Category Archives: Windows

Another Thunderbird Tip

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Chris

Thunderbird’s default sorting is the wrong way around, IMHO. This has always annoyed me, I found out how to reverse it.

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Thunderbird Tip

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Chris

So for ages I have been using Thunderbird combined with server side mail sorting, what has been annoying me for a year or so is that Thunderbird only checks the Inbox folder. I had to manually check all the others … Continue reading →

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Pocket PC 2002 Skipping the Welcome Programme

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Chris

When you hard reset a Pocket PC device it runs a Welcome one time tutorial programme, this can be skipped, by hooking it up to a computer and deleting the Welcome shortcut inside \Windows\Startup. Took me a while to find … Continue reading →

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Windows Firewall

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Chris

I find a firewall on my windows installation personally a waste of resources, so I have it removed in my nLite customised installation media. Well I had problems installing the Company of Heros: Opposing Fronts Beta, it kept trying to … Continue reading →

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Vista License

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Chris

I forgot to blog this interesting article about Windows Vista’s licensing.

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Internet Explorer Toolbars

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Chris

I found the following screenshot on the forums and had a good chuckle, I think I would cry if I actually had a PC to clean with that many BHOs installed. Click for full size. Image robbed from here.

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Best of Contest 69

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Chris

The task Modify a classic propaganda poster (or create a new one) for one side or the other in the pro- and anti-Microsoft conflict, the results.

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Norton Internet Security Rant

Posted on April 1, 2006 by Chris

What could possibly be wrong with one of the most popular Internet Security products on the market? Surely it is the most popular for a reason? Yes, PC World and other places marketing it very strongly and lots of badware … Continue reading →

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