Tutorial Thursday

Microsoft has made some good efforts to make Vista a lot more secure than previous versions of Windows by locking down files and folders on your system. They must have figured if it's verging on painful for you to move or delete the files then it would probably be difficult for viruses to do the same. What if you wanted to modify or delete a system file for

Tutorial Thursday

Grouping similar Taskbar buttons in Windows is either a feature you love or hate. It's nice because when your Taskbar starts to get full it will start grouping applications together to conserve space. For example, if you have 10 Firefox windows open at a time they will only show up as a single button on the Taskbar if you have grouping enabled.

This may not only help reduce

Time Saving Tuesday

Here at CyberNet we are all about tweaking operating systems and applications until our little heart is content. That is, after all, one of the perks of having a computer of your own. Today we've got several free utilities that all serve a common purpose: tweaking Windows!

We have Storytellerofsci-fi to thank for tipping us off on these free apps. They are all created by the same developer,

Tutorial Thursday

Most keyboards these days have 100+ keys, and there are so many keys that it can be difficult to get them to work exactly the way you want them to. As with most other things on a computer, if there is something that you don't like about the keyboard you should just change it!

To manipulate the keys on the keyboard we're going to resurrect an application that

Microsoft Monday

It seems as though there's never enough time in the days, weeks, and months to get everything done and fit everybody into the schedule.  Time is precious which is why it's important to try and save yourself as much of it as possible.  One of the best things about Windows Vista is that there are a few built-in settings that can be tweaked and changed to increase your productivity. 

Web Browser Wednesday

One of the things that I'm looking forward to the most with Firefox 3 is to see what kind of redesign they will come up with for Vista users. Right now the Firefox theme in Vista is anything but stellar, but it is possible to improve it with very little work on your part. We are going to walk you through several changes that you can

Microsoft Monday

Recently Stardock launched TweakVista version 1.01. We've written about it before (here and here), but just as a refresher, it's described as "an enhancement application that helps users configure Windows Vista to meet their personal needs. The program has been designed to allow both casual, non-technical users to safely use it as well as contain a host of advanced features for power users to dig into