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Today's tip for speeding up your computer startup has to do with fonts.
As a preface for the uninitiated, a font is a collection of letters and
numbers in a particular typeface. A typeface is a collection of
letters, numbers and symbols that have the same distinctive appearance.
Using different fonts in your documents is fun and they can help you
create attractive and impressive documents.
Every computer comes with many fonts preinstalled. Some programs add
more fonts. An average computer can easily have more than 200 or 300
different fonts installed. Each of these fonts loads on startup. Fonts
can use a lot of system resources which slows your startup.
So an easy way to speed up your startup is to eliminate some of the
fonts. I'll give you instructions, but you should only do this if you
feel comfortable opening the Control Panel and moving files around. You
should keep all the common fonts, including all versions of Arial,
Calibri, Cambria, Tahoma, and Times New Roman. Also keep any that you
know you have used or may need for a document. Don't delete the others;
just move them to a different folder in case you need them later.
Here's how to do it:
1. Open the Control Panel
2. Click on the Fonts folder
3. Highlight the fonts you don't need and move them to a folder that you create on your desktop or in a different directory.
4. Reboot your machine.
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 Are you tired of entering www and .com? This shortcut will let you cut
down you typing time and still get you to the right address.
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One problem with today's computers is that they take a long time to
boot up. Every process that uses system resources slows down your system and if
they start when you turn your computer on, they also slow down your start up
time.
You may never have thought about it but if your desktop is cluttered
with icons, the computer has to draw each icon when it starts. There is a quick
way to clear your desktop without losing your icons. Right-click on any empty
space on your desktop. Choose Arrange
Icons By and uncheck Show Desktop Items.
To return your icons, do the same thing only click on Show Desktop Items to put a check in front of it.
You might also want to create
some folders on the desktop to keep some of the icons in. This will speed your
startup a little and if you use a good organization system, it may help you
find what you need more quickly, as well.
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You receive a piece of spam with an unsubscribe link
at the bottom, should you click on the link or just delete the email?
If
you receive a piece of spam or unsolicited email with an unsubscribe link at
the bottom, it is better not to respond. The best thing that you can do
with spam is to delete it and to not respond in any way. If you think about it,
if no one bought anything from spam email, the spammers wouldn't make any money
and much of the spam would disappear.
The
CAN-SPAM Act that was passed in 2004 mandated that email have unsubscribe
instructions included. So most legitimate people who send out newsletters and
other mass mailings have an unsubscribe link on their email. The problem is
that spammers don't necessarily follow the rules. In fact many spammers include
the unsubscribe link to get you to respond. When you do, they know they have a real
live email address and they add your email address to every list they can find,
including lists for pornographic sites.
So
by trying to unsubscribe you can sometimes cause more spam to be sent to your
address and once you are on some of those lists, it is almost impossible to get
off of them. Also, the unsubscribe link of an unscrupulous spammer could take
you to a phishing site or another malicious website.
If
you recognize the email as being a newsletter or other email that you have
subscribed to, feel free to click on any of the links, including the
unsubscribe link. If you don't recognize the sender or the content, it's best
to just delete the email.
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If you often use a website like
Wikipedia or Dictionary.com to look up different words, I've got a amazing and
little-known shortcut for you. In fact, this can be used to quickly search any
site that has a search box, without even going to that site.
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