Many people have a very large office space and frequently sit far away from their computer monitor. If that is the case with you, you probably have a fairly large screen resolution so you can clearly see your monitor from far away. Because of the settings on some computers as well as the huge amount… Read More »
If you recently moved to Windows 7 and went on your merry way, there’s a good chance you haven’t heard about some new audio enhancement settings that can dramatically improve your listening experience. This article will explain what they are and show you how to set them.
In addition to large email storage space, the popularity of Gmail is also governed by the fact that it can be configured in several popular email programs, plus have your Gmail messages delivered right to your desktop. Here is how to configure your Gmail account in Windows Mail, which is the default email program in… Read More »
If you’re on Vista, one of the annoyances is when you hit the Power button, but your system just won’t shutdown and keeps going to a sleep state. In fact, the default function of the Power button in Windows Vista is Sleep. The task of changing the power button action is much easier in Windows… Read More »
After my last post about correcting a low disk space warning by moving and storing your user files on a secondary partition, I noticed that I did not mention the fact that is possible to relocate your XP created system files. This can be particularly useful when you are already familiar with saving everything to… Read More »
The fault tolerance of all Windows operating systems is pretty well zero. If the registry becomes corrupt your computer cannot run, let alone start! Because of this extreme dependence on the registry, Windows implements an all or nothing guarantee in its registry. What this means is that if you are in the process of editing… Read More »
If you have worked with Windows Vista, it will occur to you just how annoying those notification pop up balloons are on the task bar. So Vista is on it’s way out soon, but this is for those of you with Vista. You’ll see those balloons when your wireless connection is disconnected, when it’s in… Read More »
With the advent of Windows 7 there have been some really big changes introduced. Some of the first things users will notice are the fact that the look and feel of the new Windows 7 OS has changed. It actually looks more like the Mac OS, familiar to Mac users. PC users will immediately notice… Read More »
A common problem with Windows XP installations is process crashes. Some of the most common process or application crashes that you may experience are Windows Explorer crashes. Do not confuse Windows Explorer with Internet Explorer however. Windows Explorer is the built in Windows feature that allows you to look in your hard drive and system… Read More »
If you have ever logged on to Windows XP and found that there was an error message greeting you, you may have a corrupt user profile. This will often follow a forced system shutdown or similar system problem. You might be presented with an error that says “The system has recovered from a serious error.… Read More »