Information Tips
Battery Status
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
For
computers with APM functionality, clicking on the battery icon in the Tray status
area brings up a detailed battery meter.
Disk Space
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
To see how
much disk space is free, use your right mouse button to click the icon for the
drive in My Computer; then click Properties.
Display Disk Information
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
Get
information in text and graphical form about your disks by selecting them in My
Computer, then right-clicking and selecting Properties.
Free Space
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
To check
how much free space you have on your hard drive, look at the bottom of your
Explorer window on the right side. It will show you free space in parentheses.
Get Battery Info
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
Get info
about your laptop battery by holding your mouse over the battery icon on the
Task bar.
Internet Trace-Route Utility
Platform:
Windows 95
User Level:
Beginner
Submitted
by: Scott Kemmerle
Windows 95 has
a Useful little utility called TRACERT.EXE that will show you the different
hops your IP request takes to reach its destination. It also will show you
where information is slowing down on the net. Bring up the DOS prompt in a
window while online and type TRACERT WWW.SOMEPLACE.COM(or org, net, gov, etc.).
Each destination is 'pinged' 3 times and each ping returns a response time.
Generally, anything under 200ms is good, 200ms and up may indicate a busy
server. If you get a '*' this may indicate a REAL BUSY server(ignore *'s
between you and your server). Also, try going to one of the listed IP's instead
of www.someplace.com.
Properties Abound!
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
Just about
everything in Windows 95 has properties. Sometimes if you’re trying to
customize something, try to right-click on it, and see if there’s a
"Properties" menu entry. The keyboard shortcut is usually Alt+Enter.
For instance, in Explorer, you can view a file’s properties such as the date
and time it was last modified.
Put Your Two Cents In
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
Windows 95
Help menus are helpful, but they don't always speak your language. You can put
in your own two cents by annotating any topic. It's like pasting a sticky note
right on it. Right-mouse click the window of an open topic and choose Annotate.
Speak (type) your mind in the box that pops up and click Save. From now on,
you'll see a little paper clip any time you open that topic. Click the paper
clip to read your notes. To get rid of the note, open it and click the Delete
button.
Quick Properties
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
Bring up
the Properties dialog quickly by holding down the ALT key and double-clicking
on the object of your choice.
Taskbar Printer Icon
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
When you
print a document, a printer icon appears on the Taskbar. Double-click it to see
a list of documents waiting to print.
Tool Tips
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
To learn
what any toolbar button is for, you can rest your mouse pointer on the button
for a few seconds.
Tool Tips in the Task Bar
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
Get tool tip
info about any minimized item by holding the mouse over the minimized item in
the task bar.
Use Quick View
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
When you
right click certain file types, an Quick View option appears. Use this option
to take a quick peak at the files contents, without having to wait to launch
the file's native application.
Viewing Fonts
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
You can see
examples of all your fonts by opening the WINDOWS\FONTS folder and double
clicking on any of the fonts. You can even print out examples of each font.
What’s
Today’s Date?
Platform:
Windows 95/98/NT
User Level:
Beginner
Hold the
mouse pointer over the Taskbar clock to see the date displayed.
Windows 95 Resource Kit
Platform:
Windows 95
User Level:
Beginner
If you are
curious about the more intimate workings of Windows 95, you can access the
Windows 95 Resource Kit which is hidden on the installation CD-ROM. Put the
installation CD in your drive, browse to the d:\admin\reskit\helpfile folder
(where d: is your CD-ROM Drive), and double click on WIN95RK.HLP. This will
access the resource kit.