Need to know exactly what’s on a computer and want to look at it from a glance or a printed directory version? The command prompt (DOS CMD) has been existent since the beginning of Windows, so this groovy trick will work no matter if your using the latest Windows 7, Windows XP, or even Windows [...]
With Windows 7, Microsoft completely revamped not only the look but also the functionality of the Taskbar. Text labels have been replaced with large icons, and instances of the same application now stack onto one icon on the Taskbar. The new functionality keeps things simple and minimalistic and when coupled with Aero, beautiful. Depending [...]
One problem many XP and Vista users encounter is that their windows become unusable and stuck / lost because they have gone off-screen. Over the years I’ve lost a window or two and previous to discovering this tip, I would nuke the process in Task Manager. Today I’ll show you a trick to fix [...]
As I reported earlier, we knew the release of Microsoft’s Free Anti-Virus Software called Microsoft Security Essentials was just days away and sure enough, you can now download the FULL Released Version from their website now! The Final version looks pretty much the same as it did back in August when I did a [...]
GFI recently advertised FreeWare products on the cover of the July Issues of TechNet Magazine kicking off it’s We Care imitative. I’ve always been a fan of GFI and even more so now after reviewing the advertised link! GFI really is giving away 3 great products (only 2 are available at the time of this [...]
How to use MSConfig to remove an OS from a dual boot configuration
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (4.3MB) | Embed Recently I wrote an article which explains How-To Install Windows 7 into a .VHD (Virtual Hard Drive) and configure it to Dual Boot with Windows Vista and since then I’ve been getting tons of emails with questions. The question about how-to set Windows 7 as [...]
I’ve been running Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 for several weeks now and I think I’m finally able to start talking about the things I like. Before I do that however I figure it’s only fair to first talk about how all you groovyReaders out there can easily install Windows 7 risk free so you [...]
Today Microsoft released the Release Candidate for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. Full speed ahead it seems at Microsoft. Microsoft is trying to narrow the gap with VMWare with the R2 release of Hyper-V Server but they still have a long way to go… You can grab a Download Here. Here’s the details on [...]
With all the recent press, Twitter’s popularity is surging. 9.3 Million visitors in March and growing. Although I’m still deciding if Twitter is right for @groovyPost, I’m sure many of you my groovyReaders out there are already using Twitter therefore when I found this groovy tool called OutTwit I know I had to write-up a [...]
Recently I lost the internal network card on my home desktop. Good news is I had a spare Wireless card! Bad news… the box is my groovyPost test box where I run several VM’s using Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. After searching through several Microsoft Virtual PC documents, configuring my VM’s to use the wireless [...]
Today Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 SP1. I have to say, since SQL Server 2003 2000, Microsoft has really done a great job with SQL. VERY few if any SQL Exploits and an overall solid app. Granted in 2008 we saw a HUGE price spike (~36% increase) but I think we all knew that was [...]
A few days ago I explained How-To Defer the Delivery of sent items / emails using GMAIL. This is particularly handy for those “OH NO I HIT SEND” moments where you wish you could take back an email almost the same instant you sent it. Personally, I’ll never forget an early period in my career [...]
There’s been an ongoing Forum thread on my GrandCentral migration to Google Voice and this morning when I got to work I logged into GrandCentral and was pleasantly surprised that my account was now ready for migration to Google Voice! Of course I quickly clicked the UPGRADE button and was redirected over to [...]
