Windows Tip of the Day

This blog is for users of the Microsoft Windows Operating System, it contains tips, tricks and secrets for both beginner and expert users.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Windows XP: Stop Security Center From Nagging You

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Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) added the Security Center, which centralize most security-related functions to one control panel. By defaul...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-078 - Critical: Security Update for Internet Explorer (960714)

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Microsoft just released an Out-of-Band security bulletin MS08-078. Generally any Out-of-Band security patches are important, because they f...
Monday, December 15, 2008

Windows Vista: Starting Programs with Elevated Privileges

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Do you need to automatically start applications that require elevated privileges when you log into Windows Vista? To accomplish this we are ...
Monday, December 01, 2008

Windows Vista: Re-Activating the Built-in Administrator Account

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In previous versions of Windows the built-in Administrator account was enabled default (this was before Vista). This was a major security ...
Monday, November 24, 2008

Software: Picasa 3 (Free Photo Editing/Management Application)

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I have used Picasa for managing my photos for years. Its one of the best free photo editing and media management applications available (in ...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Security: What is Clickjacking?

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If malware, spam, phishing, and other threats were not bad enough, the latest Internet security threat is called Clickjacking. Basically it...
Monday, November 10, 2008

Software: FREE EASEUS Partition Manager Home Edition

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Are you looking for a free alternative to the commercial version of Partition Magic? Then you might want to check out EASEUS Partition Mana...
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Software: ShellRunas v1.01

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Note: This tip is more technical then the way I generally write. Although, the people who would use this feature should understand what I ...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Security: New Critical Security Patch

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A few days ago Microsoft released a critical patch known as MS08-067 (958644). If you have Automatic Updates turned on, and have it setup t...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Windows Vista: Creating Shutdown/Restart Shortcuts

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Want to create a quick and easy to way restart or shutdown Vista from an icon in your desktop, quick launch bar or your Start menu? Follow ...
Monday, October 06, 2008

Software: Virtual Desktops

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Microsoft's Sysinternals group has release a new utility called 'Desktops', which is a virtual desktop manager. Basically, it a...

Solid State Drive (SSD) vs. Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Performance Test

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I don't post a lot of these videos, but I thought this was a very good comparison of a Samsung Solid State Drive (SSD) vs a standard Har...
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Monday, September 29, 2008

Cool Tip: Reducing the USB Power Charger Clutter

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Here is a very cool tip to help reduce the power cord clutter that can be created when you're charging your USB gadgets. Remember: You ...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Software: Microsoft Pro Photo Tools v2

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Microsoft recently released a new version of their Pro Photo Tools. Here is excerpt from the site explains the software, "The Pro Photo...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Windows security rendered useless? Uh, not exactly | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com

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ZDNet.com reports: "Oh dear. The Chicken Little contingent is out in full force. Break out your Kevlar helmets, everyone, because the s...
Monday, September 15, 2008

F-Secure E:VOLUTION

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Keeping up with all the latest malware that is being created is an overwhelming job for any anti-virus company. Some have stated its even ...
Thursday, September 11, 2008

Google Chrome Could Nuke Microsoft From the Internet Market

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eWeek reports: "Google launches Chrome as an alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Opera. Analysts from IDC a...
Monday, September 01, 2008

Internet Explorer: Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

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For those of you that like to run the latest and greatest browser, here is information on IE8 Beta 2. Microsoft Certified Professional Maga...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Video: Remove all remnants of the Windows Vista SP1 installation files

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TechRepublic did a great job of documenting the removal of Windows Vista SP1 installation files. Here is an except from the site: "Whe...
Monday, August 18, 2008

Security: Personal Firewalls Review Site

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Want to know how well your personal firewall might protect you from personal identity from being stolen. Check out this great comparison fr...
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