You can change the background of the Windows XP/Vista/7 desktops, but not Windows Explorer folders. However, with extra software you can add background wallpapers to Windows Explorer folders. The freeware Windows 7 Folder Backgrou...
Run is the Windows accessory from which you can launch software with text input. To open Run from the Start menu, you select All Programs > Accessories and Run. However, you can add a more direct Run shortcut to the Windows Vis...
DOS games are largely those that predate Windows 95 when DOS was still the primary operating system. The Windows revolution swept DOS aside, but you can still bring back some of the classic DOS game titles (such as Lemmings) on Wi...
To save images with your browser, you would usually right-click the pictures; and then select the Save Image option. However, you can save the images to folders with hotkeys instead. All that’s required is the freeware SaveP...
LibreOffice is a free and open source office suite, that gives you tools similar to Microsoft Office and is available on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, Mac OS X, and Linux. One feature of Microsoft Office is the ability to choose a skin...
Windows Vista, 7 and 8 include default screen savers such as Bubbles, Ribbons, Mystify and Aurora. However, when you select their Settings options on the Screen Saver Settings window there aren’t any options to select. Howev...
Line numbering is a great option for documents in which you need to reference specific sections. Then you can cross-reference the document with the line numbers. The multiplatform, freeware OpenOffice word processor includes line ...
If you’re in love with Windows 7 gadgets then you might be astonished by the fact that Windows 8.1 doesn’t consist of gadgets and there’s no direct way of re-installing gadgets back on windows 8.1 . However there...
OpenOffice is the freeware office suite that includes word processor, spreadsheet and database applications. OpenOffice’s word processor has plenty of options such as its Text to Table option. With this option you can covert...
PDF (Portable Document Format) software packages are usually required to open PDF documents. However, if you don’t have one in your software library there are alternatives. Among the alternatives is Google Chrome which inclu...
Although its rare, every once in a while some Windows system files will become corrupted and report errors. You will be receiving messages of missing DLL files or some other errors indicating that a system file has been corrupted....
Macros are snippets of code that record any options or formatting applied to a document. When you play the macros back, they apply the recorded sequence of selected options and formatting to any OpenOffice document. As such, they ...
Almost all photography software packages include an editing option with which you can convert photographs to black and white. However, if you look beyond the basic B&W options you can find a variety of alternatives. For exampl...
OpenOffice is a great freeware, multiplatform software suite that includes spreadsheet, word processor and database packages; and it supports a variety of file formats such as MS Office suite documents. As such, why not add an Ope...
