Windows Vista upgrade power tips

by Gina Trapani
After using Windows Vista for awhile, even the most begrudging upgrader will find that it’s got a lot more features and options for the power user compared to Windows XP. After weeks of test-driving Windows Vista full-time, there are several tips and tweaks I wish I’d known before I started.
In the spirit of [...]

Vista Drivers Page

http://www.radarsync.com/vista/

Can’t remember your Windows XP administrator password?

You can follow Microsoft instruction. But if you don’t have a “password reset disk” you have to follow this method:
1. With your Windows XP CD in the cd-rom drive and boot your computer
2. Press any key when you read “Press any key to boot from cd” on the screen
3. The first screen will indicate that [...]

The ‘real’ tech problem

10 Vista Tips

Get the top 10 tips for Microsoft Windows Vista you need to accomplish your favorite things and be more productive right away. Here you can find how to change power button default action, hide desktop icon text, enable Aurora the hidden BootScreen, fix for COM Surrogate error and many more cool tips and tricks.

1. Power [...]

Custom Branding Vista

Custom Branding Windows Vista
Posted by Jfkcro on 12 Mar 2007 at 9:15 under Software, Computers
 
1) Get a Bitmap Image file 128 x 128 pixels of your preference. (May work with other sizes)
2) Change the filename to Brand.bmp. (You can change the name, but need to remember what you use)
3) Copy the Bitmap to “C:\Windows\System32\oobe”
4) [...]

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15 Coolest Firefox tricks

Everybody’s favorite open-source browser, Firefox, is great right out of the box. And by adding some of the awesome extensions available out there, the browser just gets better and better.
But look under the hood, and there are a bunch of hidden (and some not-so-secret) tips and tricks available that will crank Firefox up and pimp [...]

A Day Without Open Source

I was at a conference when two techies walked into the open bar, one an open source supporter and one staunchly anti. They got into it a bit after a few drinks, and Mr. Anti commented loudly, “I wish open source would just go away! It causes more trouble [...]

The Secret of Apple Design

The inside (sort of) story of why Apple’s industrial-design machine has been so successful.
By Daniel Turner
Apple, Inc. has made an art of not talking about its products. Fans, journalists, and rumormongers who love it or love to hate it have long had to practice a sort of Kremlinology to gather the merest hints as to [...]