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View the Restart Sequence of Legacy Windows Versions
On April - 10 - 20121 COMMENT
If you’ve used PCs for years or haven’t used some of the older versions of Windows, you might appreciate The Restart Page—a site that displays the restart sequence for many of the older operating systems including Windows 1.1, 2000, XP, NeXT, and Apple operating systems.
Use Multiple Home Pages in Internet Explorer [Quick Tip]
On April - 2 - 2012Comments Off
![383 Use Multiple Home Pages in Internet Explorer [Quick Tip]](http://i1.wp.com/www.mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/383.png?resize=256%2C256 "Internet Explorer Tabs")
If you’re using Internet Explorer (IE) and you want to open more than one homepage when you start a web browsing session, this guide will help you get set up.
What Do the Performance Values in Windows Task Manager Represent?
On March - 27 - 20121 COMMENT
If you’ve ever taken a look at Windows Task Manager, you’ve undoubtedly wondered what all the numbers mean. This guide briefly explains each value and helps you familiarize yourself with what these values represent.
The performance information is broken down into four categories:
- CPU
- Physical Memory
- Kernel Memory
- System
Access Your Desktop Files, Internet Favorites, Folders, and Websites from the Windows Taskbar [How To]
On March - 23 - 2012Comments Off
![taskbar toolbars01 Access Your Desktop Files, Internet Favorites, Folders, and Websites from the Windows Taskbar [How To]](http://i0.wp.com/www.mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/taskbar-toolbars01.png?resize=639%2C142 "taskbar-toolbars01")
If you want quick access to the items on your desktop, any website, or you Internet Explorer favorites, you can add them to your Windows taskbar. Learn, in this guide how to add these toolbars and how to create a custom toolbar.
Replace Windows Alert Sounds with Visual Cues [How To]
On March - 22 - 2012Comments Off
![Sounds Replace Windows Alert Sounds with Visual Cues [How To]](http://i2.wp.com/www.mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Sounds.png?resize=256%2C256 "Windows Sounds")
If your hearing isn’t what it used to be or you’re in a noisy environment, you may find you’re not hearing audible notifications when you’re using Windows. If, when a sound would normally notify you, you’d like to be visually notified, you can turn on visual cues alongside audio cues.
What Resolution is My Screen Running? (Desktop Wallpaper) [Beginner Tip]
On March - 21 - 20123 COMMENTS
![342 What Resolution is My Screen Running? (Desktop Wallpaper) [Beginner Tip]](http://i1.wp.com/www.mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/342.png?resize=256%2C256 "Windows Screen Resolution")
If you’re looking for desktop wallpaper, the best way to make sure you’re getting wallpaper that will fit, not blur, and show the complete image is to get wallpaper at the right resolution.
What is Resolution?
Screens are made up of tiny addressable squares or pixels. If you look closely at your monitor, you’ll see these tiny squares made up of (usually) Red, Green, and Blue lines. The Red, Green, and Blue lights mix to produce a colored light; the collection of these colors work like a huge patchwork quilt to produce the image you’re looking at right now.
Resolution is the number of these pixels wide by the number of pixels high that your screen displays.
i.e. 1920 x 1080 resolution is 1,920 pixels wide and 1,080 pixels high and is referred to as “nineteen twenty by ten eighty.”