October 20th, 2011 by Aseem | File in: Windows 7
With the introduction of Windows 7 came a cool sounding new feature called ReadyBoost. It was the talk for a while about how you could instantly speed up your computer by just plugging in a USB drive and BAM, you have additional RAM to work with! Not quite. Firstly, ReadyBoost is no replacement for actually [...]
October 18th, 2011 by Aseem | File in: Featured Posts, Windows 7
I have found that Windows 7 runs fairly faster than Windows XP and Windows Vista right out of the box. The footprint has definitely been lessened and it doesn’t feel as bloated as Vista did. However, as with any operating system, you can tweak or change the software and hardware to truly maximize performance. With [...]
October 13th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
The Event Viewer in Windows is a centralized log service utilized by applications and operating system components to report events that have taken place, such as a failure to complete an action or to start a component or program. There are several sections in the Event Viewer, such as Application and Security under Windows Logs [...]
October 8th, 2011 by Eric Fleming | File in: Windows 7
If you have a smartphone, you’ve probably started to use the mobile versions of certain websites. When you later return to your desktop computer, you may miss some of the simple, to-the-point aspects of those same mobile websites. A new program (available for Windows and Linux, although the Windows version is shown here), called Treb, [...]
October 6th, 2011 by Eric Fleming | File in: Reviews, Windows 7
One feature that Linux users have, a feature lacking in both Windows and OS X (until very recently), is the idea of virtual desktops. Virtual desktops (or multiple workspaces), are simply that: “virtual” desktops which in effect allow users to view certain windows on one desktop, while other programs are shown on another. This effectively [...]
October 5th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
We have previously written about how to access websites from the context menu on the desktop in Windows 7 and Vista. We found a free tool, called Web Pinner, that makes it easier to access websites from your desktop. Download Web Pinner from http://www.thewindowsclub.com/add-pin-website-links-windows-7-desktop-context-menu-web-pinner. Web Pinner does not need to be installed. However, it must [...]
October 3rd, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
The context menu in Windows 7 can be a useful feature to quickly access often-used features. However, if you prefer clicking buttons, you may want to add buttons to the toolbar in Windows Explorer to perform tasks such as copying, pasting, and deleting files and folders. Windows XP allowed you to customize the toolbar in [...]
September 27th, 2011 by Eric Fleming | File in: Featured Posts, Windows 7
Most of us have at least a few sensitive documents stored on our computers. Sometimes these are financial documents (bank statements, credit card balances, investment portfolio information), while other times we simply have files and documents we wish to keep away from prying eyes of family and friends. These files can be hidden by way [...]
September 18th, 2011 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
No matter which version of Windows you use, there is a lot of features that are installed with the system by default, many of which you probably will never use. Disabling Windows features you don’t use can optimize your system, making it faster and saving precious hard disk space. This article shows you how to [...]
September 16th, 2011 by Eric Fleming | File in: Windows 7
Windows users have many options for converting audio files into different formats. Not all of them are aesthetically pleasing, of course. They vary from down-and-dirty Terminal programs (such as LAME or FFmpeg), to programs such as iTunes which can convert from a handful of formats. If you’re looking for a program that handles all the [...]
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