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Computerworld’s Top 10 Vista Hacks
Top 10 Vista Hacks is an article up on the Computerworld website. Some of the hacks, such as turning off the very annoying UAC, are useful. Others, notsomuch (who really cares about making the lines thicker in a screensaver? Really?). Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Windows XP phased out by year’s end
12. April 2007
Micrsoft has opted to phase out OEM availability of Windows XP by the end of the year. Welcome to the age of Vista. APC has the full story here, or read it after the jump. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Rainlendar – Calendars for Ubuntu and Windows – howto install it on your Ubuntu system.
4. April 2007
Rainlendar is a very easy to use, easy on the eyes calendering program made for both Ubuntu and Windows. Rainlendar has a free (lite) version and a pay version (15 Euros). The pay version has some improved functionality like Exchange integration but the lite version works very well for me so far. I’ve only had [...]
Continue reading...Windows Vista on VirtualBox – the networking fix
30. March 2007
We’ve written a bit about VirtualBox, a very easy to use x86 virtualization tool. It supports Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), and OpenBSD and a bunch of other OSes as well. Vista however, can present a problem. There are no built in network drivers for the [...]
Continue reading...Yod’m – Like Beryl for Windows
28. March 2007
I recently stumbled upon (literally) Yod’m (Yet another desktop manager 3d) which looks a bit like Linux’s Beryl, but for Windows XP and Windows Vista. You can download it here and while you’re doing that, check out their other project, Visual Tooltip. VT is basically a thumbnailer of windows in the taskbar. Between the two [...]
Continue reading...Windows Vista Tips and Tricks
27. March 2007
 If you’re looking for more Vista stuff, check out Vista Rewired. There’s lots of good finds on this site. My favorite – Ten tips and tricks every Vista user should know. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Windows XP not Optimized for Dual Core – Here’s how to Optimize
27. March 2007
Gleaned from Notebookreview.com’s forums: 1) (for Intel CPUs) Check to see if the mandatory Windows XP Hotfix Patch: KB896256 (NOT automatically downloaded with Windows Update) is installed. if not download KB896256 XP patch and install it. Read more here, including fixes for AMD procs. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Picnik – an online photo editor
23. March 2007
I came across this the other day and just had to share it with you. Picnik is an online photo editor giving you the power to edit photos, apply effects and share them them with many photo sharing sites. It is very easy to use and only requires registration to set up an account. It [...]
Continue reading...Vista Windows Experience Index and WinSAT – Running Benchmarks
22. March 2007
Vista should recognize when you make a hardware or BIOS change (such as adding RAM, getting a new proc or overclocking your existing one). If Vista doesn't recognize a change, or if you want to rerun a test for the purpose of resetting your score or troubleshooting, you can use the winsat command. You can think of WinSAT as a built in benchmarking tool provided by Microsoft.
Continue reading...Defaultmail – an XP tool to set your default mail client
22. March 2007
If you’re having trouble setting your default mail client to what you want, give this little program a whirl. It’s free, and in my limited testing, works like a charm. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...101 Shareware and Freeware Programs Every Nerd Needs
21. March 2007
Getting all the Windows software you need doesn’t have to be expensive. Here is a comprehensive list of must-have freeware and software (mostly for Windows) divided into several categories, including utilities, networking, productivity, security, tweaks and desktop enhancements. read more | digg story Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Increase the Number of Simultaneous Downloads in Vista with IE7
20. March 2007
Internet Explorer 7 will only allow you to run two downloads at the same time. For folks with fast connections and lots of disk space, this can be annoying.  Here’s a Vista registry hack to get around this. First, go to your Start pebble and click it. In the search box, type: regedit Hit [...]
Continue reading...Enable telnet in Windows Vista
20. March 2007
By default, Vista installs without telnet available. I know, I know, you should be using SSH for everything now, but sometimes you just need good old telnet. Here is how to enable telnet in Vista: 1. Open ‘Control Panel’ 2. Select ‘Programs and Features’ 3. In the left column, select ‘Turn Windows features on or [...]
Continue reading...How to Enable More Than 4 GB of Memory in 32-Bit Vista installs
20. March 2007
Windows Vista 32-Bit cannot by default detect more than 4 GB of physical RAM. This limit is set because beyond 4 GB, many 32-Bit operating systems lose efficiency in managing memory. You can manually bump this up however if you have a machine with more than 4 GB of memory and only have access to [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s aero vision of 2010
20. March 2007
During 2005 Microsoft made a video demonstrating their vision for 2010. The video shows off real time collaboration between multiple devices, all working seamlessly together. It would be extremely beneficial if this could become reality but the most interesting part of the video for me was the ‘look’ of the interface been used on the [...]
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