How to remotely view the MAC address

Would you like to remotely view the MAC address of the computers on your network?  Here's how to do it:

1. Click Start / Windows Logo
2. On Run type cmd
3. Type GETMAC /S [system] (e.g. GETMAC /S computer10)

How to Syncronize MS Outlook Address Book with Black Berry

 
Connect the Black Berry via USB or Bluetooth, once connected run the Black Berry Desktop Manager and follow these procedures:

1. Click Syncronization
2. Select Microsoft Outlook
3. Click Two Way Sync
4. Select Outlook and click Next
5. Click Finish
6. Click Syncronize 
7. Put a tick mark on "Syncronize organizer data" and click Syncronize button

Virtual Memory

Did you know that there is an alternative way of increasing the memory of your computer even if you don’t buy a memory stick?  This is cost saving because you won't spend a single penny. Before you do this make sure that you have plenty of space on your hard drive because it will eat up a portion of its free space. 

This is how to do it:

Windows Vista and 7:
1. Click Windows Logo
2. Click Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Click System and Maintenance
5. Click System
5. Click Advanced System Setting
6. Click Advanced tab
7. Click Advance tab
8. Under Virtual Memory click Change button
9. Uncheck “Autonatically manage paging file size for all drives”
10. Click Custom Size
11. On Initial Size (MB) input an initial size higher than the “Recommended” size which you will see under “Total paging file size for all drives”
12. On Maximum Size (MB) input an initial size higher than the “Currently Allocated” size which you will see under “Total paging file size for all drives” 
13. Click Set button
14. Click OK button


Windows XP:
1. Click Start
2. Click Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Click System
5. Click Advanced Tab
6. Under Performance click Settings button
7. Click Advance Tab
8. Under Virtual Memory click Change button
9. Click Custom Size
10. On Initial Size (MB) input an initial size higher than the “Recommended” size which you will see under “Total paging file size for all drives”
11. On Maximum Size (MB) input an maximum size higher than the “Currently Allocated” size which you will see under “Total paging file size for all drives” 
12. Click Set button
13. Click OK button

How to Setup Gmail on Thunderbird

1. Login to Gmail
2. Click on Settings
3. Click on Forwarding POP/IMAP
4. Click Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on
5. Alternatively, you may enable IMAP instead of POP if you prefer to use IMAP
6. Save your setting
7. Open Thunderbird
8. Click on Tools
9. Click on Account Settings
10. Click on Account Actions
11. Click Add Mail Account
12. Type your name, email address and password
13. Put a tick mark on Remember Password
14. Click Continue
15. Wait for a while until TB creates the setting and then click on Create Account
16. That's it, happy emailing using Gmail on TB

How To Share An Excel File

There are times that several users would like to work on one excel file all at the same time. Excel has this feature of sharing the workbook. Ideally, the shared workbook has to be saved in a shared folder on the network accessible to the other users.  Here's how you are going to do it:

1. Open an excel file
2. Go to Review menu (if you're using MS Office 2007)
3. Click on Share Workbook
4. On Editing tab put a tick on "Allow changes by more than one user at the same time...."
5. Click OK
6. A confirmation window will appear whether you want to continue, just click on OK
7. Click on Protect Shared Workbook
8. Put a tick mark on "Sharing with track changes"
9. You'll notice the word "shared" in square bracket right beside your file name because you've just shared your excel file.
 
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How to Create Two Partitions in Windows 7

If you would like to have two partitions on your computer you may follow this procedure:

1.  Click Start or the Windows Logo
2.  Click Control Panel
3.  Click System and Security
4.  Click Create and format hard disk partitions
5.  The Disk Management Window will come out, right beside the Disk0 select Drive C:
6.  Right click on Drive C: and then click Shrink Volume
7.  On the "Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB" you may type your desired space or use the suggested amount of space
8.  Click Shrink button
9.  You will notice there the newly added Free Space you right click on that and click New Volume
10. Click Next
11. Click Next
12. Click Next and leave as is the Simple volume size in MB
13. On the "Assign the following drive letter:" you may select the drive assignment you wish or leave it as is and click Next
14. On the "File System" you may select FAT or NTFS, the default is NTFS and then click Next
15. Click Finish
16. That's it, you will notice the newly added drive right beside Drive C: