Local Disk Galore
My iPhone had an interesting issue after upgrading to iOS8 … Infinite virtual disks!? Unfortunately it was but an illusion, all gone after restarting the phone.
Windows 7
Windows Phone – AutoPlay
When you first connect a Windows Phone an Explorer window will open to the phones folders and files. You’ll also be prompted to install Phone App for Desktop. After installing Phone App for Desktop management of options moves from AutoPlay to the Phone App […]
OneDrive – Stop Auto Importing Photos
After an update on 12/22/2014 OneDrive started magically importing photos and videos from my iPhone (my Windows Phone is managed by Phone App for Desktop). Microsoft refers to the process as “Auto Save”. This is the second OneDrive update in a row where the change has silently occurred […]
Remote Desktop – Black Screen Of Death
The Issue – When using Windows Remote Desktop client the remote screen turns black right after login and you have no control. The issue can affect workstations and servers, laptops or desktops and happens in Windows 7 through Windows 10 with most any version […]
How to take a Screenshot – Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 2 Adaptive Keyboard
Adaptive keyboard sounds cool right? It does make for a very clean, uncluttered and easy to use keyboard. But it also makes accessing some functions harder, more time consuming and without knowing the special commands you’d be forgiven for thinking several common keyboard functions were completely dropped. Welcome to […]
Ghost Drop Down Menus – stuck on screen
Ghost drop down menu’s that stay on your screen until you reset your resolution, logout or reboot. At first you think – no problem, I’ll just ignore that. Then like a dripping tap on a quiet evening you find you’ve suddenly lost all focus […]
Windows Phone – Not Recognized by Windows 7
Using the wonderful Nokia Lumia 1020 running Windows Phone 8 my computer has on several occasions been unable to recognize the device using the standard Nokia USB cable connecting to Windows 7.
Install Linux from USB Drive
It couldn’t be easier for Microsoft Windows users to try, test or fully install Linux Mint using a “Hybrid” image which can boot to the full Operating System for testing or be installed alongside Windows for full time use. When you complete the steps […]
How to fix Windows 8 – step 1
Do you create content as much or more than you consume it? i.e. do you use a computer for your job and your job isn’t posting pics of what you had for lunch? If so and your computer is running Windows 8 or Windows […]
Slow computer – steps to speed up your computer
How can you speed up a slow computer? Below are some easy steps that can help return your computer to it’s original state. Clean the cooling system – This is the number one overlooked issue that affects speed. Depending where you live and the environment […]
Downloads folder slow – Windows 7
I’ve been plagued by extremely slow display of my Downloads folder on multiple computers running Windows 7. I assumed the issue was due to archive files (zip, tar, exe) or the amount of files and data. I tried removing all files which helped of […]
Internet Explorer – Sync Bookmarks
Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox both allow for syncing bookmarks natively. Internet Explorer does not. Well McGyver wouldn’t give up and neither should you! Sync Internet Explorer Bookmarks with SkyDrive Install SkyDrive (or DropBox, Box etc) on all involved computers Create a folder called “Favorites” in […]
Windows 7 Backup
Looking for an alternative to the Windows 7 Backup and Restore utility? Me too. Backup and Restore is nice but limited. There’s no way to do incremental backups (add only new or changed files to the backup) and no matter what I try the […]
Regex – Notepad++ – Outlook Junk Mail
So I was pretty spam free at work for about 5 years, then I signed up for a VDI seminar. Boom, headshot. I was using Outlook to add all the spam to a Junk mail list but noticed much of it was from the same […]
Index PST files – Windows 7
You can search local Microsoft Exchange PST email archives easily from within Outlook but you may also want to search multiple PSTs at once or (I keep my email archives by year) include PST files in the results of a standard file system search. The following steps get it […]
SkyDrive – finally!
Microsoft has rolled out a new SkyDrive Preview accessible on Windows, Mac and Mobile platforms with computer sharing, 25gb free storage and unlike past efforts in this space appears to be a solid, coherent, usable release (see past article Dear Microsoft – SkyDrive, Sync, Mesh… Seriously? ) […]
Other Data on iPhone – The Yellow Bar of Death
The Issue – After upgrading to iOS5 I noticed I had 4gb of “other” data when performing Syncs. Large amounts of Other Data appears to be a common problem on iPhone 3 & 4 with a major uptick of the issue reported after upgrading to iOS5. Apple […]
Windows Movie Maker 2.6 – Windows 7
Stumped by limitations of Windows Movie Maker Live I went in search of an alternate free video editing program. Lo and behold I found an old friend. Microsoft had stopped development of Windows Movie Maker after Windows Vista so I hadn’t used it in a few years. Microsoft had moved Movie […]
USB Windows 7 install
Use a USB Key to Install Windows 7 – Even on a Netbook. From Microsoft Technet – “Putting the Windows 7 installation on a USB thumb drive has a few advantages—a small USB key is much more convenient for carrying around than a DVD, […]
Dear Microsoft – SkyDrive, Sync, Mesh… Seriously?
Updated 5/5/12 – Looks like Microsoft read my post 😉 and they’ve released a quite nice looking simple and clean SkyDrive version! http://www.gfisk.com/skydrive-finally/ About five years behind everyone else I finally checked out online storage options. So I installed Dropbox – bam boom pow […]
Replace Notepad as default Windows 7 text editor
Microsoft’s Notepad is quick and light on resources. After that it doesn’t have much to offer. Here’s two very simple and quick methods of changing Notepad to a more robust program of your choosing. I use Notepad++ as my default text editor and for SQL, HTML, CSS, […]
Cannot edit or save files in the inetpub folder
Windows 7 UAC treats Inetpub as a protected folder and thus denies access to applications such as Dreamweaver. Great for security, not so great for development if you choose to work from that location. Solution at this site: Can not edit or save files […]
RichCopy – Windows 7 backup
Updated post – Windows 7 automated backup with Robocopy script Hit the link for simple backup on Windows 7, read on for RichCopy… Microsoft RichCopy is a tool I discovered when I made the jump to Windows 7 and wanted to maintain direct file based backups […]
Windows 7 deployment with Microsoft Desktop Toolkit
Steps to deploy Windows 7 Beta with MDT 2008 Download Windows 7 Beta and extract files from the ISO – I use 7zip Upgrade to MDT 2008 Update 1 if you’re not already running it Via Components Update to WAIK 1.1 which will also […]
Windows Photo Gallery – Color Issue
Do your photos display with an odd brownish orange tint in Vista’s WPG – Windows Photo Gallery but look fine in any other program? Yeah me too. The issue appears to be the default ICC Color Profile Vista chooses for for video display device. […]