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New File, Updated Files, Sneak Peaks

July 4th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Games, PortableApps, Programming, Windows

I have a bit of a backlog of stuff so I guess I better start posting some of it.

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Software Picks: ANYTHING BUT iTunes

July 4th, 2009 · 53 Comments · Software Picks, Windows

So recently I got a $15 iTunes gift card and now a 22-free songs code for iTunes so I decided to check it out. I expected a slow lumbering beast that would try and take over my whole OS so I booted up my favorite XP Virtual Machine and created a snapshot so I could […]

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Get The Facts

June 19th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Windows

If they can skew the truth, so can I! Except mine will be more accurate and not as skewed. Still fun to do a LITTLE skewing though.

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My Personal Windows 7 Tips and Tricks

January 20th, 2009 · 16 Comments · Windows

Drag and drop notification icons between the overflow and the visible tray to set them to always show or always hide (if you want to reset an icon to the default auto-hide option, you need to use the “Customize…” dialog still).

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OpenSearch Google in Windows 7

January 14th, 2009 · 452 Comments · Programming, Website, Windows

I just hacked together a neat little PHP script that allows me to Google search right from Windows Explorer in Windows 7.  I was inspired by this guy.  I don’t wait around for Google, I’ll do it myself. 😀

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Windows 7 Tip: Superbar Shortcuts

January 13th, 2009 · 155 Comments · Windows

Shift+Click a superbar button to launch a new instance of that program (even if one is already open). Ctrl+Shift+Click to launch a new instance as administrator.  Great for Command Prompt or a Task Manager replacement. 🙂 That is all.

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Superbar stuck on top? Nope.

January 9th, 2009 · 497 Comments · Windows

In Windows 7, the new Superbar is awesome IMO.  However the Taskbar Properties Control Panel has removed the “Keep the taskbar on top of other windows” option and made it on by default.  This also results in maximized windows not being able to cover the taskbar.  If you prefer to use the Win key to […]

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New Programs!

December 16th, 2008 · 13 Comments · Programming, Windows

First we have SoundSchemeManager (download), which aims to make it easier to make and share sound schemes online through standard .REG files.  Any changes made should take effect as soon as you click Save to Registry.

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New EasyScreenshot.NET Release

December 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Programming, Windows

I have released v1.5.0 of my screenshot tool, EasyScreenshot.NET.

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Display the Path in the Command Prompt Title Bar

August 27th, 2008 · 19 Comments · Windows

Well I messed around a bit and came up with a rather nice solution. This emulates a feature of Linux’s gnome-terminal where you can set the titlebar to always reflect the terminal’s current directory.

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