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PCs for Dummies, 9th Edition: On page 355 I explain how to disable the History List. Alas, IE still does keep "today's" visited pages in the list. So despite all the well-wishing, following the steps in the book does not utterly reset the history list to zero. Don't blame me! That's how Microsoft designed it.

Coercing Sound Recorder Into Giving You More Time: The Sound Recorder program is simple and easy to use for dubbing LPs, video tapes and other audio media. However it gives you only 60 seconds of recording time. Or does it? Read more . . .
Using the Beauty Mark: There is this cute little hole on the front of your PC's optical drive. Find out what it's for and how best to use it. Read more...
The Woes of Windows ScanDisk and Defrag: Windows two favorite disk utilities tend to die out in the middle of their tasks, complaining that other programs are interfering or otherwise bothering them. Why do we put up with this mediocrity?
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Disabling StickyKeys: The StickyKeys feature helps out folks who have trouble using the keyboard, which is great. But it can also interfere with your word processing, which is not great. Happily, the StickyKeys shortcut feature can be disabled. Read more...
Copying Floppy Disks: Yup, I finally got an e-mail message from someone who wanted these intrustions. Back in the days of DOS this was a popular passtime. But since the dawn of Windows, I've not written about copying floppy disks...until now!
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Funny Pictures: Here are some illustrations from older versions of the book that didn't make the final cut. Read more...