The usual Geek news sites today have featured a blog post entitled, “Why was Pinball removed from Windows Vista?”
The post is interesting but that ain’t why I’ve posted this.
Like many others I’ve been using the original XP pinball game in 64-bit Windows since Vista came out without a single issue. [Read more…] about Original XP Pinball Game
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All Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
As with Windows 7 many sites have posted the Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts like they discovered some secret. The information is available both from Microsoft via the web or directly from Windows 8 built-in search.
One thing I noticed was that printing it out was a mess so I put together a Word document and PDF to make that easier.
To download simply right-click and “Save As” (please link to this post and not directly to the files):
Windows8KeyboardShortcuts.docx
or
Windows8KeyboardShortcuts.pdf
Classic Shell 3.6.3
“Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but were later removed. It has a customizable Start menu and Start button for Windows 7 and Windows 8, it adds a toolbar for Windows Explorer and supports a variety of smaller features.”
Download & Info
Internet Explorer Pinned Sites
Microsoft has made a big to-do about the ability to pin sites in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Internet Explorer.
I’m going to cover a little about it and how to fix a few problems.
Christmas gift for someone you hate: Windows 8
Interesting blog post by Philip Greenspun entitled: Christmas gift for someone you hate: Windows 8
Posted as much for the post title and the quote “dog’s breakfast of a user interface” as the info.
:rotfl:
Time To Run Windows Update
Updates available for XP, 2K3, Vista, 2K8, Seven, Eight, 2K12, Visual Studio.
Most of these are Compatibility Updates:
A compatibility update is a software update that improves the compatibility experience in Windows. Microsoft regularly releases Windows compatibility updates to improve the overall user experience.
Windows All-In-One Recovery Flash Drive
This article covers creating an all-in-one Windows recovery flash drive.
This is the one I use. I often carry it with me.
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Create Windows 8 Recovery Media
This post will show you how to:
1 – Create a Windows 8 Recovery Disc (CD or DVD).
2 – Create a Windows 8 Recovery Flash Drive.
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TweakHound’s Karamba Theme
TweakHound’s Karamba Theme
Karamba (or Superkaramba) themes have been around for a while.
They are for Linux /KDE desktop users.
This is my theme, folks have been asking for this so here it is.
Sorry I haven’t been able to get to it until now.
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Windows 8 SSD Settings, Etc.
Windows 8 does not require any SSD optimizing or tweaks. Windows 8 will optimize your SSD for you.
***Lasted updated 11/02/2013***
Important – Windows 8.1 users see: Windows 8.1 SSD Settings, Etc.
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