Improve Windows Vista Boot Speed
In stumbling around trying to speed up my computer I noticed a little section in my MS Config options. Most of the newer computers that are running Vista are dual core computers and as such have more resources available for use during startup. By default, Vista uses just a single core for startup, but that [...]
Run Your Car on Vegetable Oil
I’ve just stumbled across a kit that is aimed for the DIY group to allow you to convert your diesel burning automobile to run on vegetable oil. The kit from GreaseCar.com includes everything you will need besides the tools to convert your car over to run on that second hand oil. I will add the [...]
Upload to Flickr Via Email
I’m actually writing this post while I’m on a mini-vacation (Read: Sanity Break). I got to thinking about different ways to update pictures from my blackberry and share them on the web. Being new to Flickr and never really using it before I wasn’t sure if there was a way to upload a picture from [...]
Say Goodbye to Skype’s Outlook Contacts
I’m just recently jumping on the Skype bandwagon and thought I’d download it the other day and try it out. I’ve got to say that I think that it is a pretty cool program and look forward to putting it to use to it’s full potential in the near future. The whole process was simple [...]
Windows Vista Start Menu Customization Video
Here is the video version of my previous article on start menu customization. It is pretty in depth and shows all the steps in a tutorial type format.
Customize Your Windows Vista Start Menu
The Start Menu in Windows Vista comes ready to use for most users, however there are a large number that would prefer to have some customized items within it. Below are a few that I currently use that I find makes life a bit easier for me. I hope you find these tips as useful [...]
How to Make a PCB
I’ve run into a few projects that I needed to make a custom Printed Circuit Board for doing things around the house. I did a lot of experimenting with this when I was building my own Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Routing Machine. (Keep an eye out in the near future for an article on my [...]
Add Run Command to Vista Start Menu
This is a quick item that I left out of my 7 Steps to Improving Your Vista Experience article. This is a short easy step, but I felt that it was important enough to merit its own article.
When I first started using Vista I was about ready to pull my hair out looking for the [...]
Web Filtering Using the Hosts file
Let me first start out by saying that if you are looking for a good freeware Web filter for parental controls then I highly suggest checking out Best free Parental Filters. However, if you are looking to do some simple webpage and ad blocking yourself, then read on.
If you are running Windows 2000 and higher, [...]
7 Steps to Improving Your Vista Experience
I’m a recent convert to Windows Vista from XP and I’ve always been one to tweak my operating system to perform to its highest potential. In the following article I’m going to cover 10 ways to improve your experience with Vista. Some are simple, while others do require a bit of technical savvy and I’d [...]
