Do you own a computer with multi-core processors? Have you heard about processor affinity? If not, you’ll learn here what it is and how it might help IT pros get more control over the performance of their applications. A little bit of background—many computers these days have multiple core processors. Unfortunately, there aren’t that many [...]
Earlier this year, we shared a neat trick for getting rid of those annoying message balloons in Windows 7, like the one below: However, this shortcut only worked on Windows 7. But today, I’ll show you a trick to disable pop-up messages that works in Windows XP, Vista, as well as Windows 7. The best [...]
You log into Windows Vista and always get the same old, greenish blue screen, to select or type in your user name and password. Tired of it? So are we! Let’s bring a bit of color to the start and end of your typical, Windows Vista session. Continue reading to find out how you can [...]
With so many DVD players, TV tuners, and Blu-ray players available, people often become frustrated with their complicated home entertainment systems. What many don’t know—they can replace all of these standalone devices and build their entire home entertainment system around their personal computer. This podcast helps you make your home PC the center of your [...]
Imagine that you’re on a flight from New York to Los Angeles. You pop a DVD into your notebook to watch a movie. After the credits roll, you take a look at the battery meter in Windows’ taskbar and are shocked to see: What is going on here? Your notebook is supposed to run for [...]
It seems that every time we make a breakthrough in battery technology, we follow it up with power-hungry hardware that realistically means your battery never lasts more than about four hours (unless you have a low-powered netbook). And after a couple of years, you’d be lucky to get two hours of life out of your [...]
You log into Windows XP and always get the same old, blue screen, to select or type in your user name and password. Tired of it? So are we! Let’s bring a bit of color to the start and end of your typical, Windows XP session. Continue reading to find out how you can get [...]
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