| Hide Your Desktop Icons |
| One of the things I love about Stardock's icon-organizing Fences program is the way it can quickly hide all your desktop icons. Just double-click any empty area and poof: They're gone. A second double-click brings them back again. |
| Easily Switch Between External Displays in Windows 7 |
| A certain technology-challenged relative, who shall remain nameless, frequently calls me to ask the same question: 'I just connected my projector to my laptop. How do I make it, uh, go?' |
| Banish Seven Bad Tech Habits |
| You floss daily, rotate your tires regularly, file your taxes on time, and exercise at least twice a week. In other words, you have lots of good habits. But when it comes to technology, well, we need to talk. You know all the icons cluttering your desktop, and the passwords you keep in Notepad, and the half-baked backup you make once a month? Those are the results of bad habits--and they're not the only ones. |
| Selecting an Open Source Operating System |
| There's a large selection of free and open source (FOSS) operating systems available these days, and choosing the right one for any given circumstance can be quite a challenge. This article is intended to help you pick the best operating system for your needs and experience level. Although this article is geared primarily toward those who have little to no experience with FOSS operating systems, we've included some pointers for more savvy open source users – say, those who use a FOSS operating system at home and would like to deploy one on the job. |
| Resize Windows 7's Taskbar Preview Thumbails |
| Much as I love Windows 7's window-preview thumbnails, which pop up when you mouse over any running program in the taskbar, I find them almost useless. Why? Because the thumbnails themselves are too small. |
| Top free troubleshooting tools for Windows |
| These seven handy tools help you diagnose and cure a wide range of Windows ills, and they're all free for the downloading |
| More Operating Systems News |
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