Many users may not be aware of this, but in Windows XP and Windows Vista you can actually stretch the taskbar at the bottom of the screen up to gain more real estate. You can make it double or triple its normal height so you can fit more applications in the QuickLaunch menu if...
Read more →Soon after identifying a controversial design decision related to the default implementation of UAC in Windows 7, Beta tester Long Zheng identified another issue with UAC in Windows 7 that is of greater concern. In a nutshell, because of the inherent trust that Windows 7 places on internal Microsoft code or code signed by Microsoft, the...
Read more →Microsoft today unveiled the various versions of Windows 7 that will be available when the new flagship desktop operating system launches. Here is a table of the versions an the features available in each: Some versions like the Starter version (aimed primarily at the emerging netbook market) and the Home Basic edition seem to...
Read more →If you know that the computer is the box that the keyboard connects to and that the monitor is simply a display screen odds are good you are the technical guru among your friends and family. When I first began my role as family and friend computer expert it was mostly to work out...
Read more →A brief article highlighting and linking to the Microsoft Security Bulletins for Microsoft Windows for the month of February 2009.
Read more →Last week a Windows 7 Beta tester posted a blog entry describing a flaw or weakness in the way UAC (User Account Control) is implemented in Windows 7. For starters, although I titled this post ‘Security vs. Usability’ I want to to stress that UAC is not a security feature or control. It is...
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