From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Bring back Missing Printers in Windows 7

March 25, 2010
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In Windows 7, Microsoft has redesigned the printers section of the control panel. I have slowly started to get used to it…but I ran across something that confused me for a while I had two printers, exactly the same, but on different sides of the building. When I added them to Windows 7, I could [...]

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Keep track of network activity – Free Tool

March 19, 2010
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I was digging through Microsoft’s website for some service pack downloads and I came across a free tool. It is called Port Reporter. It is a very simple service based application that logs all TCPIP network activity to a text file. I gave it a spin, and I am amazed how much information it spits [...]

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Install Windows 7 from a flash drive – Free Tool

March 12, 2010
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Last year I wrote an article about how to install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive. This can come in handy when you want to reload a netbook that has no built in CD / DVD Drive My friend Matt showed me an easier way to do this. If you have your install disk [...]

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Open a command prompt from any folder

March 4, 2010
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Windows 7, and Vista have a cool feature. Press shift while right clicking on any folder, and some new menu options are shown: One of them allows you to open a command prompt that is rooted right in that folder. This is a convenient option, since you don’t have to launch a command line, and [...]

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