Archive for November, 2009
Per user screen resolutions in Windows
Windows has never been a great multi-user operating system and while it’s continued to make strides with each release, there are a few things that just don’t make sense. Per user customizing is often lacking; sure each user can have their own wallpaper and sound schemes but why doesn’t that extend to screen size, or [...]
Update Microsoft Security Essentials signatures without Windows Update
Microsoft’s has recently entered the free anti-virus software market with their Security Essentials download, available for all genuine Windows users right from Microsoft. The software is solid while still remaining light weight and non-impactful on system resources – something that most other anti-virus packages aren’t known for. Like Microsoft Defender previously, update signatures for Security [...]
View product keys of installed Windows or Office
Have you ever had to reinstall Windows or Microsoft Office but had no idea what the product key is? It’s common for the manufacturer of your PC to have the Windows product key affixed to the side of the computer or stuck inside a DVD jewel case. However, there are many reasons why this may [...]
Detecting and fixing broken codecs
Yesterday I wrote about encapsulating a video with a media player in order to guarantee easy playback for a less savvy computer user. Codecs are a necessary evil and historically not the easiest to install – though it has gotten better. An improperly installed or configured codec can really cause some havoc on a system; [...]
Convert videos into executables for painless playback
Sharing videos with your friends and family is rarely a straightforward process, at least initially. Assuming you’ve tackled the problem of actually getting the video into their hands, it still seems like most of the time playback is problematic. Almost always the ultimate problem is the computer lacks the necessary Video Codec or the plugin [...]
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