Keyboard Shortcuts Using the Windows Key:
* WinKey (Display or hide the Start menu)
* WinKey + Break (Display the System Properties dialog box)
* WinKey +D (Display the desktop)
* WinKey +M (Minimize all of the windows)
* WinKey +SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
* WinKey +E (Open My Computer)
* WinKey +F (Search for a file or a folder)
* Ctrl+ […]
If you have a spare U.S.B. flash drive with at least 256 megabytes of free space on it, you can use it to give your Windows Vista-operated PC an extra cache of memory to help increase speed, using the Windows ReadyBoost feature. Just plug the drive into a U.S.B. 2.0 port, and if it is […]
If you’re still using DOS or console mode (also refereed to as character mode) programs that doesn’t provide a way to export data, you maybe looking for a way to capture what’s displayed on such programs. Try this:
Start a DOS box or a Command Prompt (DOS box) inside Windows.
“Start | Programs | Command Prompt / […]
Are there certain system or program sounds that you want to get rid of or replace with your preferred sounds? For example, if you frequently start and exit certain programs with “welcome sounds,” you may want to disable such sounds to create a more silent environment.
Go to the Control Panel (”Start | Settings | Control […]
STAY ALERT! Sounds simple? But do you really know if you have the latest patch for your browser, the software you use everyday or even the operating system that you run all your programs on? Don’t expect to hear about security issues and other software bugs in the traditional media such as the […]
The Disk Defragment utility in Windows XP does not include a way to defragment all hard drives at the same time, which is inconvienient when you have more than one hard drive in your computer.
The method we are going to use is by creating a batch file to defragment all of the drives, one after […]
Have you ever wondered how to make the media keys on your keyboard actually work for Winamp? Reader Shawn was asking me this question a while back, but then he figured it out on his own and sent me the instructions.
Turns out it’s incredibly simple, and on most installations will be already set by default, […]
The Routing table dictates where all packets go when they leave your system. On most environments, all packets that leave your system will be forwarded over to your router or hub, and from there out to the internet.
In some circumstances, you may have a testing network configured to duplicate another environment, or you may be […]
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