There are many new features in Windows Vista that are installed by default that you may not need. These extra and unneeded features can slow down your computer and take up more storage space. If you would like to uninstall, or turn off, these extra features, this tip is for you. [...]
Want to add a custoom logo screen to your Zenworks Imaging Splash Screen? Here are the instructions. Create two JPEG-Files for your bootlogo (resolution 800x600) called "jpeg.jpg" (this one should be completely "black") and "silent.jpg" (this one shows up as default and should contain your logo) [...]
Depending on how your files were lost, it may be hard to recover them. This data recovery program recovers lost files and finds partitions automatically, even when the boot sector of your machine has become damaged or erased. Even when a file's header entry is no longer available, PC Inspector File Recovery can recover the file. The program lets you save recovered files on network drives. It recovers files with the original time and date stamp. [...]
At this point, we’re all painfully aware of the issues of the changes in Daylight Savings Time happening in March. This VB script DSTUpdateforJava addresses DST fixes for JAVA on Windows hosts. Admin's can run this vbscript manually, or call it via NAL, GPO, login script or any other way they like - no pop-up, no user intervention required. [...]
Recognizing File Types There are a lot of common filetypes in the Torrent world, because everyone has their own personal preferences about what programs are best. Here is a list of the most common ones: [...]
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer network based on the idea that many people sharing a single file is more productive than a single host for a single file. It was not designed as a haven for pirates and copyright violation. [...]
The rules for when Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins and ends will change this year, so all devices with a clock and calendar will need an update, or else their clocks will move forward or backward an hour on incorrect dates. Palm, Inc. has just released a DST update for its handhelds and smartphones dating back several years. This includes both Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. [...]
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) unveiled on Thursday a new version of its Windows operating system for mobile devices, making it look more like Windows Vista and adding features previously only available on personal computers. Called Windows Mobile 6 and available in the second quarter of 2007, it introduces the ability to view e-mails in their original HTML Internet format with live Web links from advanced mobile phones, generally referred to as smartphones. [...]
Many times when you plug in a new hard drive or storage device in Windows XP, the device will be detected properly but will not be visible in My Computer. Especially in a networked environment. The reason for this is that the usb key or the storage device took the assigned drive letter of a network drive and therefore is not visible to Windows. [...]
Use Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 to run multiple operating systems at the same time on the same physical computer. Switch between virtual machines with the click of a button. Use virtual machines to run legacy applications, provide support, train users, and enhance quality assurance. It is essentially the same application as VMWare…only free. VMWare requires a license to be purchased. Virtual PC lets you create separate virtual machines on your Windows desktop, each of which virtualizes the hardware of a complete physical computer. [...]
