Join Windows 7 to a Domain
Pretty straightforward process and hasn’t changed much since XP or Vista. But I do get some questions regarding this, so here it the process to get it done.
RAID Basics
Technology, how we love it until something goes wrong and we end up yelling at our computer screens. If you’ve ever lost data, you know how much time, money, and headaches it can cost you to retrieve it, especially if you are a company. Data recovery doesn’t have to be worrisome.
Hide the desktop icons
In some environments, such as an assembly line or production facility, you may want to present an ultra-clean desktop to your users. By hiding the icons, all that is visible on the desktop is the task bar, and whatever wallpaper you have set as the background.
Setting Up Your Own Webcam
Setting up your own web camera is easy: all you need is a computer, the cam itself, webcam software which will do the broadcasting, and an Internet connection. Streaming Video vs. Still Images The first decision you have to make before putting your camera live is if it will show streaming video or still images. If you have… Read More »
Give Vista the Windows 7 Task bar
One of the cool new features of Windows 7 is the task bar. The clean appearance is mainly due to the lack of text describing each button or icon on that task bar.
How to Disable the Shutdown Event Tracker
The Shutdown Event Tracker in Windows Server 2008 is a handy little utility that helps you to keep track of when and why a server was shut down or restarted.
AVI File Causes Explorer to Hang
One of the really cool features of Windows is the AVI preview in Explorer. What this does is scans an AVI file for all the properties, like height, width, color depth, and more.
How to Create a Windows 7 Recovery Disk
In the event that something happens where Windows 7 will not start properly, it’s quite useful to have a Recovery Disc available. It can be used to solve common problems that cause Windows 7 to fail during the boot process.
Right Click to Print Directory
Would you like to be able to right click any folder in Explorer and print its contents? You can add this option to the context menu by following these steps:
Clear Print Queue Command Line Style
If you have a long list of hung print jobs in Windows 7 or Vista, you can clear the print queue easily by using these steps.