One of the oldest and most used features on Windows is the ability to create shortcuts to files and programs stored on your PC. Creating a shortcut is not the same thing as moving the program or file ...

Taylor Martin has covered technology online for over six years. He has reviewed smartphones for Pocketnow and Android Authority and loves building stuff on his YouTube channel, MOD. He has a dangerous ...

A reader by the name of Peace8 asks this question: How do I put a shortcut on the desktop so I don’t have to continually type in the name of frequently visited sites? I hope you’re not saying that ...

Browsers are like Macs versus PCs, dogs versus cats, and ketchup versus mustard — everybody has a preference. For the majority of the population, the most popular choice right now is Google Chrome.

In this article we will show you how to create a desktop shortcut to activate the standby mode of Windows 7. To add a desktop shortcut to put your computer to sleep on Windows 7: ...

Notepad and Sticky Notes are two favorite apps when you want to note down something rather quickly. The advantage with Sticky Notes is that it autosaves – but then Notepad opens faster and simpler.

If you use Google Docs (or Spreadsheets or Slides), here’s a quick tip for getting to your files faster from your desktop. Instead of opening Google Docs directly in your browser, you can click on a ...

I'm running XP SP1 Pro, basically a fresh install (Just formatted a week ago). I installed AIM, took the shortcut it creates on my desktop, and threw it into a folder called "INTERNET". This is a ...