Taylor Gibb
Contributing since August, 2011
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About Taylor Gibb
Taylor Gibb is a Microsoft MVP and all round geek, he loves everything from Windows 8 to Windows Server 2012 and even C# and PowerShell. You can also follow him on Google+
Latest Articles
How to View That Forgotten Wireless Password on Your Android Device
Have you ever been in a situation where someone in your family hooked your phone or tablet up to the wireless and now you don’t know the password to connect your other devices?Note: This requires a rooted Android device.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - Monitoring, Performance and Keeping Windows Up To Date
In today's edition of Geek School, we look at the tools we can use to monitor the performance and reliability of our computers.
How to Recover Bit Locker Encrypted Disks Should You Forget Your Password
If you followed our guide to encrypting your removable disks with Bit Locker, you will recall that we saved our recovery key to the cloud, which is a new feature in Windows 8.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - Remote Access
In the last part of the series we looked at how you can manage and use your Windows computers from anywhere as long as you are on the same network.
How to Edit the Hosts File on Android (and Block Web Sites)
Whether you want to prevent your child from accessing Facebook or are simply sick of the advertisements that litter webpages, a custom hosts file can come in handy.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - Remote Administration
In this installation of Geek School, we look at how we can administer our machines remotely using Remote Assistance, Remote Desktop, Windows Remote Management also known as WinRM, and PowerShell.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - Windows Firewall
Come and join us as we make a the world a safer place using our Windows Firewall in this edition of Geek School.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - Wireless Networking
In the last two articles, we looked at how to prepare your PC for network access.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - Networking
Last time we looked at the theory behind IP addresses, subnet masks and name resolution, and we ended the installment with a practical guide on how to change your network settings.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - IP Addressing Fundamentals
In this edition of Geek School, we are going to look at how IP addressing works.
Prevent Windows From Restarting Your PC After Windows Updates
Have you seen that message in Windows 8 that tells you your computer is going to reboot and there is not a thing you can do about it except save your work? Here's how to make sure that never happens again.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - Managing Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer is a complex piece of software and hasn't always been the browser choice of us geeks, but the truth is that it has gotten a lot better over the years so come and see what it has to offer.
What Happened To DCPromo in Windows Server 2012?
In past versions of Windows Server, after using the GUI to add the Active Directory binaries to your server, you would use DCPromo to promote your server into a Domain Controller.
How to Force Sync App Licenses on Windows 8
Have you ever bought an app from the Store only to have Windows tell you that you haven't purchased the app when you check on another device?Force Sync App LicensesFirst press the Windows key to get to the Start Screen, then launch the Store app.
How to Encrypt and Password Protect Your USB Drives Without Extra Software
BitLocker is a lesser-known technology included in Windows that allows you to both password protect and encrypt the contents of your storage mediums.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - Managing Applications
Have you ever wondered why your favorite game from Windows 95 just doesn't seem to run on Windows 7 but other applications do? Well we have the answer for you, as well as a few solutions for how to fix it.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - Managing Disks
Hard Drives: every computer running Windows has them and none can function without them.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - Configuring Devices
In this edition of Geek School we are going to cover the configuration of hardware in Windows 7.
Geek School: Learning Windows 7 - Upgrades and Migrations
In the second installment of our new Geek School series, we walk you through Upgrades and Migrations for Windows 7, from the perspective of learning to take your certification exam.
Introducing How-To Geek School: Learn Technology Here for Free
Most of our readers are familiar with Windows 7, but just how knowledgeable are you? Could you pass a Microsoft certification test? In our new Geek School series, we're going to try and teach you about technology in a more in-depth fashion -- starting with Windows 7, but we're not stopping there.