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Take Ownership of Windows System Files

Alan McCloskeyMay 11, 2007June 21, 20143

It always happens, even in Windows XP... you need to move or delete some files, but Windows gives you an error that you need permission

How to Auto-Login with Windows 7

Alan McCloskeyMay 9, 2007August 1, 20140

Since your Media Center is set up to be an appliance, there’s no need to login every time it boots. Although it will automatically login

GeForce 8600 a good upgrade?

Alan McCloskeyApr 26, 2007November 28, 20140

I currently have an XFX nVidia 7800 video card, and it runs great, but I’m tempted into buying one of the newer 8600 cards. Some

OEMs Lick Vista’s Balls

Daniël PielageApr 6, 2007November 28, 20140

Is it just me or is the whole Vista hype going AWOL? Don’t get me wrong… I like Vista and the way it works, although

Accelerate Video Conversion With ATI GPU

Guest WriterApr 4, 2007November 28, 20143

We have largely become a desensitized society. We have a phenomenal amount of advertisements and product hype blasted into our ears and our eyes on

Nikon D200 or D80?

Alan McCloskeyApr 2, 2007November 28, 20140

I was going back and forth about getting the D-200 or D-80, and I’ve pretty much determined that the only real difference is bragging rights.

VRMan screensavers back online!

Alan McCloskeyMar 8, 2007November 28, 20140

Back in the day when 3d accelerators were brand new (remember the Voodoo 1?), VRMan made some incredibly innovative screensavers. I remember watching the Christmas

Screensaver doesn’t come on in Vista

Alan McCloskeyMar 5, 2007August 1, 20140

I had an issue on two of my computers where the screen saver would never start. I could preview the screen saver, but no matter

Enable New Window Effects in Vista

Alan McCloskeyMar 1, 2007August 1, 20140

The transitions in Windows Vista are neat, but there’s only one of them. Everyone keeps talking about how Vista is so much like Mac OS

Google Secrets You Never Knew

Alan McCloskeyFeb 28, 2007November 28, 20140

Google is a great general-purpose search engine, and is so popular that many people refer to searching for something on the Internet as “Googling”. Ubiquitous

Best and Worst DVD Media

Alan McCloskeyFeb 25, 2007November 28, 20140

BEST DVD-R discs ================ Disc trade name (ID) Burns within standards with… / comments 1. Maxell DVD-R 1-4x (TYG01) All except Sony DRU-530 / superior

Fix ‘COM Surrogate Has Stopped Working’ Error

Alan McCloskeyFeb 25, 2007July 31, 20140

It appears that the problem is not Divx, but Nero 7. Rename this file...

Hardware MPEG Card

Alan McCloskeyFeb 7, 2007November 28, 20140

The best solution is to use a hardware MPEG video card… that way when you capture the video you have fewer recompression steps and the

AMD X2 and Intel Conrow

Alan McCloskeyFeb 6, 2007November 28, 20140

The X2 3800+ was my favorite processor until the Intel Conroe came around. I understand that not alot of people can afford a new processor,

What is Windows Vista? (part 2)

Alan McCloskeyJan 30, 2007November 28, 20140

Some notable Windows XP features and components have been replaced or removed in Windows Vista. Perhaps the most significant of these is the removal of