Unable to Save to Moved Favorites Folder in IE7
Vista is very good at protecting users from their own idiocy… so much so that it can be a chore for Power Users who mess...
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Removing Unnecessary Services in Windows 7
There are lots of little programs used by the Windows operating system that take up memory, waste disk space and CPU clock cycles. These programs...
Defeat ‘COM Surrogate Has Stopped Working’ Errors When Playing Videos
If you have a bunch of video files, then you probably also have a bunch of video and audio codecs (Divx, Xvid, MPEG-4, AC3, etc.)...
Hide Windows System Tray Icons
The clock, the current volume, the network status, and the power plan all can be displayed or hidden in Vista’s system tray. Here are the...
Speed Up Windows Searches
Vista’s search capabilities have changed a little from previous Windows versions, and is supposed to index files Instant Search is one of the best aspects...
Move Windows Mail Storage Folder
Windows Mail stores your email, folders, accounts, newsgroup and other information in its own storage folder. Here's how to move Windows Mail storage folder....
Waiting in Line For iPhone 3G
“Don’t go to an Apple store,” Steve Jobs has advised. “It will be a madhouse there. People will be lined up around the block, sleeping...
Restoring Sleep Mode to Vista Media Center PCs
If you have a Media Center PC, then you no doubt have lots of digital media stored on it. You probably also have this media...
Where did Vista’s Task Manager Go?
Some of us are old enough to remember when the old three-finger salute was used to reboot out computers: a specific key combination recognized at...
Vista Solitaire Cheat (with Screencast)
Ah, Solitaire. It has cost employers millions of dollars in wasted productivity, as it has come with every version of Windows since 3.0 (and possibly...
View Nikon RAW Files (NEF) in Windows
If you are using a professional Nikon digital camera, then you may have discovered how useful the RAW file format is in the digital darkroom....
How to turn off the UAC (annoying confirmation prompts) in Windows 7
If you believe all those Mac commercials, then Windows has been “plagued” with security problems. Many of these problems arise from users inadvertantly installing spyware...
Professionally Repair DVDs Cheaply
If you are a technology junkie then you no doubt have thousands of commercial CDs or DVDs, not to mention thousands more of your own...
Hide Start Menu Documents, Pictures, and Programs
If you have a computer that’s shared by a few others in your home (wife, roommates, sentient demon monkeys), then you want to protect your...