How to Mount an ISO image in Windows 7, 8, and 10
Most of the utilities that you used to mount an ISO image in Windows XP don't work in Windows Vista... how annoying is that?
How to Make Your Taskbar Buttons Always Switch to the Last Active Window
<img src="http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/sshot-2010-04-29-[23-48-11]-[1].png" />The new Windows 7 taskbar's Aero Peek feature, with the live thumbnails of every window, is awesome... but sometimes you just want to be able to click the taskbar button and have the last open window show up instead. Here's a quick hack to make it work better.
How to Add “Open with Notepad” to the Windows Context Menu for All Files
The default method of opening unknown files forces you to go through a list of known applications and is generally a pain to deal with. That's why I like to have a context menu option for "Open with Notepad" so that I can quickly open up files without having to go through a lot of trouble.
How to Remove Local User Accounts From the Login Screen in Windows
<img src="/geekers/useraccounts-logon-thumb.png" />If you have multiple user accounts on your computer you might find it annoying to have to click on the icon for your username each time you start up the computer. To remedy this problem you can remove one of the user accounts, or you can just hide it with a registry hack.
How to Select Multiple Windows on the Taskbar
If you are like me, you probably have dozens of windows open at any given point, so if you want to tile just a couple of windows you have to minimize everything and then show two of the windows, and then tile them... so how do we just quickly select two taskbar buttons together?
Open a Command Prompt in Any Folder from the Right-Click Menu
If you don't already have a quick launch icon or a hotkey set to open a command prompt, there's really quick trick that you can do on any Windows Vista computer to open up a command prompt without having to navigate the menu.
Undo an Accidental Move or Delete With a Keyboard Shortcut in Windows Explorer
Have you ever accidentally deleted the wrong file, or duplicated files while trying to select them with the mouse? Those types of mistakes can be extremely frustrating, but there's a really, really simple way to reverse them.
Load the Last Tab’s URL in a New Tab in Firefox
<img src="http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/sshot-2009-10-15-23-31-05.png" />Yeah, you're pretty sure that you're the master of all things Firefox. I mean, why else would you be reading this article? So, we've got to ask, have you ever seen this one before?
How to Duplicate a Tab with a Shortcut Key in Chrome or Firefox
<img src="http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/sshot-2009-10-20-01-26-29.png" />One of the best things about our Stupid Geek Tricks series is that we get to share those tiny little tips that only geeks pay any attention to. They aren't always terribly useful, but it's fun to learn new tricks. Today we'll show you how to duplicate a tab the easy way in Chrome or Firefox.
Stupid Geek Tricks: How to Make Mac OS X Get Weird
<img src="http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/crazymacscreen-5.jpg" alt="" title="crazymacscreen-5" width="650" height="406" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-36608" />Here's a really stupid geek trick for you Mac users out there: You can make OS X lose its mind when minimizing a window with some quick timing and a terminal command.
Upload Files Faster with Drag and Drop in Google Chrome
<img src="http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/sshot4cfdebc8e2373.jpg" />There’s nothing more annoying than saving a file somewhere on your hard drive, and then having to browse for that file again when you’re trying to upload it somewhere on the web. Thankfully Google Chrome makes this process much easier.
How to Make a Zip File With the Same Name as a Selected File
<img src="http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/sshot-2010-01-11-[04-21-45]-[1].png" />If you use the Compressed Folders built into Windows to create zip files, you might have noticed that it creates the file with the same name as the selected file, which gets weird when you select multiple files. Here's how to make it choose the right name.
How to Compare Your Browsers’ Memory Usage with Google Chrome
<img src="http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/sshot-2010-04-27-[14-01-39]-[1].png" />Ever tried to figure out exactly how much memory Google Chrome or Internet Explorer is using? Since they each show up a bunch of times in Task Manager, it's not so easy! Here's the quick and easy way to compare them.
How to Change the Windows 7 Taskbar Color With No Extra Software
<img src="http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/sshot-2010-07-02-1-05-17-02.jpg" />Sure, you can hack Windows and install a custom theme if you really wanted to, or pay for a software package to do it for you. What you might not know is that you can use a silly trick to change the color of the taskbar with no added software—without changing your window color.
How to Hide Data in a Secret Text File Compartment
In today’s edition of Stupid Geek Tricks (where we show off little-known tricks to impress your non-geek friends), we’ll learn how to hide data in a text file that can’t be seen by anybody else unless they k...
When Do You Need to Update Your Drivers?
Talk to any tech person, read any forum, and at some point you’re sure to be told to update your drivers… but what does that really mean? And is it necessary to compulsively update your drivers? Here’s our take....
Do I Really Need to Defrag My PC?
Ask any PC tech person how to make your computer faster, and almost every one of them will tell you to defrag your PC. But do you really need to manually trigger a defrag these days?
Why Do So Many Geeks Hate Internet Explorer?
It’s common knowledge that almost every single geek hates Internet Explorer with a passion, but have you ever wondered why? Let’s take a fair look at the history and where it all began… for posterity, if nothing else....
How to Fix Skipping and Lagging in VLC Playing High-Def Video Files
<img src="http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/sshot-2632.png" />VLC is the king of all media... it plays almost anything on any platform, any time, any place. It's great. Lately, however, I've been having issues with VLC skipping whenever I'm playing high-def media streaming over a network.
How to Reset Your Forgotten Windows Password the Easy Way
Forgetting your password is never any fun, but luckily there’s a really easy way to reset the password. All you need is a copy of the Windows installation disk and one simple command line trick.
What Is Adobe_Updater.exe and Why Is It Running?
<img src="/geekers/adobeupdater-thumb.png" />You are probably reading this article because you've noticed a process called Adobe_Updater.exe running in your task manager, or you've started getting the popup balloon message in the system tray that there is a new update available, and would like to get rid of it.
What Is mDNSResponder.exe / Bonjour and How Can I Uninstall or Remove It?
<img src="http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/image49.png" />You are no doubt reading this article because you've noticed the mDNSResponder.exe process running in Task Manager, you don't remember installing it, and it doesn't show up in the Add/Remove programs in Control Panel. So what is it, and how do we get rid of it?
