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I just found out about a little feature of Microsoft Word that I never knew before today.
Where you aware of a feature and file type called a "scrap"?
The file doesn’t even have an extension. It’s just part of the shell command features.
What it lets you do though is […]
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I was reminded today of a feature I’d long forgotten about in Windows. The ability to place "active" content that was regularly updated via the Internet. When the feature first came out I guess you could call it the grandfather of what we now called widgets and […]
Microsoft has released an out of band security update due to a vulnerability in the code that could remote execution of code on Windows machines. According to the bulletin I received all versions of Windows are vulnerable and should be updated immediately.
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Server service. The vulnerability […]
I’m not sure why but I’ve been a bit intrigued lately by some Microsoft advertisements. From print ads to television commercials. Here’s two to compare real quick. The first one is an old one that I don’t remember.
In quite a bit of contrast, here’s a more contemporary commercial from Microsoft.
Which one does a […]
Have you heard about the Mojave Experiment?
Welcome to the "Mojave Experiment." What do people think of Windows Vista when they don’t know it’s Windows Vista? We disguised Windows Vista as codename "Mojave," the "next Microsoft OS," so regular people who’ve never used Windows Vista could see what it can do - and decide for […]
It could be that I’m just missing something but I’ve yet to ever actually find anything with Windows Desktop Search. Remember the days when you could just do a search for any file of a particular type by using a wildcard like the “ * “ in the search?
Can you not do that with Windows […]
I’m a big fan of the Apple/PC commercials, but it’s not because they enlighten me on the truth between the two computers. It’s because they’re well done and funny. Microsoft is tired of the the commercials being taken as fact and will be starting a campaign to battle that mindset.
In a clear dig at Apple […]
Here’s some quick information to probably serve as a reminder for everyone. I saw these two files on my system and wondered what they were for:
pagefile.sys
hiberfil.sys
With names like those and the listing of them as a System file type, it’s at least a little obvious that these aren’t just some random temp file you […]
The question today is whether or not there is an easy, efficient and effective way to “tag” files. My brother presented the question to me initially and I began searching. The goal is to be able to tag any file whatsoever and then be able to search for one of those keywords and see […]
Only a mere 2 weeks from now the final death toll will have rung for Windows XP. Your default option for a Windows operating system will be Windows Vista. It’s time for it to sink or swim right?
I’m not sure how I feel about this move. I realize and understand that Microsoft needs to […]
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