Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

One of the best resources I have for my Windows computer is the “Task Manager.” (Right click on your sidebar, and in the menu that appears, choose “Task Manager.” A new window will appear with several tabs. The Task manager shows what is currently running on your computer at the moment. The “Processes” tab has [...]

The “Blue Screen of Death.” *shudders* It’s a rather humorous name for a really, REALLY lousy event– it means your computer has crashed. Sometimes it may just mean that your computer is having a really bad day (it happened to me when I was trying to uninstall an old anti-virus program and reinstall another– duh!!). [...]

This site here has a good, easy tutorial on how to install Windows Games. But you can also uninstall Windows Games, or other certain Windows Features that you may not want installed. For example, I like to play Spider Solitaire from time to time, but I have absolutely no need for Purble Place, Free Cell, [...]

If there’s ANYTHING worth learning about or worth inventing, it’s battery hacks or tips, or some kind of invention that makes batteries last forever. This website I found doesn’t present any great new technological device to save me $1000 a year, but it has some really neat tips! The one I found very useful is [...]

I happened upon an interesting post by Staci at Just Bloggled, when she was confronted with a nasty surprise image after opening an email. Staci assumed the email was from a legitimate source, opened it, and got quite a shock. She was very glad the kids weren’t around at the time, either. I’m going to [...]

At wit’s end and have no geek in the family to call for help? There’s a really cool online service called Computer Hope. Guess what- it’s free! I think this is terrific! The website itself is very helpful, with a “word of the day,” latest updates and news, and some common questions and solutions. Besides [...]