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• SkyDrive Explorer

  I've been hoping and looking for some kind of solution that would let people access their 25 GB of free storage space on Windows Live SkyDrive using simple, Explorer-based drag and drop. It's been kind of a tough slog all year, however, with only... Posted Nov 04 2009, 12:06 PM by pthurrott with | with 22 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Cloud computing, Podcast

• Tip of the Week: Speed Up Zune Marketplace Searches

  And with this I enter the "if I think I see it, it must be true" sweepstakes: Frank F. has just sent along a brilliant tip about speeding up Zune Marketplace searches. And if you use the Zune PC software, you know what I'm talking about... Posted Oct 20 2009, 10:13 AM by pthurrott with | with 30 comment(s) Filed under: Zune, Podcast

• Software pick of the week: Windows 7 Logon Background Changer

  I recommend a software pick of the week in each episode of the Windows Weekly podcast , but this one is particularly nice, so I wanted to toss it out in case you're not listening. It's called Windows 7 Logon Background Changer , and as the name... Posted Sep 11 2009, 12:04 PM by pthurrott with | with 46 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Podcast

• WinToFlash: Automate making a bootable, USB-based Windows 7 installer

  Nice! It looks like I have my software pick of the week early this week: What is WinToFlash WinToFlash starts a wizard that will help pull over the contents of a Windows installation CD or DVD and prep the USB drive to become a bootable replacement for... Posted Aug 31 2009, 03:01 PM by pthurrott with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Podcast

• A Plea to Paul and Leo of Windows Weekly

  This is funny, though I feel bad that I basically caused this. Long story short, on the Windows Weekly podcast last week, we played a couple of clips from ex-Windows Chief Jim Allchin's new CD, Enigma, and I mentioned that, hey, I do know this guy... Posted Mar 24 2009, 11:08 AM by pthurrott with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Personal, Commentary, Podcast

• Wakoopa adds downloads and screenshots:

  I use Wakoopa to track the software I use so I can see what I use most often. (I recommend it for this purpose as well.) The Wakoopa blog reports this week that they've added some interesting new features to the service . The regular surfers on Wakoopa... Posted Aug 30 2008, 02:46 PM by pthurrott with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Internet, Personal, Cloud computing, Commentary, Podcast

• New Zune Insider podcast

  Microsoft's Cesar Menendez and Rob Greenlee have started a new Zune podcast that might be of interest. New episodes every Thursday, they say, and apparently there will be a video version coming as well. Podcasting guru Rob Greenlee and I will be producing... Posted Aug 17 2008, 05:44 PM by pthurrott with | with 20 comment(s) Filed under: Zune, Podcast

• Windows Vista tip of the week: Looking anew at Vista's Disk Defragmenter

  OK, this may not seem like a big deal, but Microsoft has changed the Disk Defragmenter utility in Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1). In the original shipping version of Windows Vista, the Disk Defragmenter (as described in this Feature Focus article... Posted Jul 28 2008, 07:53 AM by pthurrott with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Vista, Podcast

• Windows Updates Downloader

  Here's a cool Windows utility that could end up as my software pick this week. Looks very interesting, especially for your slipstreaming mavens out there: One of the great things about creating unattended Windows installations is that you can integrate... Posted Jul 22 2008, 11:22 AM by pthurrott with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: XP, Vista, Podcast

• Windows Vista tip of the week: Forcing windows to remember their sizes, locations, and customizations

  Oh, Windows. If there's one aspect of this operating system that's been a constant disappointment, it has to be its complete and utter inability to "remember" window settings. You know the drill: You go into, say, the Documents folder... Posted Jul 20 2008, 07:36 PM by pthurrott with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Vista, Podcast

• Windows Vista tip of the week: Using Gmail or Yahoo! Mail as your default Email handler

  As with previous versions of Windows, Windows Vista lets you easily choose between various email applications (Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, Microsoft Outlook, etc.) to pick the default mail handler. (To find this: Right-click the Start button/orb... Posted Jul 14 2008, 11:31 AM by pthurrott with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Cloud computing, Vista, Podcast

• Windows Vista tip of the week: Keyboard shortcuts

  If you're looking to get the most out of Windows, you should master some of the many keyboard shortcuts that are available. These are all specifically based around the Windows Key, which appears on newer PC keyboards: Quick Launch shortcuts Shortcut... Posted Jul 14 2008, 10:47 AM by pthurrott with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Vista, Podcast

• Vista tip of the week: Change file type associations on the fly

  I received an interesting tip this week from Dan via email regarding removing and changing Windows Vista file type associations on the fly. I have to admit, I had never heard of this one: You can remove a single file type association to more easily reassociate... Posted Jul 07 2008, 10:59 AM by pthurrott with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Vista, Podcast

• Top 10 Tech Podcasts: #5, Windows Weekly

  A nice bit of praise from Automated Home, which is much appreciated: Podcasts, netcasts, time shifted radio and IPTV.  Whatever they are, they've come of age.  Less and less of my time is spent consuming regular TV and Radio these days as... Posted Jun 19 2008, 11:51 AM by pthurrott with | with 21 comment(s) Filed under: Content, Vista, Commentary, Podcast

• Windows Vista tip of the week: Change the behavior of the Start Menu Power button

  This one's a quickie, and it comes courtesy of reader/listener Andrew: In Windows Vista, there's a new Power button in the Start Menu. By default, this button will put your PC into Sleep mode when clicked. But you can change its behavior. The... Posted Jun 16 2008, 11:27 AM by pthurrott with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Vista, Podcast