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How To: Install Windows 8 in a Virtual Machine
** This is a lengthy post with lots of pictures which are clickable to view full size. Following the included steps should take approximately 30 minutes, but well worth it! Your CPU must have virtualization support, which most newer CPU’s do but it may have
Windows 8 Consumer Preview (formerly know as Beta) is Live!
Today marks a turning point in Microsoft’s history. A new operating system. A new interface. A new direction, so to speak. Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system has just been released for you to try as what is called a “Consumer Preview”. It is a chance
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How To: Prevent taskbar icon stacking in Win 7
Whenever you open multiple instances of the same application in Windows 7 it will stack the Taskbar icons one behind the other with no textual indication. So, in order to switch between instances, you need to hover the mouse cursor over the icon to reveal
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Market share figures – an interesting start to 2012!
Market share percentages for the first month of 2012 reveal some interesting statistics, not the least of which is concerning major browsers. Google Chrome shows a decrease in market share for the first time since its inception 3 years ago. During that time Chrome has
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How To: Add expanded view to start menu items in Win 7
This is no biggee but it is a time (click) saver and a little tip I have found personally to be quite useful. Say, for example, you wanted to access an item in Control Panel; normally you need to click on Control Panel in the
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Getting Rid of Clutter
The phrase “graphical disk map” is a general description for a group of software, both commercial and free, which tells you the size of a folder or file with a graphical representation, OR it is actually the precise name of a specific piece of software
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Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Preview
According to Nilay Patel at The Verge, Apple has announced the developer preview of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. It is the next iteration in the Mac operating system but ‘Mac’ is conspicuously absent in its name. Mountain Lion includes new features such as Notification
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How To: Add additional time zones to sys tray clock in Win 7
A simple but useful option available in Windows 7, which many may not be aware of, is the ability to display up to 2 additional time zones via the System Tray Clock. Living in Oz and continually battling the time differences, I have found this
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Windows 8: Consumer Preview set for February 29th
Reports are circulating that Microsoft is planning to debut Windows 8 Beta in Barcelona on February 29th. Nothing has actually been confirmed but events do appear to backup the assertion. Microsoft has always claimed it would release Windows 8 Beta (what it refers to as
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Ubuntu set to dump menus
Ubuntu has long been considered one the most innovative distros among the Linux set and Ubuntu developers are now planning an initiative which should not only make Linux fans sit up and take notice but maybe create ripples in Windowsland too. Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth
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Are You an IT Cave Man? – Part 1: Computer Servers
Are You an IT Cave Man? – Part 1: Computer Servers What’s Ancient, Tired and Wired in IT If you’ve been in a cave for the last five years you’ve missed some amazing advances in Information Technology. Yes, you are now an IT Cave Man!
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11 Ways Businesses Waste Their IT Investments
Here’s a quick list of the top 11 ways I’ve found that Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) misuse their Information Technology and waste their money: Put your “server room” in the women’s restroom. (Yes… I saw this at one small business!) Wait until your new
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Windows 8 to include new ‘Refresh your PC’ feature
You will no doubt be familiar with the ‘Restore to Factory Settings’ option which has been available on some brand PCs. Well it appears Microsoft is planning to include a very similar feature as standard in Windows 8. The new feature, known as ‘Refresh’, fulfills Microsoft’s
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