Vista Revisited
Helping you get the most out of Vista

For security reasons you may want to disable Remote Assistance in Windows Vista. When you do, you will be unable to send requests for remote assistance to other users. You can also disable Remote Desktop if you don’t need it while you are at it.
Follow the steps below. At the end of the article I’ll [...]

The Secunia PSI is the FREE security tool that is designed with the sole purpose of helping you secure your computer from software vulnerabilities, and it works great. Software vulnerabilities affect all applications installed on your computer, from the Operating System down to your email client, office application, instant messaging, and so on.
What are software [...]

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Here’s a quick little hack of 3D Pinball that will allow you to get the high score every time. If you don’t have 3D Pinball installed in Vista yet check out my post on how to add it. Now that you have it installed here’s what you need to do to get those really high [...]

The Quick launch area is a place you can add your favorite apps so there easily accsessible, By default they are displayed in a small size so here’s a quick tip to increase there size to make them easier to see. If you don’t have the Quick launch area turned on lets do that first.

Last week I submitted my site to the WinVistaClub Forums for The Best Windows Vista Blog or Website contest, I didn’t think I had a very good chance of winning but the judges spoke and i’m one of the top 10 finalists. Now its up to you. If you like my site give me a [...]

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When the User Access Control is invoked your monitor momentarily blanks out, this used to annoy the heck out of me. Microsoft calls it “Secure Desktop” and it is a security feature in Vista that prevents virus and malware from sending a “click” message to the secure prompt dialog, which basically means they can do [...]