February 6th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To, Windows 7
Every operating system will tell you that your computer will run best, and will be safest, if you keep it up-to-date. This is a no brainer, really, and so there are dozens of good reasons to have your system’s automatic update checker turned on, and to have those updates installed automatically as well. On the [...]
February 1st, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips, Windows 7
There are a fair handful of Usenet NZB downloaders available for Linux. You can choose from LottaNZB, Klibido, Kwooty, Binreader (also available for Mac and Windows), plus a very basic client called NZB. But if you happen to run Windows or Mac OS X as well as Linux, then you might be looking for a [...]
January 22nd, 2012 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
When you save a file in a program and you don’t manually change the folder, the file ends up in My Documents by default. What if you want most files to be saved to a different folder without having to navigate to it every time? We’ve written about how to change the default save location [...]
January 20th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To, Windows 7
For many computer users who have complaints about their ISP’s Internet speed, one factor they may not be considering is the quality of their ISP’s DNS servers. DNS stands for Domain Name Servers, and is what your web browser uses to convert the web address you type into the URL bar of the browser into [...]
December 6th, 2011 by Aseem | File in: Windows 7
If you are running Windows XP or Windows Vista and are thinking about making the switch to Windows 7, you might be wondering what’s the difference between all the different versions. Unlike OS X, which has one version for everyone, Windows tries to break it down into several groups with different price points. Depending on [...]
December 3rd, 2011 by Aseem | File in: Windows 7
Christmas is right around the corner. If you get into like I do, then it’s fun to not only decorate your house, but add some jingle to your computer too! What better way than to download some awesome looking Christmas themes for Windows 7. With the Aero-style Windows 7 themes, everything looks so much better [...]
November 9th, 2011 by Aseem | File in: Windows 7
Yes Windows 7 has some fancy eye-candy graphics and display options with the new Aero interface, but maybe you don’t want that? Maybe you’ve gotten accustomed to the classic Windows look which has been around since Windows 95? If so, well there is an answer! Luckily, Microsoft is not crazy enough to completely cut out [...]
October 31st, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
Windows Explorer in Windows 7 has undergone some major changes, one of which is the new Navigation pane. The classic tree view of folders and directories from Windows Vista and XP has been replaced by a list of groups like Favorites, Libraries, Homegroup, Computer, and Network. The Computer group does not display unused drives like [...]
October 27th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
If you copy and paste a lot of text, images, and files, a gadget, called Clipboarder, will make your life easier. It allows you to view and access saved clipboard items using a few simple hotkeys. The clipboard items are displayed as previews in the sidebar. Clipboarder also supports drag and drop functionality. Download Clipboarder [...]
October 24th, 2011 by Aseem | File in: Featured Posts, Windows 7
The latest service pack for Windows 7 is SP1, which was released a while back. Service Pack 2 will be coming sometime next year, but in the meantime, you might run into some issues installing SP1 on your system. Personally, the first time I updated my Windows 7 machine to SP1, it worked just fine. [...]
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