In the Beginning… At the beginning of this century 64-bit computing was starting to become available to the consumer as opposed to only mainframes and scientists. Windows XP 64-bit became available in 2001. Intel provided us with the first 64-bit CPU’s, and I got very […]
Page File vs Swap File Anyone who has used Windows for any length of time is familiar with the Page File. And anyone who is using a Solid State Drive (SSD) has probably moved the Page File to a mechanical drive to help minimize write
Naysayers Beware I’d like to begin by addressing those who would deride Windows 8.x. Either you haven’t given it a reasonable amount of time, or you fall into this group: “The Old Resisting The New”. If you are part of the former group, then spend
Everybody loves music At least, I’ve never met anyone who says they don’t. I even know a guy who is tone-deaf and still loves music. Go figure… As our lives develop we tend to get a sense of what types, or genres, of music we
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What is a RAMDrive? Before I dig into moving files to and from RAMDrives, let me tell you a little about what a RAMDrive is. Its name perfectly describes what it is. It is a Drive that resides in RAM. In other words, with a
Windows and Multiple Monitors I’m lucky enough to own three monitors. I wouldn’t go back to a single monitor setup again without a lot of kicking and screaming. Once you’ve had a taste of a multiple monitor set up, it becomes an addiction. I write
Delete Unused Apps in Bulk Microsoft has always bundled a passel of utilities and applications with its operating systems. Since they don’t know what you’ll use, their solution is to basically give you everything. It’s up to you to decide what you need and don’t
Fireworks Video Taken From a Different View Most of us see fireworks from the ground. How about seeing them from the viewpoint of a drone? Here goes… DJI PHANTOM FIREWORKS from Gasper C on Vimeo. Just for fun and a new perspective. Enjoy! Richard
Windows 8.1 Drive Usage Anyone who has used a Microsoft product for any length of time knows that the company does not have any qualms about how much of your precious hard drive space they use. For example, they don’t mind using 10% of your
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Windows XP’s Fast-Approaching Demise It’s no secret that Windows XP’s life expectancy is a bit grim. April 8th, 2014 is the last breath of life XP will ever see. April 8th is also Patch Tuesday and that’s the breath of life I’m talking about. On
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Spring Cleaning and the rest of the year Every day my computer is scheduled to do a backup in the afternoon. Roughly once a week, I transfer these files to an external hard drive. Once a month I put copies of all these backups on
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Bandwidth Usage and Broadband Caps Our very own Dave Hartsock wrote an article back in 2011 that still makes a lot of sense to me. Some articles seem timeless and this is one of them. You can read “Do Broadband Caps Make Sense” to give
Windows Disk Cleanup – The Gargantuan WinSxS Folder Windows Vista introduced the WinSxS (Side x Side) folder to address problems in previous versions of the operating system. It allowed several versions of the same data libraries to be used from within a single location. Perhaps
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Bypassing the Windows Log On Screen It makes perfect sense in Windows 8 to use your Microsoft account to keep things up-to-date and synchronized. Consider all those “Live Tiles”, for instance, which would otherwise suffer an untimely death due to a lack of Internet sustenance.
