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Who says you can’t carry a torch for a toolbar? While shortcuts and toolbars are ubiquitous to Windows, the Quick Launch toolbar was my favorite. Windows ditched (disabled) it in Windows 7. I would have settled for Son of Quick Launch, but now you and […]
You are likely all familiar with the scenario, where a fresh installation of the operating system is required and there is no full system image backup available, or maybe when migrating to a new operating system. We have our data backups in place so we’re
Files You Should Backup But Probably Don’t: Part 1 Read More »
You use folders every day on your computer. If you find yourself clicking more than once to get to your most often used folder, or you’re always making adjustments in the folder view, or you wish files would open where you want them to –
A recent announcement from Tami Reller, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft’s Windows division, has now confirmed a number of previous speculations regarding the upcoming Windows 8 release. In keeping with Microsoft’s conventional naming policy, the update to Windows 8, which has
Windows 8.1 (aka ‘Blue’): A Free upgrade for existing Win 8 users Read More »
Fake Anti-Virus programs and Ransomware have both been around for a while now. Fake Anti-virus (AKA Rogue Security Software) in particular was very prevalent during 2010, with Ransomware coming to prominence more recently. It appears the cybercrooks are now combining both these threats into a
Aero peek is one of the ‘Aero’ features that are among my pet hates. I say among my pet hates, but in reality I just find it a waste of time as it is a feature I will never use or see a use for.
As promised here is part two in which I will tell you another way to make your computer speak the time but using third party software and why I chose to use an app. First, a little more on part one and why I chose
There is no doubting that the internet is a wonderful resource for information, but it also has another murkier side. No, I’m not talking about porn… I’m talking about the many ludicrous headlines which are are obviously designed specifically to attract attention… often with absolutely
The Windows mouse has many uses with right click and left click, you could write untold pages on all the functions of the buttons in all the apps and programs available to Windows, but the poor ole mouse wheel rarely gets a mention. So,
Are you a person that can easily get lost in time on your computer? By that I mean do you lose track of time when you perhaps have other things to do? If so, here is a ‘Geeky’ trick to make your computer tell you
If you liked ‘God’ mode in Windows 7 then you can easily set up ‘Super’ mode in Windows 8. I say ‘Super’ Mode because that is how it’s referred to now. I have written about CLSID and GUID commands before and there are a few
One of the most useless keys on the Windows keyboard in my opinion is the Caps Lock key. In fact, I’d go so far as to say it’s more of a hindrance than a help. Why? Because it doesn’t have any useful function other than
If you’ve been hiding out in the woodshed for the past several weeks you may not be aware that Microsoft is planning on releasing their first major update to Windows 8. A Service Pack, if you will, with a super secret code name of “Blue”
This tutorial involves editing the registry so create a system restore point and/or backup your registry before proceeding. By default, after installing updates in Windows 8 you are notified that you have 3 days to restart your machine. After this time your machine will start
