5 Easy File Management Tips in Microsoft Word by Dawn Bjork Buzbee
How many steps does it take you to locate and open your Word documents? Try these tricks to streamline how you find and open the files you use most often: Opening Documents With a variety of choices, how do you open a file? Here are the standards plus several keyboard shortcuts: • File > Open... • To select adjacent files in the Open dialog box, click the first file in the sequence, and then hold down [Shift] and click the last file. ... Each time you start Microsoft Word, this will be the default file location but Word remembers your most recent file location each time you return to...

Windows XP Tricks - You Can’t Delete Me, I’m In Use by Bob Cheeseman
Ever had this problem when you’re using your PC? You opened a file, read through it, found it not that important, and wanted to delete it. But wait, you can’t! Windows wouldn’t delete it because, guess what, it’s still in use! This is most commonly seen in Windows XP especially in simple files... Don’t open any other programs instead go to the file first then delete it before you open any programs. ... This is software that permits you to Move, Copy or even Delete a file before Windows locks or alters the file.

Internet Explorer 7 (Ie7) As A Ftp Client-Does Not Work by Dean Chafee
With the recent release of IE7 (basically pushed out and forced on you, aaarrrgg), those whom used IE6 as a FTP client will notice some changes and issues. Here are the highlights of the changes: * The URL syntax with embedded username and password (ie. ... Solutions 1) Continue to open FTP sites using IE7, but if you need "Login As...", do the following: Click on Page in the upper right corner, then click "Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer". ... Like ftp://ftp.sitename.com , then if you need to logon as, open File, Logon As...

File Extensions and Associations in the Windows Environment by Greg Ashbaugh
File extensions are typically a 3 character extension on the end of a file, started with a dot. For example, a typical executable file in Windows is .exe. Sometimes you may never know this because file extensions are hidden in Windows. I typically prefer to leave the extensions on so I know what... A file associate tells the operating system what program to use to open a particular file extension. ... Commonly when people produce viruses, they hide them with known file types such as .MP3, however the file is really an executable like .exe or a .bat file.

Using Perl and Regular Expressions to Process HTML Files - Part 4 by John Dixon
In Part 1 we had a quick look at what Perl and regular expressions are, and introduced the idea of using them to process HTML files. In Part 2 we developed a Perl script to process a single HTML file. In part 3 we looked at one way of processing multiple files. ... script2.pl 1 foreach $file (@ARGV) { 2 rename $file, "$file.bak"; 3 open (IN, " 4 open (OUT, ">$file"); 5 while ($line = [IN]) { 6 $line =~ s/[h1]/[h1 class="big"]/; 7 (print OUT $line); 8 } 9 close IN; 10 close OUT; 11 } In script2.pl, it's line 1 that enables us to enter filenames at the command prompt.

Make Your Computer Happy - Defrag That Disk by Shannon Baker
Just like your car, a computer needs a little bit of maintenance every so often to keep it running smoothly. One task most often overlooked is defragmenting the hard drive. Just what is hard drive defragmenting, and why should you do it? What Is File Fragmentation? ... Every folder in the cabinet represents a file, and the papers filling the folder represent the bytes of data that make up the file. ... This splitting of the file into separate pieces is known as "file fragmentation". ... Therefore, it moves the new data into the next available spot on the hard drive and leaves itself a...

Using Perl and Regular Expressions to Process HTML Files - Part 3 by John Dixon
In Part 1 we had a quick look at what Perl and regular expressions are, and introduced the idea of using them to process HTML files. In Part 2 we developed a Perl script to process a single HTML file. In this part we'll look at how to process multiple files. ... script1.pl 1 open (IN, "file1.htm"); 2 open (OUT, ">new_file1.htm"); 3 while ($line = [IN]) { 4 $line =~ s/[h1]/[h1 class="big"]/; 5 (print OUT $line); 6 } 7 close (IN); 8 close (OUT); script2.pl 1 foreach $file (@ARGV) { 2 rename $file, "$file.bak"; 3 open (IN, " 4 open (OUT, ">$file"); 5 while ($line = [IN]) { 6...

Appointment Calendar Software: You Can Do That With My Expense Report? by Olan Butler
Imagine opening your appointment calendar software and asking the question, “When did I create my expense report this month?” and then being able to go to your appointment calendar and find the date on the appointment calendar in the monthly view. Hold it! ... The template file is nothing more that an empty or near empty file that you will start with to do your task. ... Once you have created an expense report template, you can use it over and over on other days just by selecting “open template” from the menu.

Removing Records About Recent Documents Is As Important As Clearing Web-Browser History by Sam Miller
Recent documents is a security risk everyone should consider. What are recent files? The list of recently opened files appears in various kind of software products. The list of recently opened files helps us to find recently opened or edited documents quickly. ... These traces include recently opened files, the list of visited web-sites, some system logging information, which might be as detailed as what file do user open and when, what device do user access. ... Because, there are a number of ways to get appropriate file.

Virus Prevention and Removal by Ashish Jain
A virus is a piece of code that gets loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. The first known occurrence of viruses goes back to 1987 when the ARPANET was infected by one. One common misnomer among people is that you can infect your computer just by opening... * When in doubt about a file, don't open it. ... * Never open email attachments from sources that are unknown or suspicious. ... * Do not open emails that have questionable subject lines. ... The most common file types are ".SCR" ".VBS" ", ".PIF" Prevention is better than a cure: Here are some...