Check the Activation Status of your Vista Install
When you first install Vista you are given 30 days to evaluate it without entering your Product code. If you’ve not entered your code yet here’s a way to find out how much time you have left on your evaluation.
Increase the Size of your Blinking Cursor in Vista
In text fields the blinking cursor indicates where to start typing, but by default the cursor is so small sometimes its hard to find. Wouldn’t be nice to make it easier to spot well here’s how.
Create a Desktop Shortcut to Eject your CD/DVD Disk
Wouldn’t it be nice to click an icon on your desktop to open you CD/DVD tray instead or reaching all the way to the eject button on your computer. Well here’s a way to do just that.
Prevent Vista From Accidentally Creating Duplicates when Copying Files
Have you ever been selecting a group of files to copy in Windows Explorer by holding down the Ctrl key then all of a sudden you find a bunch of duplicate files sitting in your folder. What happened you ask. Well this happens because you moved your mouse when you clicked on a file and [...]
Assign a Drive Letter to your USB Device
With all the USB hard drives and Thumb drives now on the market I’m sure you have a few that you are connecting to your computer, and each time you connect them they may get a different drive letter depending on the order in which you connect them. Now if you are using any Automated [...]
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.
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 [...]
