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94 more secret Windows shortcuts
January 15th, 2010Last week the blogosphere went temporarily insane over a simple GUID that displays a list of Control Panel shortcuts. It’s not even close to deserving the “God mode” label, but I’m still hearing about it. As I noted in response, that’s only one of 39 GUID shortcuts available in Windows 7. But even those are esoteric and mostly of interest to programmers and geeks.
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The ultimate God Mode list: 39 secret Windows 7 shortcuts
January 12th, 2010For some reason that only the gods of the blogosphere can explain, an old Windows trick took on new life this week. If you create a new folder using an arbitrary name, followed by a period and the GUID {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}, you end up with a categorized list of Control Panel tasks.
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Facebook enhances privacy settings
December 7th, 2009In a significant privacy shake-up, Facebook has announced it will remove regional networks and give users more control over their personal information. Users of the popular social network will now be able to control who sees each individual piece of content that they upload.
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Windows 7 tricks: 20 top tips and tweaks
December 2nd, 2009Just got your hands on Windows 7 and want to bend it to your will? No problem. We’ve got plenty of tips, hacks and secrets to keep you busy for a long time, including automatically opening Windows Explorer to a folder of your choice, speeding up taskbar thumbnails, finding hidden desktop themes, forcing User Account Control to act the way you’d like, keeping your Explorer searches secret from others, and more.
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The ABCs of securing your Windows netbook
December 2nd, 2009Netbooks are likely to be a popular gift this holiday season—they’re cheap, highly portable, and the kind of thing that you can give as a gift to a relatively novice computer user who needs a laptop but doesn’t need the power or responsibility that comes with a more expensive portable.
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Microsoft targets 2012 for Windows 8
November 27th, 2009When we first started posting news tidbits regarding Windows 8, we warned readers not to expect the operating system to arrive until 2011 at the earliest, and we noted that 2012 was more likely.
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Installing Windows 7 from a USB stick the easy way
November 27th, 2009These days there are quite a few types of computers which don’t have an optical drive built in. For the average user this is no great loss. Today Software is downloaded and not bought on a CD or DVD anymore.
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Users cannot rely on new Windows 7 safety features alone
November 23rd, 2009Recent tests have shown that Windows 7’s User Account Control did not catch seven out of ten malware items when run on the OS.
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Microsoft Security Essentials or Forefront: Which should a Windows user choose?
September 25th, 2009It’s been a while since Microsoft has shared any new information about its free antimalware offering, Microsoft Security Essentials (codenamed “Morro”). But the Softies are quietly setting the stage for the product, which is slated to launch before the end of the year.
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Microsoft Backports Windows 7 Security Change to XP, Vista
September 25th, 2009Microsoft has backported changes to its AutoRun and AutoPlay features to Windows Vista and Windows XP to help users fight malware that spreads via USB devices.
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