What is my BIOS? - Use a New Browser Window - Cool Site of the Day - Browser Tricks

Q:
What is my BIOS?

A:
BIOS(basic input / output system) is basically the "software" the computer uses for it's most basic operations (accessing memory, disks, processors, etc.). This "software" is built into the computer's motherboard, so don't worry about losing it if your hard drive crashes.

Note that these are NOT Windows settings, these are the "core" settings for your computer. You normally can get at them by pressing the DEL key a few seconds after you turn your computer on (this can vary from machine to machine though).

Most BIOS setups allow you to configure hard drive parameters, set the time, type of floppy disk drives, memory timing, and so on. It's probably an area that's best left alone unless you are an experienced computer user. I've seen more than one computer that was rendered useless from tampering with these settings.

Tip of the Day - Using a new Browser Window

Use A New Browser Window

Know what I hate? Anchovies on my pizza and recycled browser windows. You don't know what a recycled browser window is you say? Let's illustrate this idea with an example.

You have a web page open that you're checking out. An e-mail comes in and you decide to switch to your e-mail program. As you check out the new e-mail, you see a friend has sent you a link to a cool web page. So, you click the link and it loads in place of the page you were originally looking at. You catch yourself yelling, "Hey, stop! I was lookin' at that!"

Sure, you can always hit your Back button to go back to your original page, but wouldn't it be nicer if the e-mail link would just open up in a new window?

Good news- it can with just a couple of clicks of your mouse!

1. Open up Explorer and select the Tools menu, Internet Options.

2. Under the Advanced tab, look for the Browsing section. Now, look for a check box labeled "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts". Uncheck that puppy and you're all set.

Oh, here's a note - If you're using a pre 5.0 version of Explorer, you're looking to check (not uncheck) a checkbox labeled "Browse in a new process". I know, it's cryptic, but that's what it's called.

Also, your Internet Options on older versions of Explorer may be under the view menu.

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