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Tech Tips

Minimizing a window means to close the window, without completely closing it. There is a place on the toolbar (where the Start button is) at the bottom of the desktop where you can restore (reopen) any window you have minimized. The shortcut is to hold the Windows Key down and then press the M Key.

On a mouse you usually have three options, left click, right click and the scroll wheel. Left click – makes the computer take action Right click – gives you a menu Wheel – vertically scrolls the window you have open

In the upper right hand corner of all windows are three choices: Minimize, Maximize or Close. A quicker way to change the size of a window is to simply Double click on the title bar, normally the blue bar. Also you can move a window if you click and hold onto the title bar. The window will stay wherever you let go of the click.

Spyware comes from surfing the net. It is installed on your computer to track your travels on the internet, give you pop-ups or direct you to specific sites. One indicator that you’re infected is a general slow-down when booting your computer or when opening and using programs. Getting rid of spyware is not accomplished through one program. Usually you must run several different anti-spyware programs to clean it. Some examples of good anti-spyware programs include Mircosoft Anti-Spyware, Ad-Aware Personal Edition and Spybot.