Category Archives: How To

Easy hyperlink trick for Windows (Even if it has a space in the UNC path)

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Nerd

Home users may not ever use this, but in an office environment, I’m sure everyone has received an email at one time, pointing them to a network share, or something similar.  It’s OK, except if you have a space in … Continue reading →

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By Request: How to Backup all My Pictures?

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Nerd

Thanks KF for asking a great question, and something that almost everyone with a digital camera is going to ask at some point in time! There are several ways to backup items on your computer; burning files to DVD (See … Continue reading →

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By Request: Cleaning your Registry – How and Why?

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Nerd

The Windows Registry.  Most people cringe when they hear this, or are afraid of even messing with it, until they see that ad on the Internet claiming that their computer is slow, and they need to buy their registry cleaner!  … Continue reading →

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Software I Like: InfraRecorder

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Nerd

Everyone needs a good CD/DVD burning program, but nobody really wants to pay a really good one like Nero!  Don’t get me wrong, Nero is a great program, but if you just need a burning application, no frills, just does … Continue reading →

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Software I Like: Virtual CloneDrive

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Nerd

If you are a good nerd, you’ve downloaded some sort of CD / DVD image file, in in number of formats: .iso .bin .cue, and several other types.  There are many ways to access these files, like burning them (as … Continue reading →

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Tame Vista UAC to be less annoying

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Nerd

UAC is a great security enhancement to Windows Vista (over XP) but you know, it can be rather annoying too!  As an administrator, I use certain programs that require me to “Run as Administrator” – such as command prompt, computer … Continue reading →

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Enable Vista’s Administrator Account

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Nerd

Source: [Lifehacker]   For the average Windows Vista session, the "Needs your permission to continue" prompts are just momentary, occasional annoyances which can be disabled or by-passed. But if you’re planning to do a lot of tweaking or installations, having … Continue reading →

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