| Windows 7 : Using the Snipping Tool |
| There are two ways to quickly work with the images you have created using the Snipping Tool—Windows Photo Viewer, and Paint, the Windows classic, which has been updated significantly for the first time since the release of Windows 95 . |
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| Windows Remote Assistance : Troubleshoot From Afar |
| Windows Remote Assistance, Microsoft's built-in Web-based troubleshooting tool, lets one user connect to and view the Desktop of another user's computer, as well as take control of the system's mouse and keyboard to change settings, view system parameters, uninstall and install |
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| OpenOffice.org 3 |
| As a small business owner, you’re constantly on the lookout for ways to deliver more value to your customers, and automating as many processes as possible is one way you can accomplish this without increasing the overall workload. |
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| Windows 7 Improvements for Hardware and Driver Troubleshooting |
| The Windows Troubleshooting Platform, new to Windows 7, is an extensible infrastructure for automated diagnosis of software and hardware problems. If you used Windows Network Diagnostics in Windows Vista, you're familiar with how Windows Troubleshooting Platform works. |
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| Tuning Windows Vista’s Performance : Optimizing Applications |
| Running applications is the reason we use Windows Vista, so it’s a rare user who doesn’t want his applications to run as fast as possible. The next few sections offer some pointers for improving the performance of applications under Windows Vista. |
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| Tuning Windows Vista’s Performance : Optimizing Startup |
| If your startup time is unbearably long, you’ll certainly be more inclined to leave your computer running all the time. Fortunately, Windows Vista has made great strides on improving startup times, which now routinely measure in seconds instead of minutes. |
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| Windows 7 : Resolving Software Configuration and Compatibility Issues |
| If a program that fails is known to be compatible with Windows 7, the failure is typically the result of a faulty configuration. In this case, resolving the issue requires you to review the program settings to pinpoint the configuration error causing the problems experienced. |
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| Windows 7 : Windows Sound Recorder & Volume Control |
| Sound Recorder has been included with Windows since its earliest days. It is not feature rich by any stretch of the imagination—in fact, it enables you only to record an audio file and save it to the hard drive on your computer. |
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| Windows 7 : Scanning Documents with Windows Fax and Scan |
| Fax and Scan doesn’t let you drag and drop files, which is sort of annoying. It’s sometimes easier to work with scanned files using Windows Explorer. You’ll find the files under My Documents, inside the Scanned Documents folder. |
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| Windows 7 : Sending Faxes from Windows Fax and Scan |
| If the fax modem doesn’t detect a dial tone, it can’t work. Make sure the RJ-11 telephone cable is properly connected to the fax modem and to the phone jack. Some fax modems use a pair of RJ-11 ports, one for the phone line and one to permit a telephone to piggyback on the modem to share a line when the modem is not in use. |
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| Windows 7 : Configuring the Fax Service |
| If you regularly send faxes to conventional fax machines (which usually have resolution of no more than 200dpi), a 10-pt. font is a little too small for easy reading. |
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| Windows Sysinternals : Windows Core Concepts - Sessions, Window Stations, Desktops, and Window Messages |
| The descriptions of several of the Sysinternals utilities—including Process Explorer, Process Monitor, PsExec, AdInsight, Desktops, and LogonSessions—refer to terminal services sessions, session IDs, the “console session,” and “session 0”; interactive and noninteractive window stations; and other programs running on the “same desktop.” |
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