Posts Tagged ‘Windows XP’

Remote Desktop 7 Download for XP & Vista

One of the new features in Windows 7 is Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) 7, and Microsoft decided to also offer the most of the same functionality to Windows XP and Vista users. Many of you will probably shrug this off as a pointless update, but it has something that is really useful to me. What is it?

October 29th, 2009
Remote Desktop 7 Download for XP & Vista

Aero Glass in Windows XP… Done Right

UPDATE: As some commenters have pointed out certain antivirus applications are flagging this application as containing a trojan. My antivirus, NOD32, did not find any virus though. So it's up to you whether you want to proceed.

August 27th, 2009
Aero Glass in Windows XP… Done Right

Automatically Empty the Recycling Bin at Startup

One of the things that I noticed with my desktop computer is that I'm constantly deleting large files, and after awhile it can consume quite a bit of space. I restart the computer a few times each week, and I decided that upon startup would also be a good time to have the Recycle Bin emptied.

January 30th, 2009
Automatically Empty the Recycling Bin at Startup

Rip DVD’s to AVI Files

Have you been wanting to get your DVD library onto your PC, but are trying to figure out the best way to do that? A free application called bitRipper might be just the solution you're looking for.

January 29th, 2009
Rip DVD’s to AVI Files

Automatically Restart Crashed Apps

There is a good chance that you've had a program crash on your while you were away from your computer, and it probably caused quite a headache. Maybe you have a web server or FTP server at home, and the application running it crashed when you were at work leaving those files inaccessible.

January 21st, 2009
Automatically Restart Crashed Apps

DonationCoder’s 35 Free “New Year” Apps

About 6-weeks before the end of each year some DonationCoder members start planning out what kind of app they'd like to create for the NANY (New Apps for the New Year) challenge. The end result has to be offered for free, and this year 44 coders pledged to release a program.

January 7th, 2009
DonationCoder’s 35 Free “New Year” Apps

Manage Multiple Connections: Remote Desktop, VNC, Citrix, and More

Everyday when I'm at work I'm dealing with dozens of different servers that I have to connect to using the Windows Remote Desktop.

October 20th, 2008
Manage Multiple Connections: Remote Desktop, VNC, Citrix, and More

CyberNotes: Reset a Windows Admin Password (XP or Vista)

The other day I had someone who ran into a big problem that many of us hope to never come across. What happened was the user had forgotten the administrator password for their Windows Vista machine, and had no idea how they could log on.

October 2nd, 2008
CyberNotes: Reset a Windows Admin Password (XP or Vista)

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Available with Ubuntu

Computers are continuing to get more and more powerful, but a lot of people don't need that extra computing power that the advances in technology bring to the table. At home most people only do things like check their email, chat with friends, and other basic tasks. Dell has recognized this, and the new Dell Inspiron Mini 9 will fill that need.

September 5th, 2008
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Available with Ubuntu

Hide the Start Button in Windows XP

When you're working with a small screen space it's nice to try and squeeze everything you can out of it. That's especially true when you've got a device like the Eee PC who's 7" screen has an 800x480 maximum resolution. As you can imagine you're Taskbar would fill up after opening just a few applications at a resolution like that.

August 27th, 2008
Hide the Start Button in Windows XP