CHDSK is a handy tool included with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Window 7 and Windows 8 you can use to check your hard drives for errors. Most of the time CHKDSK can times fix the errors it finds. You should run CHKDSK every couple of month or so to check the integrity of your hard drive(s) and to… Read More »
Windows 8 puts the power button in the Settings menu, and this makes shutting down a multi-step process. We have a little shortcut trick for you that lets you pin a Shutdown button right to the bottom of your desktop. Here’s how you do it. Create a shortcut on your desktop (right -click, go to New, then Shortcut).… Read More »
This tip applies to Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 There’s a really simple way to print the contents of any folder (directory) by adding a “Print Directory Listing” item to your right-click context menu. If you do this, you’ll be able to right-click on any folder and print a list of its contents. Microsoft describes this… Read More »
We know what you’re thinking. Windows has a calculator. You have a calculator. Your cellphone has a calculator. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But what if you wanted to calculate the phases of the moon? Or sunrises and sunsets – anywhere? Can you cellphone do that? How about amortize a mortgage? How about distances between airports? Or what about your… Read More »
They say that no two snowflakes are exactly alike. I don’t know how they know this. Has anyone really seen every snowflake there has ever been? Still, it is fun to think that each snowflake is different because they all seem the same from a distance. It’s sort of like people isn’t it? We’re all the same from… Read More »
Listen up, class. We’re featuring a serious choice for today’s site pick. Come on, turn those frowns upside down. Our Cloudeight Site Pick class can’t always be fun and games. I know, I know, you all love to see me pick on EB, but we have to feature some useful sites every once in a while or Windows… Read More »