MS-Windows Platform and Mac OS X Platform Tobi on 13 Jan 2009
Excerpt form an Ars Technica Article on the Windows 7 UI:
An icon on the taskbar doesn’t necessarily mean that a program is running; programs can be pinned to the taskbar so that their icon is persistent. Clicking the icon starts the program (if it’s not running) or switches to it (if it is).
…featured since March [...]
MS-Windows Platform and Mac OS X Platform and Telecommunications and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 10 Oct 2008
While there are multiple software solutions that cost money, I prefer the free alternatives. In this case it comes in the form of Mozilla Thunderbird, and to be more precise, the Windows version. Thunderbird’s import function imports your current Microsoft Outlook folders including attachments and all. It also has options for Outlook Express and other [...]
MS-Windows Platform and Software Tobi on 10 Oct 2008
If you regularly use Adobe Acrobat Reader on Windows then I am sure you have come across the problem that certain documents load and display unacceptably slow, even on a fast dual or quad core CPU and on machines with ample memory. In particular, I am talking about quickly scrolling through a graphics or photo [...]
MS-Windows Platform and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 15 Sep 2008
If like me you have two monitors connected to your MS-Windows laptop at work, I am sure you have experienced the nuisance of “loosing” your application windows. Basically, the window manager appears to be smart enough to remember a window position, i.e., which monitor it was on last, but too dumb to realize that that [...]
MS-Windows Platform and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 14 Jul 2008
This morning MS-Office SP3 was pushed onto my machine, and afterwards I noticed that all my former “.mat” files were missing their file extension and were identified as “Microsoft Office Access Table Shortcut” as can be verified by looking at Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types.
Deletion of this file association, and creation of a [...]
MS-Windows Platform and Mac OS X Platform and Telecommunications Tobi on 10 Jun 2008
At first glance, Apple’s MobileMe, as previewed at the 2008 WWDC keynote presentation, sounds like an excellent way to stay in sync across multiple platforms. What concerns me is the $99/year fee. It is a much better deal than the .Mac of the past. You get calendar and contact syncing, IMAP e-mail and photo [...]
MS-Windows Platform and Mac OS X Platform Tobi on 22 May 2008
It seems to me that ever since Apple switched to Intel CPUs there is no more exciting topic than the ins and outs about running Windows on a Mac. Macworld is running an article called “The Best of Both Worlds” and argues that you need to run Windows just so that you are able to [...]
MS-Windows Platform and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 21 May 2008
In my search to turn off the annoying beep when changing the volume in Windows (see previous post), I stumbled across this site that has a host of tips and tricks how to customize and tweak various versions of windows.
Among other things, there are lists discussing of common annoyances, customizations, networking, clutter reduction, and performance.
MS-Windows Platform and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 20 May 2008
Read on to find out how to turn off the annoying sound when changing the volume in Windows. Two steps are necessary to make sure no beep will be heard.
MS-Windows Platform and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 25 Jan 2008
If you select an image file and choose “Send To — Mail Recipient” in the context menu, the Send Pictures via E-mail dialog appears to ask you if you want to resize the image. To disable the dialog and to directly open the email client with the image attachment, follow the instructions below. This tip [...]
MS-Windows Platform and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 18 Dec 2007
When opening Word documents from Outlook, they are by default displayed in the reading layout which is supposed to make the document easier to read. I do not like this very much, however, and fortunately, there is an easy way to turn it off; the trick is just to know where to find the option. [...]