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Show Desktop in Windows 7
I've seen all sorts of little tips and tricks on how to get your show desktop icon back in Windows 7, but the truth is that most of them are too complicated to explain here.
And honestly, why do we need a show desktop icon proper when there's already one in the lower right-hand corner of your screen?
See it?
If you click it your desktop becomes visible; hold your mouse pointer over it and the open windows on your desktop will fade. It's just like the show desktop icon of the old days, only better!
Give it a try!
Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disk
Did you know that Windows 7 has a utility that allows you to create a system repair disk? If you've ever turned on your computer and found you can't get into Windows, this is a great thing to have, because it contains a suite of recovery tools that will help you recover from a serious system error or restore your computer from a system image.
Here's how you do it:
Click Start, then in the Search Box, type Create a System Repair Disk. An icon should appear in the list above. Click on it.
A wizard should open up. Put a blank CD/DVD in your CD/DVD Writer and follow the on-screen instructions.
That's all there is to it! If you ever find your computer in an un-bootable state, just pop this baby in and you'll be on your way back to good!
Note: You may need to go into your system's BIOS to change the boot order of your devices so your CD-RW or DVD-RW is the first boot device.
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"Send to" and Beyond!
We're all familiar with the "Send to" option when we right-click a file. It allows us to specify a location for the file in question quickly and easily, but why are there so few options?
Look at this:
Windows 7 users have some expanded options, however. Try holding Shift when you right-click a file and see what you get.
Look at all those locations! Now you can send that file just about anywhere!
Neat!
"Send to" and Beyond!
We're all familiar with the "Send to" option when we right-click a file. It allows us to specify a location for the file in question quickly and easily, but why are there so few options?
Look at this:
Windows 7 users have some expanded options, however. Try holding Shift when you right-click a file and see what you get.
Look at all those locations! Now you can send that file just about anywhere!
Neat!
The Week in Technology
Last week the iPhone 4 make a well known entrance into the world, with 1.5 million devices being sold on the first day of its availability. But almost immediately after the release, consumers began to report problems with the device, relating to the loss of cellular reception when holding the bottom left corner of the phone in a certain way. As more users began to report this issue, the media began to pick up on the problem and reported it all week without a response from Apple. On Friday, Apple stated that signal degradation may occur if users held the device in the bottom-left corner. Their recommendation was to hold the device in another way or to purchase one of the many available cases for the device. In an email to a customer, Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, stated that "There is no reception issue.". Apple has already stated that there would be a software update to the iPhone 4's iOS 4 which may correct this issue.
A new vulnerability on Twitter has been discovered by a user of the popular micro-blogging website after the user created a new Twitter account to display the security hole. The issue is a cross site scripting vulnerability, allowing a hacker to inject malicious code into the Twitter Application Registration page. The vulnerability has been published knowledge for the past few days and Twitter has already taken action to make correction to current and new applications. Twitter's quick response to the issue is believed to have prevented the issue from greatly impacting the micro-blogging platform.
The American College of Emergency Physicians has partnered with Legacy Interactive, a video game developer, to create a game which will educate users about the different types of disasters and how respond in case those disasters occur. The game, titled "Disaster Hero" is being developed by a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Through the course of the game, the user will become the Disaster Hero and visit different families to help them prepare for different disasters, including earthquakes, hurricanes and floods. The game will be web-based and accessible through a web browser. It is expected to launch next year.
