Change Default Folder (Option 1)

In Windows 7, the default location when opening Windows Explorer is the Libraries folder. Here is a simple trick to set a custom location:

1. Right-click on your desktop and select > New > Shortcut.
2. Under Type the location of the item enter: explorer.exe /root,path
3. Then click Next, enter a name for your shortcut, and click Finish.

Note that you need to give the full path to the desired folder. If you wish to point to Computer, paste the following location: explorer.exe /root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Once you have a working shortcut, you can pin it to your taskbar, move it to the QuickLaunch bar or use it from your desktop.

Change Default Folder (Option 2)

To simply change the default Windows Explorer startup folder anywhere, do this:

1. Right-click a folder or the Windows Explorer icon in the taskbar to bring up the jump-list.
2. In the jump-list, right-click on Windows Explorer and select Properties.
3. In the Shortcut tab change the Target to the desired location, as per the list below.

Alternatively, you can also change the properties of any other shortcut you are using to open Windows Explorer.

Potential locations:

• Documents folder: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
• Computer: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /E,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
• Recycle Bin: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /E,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
• Default (Libraries): %windir%\explorer.exe

For information on how to find out the GUID (Globally Unique Identifiers) for your desired location, check out the following article on How-To Geek: Enable the Secret “How-To Geek” Mode in Windows 7

Navigate Windows Explorer With Keyboard Shortcuts

Nothing is more easy and geeky than nifty little keyboard shortcuts. Here are some relevant key combinations to navigate through the Windows Explorer folder structure:

• [Windows] + [E] = launch Windows Explorer
• [ALT] + [RIGHT] = go forward
• [ALT] + [LEFT] = go back
• [ENTER] = open selected folder
• [ALT] + [UP] = move to parent directory
• [ALT] + [TAB] or [F6] = move between focus areas
• [ALT] + [D] = focus on address bar and select current path
• [F4] = open address bar drop-down menu
• [F3] = focus on search bar and drop down search filter options
• [ALT] + [P] = open preview pane
• [ALT] + [ENTER] = view properties of selected file
• [F2] = change file name of selected file
• [F10] = jump to file menu
• [F11] = switch to full screen mode and back
• [CTRL] + mousewheel = change icon size (works almost everywhere, useful in browser)

Gently Terminate & Restart Windows Explorer

When an application hangs and won’t let you close it, or when Windows Explorer crashes, or to see the effects of editing a current user registry entry, what do you typically do? You either log off and back in or you reboot? However, closing and restarting Windows Explorer has the same effect and is much faster.

Here is a safe way to terminate and then restart Windows Explorer in Windows Vista and Windows 7:

1. Go to Start.
2. Click [CTRL] + [SHIFT] while you right-click an empty space of the Start menu.
3. Select Exit Explorer from the menu that appears.

This procedure will gently terminate Windows Explorer, meaning all your folders will close, your desktop will be empty, and the taskbar will be gone. Your system, however, is still running.

To bring Windows Explorer back, do the following:

1. Use the keyboard combination [CTRL] + [SHIFT] + [ESC] to launch the Task Manager.
2. Go to > File > New Task (Run…)
3. Type explorer.exe in the Create New Task text field and click OK.

Et voilà, Windows Explorer is back and fresh as rebooted.

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In this article I will list the most common programs, what type of notifications they put out, and how you can disable them.

Windows System Tray / Notification Area

Generally, you can individually turn off desktop notifications for any programs or services represented in the Windows system tray. Right-click the task-bar and select Properties. Under Notification area click the Customize… button. This will open the respective Control Panel window with a list of icons for any program or service that was ever registered in the notification area.

To turn off the notifications for a specific item, find it in the list, and select Hide icon and notifications from the drop-down menu to its right.

Skype

As far as I’m concerned, Skype is one of the biggest offenders when it comes to annoying notifications. Whenever someone comes online or goes offline, a little message pops up to share the event with you. Haven’t we all seen this obtrusive little notification jump on top of full screen videos or public presentations?

To manage your Skype notifications, click through to > Tools > Options… and switch to the Notifications side tab. Under Notification settings you will find a list of Windows tray notifications which you can check or uncheck.

While you are at it, you can also jump to the Alerts & messages section and turn off the unwelcome Help and Skype tips as well as Promotions.

Thunderbird

Thunderbird is a great desktop email client, but when it comes to notifications, there is room for improvement. It has been a long time since I started from scratch with it, but as far as I remember, the default setting is to show a system tray alert and play a sound.

To stop this impertinence, go to > Tools > Options… In the General tab under When new message arrives you can uncheck the boxes to Show an alert and Play a sound. If you were a fan of incoming email notifications, you could also customize them to include the subject and sender or play a favorite sound. But seriously, who wants that?

Google Talk

When I recently re-installed my computer, I suddenly received all these new email messages and had no idea where they came from, especially since they were turned off in Thunderbird. Finally it dawned on me, that the source was Google Talk.

As with the previous programs, you can easily turn these notifications off if you know where to find them. Click Settings in the top right of Google Talk, then navigate to the Notifications tab and uncheck Show notification for New email.

Windows Balloon Tips

Windows is set up to deal with DAUs (dumbest assumable users). Consequently, it likes to pop up messages about things the average user either doesn’t care about or already knows. These unhelpful notifications are called balloon tips.

To disable balloon tips, go to the Start menu and search for Group Policy. Open the result Edit group policy, then navigate to > User Configuration > Administrative Tasks > Start Menu and Taskbar. In the list find the entry Turn off all balloon notifications and double-click it.

“If you enable this settings, no notification balloons will be shown to the user.” Hence, to disable the balloon notifications, you have to select Enabled for this setting. To enable the balloon tips, select Disabled or set it to Not Configured.

You can also disable or enable balloon tips with a registry hack. A registry fix for either enabling or disabling the tips, which will save you messing around with the registry itself, is available from SevenForums.

Do you frequently have to write essays or do you enjoy undisturbed creative writing? Check out OmmWriter, which I have reviewed here – Meet Your Writing Deadlines In A Distraction-Free Writing Environment With OmmWriter.

What do you find most distracting when you work on your computer and are there any notifications you have struggled to get rid of?

Image credits: Kitch Bain

Please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. Album submissions, suggestions, and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com] are most welcome!

Arundel – Olive Caves

Genre: ambient, electronic, soundscapes, trip hop

From their Facebook page: “Arundel is the name encompassing many of the musical creations of Brisbane (Australia) resident Lucas Arundell. He plays the role of songwriter, composer, arranger and producer, creating a broad range of songs, grooves, soundscapes, remixes and instrumental pieces.”
Arundel is supported by the independent record label Paper Street Records. You can view the video for the title track A Deep Freeze here.

Olive Caves is a name your price download from Bandcamp. Donations to support the artist and his team are most appreciated.

Magic City – Little Bits EP

Genre: alternative, indie, dreampop, lo-fi, rock

Magic City is a lo-fi indie band from Chicago, Illinois. Their record label writes about the album: “Magic City is this kind of band as their music is a dreamy commentary about life, love, and the human condition. Releasing their E.P. Little Bits back in November, Magic City launched itself onto the Chicago music scene as butterflies dreaming of being people. This is not to say that their music is petty in any way as their E.P. is fantastic. The thing about Little Bits is that its sound and lyrics are draped in an ephemeral curtain of dreamscapes and distortions.
But behind these dreamscapes and distortions Lauren Whitacre meows about how hard it is sometimes to be a person. Her vocals are in a similar way to PJ Harvey’s but her lyrical messages are far more draped in blue than Harvey’s could ever be.”

Little Bits EP is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Spiral – The Traveler

Genre: progressive, rock, ambient, psychadelic rock, art rock

From the album page: “This is part 2 of a planned trilogy of records telling the story of Rip and his daughter Anomoly. To listen to part 1 “The Capital in Ruins” please follow this link: thespiral.bandcamp.com/album/the-capital-in-ruins And look forward to part 3, which is in the works.”
Spiral was previously featured on Sound Sunday with their albums Citizen, The Capital in Ruins, Machine, and Your Kindness Let a Monster In.

The Traveler is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Galway – Mria

Genre: indie, pop, chillwave, dreamgaze, dreampop

Galway are four young guys from Moscow, Russia. Mria contains some re-recordings of earlier material, embedded in a selection of new songs, which they recorded over the past couple of months. It is an album of indie pop melodies muffled in atmospheric sounds. Catchy guitar solos and energizing drums occasionally break through the soundscape, such as in my favorite song of the album Each Of Us Loves Space Tears.

Mria is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Glass Kites – Selftitled

Genre: alternative, progressive, ambient, experimental, dreampop, rock

From their Facebook page: “Wowing audiences with emotive progressions, hypnotic grooves, lush walls of sound, joyful lyricism, and unique progressive composition Glass Kites caters to the music fan yearning to be impacted and enveloped.”
The record was recorded at Vancouver’s Warehouse Studio.

The selftitled album Glass Kites is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Something Fiction – Botany

Genre: alternative, electronic, experimental, progressive, psychedelic

From their Last.fm page: “Something Fiction is an experimental music project formed by vocalist/instrumentalist/producer Matt Humble, guitarist Raul Rodriguez, and percussionist Nick Greder of San Antonio, Texas. The music combines electronic synth sounds with ethnic and acoustic instruments supported by a vibrato driven vocal performance.”

Botany is a free download from Bandcamp.

Mindthings – Resonance

Genre: ambient, electronic, chillout, chillwave, dreampop

Mindthings is the music project of Clément Peres, an event producer, illustrator, and music composer from Bordeaux, France. Resonance is his sixth album.

Resonance is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Giraffage – Comfort

Genre: indie, ambient, electronic, dreampop, hip hop

From Giraffage’s Last.fm page: “Giraffage is the creation of 21-year old multi-instrumentalist/producer Charlie Yin of San Francisco, California. The general sound of Giraffage is described as a weaver of refreshingly crisp electro dream pop tunes that thread their way through loose-knit grooves and tightly-toothed rhythms. Gaining inspiration from things as diverse as dreams or the weather, Giraffage evokes a woozy yet familiar mood that is sure to stimulate your eardrums and leave you feeling a sense of nostalgia and melancholy.”

Comfort is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Kleptonaut – The Golden Age Of Space Travel

Genre: ambient, electronic, downtempo

From the album page: “All music is built on the shoulders of the road traveled by giants and gnats. This music sometimes follows that road and tries to get some speed, and when it’s lucky, and you happen to be on board, it just might lift off and surprise you.
These 10 tracks were all made in the last year. Moogfest 2010 was a major recent inspiration. Michelle is a perpetual inspiration. This album was mostly for her as she has been my main audience of 1.
The album is free for the taking to any ears willing to lend themselves.
Any single person paying for the album, before or after downloading it, will encourage me greatly to make more music.”

The Golden Age Of Space Travel is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Symphony of Science – Symphony of Science Bundle v1?.?3

Genre: electronic, remix, symphony

From the project’s homepage: “The Symphony of Science is a musical project of John D Boswell, designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form. The project owes its existence in large measure to the classic PBS Series Cosmos, by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, and Steve Soter, as well as all the other featured figures and visuals. Continuation of the videos relies on generous support from fans and followers.”

Symphony of Science Bundle v1?.?3 is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

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This week we owe our gratitude to:

Best Answer of the Week – Susendeep Dutta

1st Runner Up – Karkala Nayak

2nd Runner Up – Smayonak

Congratulations to the winners!

Great questions can provide great insights. These are the best of the past week:

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1. Customize Folder Options

Using the folder options you can tweak the appearance and behavior of your folders. You can reveal hidden files, edit the display of icons and thumbnails, or control how searches are performed.

You can access the Windows 7 folder options in several different ways. When you presently have a folder open, click Organize in the top left and then select Folder and search options from the menu. Another way is to search for the term ‘folder options‘ in the Start menu search and open the respective result under the Control Panel header. Finally, you can access the folder options via the Control Panel under Appearance and Personalization (screenshot below).

Clicking on Folder Options will launch the window displayed below. Within the General tab you can adjust basic things, such as the behavior of the Explorer navigation pane. I highly recommend to check both boxes. Before you do that, open a folder and see how it behaves after you hit Apply.

Switching over to the View tab, you can get into some more juicy details, such as enabling the folder menu pane, enabling the restoring of previous folder windows at logon, or enabling the use of check boxes to select items. An example of a customized folder is shown in the screenshot below.

2. Optimize File View & Preview

How do you prefer to view your files inside a folder? Do you like to view a list with details or just icons? You can set a different view for each folder, which is very convenient as folders contain different things that each demand a custom setting. To cycle through the different view options, simply click the respective button (red).

In the screenshot above you can see a preview of the selected image on the right. You can enable or disable the preview pane, as well as other panes, under > Organize > Layout.

3. Pin Favorite Folders To Explorer Jump List

The jump list is the list of options that come up when you right-click any item in the taskbar. To access specific folders faster, you can pin them to the Explorer jump list. This can help with un-cluttering the desktop. Simply right-click a folder icon inside Explorer and drag the folder to the taskbar (black). It will automatically be added to the Explorer jump list.

By the way, if your Windows Explorer is not currently pinned to the taskbar (icon with red frame in screenshot above), simply open any folder, e.g. your computer, right-click its icon in the taskbar and select Pin this program to taskbar from the menu.

Were these improvements not quite good enough? You might want to look into alternative file managers to replace Windows Explorer, for example these:

• SE-Explorer: A Portable Full-Featured Windows Explorer Alternative
• Forget Windows Explorer, Explorer++ Is The Perfect, Powerful Alternative
• The 5 Good Free Windows File Managers

If replacing Windows Explorer is a bit too radical for you, maybe you’re happy with simply editing it a little. The following tools can be of great help:

• How To Improve Windows Explorer With Additional Features Using FilerFrog
• Enhance Windows Explorer’s Context Menu With Shell Tools
• 6 Power Ways To Customize & Enhance Windows

You may also want to stay tuned for a follow-up article on advanced tricks and tips for working with Windows Explorer.

What tips and tricks do you know that improve Windows Explorer?

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With a bit of skill, imagination and the right tools, you can easily create your own custom wall posts and fake profiles. Have a look at what is possible and how to make it happen.

John Lennon

This fake Facebook profile documents the inception and rise of the Beatles, until the death of their manager Brian Epstein in 1967. Click the link above to see the full profile.

Ben Franklin

Benjamin Franklin’s fake wall explores some highlights of his career, such as writing the Declaration of Independence or inventing Daylight Saving Time. This is actually a fun way to learn about real history!

Martin Luther

This wall follows Martin Luther from a visit to Rome to the idea of translating the Bible from Greek to German.

The above Facebook walls were created using MyFakeWall, see details below.

Lebron James

Creating an entire profile is quite an effort. For a quick joke, you can use a different web tool to set up a fake a wall post. Here is an example of Lebron James with comments from Kobe Bryant, Delonte West, and Michael Jordan.

MacBeth

The MacBeth series of wall posts goes through the entire play. So this is not only suitable to teaching history, but also works for classic literature and culture.

Mario

Our favorite Italian plumber Mario is always good for a joke. How many times have you made him save the princess and did Luigi’s help really matter?

The three Facebook wall posts above were created using The Wall Machine.

The Wall Machine

The Wall Machine is the tool of choice to create a fun wall post conversation. Conveniently, you can connect using your Facebook account and get started right away with a post filled with placeholders.

Every item of the post can be customized. You can also create a sequence of posts with events or friendship and relationship statuses in between. More details can be seen in the demonstration video below.

The Wall Machine was also reviewed for the MakeUseOf Directory.

At the time of writing this article, MyFakeWall had very slow page loading times and although the tool as such appeared to work, uploading photos took longer than my span of patience. This is too bad because unlike The Wall Machine, it lets you create a Facebook wall, complete with profile information, pictures, and friends and the results as demonstrated above are of high quality and very convincing. If you are interested in the tool nevertheless, please see MyFakeWall on the MakeUseOf Directory.

By the way, if you are looking to report a fake profile located on the real Facebook, check out the Fake Profiles page. In this context, please see the following articles to protect yourself from Facebook scams, frauds, viruses, stalkers, and other issues:

• 5 Tips & Tricks To Avoid Facebook Phishing Scams
• 5 Ways Your Facebook Log-In Password Can Get Stolen
• How To Protect Yourself From The Facebook Stalkers Out There
• How To Protect Yourself From Facebook Video Virus, Scams & Pranks
• The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Guide

So did you ever create a funny fake Facebook wall? Please share it with us!

Please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the comments. Album submissions, suggestions, and genre requests via email [tina at makeuseof dot com] are most welcome!

It’s All Happening – Home Sweet Home

Genre: pop, punk, rock

Four great dudes from the Midwest playing pop punk. It’s All Happening is presently touring somewhere in the US. Details can be caught on their Twitter.

Home Sweet Home is a free download from Bandcamp.

Biblical – Selftitled

Genre: heavy, rock, proto-metal

From their homepage: “Formed in the spring of 2010, BIBLICAL is the sound of mountains splitting and oceans parting. Uniting members of The Illuminati, The Bicycles and The Old Soul, BIBLICAL is a ferocious beast of a band that deftly reconciles Motorohead swagger with Bad Seeds dread. Their debut self-titled EP offers a thoroughly satisfying listen that will enthrall and delight any fan of guitar-based rock music with a filthy tone that moves between tense, fast paced burners and sludgey organ-drenched breakdowns.”

Biblical is a free download from Bandcamp.

Tyler Lyle – Notes From The Parade

Genre: folk, rock

From his homepage: “In a very honest and challenging presentation, Lyle fights his ghosts in the open- on stage- revealing his doubts and shortcomings, disarming the listener and preparing them a place in the caravan into the dark. “It’s a hallowed scene, but we don’t know what it means” says Lyle in “Pinewood Chests.” In another song he sings “go deep down brother, feel it all/ cause there’s peace at the bottom, if there’s peace at all.” This is what separates Lyle from his peers- he wants to take us on a journey- he says “I’m not happy unless there has been some sort of transformation between point A and point B. By the end of the song, I want the listener to be in a different place altogether than where she first entered.””

Notes From The Parade is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Brian Bergeron – Hourglass EP

Genre: acoustic, rock, folk, indie, pop

From his homepage: “Brian Bergeron is a folk-rock acoustic singer-songwriter currently residing in the Bay Area. His music is a blend of folk-rock and alt-country drawing on influences from many critical darlings and established commercial performers including: Tom Petty, Ryan Adams, Josh Ritter, Van Morrison, and The Rolling Stones. Brian performed over 125 shows in 2011 and released his newest EP, Hourglass, this past December.”

Hourglass EP is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

Adios Nine – Sleepers And Dreamers EP

Genre: pop, avant garde

From the album page: “The songs in Sleepers And Dreamers are singing about sleeping in dreams, dreaming about sleeping, and the stories that revolves around it. From the moment you wake up, the way you mourn, the blessings of mournings, to the desire to travel with someone you love. It’s about the dreams that moves us and the sleep that helps us, it’s about the things we do to stay alive. We can’t live forever, but we believe the balance of both sleeping and dreaming can lead each and everyone of us to a better life.”

Sleepers And Dreamers EP is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

A Quiet End – Past Fragments

Genre: alternative, indie, instrumental, art, rock, post rock, ambient, minimalism

From the album page: “The Past Fragments EP is a collection of semi-improvised minimal piano works. Tiny pieces that were conceived around loose melodic ideas or vague notions of ‘character’ and then captured immediately as they were written with little attention paid to production or perfection, in some cases fully extemporized as they were laid down. Recorded over the course of a few days, they imbibed the essence of the moments they emerged from, and are presented here – lo-fi and sparkling – with all of their inherent fragility, ephemera and imperfections intact.”

Past Fragments is a free download from Bandcamp.

Natalie Imani – Passion Mark

Genre: pop, rhythm and blues, hip hop

From her homepage: “Natalie Imani says, “Music is the mark of my passion.” And when Natalie Imani hits the stage, all hearts listen!! (…) When she performs, her passion exudes from the stage. It’s no wonder her debut EP is entitled “Passion Mark”. Her musical style can be described as eclectic R&B as it covers a wide array of artistic expression and emotion. (…) Natalie’s conquest has landed her a myriad of gigs, tours, national contests and television air time. She has had the opportunity to work with some of the most prominent recording artists in the industry such as John Legend (Columbia), Shaggy, Ne-yo (Universal Def Jam), Jennifer Hudson (J records), Jazmine Sullivan (J records), Keri Hilson (Universal), and Nicki Minaj (Universal). (…) Although her life of experience says a great deal about her talent, Natalie Imani knows that this is just the beginning for her. Check out her debut EP entitled, “Passion Mark” for a taste of the sweetest voice. With her beautiful sophisticated style and her strong but sweet voice (…)”

Passion Mark is a free download from Bandcamp.

PUT THE RIFLE DOWN – New Dance

Genre: indie, pop, big beat, dance, electro, new wave

From their Bandcamp page: “Put The Rifle Down is an electronic dance band from Toronto, Canada. Since 2004, they have released three albums, played festivals like Pop Montreal, NXNE, SXSW, and CMW, alongside Crystal Castles, Kidstreet, POWERS, New Young Pony Club, and The Teenagers.”

New Dance is a free download from Bandcamp.

Various Artists – MIND EXTRACTION

Genre: break, beats, electronica, instrumental, hip hop

Mind Extraction is a mix tape of the Japanese DJs Henji Katafuta and Shinshock.

MIND EXTRACTION is a free download from Bandcamp.

Invisibles – The Law Of Mutual Exchange

Genre: alterantive, ambient, dance, pop

From their Facebook page: “Invisibles is an international collective conceived by JP Reid of Sucioperro and Marmaduke Duke. It is based on the idea that everyone is an artist and that there is magic to be found in the everyday. JP Reid has had previous commercial success as co-performer, co-writer and producer with Marmaduke Duke on the album Duke Pandemonium and the single Rubber Lover (14th Floor Records), both of which achieved a top 20 position in the UK singles and album charts. Sucioperro are currently signed to leading independent label Xtra Mile.”

The Law Of Mutual Exchange is a name your price download from Bandcamp.

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Best Answer of the Week – Ed

1st Runner Up – Smayonak

2nd Runner Up – Mulder

Congratulations to the winners!

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