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Letter to Microsoft

Letter to Microsoft

Jul 10, 2010

Recently, a good and long time friend of mine wrote a letter to Microsoft and posted it on his FaceBook account. I couldn't help but share this letter with you.

Welcome to your new BLOATED PC

Welcome to your new BLOATED PC

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...

What is conhost.exe? Why is it running?

What is conhost.exe?  Why is it running?

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...

How to Hide the Control Panel in Windows 7

How to Hide the Control Panel in Windows 7

Jun 8, 2010

Many times, it’s not desired to allow user access to a computer’s control panel.  Whether this is a shared personal computer or a computer that will be used in a public place (where many people, including pranksters, might be using the machine) disabling the control panel can be a good idea.  The good news it’s a simple task. Disable Control...

Mac vs. PC

Mac vs. PC

Feb 5, 2010

Mac vs. PC Bill Gates: I prefer PC’s over Mac’s because there’s a lot more software available for Windows. Steve Jobs: So long as you include anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. It just doesn’t get much truer than that boys! Share this on your favorite social network: Hide...