Here is a quick tip for Windows 7 users out there. There’s a very quick and simple way to add a new folder in Windows 7 when browsing your files and you don’t even need to touch the mouse in order to do it. All you have to do is hit “Ctrl” + “Shift” + …
Tag: Windows 7
Apr 22 2011
Keep Track of Multiple Timezones in Windows Vista and Windows 7
Here’s a quick tip for those of you who regularly interact with people in other timezones. If you want to get a quick glance at one or two timezones other than the one you’re in then you can add this fairly easily to the “Date and Time” section in Windows. Just click on the time …
Apr 06 2011
Adjust the Maximum Size of the Recycle Bin in Windows
Leading on from yesterday’s blog entry regarding the practice of emptying the Recycle Bin (or Trash in Mac OS X) I thought it was worth covering how to set the maximum size of the Recycle Bin in Windows to prevent it from growing too large. This is of particular importance on smaller drives in netbooks or more …
Apr 01 2011
Calibrate Your Screen with the Display Colour Configuration Wizard
Here’s a quick tip for this evening. A lesser known feature of Windows 7 is an included wizard that will help you adjust the settings on your screen to obtain the most accurate colour reproduction possible. Not all screens are made identically and there are differences between display technologies which means that images can look …
Mar 05 2011
Quickly Swap Screen Configurations Under Windows 7
If you chop and change between external screens and data projectors you might be frustrated with having to go into the display properties in Windows and setting up the new device as a secondary screen and working some magic to get it all working. Generally, laptops have the ability to swap between several display outputs …
Feb 25 2011
Open a Command Prompt Quickly in Windows 7
Particularly for those of us who work a bit with a command line it can often be a pain to manually change directories if you want to wade more than about four folders deep. Luckily, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 contain a handy little feature to get to a folder quickly. Simply hold …
Feb 23 2011
Reclaim Space – Remove Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Backup Files
One of the hot topics today is the general release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 to the public. Whilst it isn’t a ground breaking update in terms of adding new features to Windows 7 (a lot more of the action is related to Windows Server 2008 R2) it does contain a few important …
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