Due to the way Internet Explorer is integrated with the Windows operating system and just the restrictions Microsoft puts on it in the first place, you can only have one version of IE on a machine at a time. Of course, I've covered Tredosoft's Multiple IE solution before, which does allow you to have more than one version, but Microsoft has just released (in beta) a solution … [Read more...]
Clean up your Context Menu
The context menu (what pops up when you right-click) is one of the most popular items to clutter; a lot of programs will add their shortcuts or filetypes to the menu when they get installed. It's also a very under-used, convenient location that you could put your frequently used functions and shortcuts. This post should show you how to tame the context menu and make it work for … [Read more...]
Improving Vista File Search
Configuration One of the coolest features of Vista, which is now somewhat available for Windows XP, is the search feature. With background indexing, there's no denying that Vista's search functionality is zippy, faster than Windows Search ever was before. Along with the fact that the animated creatures are gone (the dog by default, "Goodbye Clippy 2.0"), Vista's file search is … [Read more...]
How to Add Virtual Machines in Server 2008’s Hyper-V
If you're running Windows Server 2008, there's a cool feature that you might not be taking advantage of yet. Microsoft's answer to VMware's success is it's own hypervisor for virtual machines called Hyper-V. Hyper-V is included in Server 08, but you'll want to run Windows Update before you install the role as there is a much improved version over the beta version that shipped … [Read more...]
Windows 7 Public Beta Available
The Windows 7 Public Beta is available for download now. Following the Microsoft keynote speech by Steve Ballmer, the Windows 7 Public Beta is available here for preview and testing by the public. I think Microsoft is doing a good job generating hype and publicity for this release to recover from Vista's marketing failure. We can also hope that a beta open to the public will … [Read more...]