Finally an Easter egg in Windows 7 !
A hidden "GodMode" feature that lets users access all of the operating system’s control panels from within a single folder.
By creating a new folder in Windows 7 and renaming it with a certain text string at the end, users are able to have a single place to [...]
The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool allows you to create a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD. To create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive, download the ISO file and then run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool. Once this is done, you can install [...]
Let’s be clear, this is a way to try, not indefinitely use different versions of Windows 7 from one DVD or .ISO image. A small tweak will allow users tech-savvy enough to get a taste of all the versions of Windows 7.
Now, why do you need a little technical expertise? You need to remove [...]
I’ve been installing Windows 7 on multiple systems around the house in order to learn some of it’s idiosyncrasies. Wouldn’t you know it, I found one! Because Windows 7 was just released to MSDN (what I use) users on 6 August and Enterprise Software Assurance customers on 7 August, the beta and release candidates are [...]
Why would you want to use a USB thumb drive to install Windows Vista or Windows 7? I can only think of three reasons:
USB thumb drives (dependent upon brand) are much faster than CD\DVD ROM drives. Your CD\DVD ROM drive is defective or you don’t have one. [...]
I admit that I get many calls from firends as well as clients with simple desktop issues. For the most part, their issues aren’t those that would halt everything, they are mainly user training issues. I’ve never really had just one remote control application I stuck with but I’ve been using Crossloop here [...]
Buddy Spy is the premier program for Yahoo! Messenger status checking. With Buddy Spy you can now bypass Yahoo! Messenger’s Invisible Settings with ease.
With its quick and intuitive interface Buddy Spy offers you the ability to see if your friend is truly online or if they are invisible. Not only does Buddy Spy offer you [...]
Disabling QoS to Free Up 20% of Bandwidth
This tip made the rounds with people believing that Microsoft always allocates 20% of your bandwidth for Windows Update. According to the instructions, you were supposed to disable QoS in order to free up bandwidth. Unfortunately this tip was not only wrong, but disabling QoS will cause problems [...]
“Viruses and other security threats can control your PC by executing code from within memory. To prevent damage, the Data Execution Prevention (DEP for short) feature monitors program applications to ensure they use protected memory in a safe manner. Any incorrect usage, by an application, of protected memory and Data Execution Prevention steps in and [...]
This taken from the blog of Coen Jacobs…
Yesterday I decided that it was time to restructure my email. A completely stuffed inbox and reading Darren’s article about 10.000 to 0 emails in 24 hours convinced me, that it was time for some changes. If you have read Darren’s article, you will notice similarities since I [...]