Change the Windows 7 Logon Background
Do you sneer at people who use the default Windows desktop? If you want to set yourself apart from your grandma that uses Windows XP’s...
Category : How-To Guides
Instructions on how to tweak and fix things with Windows, Linux, and hardware
Purchasing a DVD Recorder
DVD (“Digital Versatile Disk”) players and recorders have all but replaced the VCR (“Video Cassette Recorder”) and its associated analogue technology, at the heart of...
Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Keyboard shortcuts have been in the Windows operating system since its inception, but the Windows key started appearing about the time Windows 95 rolled out....
How to Enable Command Prompt Scrolling from the Keyboard
If you are a system administrator, then you probably find yourself using the Windows Command Prompt more often than most people. When running this window,...
Windows 7 Programs not launching
The culprit is HSMGR.EXE. After I killed this process tree (and one for HSMGR64 since I'm on a 64-bit OS) then all the programs ran...
File Systems Explained
File systems are an integral part of any operating systems with the capacity for long term storage. There are two distinct parts of a file...
Upgrade Your Laptop RAM in Less than 5 Minutes
This article is set up in two parts, one part about RAM overview and a second part about RAM upgrade. If you are curious on...
Why Ethernet Needs Jumbo Frames
Whether or not Gigabit Ethernet (and beyond) should support frame sizes (i.e. packets) larger than 1500 bytes has been a topic of great debate. With...
Where to Locate Your Personal Server Room
The decision is not clear cut about whether to keep your server room in house or to use a co-location. Some experts suggest that for...
Overburning: An Intro to the Dark Side
We’ve all been there. You get that file that is just a little too big for the data disc you wish to back it up...
Building a Media Center PC Part 2
Not too long ago I realized that I could pretty much write whatever I wanted and get away with it. So I decided that I...
Apps purchased on iPhone Won't Sync to iTunes
The issue I'm tackling today is the problem with apps that I've purchased directly on my iPhone. These apps do not appear in the Applications...
10 Ways to Increase iPhone 3G’s Battery Life
Some people think of the iPhone as a phone with a mini-computer built in, and others use it as an “always-on” pico-computer that happens to have a cell...
Building a Media Center PC Part 1
I got this wild idea in my head a few months ago that I wanted to build a Media Center for my bedroom. Our digital...
Linux Firewall Part 3: Selecting Your Hardware
As mentioned in the previous segment, you can create a professional-level firewall using old hardware that you would otherwise throw away. Some people may choose...