Archive for May, 2010
Using Microsoft Word to quickly toggle capitalization of text blocks
Have you ever wondered why the Caps Lock key exists? It doesn’t at all seem like it’s useful, at least to most. The Caps Lock key finds it’s origins from the early physical typewriters, but it’s functionality wasn’t nearly as annoying as it is today on the computer. On the typewriter, the key was not [...]
Improving security in Windows 7 by renaming Administrator and Guest accounts
Microsoft received a lot of positive press when they proclaimed their recommitment to ensuring security would be a main focus in their products moving forward. The consumers got a brief introduction to the initiate with Vista, where we saw changes such as User Account Control and other security-conscious features. Ignoring the initial venom towards UAC, [...]
Condensing Chrome’s bookmarks toolbar to merely icons
I’ve been a loyal Firefox user before it was even called Firefox – the browser just works for me and through it’s extensive extensions it has a rather compelling case on why it should be your main browser. Like many enthusiasts, I’ve found myself using the Google browser Chrome more and more. This is not [...]
Relocating Firefox’s cache directory off your SSD
Yesterday I detailed the process on relocating Google Chrome’s user profile directory and today I’m going to describe the steps necessary to do the same in Firefox. First, let’s revisit why this may be something you wish to do. Solid state drives or SSD are gaining popularity by leaps and bounds. The performance improvements over [...]
Relocating Google Chrome’s user profile directory
Solid state drives or SSD are gaining popularity by leaps and bounds. The performance improvements over a traditional hard drive are astounding and as the price continues to fall, the upgrade option becomes available to a wider range of budgets. While SSD is lightening quick there still remains a few draw backs. First, the size [...]
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