What’s the fastest way to shut down Windows? With a mouse, it takes at least two clicks, plus the time required for the various menus to appear. The quickest Windows-shutdown technique I know of is to create a shutdown shortcut and then assign the shortcut a keystroke combination. Start by right-clicking the desktop or any […]
The DNS protocol has been around for decades and is a stable and reliable protocol. Even so, DNS does occasionally have problems. These problems might stem from a loss of connectivity, an invalid DNS record, or a number of other issues. When a DNS server doesn’t behave in the way that it is expected to, […]
Periodically, I have needed to change the settings for Windows CD Autoplay… Feel free to offer a more streamlined suggestion, or anything else in the comments… Windows XP Open My Computer or Explorer Highlight the CD-ROM drive, right-click the CD-ROM drive and click properties. Click the AutoPlay tab. Within this section you will be able […]
Let’s take this account: After I installed Mac OSX (10.5.6), Roxio’s CD Spin Doctor started to show corrupted and incomplete waveforms. This problem has been reported several times on MacFixIt.com. I’m not sure if there is a fix to it, or who is responsible: Apple or Roxio. Has anyone on this forum experienced the problem, […]
LifeHacker discusses the use of Virtual Machines, and how to setup VirtualBox to run Windows XP. Lifehacker – The Beginner’s Guide to Creating Virtual Machines with VirtualBox – Virtual Machine: ” Virtual machines can seem juuuuust a bit too geeky for most otherwise computer-friendly people. That’s sad, because it’s an easy, free way to try […]
WMWare is exposing the internal structure of their Virtual Machine container files…. In this week’s installment of our Take Control of VMware Fusion 2 blog series, we are going to talk about how your virtual machine is stored on your Mac. If you are new to the series, the ebook Take Control of VMware Fusion […]
What are all those iTunes files? | Music and Audio | Playlist | Macworld: “What are all those iTunes files? by Kirk McElhearn, Macworld.com You’ve probably peeked into your iTunes folder (It’s located in your user folder: Music: iTunes) and may have been perplexed by all the files and folders it contains, wondering what they’re […]
Exploring the hidden features of the latest iPhoto update: “The recent iPhoto 8.0.2 update includes several unheralded enhancements — some of them quite useful. Computerworld’s Ryan Faas explores the changes. (Via MacCentral.)