How-To Geek

Setting up Gmail IMAP Support in Thunderbird (1.5 or 2.x)

Gmail's IMAP support is one of the biggest things to hit the webmail world since, well, Gmail. We've already covered how to use imap from Outlook, and now it's time to show everybody how to use it from the open-source Mozilla Thunderbird email client.

Lowell Heddings Nov 29th, 2007

Resize Windows to Specific Dimensions Easily With Sizer

As a website owner I'm constantly checking different browsers at different resolutions to make sure that the site is going to look at least tolerable for everybody. This is especially important for me since I'm really not a very good web designer... so I have to triple check everything.

Lowell Heddings Nov 28th, 2007

View the List of Installed Drivers the Easy Way

If you are having issues with your computer it's often necessary to check the versions of drivers that you have installed on your system, especially when the problem is with a display driver, which always seem to have the most issues.

Lowell Heddings Nov 28th, 2007

Tabbed Remote Desktop / VNC Client for Windows

Anybody that works in a multiple server environment knows that it can be annoying to have half a dozen remote desktop windows open at any given point. Thankfully there's a slick application called Terminals that gives you tabbed remote desktop capabilities.

Lowell Heddings Nov 27th, 2007

XP: Make Disk Cleanup Run Faster

Brian Burgess Nov 26th, 2007

Make Explorer Show Window Titles in Windows Vista

Nobody is really sure why Microsoft decided that explorer windows shouldn't have a title anymore, but that's the way things are. You can still look in the address bar to see what folder you are looking at, but there's another option.

Lowell Heddings Nov 25th, 2007

Fix For Outlook 2007 Constantly Asking for Password on Vista

If you are encountering an infuriating problem where Outlook constantly asks you for your password even though you check the "Remember my password" box every single time, then you are in luck because reader Malcolm wrote in with this tip on how to fix the problem.

Lowell Heddings Nov 25th, 2007

Get the Linux Alt+Window Drag Functionality in Windows

One of my favorite features from Linux is the Alt + Window drag that allows you to move any window by holding down the Alt key and then just left-click dragging the window anywhere you'd like.

Lowell Heddings Nov 24th, 2007

Disabling Instant Search in Outlook 2007

I know what you are thinking when you read the title of this article... why on earth would you want to disable Instant Search? It's one of the best new features in Outlook 2007! I agree, but if you are having problems with it you might be curious how to effectively disable it.

Lowell Heddings Nov 20th, 2007

Send Email Replies To Another Recipient In Outlook 2007

Have you ever wanted to make sure that a reply goes back to more than one email address? You might want to have somebody automatically reply to your home and personal address, or you might want to make sure your boss is included on replies instead of having to forward the messages to him.

Brian Burgess Nov 20th, 2007

Installing Windows Media Player Plugin for Firefox

So you just bought a training video and popped it into your computer. You click on the menu in the autoplay dialog and it opens up Firefox, your default browser. Now you are staring at a blank screen. What now?

Lowell Heddings Nov 19th, 2007

Make the Mouse Pointer Stay Away from What You’re Typing

If your mouse pointer seems to constantly get in the way while you are typing, you aren't alone... you click in the middle of some text and start typing to insert more, but the cursor stays in the way. There's a tiny utility called MouseAway that will solve this problem for you... it's not new, but it still works on Vista.

Lowell Heddings Nov 16th, 2007

Speeding up VNC on Vista By Limiting Visual Effects

As a computer field tech, I use the remote desktop program UltraVNC quite often. I utilize it mostly to connect to offsite computers so I can run diagnostics and repair remotely, if needed.

Lowell Heddings Nov 15th, 2007

Funny Only To A Geek

Brian Burgess Nov 14th, 2007

Save Pages for Later With Reading List Extension for Firefox

I spend an enormous amount of time browsing the web looking for new ideas to write about, so one of the biggest problems for me is tagging articles for more careful reading later. Also, I'm sure any moment I'm going to reach a page that says "You've reached the end of the internet, now go outside".

Lowell Heddings Nov 14th, 2007

Unofficial Windows XP Themes Created by Microsoft

Anybody who has ever tried to change the theme in Windows will already know that you have to hack the uxtheme file in order to install themes into XP that aren't digitally signed by Microsoft. If you would rather not or are unable to patch your system you might be interested in these unofficial themes created by Microsoft.

Lowell Heddings Nov 14th, 2007

XP: Adjust Screen Flickering On CRT Monitors

Brian Burgess Nov 13th, 2007

Expand the Add Bookmark Dialog in Firefox by Default

If you are reading this article you are probably annoyed that every single time you add a bookmark in Firefox you have to click on the expand button to show the folder list before you can actually locate the folder to put the bookmark in.

Lowell Heddings Nov 13th, 2007

Create Shortcut Icon to Disable / Enable the Screensaver

How many times have you been watching a long video on your computer and had the screensaver come on? Then you play the game of trying to jiggle the mouse every certain number of minutes to make sure it doesn't happen again... seems like it would be easier to have a really quick way to disable the screensaver.

Lowell Heddings Nov 13th, 2007

WINAMP 10th Anniversary Edition

Brian Burgess Nov 12th, 2007