For the most part, the Windows operating system has improved greatly over the years, generally getting better and more reliable with each major update.
But unfortunately a couple of major frustrations still plague Windows users to this day.
7 ways to make your Windows PC boot up faster
One of the most irritating things about using a Windows PC is having to wait for it to boot up into a usable state after we turn it on.
To their credit, Microsoft has tweaked newer versions of Windows to reduce average boot times, but in my opinion it still takes longer for them to start up than it should.
Luckily, there are several things you can do to make your own PC boot up a lot faster than it does right now, even if your computer is brand new. Do as many or as few of them as you wish, then enjoy the fruits of your labor. [Read more…]
Q&A: Which version of Linux should I replace Windows with?
Question from Ed: I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 laptop that came with Windows 7 preinstalled.
The hard drive died and I had to replace it and my co-worker recommended that I install Linux on it.
The thing is, there are so many Linux versions to choose from that trying to pick one is about to make my head explode.
Which version of Linux do you recommend for a system that was running Windows 7 previously? [Read more…]
How to disable the ‘Caps Lock’ key on your Windows keyboard
Have you ever tried to log in to one of your accounts only to realize after a half-dozen password failures that the Caps Lock key was on?
Or perhaps you frequently catch yourself merrily typing a lengthy message in a chat session when you sudden realize you just shouted your digital lungs out at the person on the other end?
Unfortunately, this happens all the time, but you can prevent it from ever happening again by completely disabling the Caps Lock key on your Windows PC’s keyboard. [Read more…]
How to copy the full pathname of a file to the Windows Clipboard
When using Microsoft Windows, there are times when we need to find the entire path to a file’s exact ‘location’ on the hard drive (i.e. the file’s pathname).
For example, some of the tips I post on this blog require entering a file’s full pathname into a text field of some sort.
Back in the Stone Age of personal computing when the DOS operating system ruled the roost, determining a file’s pathname was easy…. [Read more…]
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