Add / Remove shadow effect for Mac screenshots

First of all, you need to open Terminal: Go to your Applications folder. Open the Utilities folder. Open the Terminal application. Enter the following lines into Terminal depending on what setting you wish to change: To remove the drop shadow effect Enter the following line into Terminal and press Enter: defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool… Continue reading Add / Remove shadow effect for Mac screenshots

Microsoft Outlook error when opening hyperlinks

Problem When trying to open hyperlinks within an email while using Microsoft Outlook, you receive the message “Cannot complete this operation due to restrictions on this computer. Contact system administrator.” Solution Click “Start” to open up the start menu. Click on “Default Programs” Click on “Set your default Programs” In the list of applications locate “Internet Explorer”… Continue reading Microsoft Outlook error when opening hyperlinks

No audio devices visible in sound properties on Toshiba laptop

Problem When you are trying to use the inbuilt microphone on your Toshiba laptop, no sound is detected . Cause The inbuilt microphone / speakers have been disabled. Solution Click on the Start menu. Click on Control Panel. If you can see “Hardware and Sound”, click that and then click Sound. Otherwise, click on the… Continue reading No audio devices visible in sound properties on Toshiba laptop

ActiveX error when using Skype

Problem When using Skype, you see the following error occur repeatedly. “One or more ActiveX controls could not be displayed because either: 1) Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page, or 2) You have blocked a publisher of one of the controls. As a result, the page may not display correctly.”… Continue reading ActiveX error when using Skype