Jun 17, 2010

We’ve all seen the commercial.  The big bloated PC says he is full of trial software and really slows him down.  What makes this commercial so humorous is that it is actually so, so true.    You may have just purchased a new PC and noticed the same problem.  So what do you do about it?  Read on to find out. I buy computers on a regular basis for the...

Jun 11, 2010

If you, like me are curious about what conhost.exe process is doing in Task Manager, and why it’s running, I’ve got good news!  We know and we’re going to explain it to you! What is conhost.exe? The conhost.exe process fixes a fundamental problem in the way previous versions of Microsoft Windows handled console windows.  In Windows Vista, this...

Jun 8, 2010

If you are a member of the armed forces, or have a special need for military time,  enabling the system clock to show military time in Windows 7 or Vista might be important to you. However, finding the setting is not is not as simple as most would think it would be. To change the system to military time keeping, we will need to visit to the Regional and...

Jun 1, 2010

Many people for some reason want to delete or remove the Recycle Bin from the desktop.  Whether it be for a Kiosk PC, to stop children from deleting files, or other reason this is very popular request we get.  Well, the good news is that it’s super simple and we show you how. Removing the Recycle Bin in Vista In Windows Vista, removing the recycle bin is...

Dec 26, 2009

Would you like an easier way to select multiple files in Windows Explorer without having to hold down the “Ctrl” or “Shift” key? Today we take a look at enabling the check boxes feature which might be easier for some users to select multiple items. I’m sure you’re familiar with selecting multiple files in Explorer by holding down the “Shift” or...