Windows and Office

Archive: 11-2011

• U.S. cellular carriers are engaged in a conspiracy against Windows phones

  If you’ve been paying attention, you might find it easy to believe that the U.S. carriers are actually set on preventing Windows Phone from succeeding.

  Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | November 29, 2011, 11:24 AM PST

• Troubleshoot driver problems in Windows 7 with Driver Verifier Manager

  Greg Shultz shows you how to use the built-in Driver Verifier Manager to troubleshoot driver problems in Microsoft Windows 7.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | November 23, 2011, 7:50 AM PST

• Quick Tip: Shrink a hard drive volume in Windows 7

  Use the Disk Management Tool in Microsoft Windows 7 to shrink a hard drive volume to create room so that you can add a new partition.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | November 23, 2011, 12:25 AM PST

• Bing has an opportunity to surge ahead if Microsoft will just take it

  Microsoft’s Bing has an opportunity to pick up dissatisfied Google search users, but only if the company takes action now.

  Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | November 22, 2011, 11:35 AM PST

• How do I create shutdown shortcuts in Microsoft Windows 7?

  Creating shortcuts to shut down or power down a PC running Microsoft Windows 7 is easy, but it does require specific commands. Mark Kaelin shows you how.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | November 21, 2011, 5:29 AM PST

• Recover data files in Windows 7 with System Restore Explorer

  When it comes to Windows recovery tools, you can never have too many. Greg Shultz has found a good one in System Restore Explorer.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | November 17, 2011, 8:58 AM PST

• The Windows splash screen is dead - long live the splash screen

  Microsoft Windows has been around longer than Mark Zuckerberg, and we have the splash screens to prove it.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | November 16, 2011, 1:03 PM PST

• Microsoft means business, but that doesn't mean the consumer market is lost

  Microsoft has its sights set on reclaiming consumer market share, while maintaining its hold on the enterprise.

  Posted by Debra Littlejohn Shinder | November 15, 2011, 11:31 AM PST

• Quick Tip: Select files in Windows Explorer with check boxes

  With one little tweak, you can change the behavior of Microsoft Windows Explorer to allow multiple file selection with check boxes.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | November 14, 2011, 12:35 AM PST

• Gain a little perspective with NASA images

  Gazing into the vastness of space can really help you gain some perspective. A gallery of 30 NASA images brings it to your desktop.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | November 11, 2011, 8:52 AM PST