June
12
Category: 2008, Tweak's, Windows Vista
If you do a lot of work in the command line wouldn’t it be nice to customize it the way you want. change the size, the color and the fonts to something more readable or colorful. Well here’s how.
First lets open the Command Processor window.
Click the Start Orb and type CMD in the search field [...]
May
24
Category: 2008, Tweak's, Windows Vista
There have been many reports on the web about networking and Windows Vista and how slow it is when moving file between your computers, especially involving gigabit networks and also to a lesser extent 100 megabit networks. If you’re a regular reader you know we discussed some ways to improve this issue by turning [...]
May
13
Category: 2008, Tweak's, Windows Vista
So Here’s a good scenario, someone was using your computer and when you went to use it again all your desktop icons are now real small or great big. What going on you say how do i get them back to the perfect size I like them. Or maybe you just want them bigger [...]
January
22
Category: 2008, Tweak's, Windows Vista
Here’s a cool way to customize your computer by adding your name to the Vista taskbar.
Before. After.
Here’s how to do it.
January
13
Category: 2008, Programs, Tweak's, Windows Vista
Here’s a neat little Free program from Andreas Verhoeven that changes the look of your balloon tip from the plain style to this Glass like one. There are 3 different style to choose from. Check it out.
January
12
Category: 2008, HowTo's, Tweak's, Windows Vista
Here’s a neat trick I found to slow down Vista’s animated windows, like when using flip-3D or when opening or closing a window from the task bar.
January
4
Category: 2008, Tweak's, Windows Vista
As you are probably aware of, whenever you create a shortcut on your desktop the word “shortcut” is always included in the name, then you need to go thru an extra step to rename the icon. Here’s a way to prevent the “shortcut” from appearing in the name.
December
26
Category: 2007, Tweak's, Windows Vista
If you upgraded your computer to Vista or you are moving files to your Vista computer you may need to Take Ownership of those files.
Update 12-27-07 From what I can tell this tip only applies to Vista Home Premium. I haven’t been able to get it to work in Ultimate yet.
Here’s a simple way [...]
December
23
Category: 2007, Tweak's, Windows Vista
Whether your video card isn’t quite up to the task to run Vista’s Aero interface or if you want the maximum power and resources available for gaming, video encoding or any highly demanding task, Here’s a way to quickly Disable and Enable Aero.
To Disable:
Right click on an empty area on your desktop.
Select New [...]
December
8
Category: 2007, Tweak's, Windows Vista
If you do a lot of work with the command line wouldn’t it be nice to customize it the way you want. change the size, the color and the fonts with ease.
First lets open the Command Processor window.
Click the Start Orb and type CMD in the search box.
Right click Command prompt under [...]