For INTERNET EXPLORER:

1. Click ‘Tools’

2. Click ‘Internet Options’

3. Under the ‘General’ tab, type in the website address of your choice and then click the ‘Use Current’ button.

4. Click ‘OK’

For FIREFOX:

1. Click ‘Tools’ in the Firefox’s Taskbar (at the top)
2. Click ‘Options’

3. At the ‘Home Page’ window, type in the website address of your choice (You may type more than one address)

4. Click the ‘Use Current Pages’ button

5. Click ‘OK’

What are Hotkeys? Hotkeys are keyboard shortcuts that can perform predetermined functions. Whereas originally these functions have to be done via some indirect mechanisms, such as using a menu, typing a longer command, and/or using a pointing device, hotkeys can save you time and effort by reducing such sequences to a few keystrokes only. Therefore, it’s to your advantage to master as many as you can.

For example, in Windows, usually to undo a mistake you will have to select Undo from the Edit menu. But there’s an easier way. Instead of navigating to the Edit menu at the top left of the window, you can simply hold down the Ctrl key and press the letter Z on your keyboard.

Doing this will undo your last action. To redo an action that you had “undone”, try pressing Ctrl - Y.

First of all, figure out whether the problem lies at your end or ISP’s. If without intervention from you or your ISP (Internet Service Provider), the connection starts to work again, then most certainly the problem lies with the ISP. And what you’re experiencing is commonly known as a service outage.

Service outages for residential  users are common occurrence. that’s nothing you can do about it. You may complain to your ISP but in the short run, it’s better you just try and work around them.
The way to go about it is, after a service outage, switch off your DSL or cable modem, wireless router, if you have one and your computer, and then back on again after approximately 10 seconds in the above order.

Does your internet connection fly like an eagle or crawl like a tortoise? Is it just your imagination, or is it really slow today? Whether you are using a broadband connection or just plain old dial-up connection, a bandwidth speed test will let you know your actual connection speed.

There are a number of free broadband speed tests available online. My favorite is SpeakEasy (http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/). Just click on the server that is nearest to your location and it will begin to test your download and upload speeds automatically.

You can send an e-mail to a group of people without displaying all their addresses by using the following method:

1. Address the e-mail messasge to yourself

2. Then enter your recipients’ addresses in the “BCC” line of your email composition window. (Click “Add Bcc” for Gmail or  ”Show BCC” for Yahoo)

Your recipients will receive your email without all their addresses listed at the top.