I read a great list of free applications on TechRadar that really enhance the usability of Windows 7 especially if you’re a power-user.  Windows 7 is great, but some of these apps really take window management to the next level!  There is a good mix of freeware and open-source software.  My Favorites 7stacks 7-zip Handbrake Ditto Supercopier Windows Live Essentials Notepad ++ Fences Stay Away from (in general) - the registry cleaner crap unless you use legacy apps. - defrag software

Who needs people any way.  Of all the times I’ve had to deal with less than professional IT administrators who more closely resemble Nick Burns, company computer guy, than a well spoken service professional, it’s about time that IT troubleshooting has a level automation to it.  What I’m refering to is Microsoft’s new “ Fix-it for Me ” feature in the knowledge base that essentially takes all those tedious steps to fix issues and scripts it out via a Windows Installer package. Now some of

So I had a weird morning today. My computer woke up from sleep a little grumpy, definitely not the typical experience which is usually smooth as a baby’s bottom. Anyway, I fire up outlook and I’m greeted with an error that says Outlook can’t launch because the OST file is corrupted. I sigh in annoyance because the last thing anyone wants to do is create a new OST file and transfer an entire exchange account back on to a new Outlook profile. I quickly G oogled Lived the problem and started a trouble

What year is it?  It’s 2008 and I’m still writing about how to defrag my Windows machine.  It’s pathetic.  The whole idea is ridiculous especially considering that as the size of partitions have shot up almost exponentially, while the time taken to completely defragment a hard drive has stayed linear.  In fairness, I rarely have thought about about disk fragmentation while using workstations and desktops because hard drives have become so fast in these form-factors. 

I recently had the opportunity to play around with the new Zunes at Best Buy while attending MacWorld.  I was definitely impressed with how much the Zune team has accomplished in a year *sorry I doubted you J *.  The biggest improvement, in my opinion, is not the hardware, but the software.  Version one of the software was unusable with horrible UI decisions left and right.  The first thing I said when I launched version two was, "wow." My initial thoughts were, "this

Hello Everyone, For the next three days I will be talking with customers at the Microsoft booth. For those that do not know what BETT is, it is the largest Education-focused tradeshow in the UK. There are a lot of exciting technologies on showcase here so I want to share parts of the event as well as interesting questions I'll encounter throughout the day. Random Interesting Questions Q: In Vista, have you removed the "send to my pictures" or "copy to" wizard completely? A: By default, it is not