Windows Tip
Have Keyboard Shortcuts Always Show in Windows Menus [Windows Tip]
The Workers' Edge blog digs into Windows tweaks that one normally has to dig pretty far into nested menus to find, and comes out with a real find for hands-on-the-keys fans. To have Windows always...
Create a Custom Control Panel [How To]
The Simplehelp blog posts a Windows customization idea that's easy for anyone to make and potentially really helpful to anyone who does regular system tweaking. By simply dragging the items from your...
Sysinternals Live is One-Stop Shop for Launching Must-Have Utilities [Windows Tip]
If you've ever done any serious Windows troubleshooting, you've no doubt come across a freeware utility or two by Sysinternals—like the excellent, previously mentioned Process Explorer. You may...
Remove Outlook Attachments Without Deleting the Message [Windows Tip]
Too many large email attachments weighing down Outlook's PST file and your hard drive, but you don't want to throw out the message with the attachment? Weblog Digital Inspiration details how to...
Eliminate XP's Unread Mail Count [How To]
If you're a veteran Windows XP user, you're familiar with the "helpful" count of your unread email messages you'll find at the login screen—which is usually wrong or overstated (my screenshot...
Change Command Prompt's Default Font for Easier Reading [Windows Tip]
The default prompt in Windows' Command Prompt isn't the easiest to read, but Microsoft has a font, Consolas, that works much better in a terminal, as attested to by our commenters. The Digital...
Use a Built-In Windows Utility to Create Self-Extracting Archives [Windows Tip]
Most any savvy computer user is probably pretty handy with a free compression and archiving tool (like, say, 7-Zip), but not everyone they send files to will be. The Confessions of a Freeware Junkie...
Shutdown or Restart Windows from the Shutdown.exe GUI [Windows Tip]
We've covered how to quickly shutdown Windows from the command line or using shortcuts to shutdown.exe as a command line tool, but the Confessions of a freeware junkie weblog points out that...
Answer "No to All" When Copying Files [Windows Tip]
If you've ever copied a folder's worth of files in Windows, you've come across the Confirm File Replace dialog, which asks you if you want to replace an existing file with a new file. You have the...
Display Vista's Clock with a Keyboard Shortcut [Windows Tip]
Tech blogger Amit Agarwal loves Vista's new system tray clock and calendar, but prefers not to move to his mouse whenever he wants to take a closer look. To remedy this, he's set up a simple shortcut...
Automatically Mute Your Speakers Overnight [How To]
Windows only: Last week we highlighted how to mute your Mac on a schedule, and this week weblog Inspect My Gadget details how to set up similar functionality in Windows. The post suggests a few tools...
Mount USB Drives in Assigned Folders to Keep Them Straight [Windows Tip]
Tired of having to look up which drive letter Windows assigned to his multiple USB thumb drives, one author at gHacks decided to assign each drive to its own folder nested inside a "USB" folder. Not...
Add Custom Options to the Windows AutoPlay Dialog [Windows Tip]
The Windows AutoPlay feature is the bane of many-a-PC user, particularly because of nasty DRM histories and other intrusive business, but what about when you actually want to use the AutoPlay...
Speed Up Windows' Shutdown [Windows Tip]
Windows guy Dennis O'Reilly points out a few Windows registry tweaks that will make your PC "close shop like it's late for the bus ride home." These modifications will shorten the amount of time...
Get Rid of the Junk Left Over after You Install Vista SP1 [Windows Tip]
If you upgraded to Vista Service Pack 1 when it went live earlier this week, Windows left behind several files system files from your pre-SP1 install that aren't being used any longer. The files are...
