If you’re a bit of an email junkie and are constantly writing new emails, then creating a ‘New Email shortcut might save you a bit of time and hassle by avoiding having to load up your email client every time you need to send a new email. This tip will only work if you have […]
Category: Windows 7
Securing USB ports is one of the most fundamental but often overlooked security measure that any one can implement. USB ports are a wonderful invention, they allow us to plug all manner of devices into our computers and access and control them from almost anywhere in the world. If you have an external hard drive, […]
If you have a dual boot Windows System, (or just a system with two hard drives) it can be very useful to move the contents of your ‘My Documents folders off to the second hard drive for a couple of important reasons. Each Operating System can be re-configured to point their respective ‘My Documents’ folders […]
Window 7 is the first version of Windows where a 64-bit version of the operating is easy to come by. Sure Vista had a 64-bit version, but that was generally quite hard to find unless it was pre-installed, and the XP version was one of those mythical products that did exist, but relatively few people […]
Software Compatibility Issues If you’re moving from directly from Microsoft Windows XP to Microsoft Windows 7 then there is a possibility that you may have some software compatibility issues that you will need to address. When Microsoft updated Windows XP to lauch Windows Vista they made a number of low level changes to the way […]
Intro, System Requirements and Windows Versions In October 2009 Microsoft launched Windows 7 to much fanfare, this launch was less than three years after the launch of the much maligned Windows Vista, and was seen by many as Microsofts last chance to win people back after the debacle of Vista. Due to the multitude of […]
One of the new features that Microsoft has added to Windows 7 is the ability for users to change the background of the Windows 7 login screen. In previous versions of Windows making such changes was always a bit of a hassle, and had quite a few limitations, but now it seems that Microsoft have […]
Over the years Microsoft has put a lot of effort into making sure that users keep themselves updated with all the latest security patches they need to keep safe. One of the unfortunate side effects of this effort is that when the updates are downloaded and ready to be applied a re-boot of Windows is […]