About MatthewA
Matthew is a freelancer who has produced a variety of software articles for sites such as Bright Hub and Captured Snapshot. He has an A - Level in ICT, at grade C, and is proficient with a number of software packages. Matthew also has a golf blog http://amateurgolfer.blogspot.com/.
Check out his book at http://battlesofthepacificwar.blogspot.co.uk/. Battles of the Pacific War 1941 -1945 recalls where, when and how the Pacific War was won and lost within the battlefields of the Pacific.
You can customize Firefox’s and Chrome’s blank tab (new tab) page. To customize the blank tab page, check out this page; and add the Stylish add-on to Firefox or click here for Stylish extension to Chrome.. That’...
Firefox has a variety of right-click context menus from which you can select various options. However, it does not include many options with which to edit, or customize, its context menus. As such, to customize Firefox’s con...
You can copy and paste text to the Windows clipboard with the Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V shortcut keys. However, you can only copy one text snippet at a time, aka you only have one clipboard. To copy and paste multiple text snippets to...
Like other browsers Internet Explorer has a New tab page with a few rows on it. However, it does not include any options which adjust the number of rows included on that page. Nevertheless, by delving into the registry we can incr...
Is something up with your mouse? Perhaps you have a mouse with batteries in it that have run out. If so having an alternative to the mouse might be handy. The keyboard can be your Windows mouse replacement. Enter mouse in the Wind...
When you download software with Google Chrome, the browser keeps virtual copies of the downloads. If you’re not entirely sure where you downloaded a document file or software setup wizard to, you can find them by opening Chrome’s ...
You can access most of the system options via the Windows Control Panel. Sure, but there are also a lot of options there to search through before finding the specific option required. Wouldn’t it be great if you could set up...
When you remove software from Windows, some packages might leave a few of their shortcuts on the desktop or Start menu. As such, you might have a few broken shortcuts on your desktop or Start menu. You can find and delete broken s...
A macro is a recording of a series of software commands and instructions. They are usually included in office applications, such as MS Word, to automate frequently selected options within the software package. When a macro has be...
One of Firefox’s more novel options is that of Tab Groups. With Tab Groups you can organize the Firefox tabs into groups, and then switch between the groups of tabs. Consequently, Tab Groups reduces the number of tabs on you...
You never know when a Windows 7 malfunction might occur. If that happens, having a system repair disc could be handy. Then you can run the disc from Windows Boot Manager to select from a variety of alternative recovery options. To...
Like every browser, Firefox has a variety of keyboard shortcuts with which you can select the browser’s options with. However, Firefox doesn’t clearly list its keyboard shortcuts; nor does it include any customization options for ...
Google Chrome has a variety of keyboard shortcuts. However, Chrome does not include any options with which to add your own hot keys to the browser. Consequently, you should install Google Chrome’s Shortcut Manager extension to cus...
Not that many software packages include a batch resize option to covert images to exactly the same sizes with. However, if you require a batch resize option check out the FastStone Image Viewer software. One of its best options is...
To select and configure Google Chrome extensions, you would usually click Customize Google Chrome > Settings > Extensions. That opens the list of all the extensions added to the browser. However, it would be somewhat better ...