September 29, 2011
One of my favorite features in Windows 7 is Aero Glass. There’s something really appealing about the whole Aero look, and I love changing the look and feel of my system by changing Aero colors. But Windows 7 only offers 14 pre-set Aero colors, and if I need a change I have to go to my display options and do it manually. So Aero colors are a lovely thing, but let’s admit it, they’re a bit limited.
June 15, 2011
One of the key improvements of Windows 7 is its lightning fast start-up. However, one thing which is not so fast is the shutdown process. If you also happen to be looking for ways to kick-start the Windows 7 shutdown process, look no further! Here I will introduce you to 3 ways to optimize or speed up the logoff process, so that you can leave the office or get into bed faster.
May 5, 2011
We all know that Windows isn’t perfect. I will take a leap and say that no program is. The thing is, Windows errors, more than anything, can drive people crazy. But apart from plain old errors, there are also some bugs and Easter Eggs hidden in all versions of Windows. Care to discover 5 of them?
May 3, 2011
We’re always looking for hacks and fixes to everyday iTunes problems and listening to iTunes users to see what they’re still troubled with. Since Ping is one of the newer features in iTunes, Apple is only just realising that many people have legitimate reasons to want to turn it off. Thankfully, it’s quite easy to disable in two very effective ways.
April 13, 2011
While password-locked screensavers are a security necessity at many businesses, in most homes the screensaver’s only real purpose is to…well…save the screen. It can become a little bit of an annoyance to have to tap the keyboard or move the mouse whenever you walk up to the computer to see what’s going on. Wouldn’t it be cool if your computer sensed you were there and responded accordingly?
February 15, 2011
There’s no question that Windows slows down over time. Don’t fear though, because you can speed it up. MakeUseOf’s latest guide, Windows On Speed, includes all the information you need to speed up your slow PC! This manual explains why Windows slows down and what you can do to prevent this from happening too quickly. [...]
February 15, 2011
With piracy a constant concern for computer software companies, methods of registering and validating software are now the norm. Operating systems are no different. Microsoft Windows has long used a product key that validates the operating system. The complexity of the validation used, however, has increased over time. Today, Microsoft has online activation servers that must validate [...]
February 14, 2011
Ever since I upgraded to Windows 7 from Vista, a lot of things of have gone much more smoothly. For instance, I don’t have to deal with Vista’s spotty disk management utility, which didn’t help me at all when I wanted to shrink volumes that had at least 100GB of free, unused space. Another great [...]
January 18, 2011
When you edit or save documents, a time stamp is added based on your system time. If your system clock is faulty, so is the time stamp. The same goes for your email, chat logs, or scheduled events that you have set up, for example to record TV shows. Occasionally, you may just want to see [...]
December 16, 2010
If you’ve been working in the computer world for a while then you’re probably pretty familiar with batch jobs. IT professionals around the world utilized them to run all sorts of automated computer processing jobs and personal tasks. In fact Paul recently covered how to write such a file. The problem with batch jobs is [...]
