Tip of the Day How to Block Specific Websites on Your Computer

How to Block Specific Websites on Your Computer

You might have the knowledge of how to block and unblock selected sites in browsers like Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, but what about blocking specific websites on all browsers? If you block some websites on your computer, nobody can access them through any means unless you decide to unblock them. It's easy, so let's check it out!

The need to block sites arises due to different reasons. Most often parents wish to block those sites that are not appropriate for their children, especially those related to pornography, social networking and gambling. In some instances, the spamming sites and unsecure sites that pose a problem for the frequent surfers can be restricted by blocking the problematic URLs.

All you have to do is explained here.

Go to the Start>Run and type “cmd”. Click on OK so that the Command Prompt Window appears.

Quick Tips Facebook Alt Codes

Facebook Alt Codes

An Alt Code is a number, or series of numbers that when pressed in conjunction with the Alt key produces a cute little symbol like a heart or smiley face.

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Tip of the Day Windows 7 Jump Lists & Snaps

Windows 7 Jump Lists & Snaps

Jump Lists are one of the coolest features of Windows 7. Today we will take a closer look at this feature in this article. Jump Lists are designed to make it easier to find what you want and perform common operations associated with applications.

Jump List feature in a nutshell:
Jump Lists are little application-specific Start menus. They are found on the application icons that appear on the Taskbar when an application is open or pinned to the Taskbar. Jump Lists on Start menu appear differently than on Taskbar, but their functionality is the same. They contain the application's shortcut, the ability to toggle pinning, ability to close one or all windows, access to specific tasks associated with applications and provide a list of documents or destinations depending on the applications that are open.

Quick Tips Search Functionality in the Command Prompt

Search Functionality in the Command Prompt

You read that right; you can search for stuff in your Command Prompt, which surprised the heck out of me, too.

Here's what you do:

Open a Command Prompt by going to Start and then typing in “cmd” minus quotes in your search bar. You should see something like this at the top:



Press Enter and your Command Prompt should open up.