Vista

Not everyone uses keyboard shortcuts. However, for those that do, you know how much faster it can be to maneuver your way around various Windows. Take for example, Windows Explorer. Knowing and using a few useful keyboard shortcuts for common tasks is faster than using a mouse.
Although the keyboard shortcuts may be difficult to [...]

If anyone ever asks you what your IP address is, here are two methods you can use to retrieve it.
The first method is to use the ‘ipconfig’ command. In Windows XP:

Click Start and click Run.
Type cmd and press Enter.
At the command prompt, type ipconfig /all. Your IP address information will appear.
You can also send the [...]

Red eyes are just the thing to ruin a photo. With the photo editing tools available nowadays, you can easily correct red eyes. Vista’s Photo Gallery lets you do some basic editing to your photos, including fixing those demon red eyes.
To correct red eyes in your photos:

Open the Windows Photo Gallery.
Select the photo that you [...]

Vista includes different features that make it easier for people with vision impairments to use the operating system. One such feature is known as the Magnifier. The Magnifier enlarges the screen so it is easier to read. The Magnifier works by enlarging a portion of the screen as it is being displayed. The feature is [...]

Vista includes an address book, referred to as Windows Contacts, which you can use to store contact information. You can access your contact information from other programs such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and so on.
You can open Windows Contacts by clicking Start | All Programs | Windows Contacts. The [...]

There is a lot of hidden functionality in Vista’s Photo Gallery application. By importing your photos into Photo Gallery, you can organize them within a single application, edit your photos using basic editing tools, add captions, etc. So, as you can see, there are many benefits to adding your photos to Photo Gallery.
In a previous [...]

Vista creates a Documents folder for each user that logs onto the computer. The default location for this folder is c:\Users\<username (assuming of course that you have installed Windows XP on your C: drive.
You can change the storage location of the Document folder; for example, if you want to move it to a different [...]

If you frequently use the Search function, you may be interested in knowing how to save some of your search queries. When you save a search query, all the criteria that you specify is saved. You can then re-open the search query at a later time.
To save one of your search queries, open Search [...]

Windows Vista makes it easy for you to collaborate with other users. Using Windows Meeting Space, you can create secure sessions with other users to share files and collaborate with each other.
All you have to do is open Windows Meeting Space and launch a session. Windows Meeting Space will automatically detect other Windows Vista users [...]

Setting up a network allows you to share resources on your computer with other computers on the network. However, you may want to share your resources while hiding your computer at the same time. No, I don’t mean physically hiding it so you have to work in a closet. I mean you can hide your [...]