ghacks reports: "SkyDrive, Microsoft’s cloud hosting service, has been around since 2007. The service gives users access to 25 Gigabytes of free online storage, for file hosting, sharing and collaboration. While it has been a great service to store data online from the start, it felt slow at times especially when navigating folders or photo albums in a web browser."Read the rest of the article.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Command Prompt Tricks
Posted on 2:00 AM by Unknown
Back before the invention of the mouse and Graphical User Interface, was the command prompt. Every operating system (e.g. UNIX, CP/M, MS-DOS, VMS, etc.) of the day had some type of command line interface.
There are still command prompt power user and purest. If you're one of these people check out ultimate list of command prompt power tricks. These tricks will show you how to fully utilize the
There are still command prompt power user and purest. If you're one of these people check out ultimate list of command prompt power tricks. These tricks will show you how to fully utilize the
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Windows 7: Using the Dvorak Keyboard Layout
Posted on 10:47 PM by Unknown
Do you want to use the Dvorak keyboard layout instead of the traditional QWERTY layout? Here is how switch between the two keyboard layouts:
From the Start menu click Control Panel.
In the Control Panel folder click the Clock, Language, and Region link
Click the Region and Language control panel
Click the Keyboards and Languages tab.
Click the Change Keyboard... button
On the General tab, press
From the Start menu click Control Panel.
In the Control Panel folder click the Clock, Language, and Region link
Click the Region and Language control panel
Click the Keyboards and Languages tab.
Click the Change Keyboard... button
On the General tab, press
Monday, June 20, 2011
StrongVPN: Extra Security and Other Features
Posted on 2:00 AM by Unknown
I recently learned about a service called StrongVPN that provides a few features I really like. I am not personally endorsing this company or its products. Although, I would suggest investigating their service offerings to see if you like their features.
Extra Security: A VPN service can provide you an extra layer of security when surfing the web, or logging into a public hot spot. All the
Extra Security: A VPN service can provide you an extra layer of security when surfing the web, or logging into a public hot spot. All the
Friday, June 17, 2011
Google: Search by Image
Posted on 10:03 PM by Unknown
Now you can use an image instead of words to start your Google search. To use this feature, go to http://images.google.com/.
Windows 7: Verifying the Operating System Edition and Version
Posted on 8:51 AM by Unknown
Do you need to find out what edition of the Windows Operating system you're running (e.g. Windows Home Basic, Home Premium, Enterprise, etc.), or if you're running the 32-bit or 64-bit version?
There are two easy places to look:
From the Start menu in the search field, type WINVER
or From the Start menu, click Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and then click System.
To learn more
There are two easy places to look:
From the Start menu in the search field, type WINVER
or From the Start menu, click Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and then click System.
To learn more
Monday, June 13, 2011
Finding Unknown File Extensions
Posted on 2:00 AM by Unknown
Every now and then you will come across a file extension (e.g. .DOCX, .EXE, .TXT, etc.) that you might not know. If you're looking for the application that can open that type of file, check out a site called FileXT.com.
This site contains a list of several thousand file extensions and programs that are supposed to open them.
This site contains a list of several thousand file extensions and programs that are supposed to open them.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Windows 7: Using VHD Files
Posted on 2:00 AM by Unknown
Windows 7 allows you to create and mount VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) files. These files were originally created for Microsoft's Virtual Machine (VM) technologies like Hyper-V and Virtual PC. Using this feature you can directly access and edit the contents of these files.
Creating a VHD:
From the search box in the Start menu, type DISKMGMT.MSC then press Enter.
In the Disk Manager, in the Action
Creating a VHD:
From the search box in the Start menu, type DISKMGMT.MSC then press Enter.
In the Disk Manager, in the Action
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Windows 7: Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) with SP1
Posted on 2:00 AM by Unknown
If you work with Windows servers in a small lab or a large data center, then you need Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 with SP1. It enables system administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2, 2008, or 2003, from a remote computer that is running Windows 7 including SP1. (download software)
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