Another quick update for this evening. What many people may not know but Windows 7 actually supports a wider range of codecs (i.e. COmpression / DECompression software) compared to Windows XP and Vista, specifically: H.264 (popular for Apple devices and web streaming), AAC (a popular audio format also preferred by Apple), DivX, Xvid. As a …
Category: Windows 7
Feb 04 2011
Why You Shouldn’t Install Third Party Codecs on Windows 7
- By Boydo in Apple, CPU, Display, GPU, Imaging, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Processors, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
- AAC, codec, CPU, DivX, GPU, H.264, K-Lite, Microsoft, sound card, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Xvid
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Jan 31 2011
Visually Track Hard Drive Space with WinDirStat
- By Boydo in Flash, Hard Drive, Linux, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Storage, Technology, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows Phone 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Here’s a quick tip for this evening. If there is one thing that Windows has lacked all of these years it is a way to quickly assess from a macro level which folders are taking up the most space without having to take a “divide and conquer” approach by right clicking each folder, going to …
Jan 26 2011
The 2TB Barrier – What Does it Mean for You?
- By Boydo in Apple, Hard Drive, Macintosh, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Storage, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista
Throughout last year I made a couple of mentions of the 2TB (two terabyte) barrier for physical storage in modern computers but didn’t take the opportunity to flesh out exactly what it means for the regular consumer out there. In this article I am going to explain why this is important and what you need …
Jan 25 2011
Change Your Windows 7 Logon Screen Wallpaper
- By Boydo in Imaging, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows 7, Windows 95
Another short and sweet tip for today. While some of us tend to leave many of the presentation features in Windows at their defaults some of us like to customise things to suit our taste. One such element of customisation is the wallpaper at the logon screen. Unfortunately, this has always been something fiddly to configure all …
Jan 24 2011
Adjust and Mute Volume for Individual Windows Applications
- By Boydo in Interfaces, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, USB, Windows 7, Windows Vista
Sometimes, you might have one or a few applications that will make noise on your computer for whatever reason on a regular basis or the cause of the sound is outside of your control (i.e. receiving instant messages, e-mail, etc). This can be particularly annoying if you are trying to concentrate on other things such …
Jan 20 2011
Upgrade to Microsoft Security Essentials Version 2.0
- By Boydo in Anti-malware, Antivirus, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Security, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Quick tip for this evening. An update to Microsoft Security Essentials was released by Microsoft on 16 December, 2010 which saw the version number increment up to Version 2.0. This was after the second Tuesday of the month (AKA “Patch Tuesday”) where Microsoft releases patches and upgrades for its software through Windows Update. This meant …
Jan 19 2011
Improve Screen Readability – Increase Text Size
- By Boydo in CRT, Display, Imaging, LCD, LED, MacOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Plasma, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
One complaint that I do come across after a user has had their screen set at its native resolution is that the size of the text on the screen has shrunk and, especially for smaller displays that run at high resolutions, can still be difficult to read. Luckily, you can increase the size of the …
- CRT, display, DPI, LCD, LED, Mac OS X, Microsoft, native, Plasma, resolution, screen, Wincows 7, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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Jan 18 2011
Improve Screen Readability – Enable & Tune ClearType
- By Boydo in Display, Imaging, LCD, LED, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Plasma, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Leading on from yesterday’s article which looked at modern digital displays such as LCDs, LEDs and plasmas, the concept of the native resolution and how lower resolutions may not align with the physical rows and columns of pixels on a display. Today, I have another tip to further improve the readability of text on your screen. ClearType, …
Jan 17 2011
Improve Screen Readability – LCD Screen Native Resolution
- By Boydo in CRT, Display, Imaging, LCD, LED, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Plasma, Technology, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows Vista, Windows XP
It never fails to amaze me how many people do not take the time to optimise the readability of their screens particularly when they will be using it for many hours a day. I must have lost count of the number of times I have seen LCD screens running below their native resolution resulting in …
Jan 10 2011
Windows 7 Tip – The Case of the Missing Run Box
If you are an old hand with Windows like myself you may have become accustomed to using the old “Run box” found by click on “Start” and then “Run” since Windows 95. However, with Windows Vista and Windows 7 it disappeared from the Start Menu in favour of getting people to use the newly included …
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