-web-user-video-tip.htm/feed 2 Internet Explorer 7 – Tabbed Browsing – Video Tip http://helpmerick.com/internet-explorer-7-tabbed-browsing-video-tip.htm http://helpmerick.com/internet-explorer-7-tabbed-browsing-video-tip.htm#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:03:14 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1051 I posted this article nearly 2 years ago, but with the release of Google's Chrome browser yesterday, I thought it was appropriate to bring this important tip back to the forefront again. Also, read my tip on the new Firefox 3 browser released earlier this summer.

I have downloaded and tried out the new Google Chrome browser and look for a video and more comment about it coming up soon. 

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Take a look at the video and learn why Firefox 3.0 remains at the top of the Internet browsing mountain.

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Remember to tell us which are your favorite HMR tips by leaving a comment below. 

]]> http://helpmerick.com/7-great-places-to-start-learning.htm/feed 1 Using the “Middle Click” to make searching the Internet faster http://helpmerick.com/using-the-middle-click-to-make-searching-the-internet-faster.htm http://helpmerick.com/using-the-middle-click-to-make-searching-the-internet-faster.htm#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:21:05 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1984 Every time I show a computer user how to use the tab feature of their browser (found in Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, Opera, and Safari), their eyes light up and they can't believe what I showed them is real. Today was another such day. I helped an extremely knowledgeable young lady with her computer, and somehow the conversation drifted into searching the Internet. She nearly fell off her exercise ball when I showed her the trick.

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Earlier this summer, my co-host, Adam, decided to do an 'on air' review of a product. The product he chose is Mozilla Firefox, an alternative web browser. Being on the radio and downloading, installing and reviewing software was a new experience for us, but the impression was instant and impressive for both of us.

Mozilla loads most web pages much faster than Internet Explorer and makes a dial-up connection seem snappier. Because Mozilla does not use any code from Internet Explorer, it is inherently less likely to be plagued by the various security holes that Internet Explorer fights against on a daily basis. The software is free and I've put together a list of features and tips that I like about this great little browser:

]]> http://helpmerick.com/mozilla-firefox-revisited.htm/feed 0 Fill in Forms Quickly – Video Tip http://helpmerick.com/fill-in-forms-quickly-video-tip.htm http://helpmerick.com/fill-in-forms-quickly-video-tip.htm#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:21:07 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=285 Are you tired of filling out forms using your keyboard and mouse?

To quickly move from field-to-field (box-to-box) while filling out a form, use the TAB key on your keyboard. For example; after you fill in your name, to move the cursor from the name field to the address field, simply push the TAB key on your keyboard.

Some of you may be aware of that keyboard trick, but this next one is a doozie!

OK, so you've tabbed from Name to Address to City and now you are in the State field that has one of those drop down lists to choose the proper answer. Normally, I would reach for the mouse, Click on the field, then scroll through the list and Click on the proper state. It works, but takes extra time.

]]> http://helpmerick.com/fill-in-forms-quickly-video-tip.htm/feed 0 Open Multiple Home Pages with Mozilla Firefox OR Internet Explorer 7 – Video Tip http://helpmerick.com/open-multiple-home-pages-with-mozilla-firefox-or-internet-explorer-7-video-tip.htm http://helpmerick.com/open-multiple-home-pages-with-mozilla-firefox-or-internet-explorer-7-video-tip.htm#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:50:23 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1314 Now that Internet Explorer has caught up (sort of) with modern browsers, I wanted to point out yet another function of tabbed browsing (click here for the popular and informative tabbed browsing tip ). If you like to check multiple sites every day or maybe use your browsing sessions for research, let your browser do some of the work for you by opening multiple pages at the same time.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open the first page you would like to see every time you start Firefox
  2. Click File --> New --> Tab (or Ctrl + T) to open a new tab
  3. Open the next page you want to see every time you start Firefox
  4. Repeat steps 1-3 for as many pages as you want to open automatically
  5. Click Tools --> Options from the menus
  6. Click the "Main" button at the top of the options screen
  7. Click "Use Current Pages" button in the Startup section
  8. Click the OK button at the bottom of the screen

Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)

  1. Open the first page you would like to see every time you start IE7
  2. Click File --> New --> Tab (or Ctrl + T) to open a new tab, or click the new tab button next to the current tab
  3. Open the next page you want to see every time you start IE7
  4. Repeat steps 1-3 for as many pages as]]> http://helpmerick.com/open-multiple-home-pages-with-mozilla-firefox-or-internet-explorer-7-video-tip.htm/feed 1 CTRL+ALT+DEL in Windows XP http://helpmerick.com/ctrl-alt-del-in-windows-xp.htm http://helpmerick.com/ctrl-alt-del-in-windows-xp.htm#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:41:18 +0000 Rick http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=56

     

    In Windows XP, pushing this combination of keys brings up the multi-tabbed Windows Task Manager. A much more ominous looking version of the former Close Program box. The only tab where you will want to occasionally end a program is the "Applications" tab. The programs listed here can be safely terminated using the End Task button.

    The processes tab can be a little more touchy. The cryptic descriptions there are hard to decipher. My advice is leave it alone unless there is something obvious to you that you would like to delete.

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