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  • Windows 8 file options - Copy and Move..

    Now, I know that it is possible to drag and drop files across open folders, but it can be awkward and messy, especially on smaller screens like the type found on laptops and Netbooks. So, early versions of Windows had functions within the right click menu which were really useful. Two notable features...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Wed, Jan 2 2013
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  • See the network run..

    For the longest time, I had a network icon running in the notification area. Then when Vista arrived, I used variations on the Network Monitor gadget. As good as it was to be able to see any network traffic in action, a really annoying problem was the time it took for the gadget to appear at boot up...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Tue, Nov 29 2011
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  • Weather Center gadget..

    There is no shortage of weather gadgets, and I have tried most of them.  Ultimately, the most accurate weather reports for Canada come from ‘The Weather Network, so I have had a tendency to use TWN’s own gadget. Now, this is all very good for me, but what if you live in a place where TNW is not...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Mon, Jun 6 2011
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  • MS Picture-It users..

    If you have recently bought  a new Windows PC or upgraded from an earlier Windows, you will know that Picture-It is not compatible with Windows 7. It gets worse. The format that Picture-It uses to save as a file is ‘.mix’, one of Microsoft’s own file extensions. Needless to say, it is not common...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Wed, May 4 2011
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  • nVidia drivers – removal

    If you are replacing a motherboard which has an nVidia chipset and/or nVidia graphics for a motherboard which has an ATI  or Intel chipset, you will quickly find out that nVidia drivers are not so easy to uninstall. The normal procedure through ‘Programs and Features’ doesn’t quite cut it, and if...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Thu, Apr 21 2011
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  • Diskeeper 2011..

    .. will be released to the public on the 22nd of this month to the general public and business community. It has been released to the tech community first, and today I downloaded and installed the Pro Premier version. This is the panel you first see when it opens. Have a read of it. OK, done? There is...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Tue, Mar 15 2011
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  • Ultimate Windows Tweaker for Windows 7..

    .. is still free and now works with Windows 7 as well as Vista. This is what it looks like..   If you like tweaking, you have just got to go for this, but remember to tweak bits one at a time. Make too many changes and you may just forget what you have done. This is where you get it.  http...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Wed, Mar 9 2011
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  • Backups.. make it easy on yourself..

    Ever heard of Genie-Soft? They make backup software for home and business, and I am going to let you into a secret. Genie Timeline has been released as a free version. It lacks some of the functions of Timeline Home 2.1, but if you are looking to backup important stuff on your computer, it could not...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Fri, Nov 5 2010
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  • Defrag

    You should defrag. It keeps files in some kind of order and, while it may speed up general operations a little, it will reduce wear and tear on the hard drive heads too. I have always been a fan of Diskeeper, and not just because the integrated XP defragger was a derivative of the same. Diskeeper always...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Mon, Oct 11 2010
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  • Eating a little crow..

    I don’t usually have much faith in driver finders, in fact none at all. However, I was answering a post in Microsoft Answers, and I happened on ‘DriverMax’ as being a solution for backing up hardware drivers. So I downloaded and installed it (it is free, btw) and I tried one or two functions including...
    Posted to Mike's Window by Mike Hall on Mon, May 10 2010
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