Archive for July, 2010
Pinning folder locations on the Windows 7 task bar
With Windows 7, Microsoft introduced the most radical overhaul of the taskbar since it’s inception clear back in Windows 95. Live thumbnail previews, while first seen in Vista, were experienced by most for the first time in 7. Jump lists provided a contextually and functionality aware commands depending on each application in question. Lastly, the [...]
Hiding Homegroup, Favorites, and Network from Windows 7 Explorer view
I’ve written before about the process involved in hiding the Libraries item in Windows Explorer under Windows 7. I abhor clutter and after using 7 for a sizable amount of time I realized that I actually don’t use many of the other navigation shortcuts in Explorer – such as Home Group, Favorites, or Network. Basically, [...]
Log into your PC with just face recognition
Facial recognition systems are always portrayed so amazingly in the movies and on television. Even if you ignore Hollywood’s ability to take an extremely blurry and low-resolution photo, sharpen it up while also enlarging it and then make a positive ID on an individual – facial recognition software is real and can be magical outside [...]
Silencing the generally non-helpful Program Compatibility warning pop-up
The Program Compatibility Assistant is a new feature introduced in Windows 7 that arguably provides more annoyance than it does benefit – at least in my experience. The Program Compatibility Assistant provides a dialog warning if compatibility issues are detected during an installation or execution of a program. Generally the user is prompted for one [...]
Modifying a local or remote Windows registry through the command line
Here on How in the TECH I do a fair bit of registry tips that uncover additional functionality or features of Windows. They all start the same, from your Start Menu search and execute regedit, traverse the registry tree, and create the key/change the value in question. Clearly, it’s a very point and click driven [...]
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