How to Upgrade to Windows 7

The world is abuzz with the recent introduction of Windows 7: Microsoft’s latest operating system.  Windows 7 has been getting rave reviews among many users for its versatility, usability, and aesthetics.  If you want to upgrade to Windows 7 from an older operating [...]

How to Fix Power Windows

Many cars today don’t have windows that can be manually rolled up and down, but instead have power windows that can be controlled with the push of a button. There are times though, that power windows don’t work properly. It can be because [...]

How to Emulate Windows on Linux

Open-source may be the “in” thing for many computer users, but most people who are used to Microsoft Windows may still be tentative to use it, or do not have enough knowledge or skills to handle the different commands used in operating systems [...]

How to Replace a Car Side Mirror

Whether it’s someone’s idea of a a prank or you just had an accident with another car, breaking the side mirror on the vehicle can be an annoying problem. You can ask professionals to work on this for you, but if you want, [...]

How to Drive a Car to a Ferry

Are you planning an out-of-town trip away from the mainland? This means you’ll have to board a ferry, and if you’re bringing a car along with you, you need to have the right skills to get your vehicle safely on the car ferry. [...]

How to Password Protect a File

We all have secure computer files we want to protect from unwanted and unauthorized access. One of the lines of defense for securing files is a safe and secure password that you can use to protect personal files or specific directories on [...]

How to Do a System Restore

Microsoft Windows is built and designed to be a stable, reliable operating system, but there are some operations and actions that can cause your system to be unstable and prone to crashing. System instability can happen every time you install a new [...]

How to Back Up Favorites

Favorites and Bookmarks make it very convenient for many users to save direct links to useful and often-visited sites on their browsers. Backing up these important pieces of data is an important part of best practices, computer security, and convenience.  Here are the [...]

How to Use Drapery Hooks

Using drapery hooks is a tried-and-tested method of securely attaching your drapery onto your curtain rods to cover your windows. Here’s how to use drapery hooks.
Tools

Drapery hooks
Curtain rod
Drapery with seamed or folded edges

Procedure

There are two kinds of drapery hooks: The light drapery hooks [...]

How to Delete Registry Keys

If you run Microsoft Windows, most of your computer’s settings and options are stored in a nifty database called the Windows Registry.  The database is usually stable and efficient, but there are some occasions when you have to manually delete some keys and [...]