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Enable Checkboxes to Select Multiple Files

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I think everyone knows to press the Ctrl key to make multiple selections. Here is a keyboardless way to make it happen.</div>
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Go to any folder, click on the the Organize button on the top and select <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Folder and search options</em>. Go to the view tab and enable the <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Use check boxes to select items</em>option. Once done, a small checkbox will appear next to each item letting you select multiple items with just a mouse.</div>
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Yes, I know the file names are incredibly chaotic</div>
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Enable Checkboxes to Select Multiple Files

I think everyone knows to press the Ctrl key to make multiple selections. Here is a keyboardless way to make it happen. Go to any folde...

8:17 PM

Monitor Your Performance with Resource Monitor in windows7

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Windows 7 is usually incredibly quick for me but if yours is acting out, here is a quick little tool buried in Win 7 to help you diagnose the issue.</div>
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Click on the start menu and type in <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">resmon</em> to launch the Resource Monitor. The tool provides you with an indepth look at what is eating your CPU cycles, memory and network.</div>
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Only video games and transcoding seem to make any kind of dent in modern CPus</div>
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Monitor Your Performance with Resource Monitor in windows7

Windows 7 is usually incredibly quick for me but if yours is acting out, here is a quick little tool buried in Win 7 to help you diagnose...

8:16 PM

Calibrate Your Screen in windows7

Calibrate Your Screen in windows7

Windows 7 ships with calibration tools in built. While you google around for the long way, here is a quick tip. Press Win+R, and enter d...

8:15 PM

Open a Command Prompt at a Specific Folder in windows7

Open a Command Prompt at a Specific Folder in windows7

Again, a tip that works out for devs. Press the the Shift key when right clicking on a folder and you’ll see additional options. One am...

8:14 PM

Enable Hidden Wallpapers in windows7

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Considering wallpapers are, well, free this isn’t as impressive as I’d like but hey, hidden is hidden and unlocking equals dopamine. Right? Right?</div>
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Go to <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT</em> and you’ll find it stuffed with folders named MCT-xx where xx is a named region. Each of these folders contains region specific themes and wallpapers. Go nuts. Or not. It’s your call, really.</div>
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Yay! Dopamine!</div>
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Enable Hidden Wallpapers in windows7

Considering wallpapers are, well, free this isn’t as impressive as I’d like but hey, hidden is hidden and unlocking equals dopamine. Righ...

8:14 PM

Activate God Mode in windows7

Activate God Mode in windows7

Though the name is quite misleading, the fabled God mode is a neat trick. Invoking it is pretty easy. Create a new folder titled GodMode...

8:13 PM

Zoom in Effortlessly in windows7

Zoom in Effortlessly in windows7

For users who need to zoom into their screen quickly, here is an alternative that’s mouse free: Win plus + button . The Windows magnifie...

8:12 PM

Disable Aero Peek in windows7

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When you hover over the icon at the end of your taskbar, Windows displays renders just the borders for each window letting you take a look at your desktop — otherwise called Aero peek. This might be a performance killer if you run an older generation machine.</div>
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For those reading these captions -- again, some excellent music</div>
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To turn this off, right click your taskbar, choose <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Properties</em> and uncheck <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Use Aero Peek..</em> This method seems to have a variable success rate so let me know how it’s working out for you.</div>
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Disable Aero Peek in windows7

When you hover over the icon at the end of your taskbar, Windows displays renders just the borders for each window letting you take a loo...

8:12 PM

Set the Taskbar to Show Text Along with Icons in windows7

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The default taskbar is setup so that apps only display their icons. Which works for me but you may feel otherwise — specially if you’re feeling nostalgic about Vista.</div>
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aka Vista mode</div>
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To display each icon’s text as well, right click the taskbar and choose <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Properties</em>. In the popup, change the <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Taskbar</em> buttons setting to Never combine.</div>
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Set the Taskbar to Show Text Along with Icons in windows7

The default taskbar is setup so that apps only display their icons. Which works for me but you may feel otherwise — specially if you’re f...

8:11 PM

Show the AM/PM Symbol in the System Tray in windows7

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Depending on which locale you selected during installation, the time in the system tray may not display the AM/PM marker. Changing it takes only a few steps.</div>
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Go to <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Control Panel -> Clock, Language and Region</em> and choose <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Change the date, time or number format</em>. In the window that pops up, look for the <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Short time</em> setting and change it to <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">hh:mm tt</em></div>
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I still can't get over the way the yanks format their dates</div>
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Show the AM/PM Symbol in the System Tray in windows7

Depending on which locale you selected during installation, the time in the system tray may not display the AM/PM marker. Changing it tak...

8:10 PM

Restore the Quick Launch Bar in windows7

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I was one of those people who used the quick launch bar fervently in Vista. Even though, this feature is not enabled by default in 7, there is a quick workaround.</div>
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Right click your taskbar, choose <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Toolbars -> New toolbar</em>. In the dialog that pops up, paste in <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch</em>. You can now tweak the bar’s position, enable/disable titles and the size of the icons.</div>
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Start here</div>
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Restore the Quick Launch Bar in windows7

I was one of those people who used the quick launch bar fervently in Vista. Even though, this feature is not enabled by default in 7, the...

8:10 PM

Remove the Recycle Bin from the Desktop in windows7

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I tend to run a super tight ship on my desktop. No icons whatsoever. When I first started using Windows 7, the recycle bin was a thorn in my side. Vista let me right click and delete the entry but Windows 7 denied me that.</div>
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As I figured out earlier, the functionality is still present — just behind a couple of clicks. Right click on the desktop, choose <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Personalize</em> and then <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Change Desktop Icons</em> on the left side pane.</div>
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Uncheck the relevant entry and off the bin goes!</div>
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It should be apparent which options is relevant here</div>
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Remove the Recycle Bin from the Desktop in windows7

I tend to run a super tight ship on my desktop. No icons whatsoever. When I first started using Windows 7, the recycle bin was a thorn in...

8:09 PM

Use the Inbuilt Black Box in windows7

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Windows 7 ships with a utility that records the steps you’ve taken on the computer automatically including mouse clicks. You can use these recordings to speed up issues when you’re dealing with tech support.</div>
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Use the previously mentioned <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Win+R</em> combo to bring up the run dialog and type in psr. Just click on the bright red button to get started with recording your steps.</div>
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This tool is a boon when you need tech support.</div>
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Use the Inbuilt Black Box in windows7

Windows 7 ships with a utility that records the steps you’ve taken on the computer automatically including mouse clicks. You can use thes...

8:08 PM

Open Folders in New Processes for Added Stability

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Folders are opened under the same process by default which, while more efficient, can cause issues when you’re dealing with an unstable file system. You can work around this issue by opening each folder in its own process. You can do so by pressing <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Shift</em> when right clicking a folder and choosing <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Open in new process</em>.</div>
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The approach is pretty similar to how browsers sandbox plugins and tabs.</div>
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Open Folders in New Processes for Added Stability

Folders are opened under the same process by default which, while more efficient, can cause issues when you’re dealing with an unstable f...

8:08 PM

Tweak the Autorun Behavior in windows7

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By default, Windows 7 pops up an autoplay window when you plugin new media. While a lot of people find it quite useful, it merely gets in the way for me.</div>
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Thankfully, you can tweak this behavior in a granular manner. Want your audio CDs to autoplay in Winamp but want your movie DVDs to open with VLC instead? Or want autoplay disabled on just your USB devices? Easy. Go to <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound</em>. There you can find a separate section just for autoplay. The first link lets you tweak everything to your heart’s contents.</div>
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It's best to disable autoplay for software</div>
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Tweak the Autorun Behavior in windows7

By default, Windows 7 pops up an autoplay window when you plugin new media. While a lot of people find it quite useful, it merely gets in...

8:06 PM

Clean Up Your Text Rendering in windows7

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One thing I adore on OS X is the clean, crisp typography that it renders. While earlier versions of Windows struggled with this aspect, 7 is pretty spot on.</div>
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If you’re unhappy with the current way it renders text, you can always tune it up. Go to <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization</em> and choose <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Adjust ClearType text</em> under the <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fonts</em> category. The utility that pops up should walk you through setting up text rendering the way you want.</div>
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Pay attention to this tool -- it relies on user input for proper calibration</div>
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Clean Up Your Text Rendering in windows7

One thing I adore on OS X is the clean, crisp typography that it renders. While earlier versions of Windows struggled with this aspect, 7...

8:06 PM

Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts in windows7

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Did you know you can launch your favorite applications through custom shortcuts? Let me show you how, it’s easy.</div>
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Great game and gets a thumbsup from me!</div>
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Just right click the application or its shortcut and click on Properties. Select the Shortcut tab where you’ll find a field for Shortcut Key. Just use a keystroke combo that doesn’t clash with existing shortcuts!</div>
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Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts in windows7

Did you know you can launch your favorite applications through custom shortcuts? Let me show you how, it’s easy. Great game and gets a...

8:05 PM

Adding Additional Clocks in windows7

Adding Additional Clocks in windows7

I work as part of a distributed team and I frequently have to look up times in different cities. To make this work in Windows 7, click th...

8:04 PM

Invoke the Run Utility in a Single Keystroke

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As a power user, I’m constantly looking for getting things done quickly. The run utility is a big help in this aspect. Launching it is still a chore. The easier way? <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Win+R</em>. Keep in mind that the utility is launched with user level permissions only.</div>
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Hola there, indeed!</div>
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Invoke the Run Utility in a Single Keystroke

As a power user, I’m constantly looking for getting things done quickly. The run utility is a big help in this aspect. Launching it is st...

8:03 PM

Create a Picture Slideshow on your Desktop in windows7

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Tired of using the same wallpaper but tired of having to constantly change your wallpapers? Windows 7 has a solution.</div>
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The much easiest way is to select multiple images in an explorer shell anywhere, right clicking and choosing Set as Background. Windows will automatically cycle through the chosen images.</div>
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You're free to select as many as you want</div>
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If you’re itching for a little more control, right click anywhere on the desktop, choose <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Personalize -> Destkop Background</em> and choose multiple images. You can now choose the interval between changes as well as the order in which they are shown.</div>
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Create a Picture Slideshow on your Desktop in windows7

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