Category Archives: Know Where Know-How

  Microsoft’s Knowledge Base (KB) Articles help support & troubleshoot many Internet Explorer 9 problems. INSTALLATION / SETUP PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS: KB2409098 – How to solve Internet Explorer 9 installation problems: Method 1:  Make sure minimum Operating System requirements are met … Continue reading →

  Long ago, we all learned entering =rand() into Microsoft Word automatically pasted a paragraph of repeating text "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF MICROSOFT WORD:   =rand()   – Enter rand() into Microsoft Word to … Continue reading →

  20 Search Strings for Finding Special Characters in Microsoft Word:  Microsoft’s TechNet Magazine has a great article on how to search for "symbols" within Word 2010 (i.e. searching for line-ending codes to eliminate repeated line breaks or to find … Continue reading →

  PC vs Mac — Here’s what you need to know: PCs are designed for work and play, with features you need to get things done on the job or at school and have fun at home or on the go.  … Continue reading →

  Windows 7 does not search within Microsoft Outlook PST files by default — but this can easily be enabled: From the Start Menu type "Indexing Options" (the program will be found before you finish typing) <Click> on the Indexing … Continue reading →

Great email tips & tricks from Microsoft’s Jim Glass on "How to Manage your Windows Live Hotmail Contacts"   Merge Duplicate Contacts: Sign in to Windows Live Hotmail then click People. Select the check boxes next to the contacts for the same person. … Continue reading →

  With Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) due to be released "soon" — Microsoft has updated information to help you prepare for their upcoming Service Pack.  (Thanks Rob) THREE PRE-UPGRADE TIPS: Uninstall your AntiVirus program (i.e. Microsoft’s Security Essentials … Continue reading →

  While there are alternative PDF readers, I still prefer using the "real" Adobe Acrobat Reader.  However, there’s a few annoyances to be resolved when installing Adobe’s Acrobat Reader software. ANNOYANCE #1 – Adobe Acrobat attempts to change your default search … Continue reading →

  Internet Explorer Standards Documentation describes how Internet Explorer implements certain final approved web standards and how the standards in this system interact. It does not restate variations, extensions and other details that are specific for each standard.   The Internet … Continue reading →