December 2012 - Mike's Window

Mike's Window

A commonly held 'view.. '

"Well, it worked in Windows 95!"

MVP Award years

2005 - 2006 - 2007

2008 - 2009 - 2010

2011 - 2012 - 2013

The original MVP logo

My Favourite Utilities

Speedfan is a great hardware monitor which can automatically control fan speeds, warn when temperatures are rising in the case, and do a SMART scan of your hard drives. A 'must have'.. http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

Piriform Speccy tells you what is inside the box and with great accuracy.. http://www.piriform.com/speccy

Networx shows download/upload bandwidth used.. http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/

Piriform Recuva is probably the best file recovery utility around and is free too.. http://www.piriform.com/recuva

Treesize shows you what you have got, where it is, and how much space it is all using.. http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml

Windows 8 alternative start menus.. Classic Shell.. http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

Stardock Start8.. http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

EaseUS Partition Manager is the best free utility of its type.. http://www.partition-tool.com/download.htm

YoWindow, a weather utility which appears to work with the Windows 8 desktop.. http://yowindow.com/

My Favourite Gadgets - Windows 7 and Vista only..

Gas Buddy.. http://www.londongasprices.com/VistaGadget.aspx

NetMeter.. http://addgadget.com/

Network Monitor.. http://samwtucker.com/

Asst'd gadgets.. http://gallery.djinngo.com/gallery/index.html

Weather fun.. http://yowindow.com/

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Windows 8 - a slow start..

A slow start isn’t so bad. It is what happens after the start that counts, and Windows 8 is proving that every other Windows release is not a good one. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9235059/Windows_8_s_uptake_falls_behind_Vista_s_pace?source...

Published Fri, Dec 28 2012 13:55 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Windows, My Opinion
The time of goodwill..

.. and that includes inanimate objects like computers too. Don’t throw your new Windows 8 computer out of the window in frustration or into snow. It invalidates the manufacturer warranty.. Install a 3rd party Start Menu if it is all too much for you....

Published Tue, Dec 25 2012 11:15 by Mike Hall

Filed under: General
Modern UI.. partial success

OK, so I managed to install TWO whole apps that work. Way to go. Unfortunately, they are the anti-thesis of production. I now have to Logo Quiz games, very addictive, but lacking any other value. I tried SIX other apps, mainly productive, but they will...

Published Fri, Dec 21 2012 10:47 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Windows 8, Modern UI
Three left standing..

Desktop, Advanced English Dictionary and CBC News are the only apps still working in my Windows 8 Modern UI. Maps almost worked but had no idea of the whereabouts of my actual location. Windows Store is like a retail establishment that looks busy, but...

Published Sun, Dec 16 2012 10:14 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Windows 8, Annoyances, Desktop
B for Apple..

Not too long ago, an Apple Store was opened in London Ontario. It resides on the second floor at Masonville Place, London’s premier mall. Anyway, it came to pass that I was in the area and in the company of an iPad expert, so I decided to take a look...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2012 20:16 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Apple
Windows 8 was not happy..

Yesterday, I was trying to eliminate powering down issues with the computer. It had been shutting down of its own volition, no blue screen, no error messages, no mini-dumps, nothing. I ran the Windows 8 Memory Diagnostic, clean boot, everything suggested...

Published Mon, Dec 10 2012 9:53 by Mike Hall

Filed under: System Recovery, Windows 8
Ménage à trois .. Which side are you on?

Linux and Mac supporters can stand down. It’s not that you don’t count, even if you actually don’t, so don’t take offence. Windows is now pitching against Windows. In one corner is Windows XP, stable and fast but not slick and...

Published Thu, Dec 6 2012 21:21 by Mike Hall

Filed under: General, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows XP
A couple of things..

Dreamscene.. Wah, it’s back.. If you set Bing.com as your homepage, you will see what I mean. At the moment, a village in the Pyrenees is rotating slowly, similar to the effect of laying down after drinking too much. A day or two ago, it was a Lemur licking...

Published Mon, Dec 3 2012 21:41 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Other stuff, Browsers

December 2012 - Mike's Window

A commonly held 'view.. '

MVP Award years

The original MVP logo

My Favourite Utilities

My Favourite Gadgets - Windows 7 and Vista only..

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Syndication

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Blog Archive List

Windows 8 - a slow start..

The time of goodwill..

Modern UI.. partial success

Three left standing..

B for Apple..

Windows 8 was not happy..

Ménage à trois .. Which side are you on?

A couple of things..