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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) was completely automatic: It would defrag all...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-28-2008
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 all of the latest updates into the installation...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-22-2008
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 and customize the windows size, position, and the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-20-2008
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, choose Properties, click Customize next to Start...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-14-2008
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: WinKey + 1, 2, 3 ... etc. If you use the Quick...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-14-2008
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 it. (You have to do this under admin rights...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-07-2008
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 my hunger for tech-tainment grows. I listen...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-19-2008
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 fastest way is to open the Start Menu and type power...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-16-2008
Windows Vista tip of the week: Use the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor

From Windows Vista Secrets 2nd edition Chapter 3 (Hardware and Software Compatibility): To help you determine whether your current PC has the performance characteristics and hardware and software compatibility needed to avoid issues before upgrading or migrating to Windows Vista, Microsoft provides a...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-25-2008
Windows Vista tip of the week: Delay product activation

From Windows Vista Secrets 2nd edition : Retail versions of Windows Vista must be activated within 30 days. Otherwise, the system slips into an annoying state in which it notifies you, every 60 minutes, that the system must be activated. Still, the 30-day grace period is useful, especially if you're...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-18-2008

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