This is a train wreck of problem in IE11 that takes 3 seconds to fix. If you go to sites like MSN.COM and find that many of the graphics have not loaded and/or you find that Adobe Flash content will not play the solution may be to disable PROTECTED MODE: Click the […]
The following are six tools I use regularly to manipulate Adobe Acrobat .PDF’s: Quick PDF Tools – Free – Used to edit PDF document properties one by one. They say it works on multiple files, but not for me. Batch PDF Pro – $40 and Batch PDF Watermark – Free […]
There are four quick points to get through if you are trying to run Windows 10 on an Asus T100: You have to run 32 bit at least for now as the UEFI (new BIOS) that Asus built does not support 64 bit (as of October 26, 2014) Windows 10 WILL […]
How to Borrow a Library eBook Using your web browser, log in to your local public library account. Find an eBook you would like to borrow. Follow the website’s directions to download and save the file. Make sure you save it to an easy-to-find location on your computer (like your […]
This is the first of three tutorials explaining how to run a simple Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services environment. This is ideal for companies with less than (say) 20 concurrent users if you source good hardware. BACKGROUND: It used to be that all you need to do to get a Terminal […]
Below is the summary of an recent review from an “average user” who loves his Apple iPad …Simply put, Surface RT is better than the iPad and here’s why: Allows for a connection to a second screen. I mentioned this earlier but you can connect an external display to Surface using […]
I was going to write an article on all the crazy Windows performance improvement myths and then I found a great article which I have taken snippets from below (and provide a link to the full article below). The bottom line is this, Microsoft has a lot of massively intelligent […]
This chart from www.businessinsider.com shows some of the larger IPO’s and how they have performed over their first 5 days. Pavel Durov, founder of the hugely popular Russian social network VKontakte said the Facebook IPO caused such a chill with investors that they have indefinitely postponed ther IPO. Keep in mind that […]
Here is a SHORT list of Windows 8 features you might/should care about: A new authentication system lets uses draw their own custom patern on the (touch) screen as an alternative to using a password. Windows To Go lets you run Windows 8 from a USB stick Windows 8 will […]
1. Windows Phone 7’s theme and UI Last week, Microsoft confirmed that Windows 8 will have a tiles-based interface. Called Immersive, this GUI is meant to be used in full-screen mode, and is probably targeted at tablets running Windows 8. 2. Ribbon User Interface in Explorer It looks like Microsoft […]
UPDATE: SEPT 20, 2019 – We have a refreshed version of this article available: How To Control What is Starting Up Automatically In Windows We have a related article: Control What Programs Are Starting Up Automatically Using New Free Program From Microsoft Prepared by Ian Matthews June 6, 2010, updated […]
by Ian Matthews Written April 10, 2007 Last Update Feb 22, 2008 The purpose of this article is to provide a 15 minute guide to Windows Vista’s advanced features and functions. There is a lot to learn so we also have three other articles you may want to read: Vista […]
by Ian Matthews Update April 1, 2007 WHAT IS USER ACCESS CONTROL (UAC)? User Access Control is likely the most controversial new feature in Windows Vista. In addition to beta testing Vista since Beta 1, I have attended several MS sponsored webinars, read Microsoft white papers and asked MS staffers […]
Invisible file extensions on Windows By Floydman, Bachelor in Computer Sciences floydian_99@yahoo.com Floydman@hacker.am May 7th, 2001 Abstract The goal of this paper is to present the research I made on invisible file extensions on the Windows operating systems. After I published my initial research material on various places on the […]
betanews.com Microsoft is ramping up efforts to take on rival Adobe by relesing on Monday a second beta of Acrylic, a program intended to ease the process of creating graphics for Web pages. Microsoft initially released a preview of Acrylic in June, and since that time the application has been […]