04/09/2010 

Get a Better Battery Gauge for Your Laptop

Over the years, Windows has gotten progressively better at laptop power management--but it still doesn't tell you much about your battery.

03/09/2010 

Battling Desktops

Al Gruber asked why he appears to have two different desktops--the PC's default screen and a Windows Explorer location.

03/09/2010 

Google's App Inventor: First impressions

Gibbs just got an invite to Google's App Inventor and he's impressed with what is an early beta

03/09/2010 

Remove the 'Test Mode' Watermark from Windows 7

Isn't it cute the way Windows always finds new ways to surprise and annoy you? Like today, for instance, I booted my system and noticed something new in the lower right corner:

02/09/2010 

Microsoft to VMware: Windows is still relevant in the virtualization era

Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s argument that operating systems are no longer the center of innovation in the IT world.

02/09/2010 

Disable A Laptop Touchpad While You Type, Win 7 Edition

Many moons ago I wrote about TouchFreeze, a free laptop utility that solves one of life's most maddening problems: accidental swipes of your touchpad while typing. (Why isn't Windows smart enough to do this on its own? Just saying.)

05/09/2010 

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