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Adam Myers

Adam Myers has written 359 posts for How in the TECH

Launch Google Search Results by Keyboard

I’m a keyboarder at heart, those that read the site already know that. For me, it’s just a more efficient manner to interact with the computer. If I’m typing away at something but then have to lift my hands off the keyboard to use the mouse, it just breaks the flow. I’ve written in the [...]

Manage Multiple Network Profiles in Windows

Windows is missing a pretty important feature, at least in my day to day computing experience. To be honest, it is likely missing a number of key features but today I’m only talking about network profiles. As laptop sales begin to outpace the traditional desktop, we all will become annoyed when we have to access [...]

Changing the Desktop Icon Size in Vista

Just a quick tip today. Have you noticed that the default install of Vista results in the desktop icons being enormous? Perhaps not, but since I like everything just so, it was immediately noticeable to me. While I don’t understand the rationale behind the decision, it’s extremely simple to fix.
Click your mouse on the desktop. [...]

Intelligently Prune Attachments from Outlook

As storage prices continue to plummet we are still constrained by things as silly as email quotas. It is almost a taboo topic as no one will admit that clinging to such an out-dated ideology is asinine. Most workplaces enforce a quota on your Inbox and consequently, most of us have received the quota warning [...]

Label that Thumbdrive with your Contact Information

I probably own over a dozen USB memory sticks; it’s just such a handy and useful piece of technology that finally allowed us to rid ourselves of the floppy drive. For just a few dollars I can have a 1GB thumbdrive that is more than adequate to transfer files between computers. As I don’t keep [...]