There is no doubt that all of the new security features in the modern versions of Windows will help keep your computer more secure. However, these features become less valuable when they are not turned on by default. One feature, known as user account auditing, is not turned on by default. With this feature is turned off, anyone with physical access or remote access to through a hole in your firewall...
Read MoreThe new Network Map in Windows Vista allows you to easily create a map of all computers on your network and see how they are connected. This works by using the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) protocol that is only part of Windows Vista.
Read MoreAre the save password check boxes missing from your network authentication screens? This is one of the most annoying issues with Windows Vista for me since I work off a local NAS I have at home all the time. Rather than just save my password as it should the first time when I checked the save password box, it seems to throw my password away after a reboot. If that was not enough, now Windows... Read More
Ever wonder why you get network authentication errors when you are trying access a mapped network share from a process that was elevated with UAC? That is because each administrative account, starting with Windows Vista and newer, runs with two security tokens. One with low rights that is the default and then the administrative level token. When you run something as administrator or change a setting...
Read MoreWindows Vista has many new icon sizes. Using a simple mouse scroll wheel trick that was primarily used in Internet Explorer to change the text size for years, it is now possible to change the icon sizes of almost any window you are in, including the desktop.
Read MoreInternet Explorer 7 has a new search box that allows you to easily search using your favorite search engine. This box is highly customizable. For example, you can easily add Yahoo Finance to the list so that when you type in a stock symbol you can get the latest stock price. Once cool web site that will help you add and find these options is called www.OpenSearchList.com. Read More
Every single Windows Vista/7 presentation and demo I have seen has always included the new Flip 3D, alt+tab replacement. This is a cool feature that really helps you switch between windows when you have a lot open but for some, it can be a choppy experience. If you have a low end graphics card you may experience dropped frames resulting in a choppy animation experience while flipping through your...
Read MoreMicrosoft released many new screensavers for Windows Vista and Windows 7 that look great. However, for some reason, they never made option screens for them. All of the new screensavers have settings that you can tweak to completely change the look and behavior. Without an options screen, the only way to do this is with editing the registry directly. This guide will help you use registry hacks to... Read More
Do you use notepad very frequently to open all types of text files? This quick tweak will add "Open with Notepad" to all of your file context menus. Whenever you right click on a file, you will have the option to open it in Notepad.
Read MoreHere are two quick reg hacks for customizing the appearance of ClearType screen font smoothing:
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