Un-recommending Some Stuff Many programs we recommended during the Widows 98 and long Windows XP era, are no longer needed and may, in fact, be detrimental. We’ve been remiss in UN-recommending programs we once recommended. We will try to do better. We’ve noticed in our experience with Cloudeight Direct, fixing computers, that many of you have installed driver… Read More »
Let’s create a Batch file to clean your computer This tip can be used on any version of Windows from Windows XP through Windows 10. Back in the days of yore — i.e. DOS, batch files were used by geeks to all sorts of things – including some bad things too. Today Batch files are still as powerful… Read More »
Kill multiple instances of a non-responsive programs all at once This tip works in all versions of Windows and is intended for intermediate to advanced Windows users Have you ever a program freeze up and therefore not be able to close it by clicking the “X” in the program’s window? Sure you have. We all have. And many of… Read More »
Beware the Big Green Buttons Hello folks. Today’s lesson is called Big Green Buttons. In today’s lesson we’re going to play a game. The rules are simple. If you are careful and you read carefully, you’ll pass our test. If you hurry and make an error, you’ll fail. If you fail, you will have to do 100 pushups… Read More »
Easy but Arcane Windows Tips Copying the content of Windows dialog box Do you want copy the contents of Windows dialog box? Just click anywhere inside the box, press Ctrl + C, open Notepad and press Ctrl+V. Navigate to your “home” folder in Windows The home folder for your user account in Windows XP is “Documents and Settings”. In… Read More »
3 groovy Windows tips Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10 “Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the morning last Just kicking down the cobblestones Looking for fun and feelin’ groovy Ba da da da da da da, feelin’ groovy…” (Paul Simon ‘The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” Because… Read More »