Latest Articles
Enable Military Time in Windows 7 or Vista
It's really very simple to enable the system clock to show military time in Windows 7 or Vista, but the setting is notin an obvious place, so you might not have found it.
Backup and Restore Firefox Profiles Easily
Transferring a Firefox profile from one computer to another can be a pain if you have to do it manually.
Reset Identity Column Value in SQL Server
If you are using an identity column on your SQL Server tables, you can set the next insert value to whatever value you want.
Speed Up SATA Hard Drives in Windows 7 or Vista
Windows Vista has built-in support for Serial ATA(SATA) hard drives, but it doesn't automatically enable advanced write caching features.
Disable or Hide Optional Updates on Windows Vista
One of the things that drives me crazy on Windows Vista is all of the optional updates that show up in the Windows Update list.
Registry Hack to Set Internet Explorer Start Page
System administrators will almost always set the default home page for the browser to the corporate website or intranet when building a machine.
Disable Tabbed Browsing in Internet Explorer 7
Why you'd want to disable tabbed browsing is a mystery to me, but I received a request for a registry hack to force IE7 to not use tabs.
Make Firefox Display Large Images Full Size
Firefox resizes large images by default to fit in the browser window.
Disable Favorite Links Panel in Windows Vista Explorer
If you dislike the new Favorite Links panel in the Windows Vista Explorer panel, you might not realize that it's really called the Navigation Pane, and it's extremely simple to turn off.
Power Up Your Start Menu Search Box in Windows Vista
Vista Start Menu Health Without Start++ Coolness: 0.
Change Default Feed Reader in Firefox
If you have set the default feed reader for Firefox, you no longer have an option to preview a feed before adding it to your feed reader of choice.
Display Number of Processors on Linux
If you've just upgraded your Linux box, or you are wondering how many processors a remote server has, there's a quick and dirty command you can use to display the number of processors.
Delete Files Older Than x Days on Linux
The find utility on linux allows you to pass in a bunch of interesting arguments, including one to execute another command on each file.
Disable User Account Control(UAC) For Administrators Only
If you can't stand the User Account Control prompts, but you'd still like to retain a little bit of security, you can disable it for Administrator accounts only.
Change the Windows 7 or Vista Power Buttons to Shut Down/Sleep/Hibernate
The default action for the Power button on the start menuin Windows 7 is shutdown, and in Vista is Sleep, which isn't necessarily useful for everybody, so we'll explain how to change it here.
Enable Slow-Motion Aero Animations in Windows Vista
This tip really isn't very useful, but it's an interesting hack to show your friends.
Hide Desktop Icon Text on Windows 7 or Vista
Some icons are just obvious enough that nobody should need text below them to tell them what the icon is for.
