May 16 2008

Disable Highlighting of New Programs in Vista

Every time you install a new program on your computer it gets highlighted in the Start menu and the programs menu as a way to let you remember you installed it and haven’t run it yet. Here’s how to get rid of it if it bothers you.

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May 13 2008

How to Adjust the size of your Desktop Icons in 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 [...]

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May 10 2008

Sync Your Computers Clock to the Internet Via the Command Prompt

You can synchronize your computer clock with an Internet time server. This means that the clock on your computer is updated to match the clock on the time server, which can help ensure that the clock on your computer is accurate. Your clock is typically updated once a week and needs to be connected [...]

May 6 2008

Get the MyNetflix Plugin for Vista Media Center

If you have your Windows Media Center hooked up to your TV and have a Netflix account, then this free program is for you. The MyNetflix Plugin by Anthony Park integrates seamlessly with Media Center and allows you to use your Netflix subscription with a remote control.

Feb 4 2008

Vista SP1 Released to Manufacturing Today

Vista SP1 was released to manufacturing today 2-4-08 Expect to see a customer release in early March.
From Microsoft:
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) was released to manufacturing today and will start being available to customers in March, starting with Microsoft Volume Licensing customers. Windows Vista SP1 includes quality improvements that help enhance reliability, security [...]

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Feb 3 2008

Top 20 Visited Posts for the Month of January 2008

Here are the top visited posts for the month of January. Looks like a lot of people are having problems with passwords, do you think we’re just forgetting them or do you think there are more nefarious reasons involved. I have 7 computers running in my house right now and I gotta admit I’ve forgotten [...]

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Jan 30 2008

Remove Those Shortcut Arrows with the Vista Shortcut Manager

Here’s a great free tool for removing those darn arrows that Vista adds to all your shortcut desktop icons. The Vista Shortcut Manager
From their web page:Windows Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover, aka FxVisor, allows you to either way to remove the shortcut overlay arrow or to even customize it in Windows Vista, so we have [...]

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