How to Add a Classic All Programs Fly-Out Menu to the Windows 7 Start Menu: The previous tip mentioned software for restoring the Classic Start menu to Windows 7. However, you might like to have a classic All Programs menu while keeping the good stuff that comes on the new Windows 7 Start menu. Here is a hack that will do just that.
But first please make a System Restore point or some other backup before you try to apply this tip. That way you can be sure you can get your original configuration back if something goes wrong
Friday, September 30, 2011
How to Get a Classic Start Menu in Windows 7
How to Get a Classic Start Menu in Windows 7: Do you miss the fly-out menus from the old classic Windows 98 Start menu? Those were the menus that expanded across the screen to show all the sub-folders and sub-sub-folders, etc. Not everybody liked them but there are still many PC users who wish they were back. In Windows XP and Vista, Microsoft gave an alternative option called the “Classic Start menu” that provided the old display. That option is gone in Windows 7 but there are some tricks to restore some of the old features.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Best Free Microsoft Downloads
When people set out to look for freeware, a lot of times they specifically look for free alternatives to Microsoft products – free office suites, free alternatives to built-in programs like Paint, Notepad, Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer... even free alternatives to Windows itself. However, Microsoft does provide a collection of free software that is definitely worth checking out. This article is designed to provide an overview of the best free Microsoft programs, some of which are featured in other articles on this website.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Pin Files, Folders and Web Sites, To Windows 7 Taskbar – Free Windows 7 Taskbar Items Pinner | Bill Mullins' Weblog – Tech Thoughts
Pinning applications to the Windows 7 Taskbar is generally very easy. Unfortunately, Windows 7 Taskbar was not designed with the ability to pin files, folders, or web pages – but, a small freeware tool, Windows 7 Taskbar Items Pinner, enables you to overcome this limitation.
Friday, September 23, 2011
How to Customize the Windows 7 Start Menu Your Way
Judging from the number of questions and comments I’ve seen, many PC users would like to modify their Windows 7 Start menu. For example, the default settings leave off some entries that people were used to in Windows XP and they want them back. Although many are unaware of it, there is an easy way to add or subtract an assortment of entries to the Start menu. You can also make a variety of configuration changes. Here’s how:
Thursday, September 22, 2011
How to Restore Open Windows Folders When You Log Off and On or Restart
Do you have favorite folders that you like to keep open when you are using Windows? Then you will know the annoyance of having open folders being closed when you have to log off or restart the computer. Fortunately, there is a way to tweak Windows so that open folders are restored when you log back on or restart. There is a setting for this in Folder Options and here is how it works.
Restore open folders in Windows XP
- Open a folder or My Computer
- Open the menu Tools
- Select “Folder Options”
- Click the tab “View”
- Scroll down to the entry “Restore previous folder windows at logon” and check it
- Click “OK”
Restore open folders in Windows Vista/7
There are a number of ways to get to Folder Options. Which one is better is a matter of personal preference. Here is one way:
- Open a folder or Computer
- Open the “Organize” drop-down menu
- Select “Folder and Search Options”
- Click the tab “View”
- Scroll down to the entry “Restore previous folder windows at logon” and check it
- Click “OK”
And there you have it. Now when you restart your computer or log off and on, the folders you had open previously will be restored.
Bonus tip: A quick way to open (My) Computer is this keyboard shortcut:
Windows key+E
How to Restore Open Windows Folders When You Log Off and On or Restart
Friday, September 16, 2011
Antimalware Application Reviews – Who Can You Trust? | Bill Mullins' Weblog – Tech Thoughts
Antimalware Application Reviews – Who Can You Trust? | Bill Mullins' Weblog – Tech Thoughts
A typical computer user, searching for an effective and reliable antimalware solution, more often than not, ends up in a “he says – she says” scenario. Friends, relatives, neighbors, tech journalists, bloggers ……., are all only too happy to climb on the “recommendation wagon”. Best of all, these “expert” referrers, can prove their choice is right by referencing published data that supports their contention.
A typical computer user, searching for an effective and reliable antimalware solution, more often than not, ends up in a “he says – she says” scenario. Friends, relatives, neighbors, tech journalists, bloggers ……., are all only too happy to climb on the “recommendation wagon”. Best of all, these “expert” referrers, can prove their choice is right by referencing published data that supports their contention.
All well and good it seems – provided the published data can be relied upon. The obvious question then is – can published data on the effectiveness of any antimalware solution be relied upon?
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Free Speech Recognition Software - Dictation Pro
Having difficulty in typing your documents? Speak and let Dictation Pro type for you. Prepare your letters, reports, e-mails just by speaking into a microphone. A good-quality headset is required. Dictation Pro is fast, easy and fun. You'll wonder how you managed without it!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Boost Your WiFi Signal Using Only a Beer Can : Discovery Channel
I love a good hack, especially one that requires me to throw back a cold one before hand (or during). This simple wifi boost has actually been shown to increase signal strength by at least 2 to 4 bars. And, well, I will drink to that.
Boost Your WiFi Signal Using Only a Beer Can : Discovery Channel
Quick Tip: Speed up menus in Windows 7 | TechRepublic
For some users, Microsoft Windows 7 can never go fast enough. There is always a tweak or Registry edit that can squeeze more speed and performance out of the operating system. This Quick Tip shows you how to speed up the display of menu items in Windows 7 with a simple Registry edit.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Five ways to avoid being tracked on the Web | Security - CNET News
Web spies are getting stealthier and stealthier. Recently they've been caught peering into our browser histories to determine the sites we've visited, even in so-called privacy mode with cookies disabled, as Dan Goodin described earlier this month on The Register.
Many of the companies whose sites were discovered using the technique claimed to have had no idea and immediately decried the spying. Julia Angwin reported on many of these surprise responses on the Wall Street Journal's Technology site.
If the owners of the spying sites aren't even aware of the activity, what are unsuspecting visitors to do? Well, you could wait for the government to take action, as CNET's Declan McCullogh reports in the Privacy Inc. blog.
Or you could rely on the online advertising industry to police itself, despite the marketers' inability to determine which spying practices violate their own guidelines, which Julia Angwin describes on the WSJ's Digits blog.
Personally, I'd rather take matters into my own hands. Here are five ways to reduce the chances that your browsing habits are being recorded.
Five ways to avoid being tracked on the Web | Security - CNET News
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Email Large Files From Your Desktop With Kicksend
Email attachments sizes are limited from the best services to the worst. While Gmail allows you to attach files of 25MB, you cannot send them to to any other account except to a Gmail one. With restrictions like these and the fact that file sizes are now only getting bigger, Kicksend offers you a viable solution. Kicksend is a web service that comes with an Adobe air based desktop application for Windows and Mac. The service can be used to send files of up to 150MB but the desktop application lets you send files of any size you want. You can add contacts or import them from Gmail. Files that you send as attachments are uploaded to the service, a link to the file is sent in the email for the recipient to download from. All files that you upload are deleted automatically after two weeks. The desktop application only allows you to send or download files, to add contacts you will have to use the web interface.
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