Tired of having to open up each individual bitmap file (BMP) to see what the contents look like? Use this tip to have the Windows Explorer show a thumbnail picture of each of you BMP files. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of OK BMPs, Show Your Stuff!.
Are your pop-up menus for the Windows 95 Start button appearing sluggish? Speed them up using this tip. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Revving Up the Start Button.
Do you want to pull in an old Windows 3.x Program Manager group into Windows 95 without having to re-create all the icons? This tip can show you how. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Something Old, Something New.
Spice up your Explorer right-click pop-up menus by adding new actions to perform on a document (like Edit, or View). By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Adding More Explorer Options.
If you've got an older Windows 3.x program you depend on that's become buggy under Windows 95, use these tips to make the program more compatible. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Ain't Mis-Behavin' (no more).
This tip shows you how to drag shortcut icons into your documents for quick reference. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Quick Shortcuts to Your Favorite Applications.
If you are at an MS-DOS command prompt and want a visual display of a directory folder, use this tip to launch a Windows Explorer view of the folder. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Launching Explorer From an MS-DOS Prompt.
Use this tip as a shortcut to drag file or folder names from Explorer to a program running in an MS-DOS command prompt. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Drag and Drop to an MS-DOS Prompt.
Use this tip to activate the toolbar in the MS-DOS-based program window. You'll gain point-and-click access to copy, cut, and paste operations from a Windows-based program to an MS-DOS-based program. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Copy and Paste From an MS-DOS Prompt Window.
Use this tip to start Windows-based programs from a command prompt. You can also use this tip to launch the default Windows application for a document from within a MS-DOS prompt. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Launching Windows Programs or Documents From the MS-DOS Command Prompt.
This tip will show you how to speed up your single or double speed CD drive without buying more hardware/software. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Revving Up Your CD-ROM Drive.
Use this tip to create shortcuts to your favorite audio CD tracks in Windows 95. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Your Favorite Music is Just a Click Away.
This tip shows you a quick shortcut to open up a particular folder, or view of a networked computer. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Popup a Quick Explorer Window Pointing to a Folder.
Get rid of the tilde's (~) in short filenames by editing the registry. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Getting Control Over Your MS-DOS Short Names in Windows 95.
Nest folders within the "Send To" quick menu to let you group similar options. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Creating "Send To" Options for Quick Printing .
Create your own custom start-up logo when Windows 95 boots. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Express Yourself!.
Open documents with applications (other than the default) using the shift key. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Quick way to open documents within Explorer.
By default, files are staged temporarily to Windows 95's Recycle Bin. Here's a tip on permanently deleting those files. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of By-Passing the Recycle Bin.
Do you need to restart Windows, but don't want to wait? Here's a quick restart tip. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Quick Windows Restart.
Use the shift key to popup an Explorer view from Windows 95's My Computer. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Changing to an Explorer View From My Computer #1.
Here are the steps to make the Explorer your default for My Computer. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Making the Explorer View Your Default.
Have Windows 95 automatically keep re-dialing you dial-up network. If you run into busy signals when trying to use dial-up networking, let Windows 95 automate the task of trying to connect. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Auto-Magic Re-Dial.
Here are a couple of tips when using My Computer in Windows 95. Learn the quick way to shut down all the Windows opened using My Computer with a single mouse click. A second tip shows Windows 95 options for copying files, moving files, or creating shortcuts. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of Keyboard (and Mouse) Shortcuts for My Computer.
Use this tip to launch your Windows screen saver from the desktop or by using shortcut keys. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of a Quick Launch Your Windows Screen Saver!.
Use this tip to add a new option to the right-click menu that pops up for folders within Explorer. By Ram Tackett
A ScreenCam Demonstration of A New Explorer is Just a Right-Click Away!.
