Windows
Uncovering all the launched applications by count and date in Windows
Were you aware that Windows maintains a list of all the programs that have been executed on the system? Perhaps you read between the lines and realized it was doing some sort of metrics tracking in order to populate the Start Menu and it’s section of most-used applications. However, Windows takes that a step forward [...]
Permanently postpone “restart your computer to finish installing .. updates” nag
We’ve all seen the famous Windows nag dialog or pop-up that urges us to restart our computer to apply or otherwise finish installing security updates and patches pushed out by Microsoft via their WindowsUpdate framework. Typically, the updates are published on the second Tuesday of every month and by default, your Windows PC will install [...]
Expanding Windows Explorer right-click menu with “Copy to..” “Move to..”
Let’s be honest, Windows Explorer is a shining example of many components within Windows by Microsoft – it’s merely good enough to not warrant finding a more functional replacement. While there are many file managers available freely for Windows, most users will just stick to Explorer and all of it’s annoying or featureless glory. If [...]
Using Granola to reduce the cost of running your PC
Saving energy isn’t just the popular thing to do, it’s right thing to do. Whether you believe in the impact of society on global warming or not, you probably are still receptive to saving a few dollars on your electricity bill? All modern PCs behave quite nicely with Windows built-in power management features such as [...]
Quickly closing every single running application
As you are probably aware, Microsoft releases their security and software updates on the second Tuesday of every month – June’s just occurred this week. Almost 15 years ago, Windows was known to require daily, if not more frequent, reboots to maintain any resemblance of stability. Even anti-Windows enthusiasts can admit those days are long [...]
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