http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform.aspxenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30414.1743)http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21978.aspxFri, 09 Jan 2009 04:08:07 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21978stlamarDid you know that websites using Flash content can set hidden files on your PC and use them to track your movements across websites? This article describes how you can detect, set limits on, or ban these sneaky cookielike objects. You’ve been a careful PC user. You’ve disabled third-party tracking cookies in your web browser. You’ve been careful ab...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21886.aspxThu, 08 Jan 2009 11:18:57 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21886deokoriaThe discontinuation of the Adobe SVG Viewer has left Internet Explorer users in a lurch when it comes to viewing scalable vector graphics. Will Microsoft answer the call to include SVG support in Internet Explorer any time soon, or at all? The Importance of SVG Scalable Vector Graphics, or SVG, is a language used to create and define two-dimensiona...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21885.aspxThu, 08 Jan 2009 11:09:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21885deokoriaAre you still trying to decide between Windows and UNIX hosting options? We’ll take a look at a few of the things that should be considered before making this decision and discuss the advantages associated with choosing a Windows hosting option. UNIX vs. Windows – Which is the better hosting platform? When trying to decide on a web hosting service,...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21884.aspxThu, 08 Jan 2009 10:50:31 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21884deokoriaThe Design View in Access 2007 makes it easy to add fields or change any other features in an existing form. In this tutorial, we’ll describe the needed steps and walk you through the process of modifying a form. Customizing Access 2007 Forms In the first two parts of this series, we showed two different ways to create new forms in Access 2007. But...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21883.aspxThu, 08 Jan 2009 10:45:13 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21883deokoriaIf the options offered in the Form Wizard of Access 2007 are too limiting for the type of form that you want to create, it’s time to look into manually creating a new form in Access. Read on to find out how. Forms with a More Customized Appearance Although the Form Wizard described in Part 1 of this series allows for an easy way to create basic new...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21882.aspxThu, 08 Jan 2009 10:37:05 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21882deokoriaThe Form Wizard found in Microsoft Access makes basic form creation fast and simple. Read on to find out how to use this powerful tool to make your own customized forms in Access 2007. Forms in Microsoft Access A form in Microsoft Access is an object that allows users to easily add and view data in a table. While you can always perform these tasks ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/blog/archive/2009/01/02/which-inkjet-printers-have-the-lowest-cost-per-printed-page.aspxFri, 02 Jan 2009 18:42:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21847stlamarRegular readers of my work on Bright Hub will remember that I mentioned the cost of owning an inkjet printer in " 10 Ways to Save on Printer Costs ." In that article I noted that consumer printers are marketed like razors - the handle is cheap and comes with a few blades, but the refills cost more than purchasing a new razor. Printers are...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21836.aspxFri, 02 Jan 2009 01:23:56 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21836Faceless ClockThere are many great games to buy these days, but there is often a problem - DRM. For those of us who don't feel like fooling with activation limits and DRM software, it can be hard to find good games. But never fear. There are many great games left which don't feature restrictive DRM. Galactic Civilizations II (And Expansions) Stardock has been at...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/blog/archive/2008/12/31/how-to-get-a-secure-connection-in-gmail.aspxWed, 31 Dec 2008 17:17:03 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21761stlamarDid you know that Google offers an SSL connection to Gmail and has since July 2008? Even better, it's very easy to use. Log into your Gmail account. Then, in the web browser address box, change "http:" to "https:" and reload the page. You'll get a secure connection and the "lock" indicator will appear in your b...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21724.aspxTue, 30 Dec 2008 23:59:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21724barrosd12Antiviruses are now a staple of Windows computers - but why is it that your favorite little PC friend needs so much protection? Find out inside. To Catch a Virus Viruses used to be a small part of what computers were all about - but in the modern Internet landscape, viruses are what it's all about. Companies shell out millions upon millions of doll...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21723.aspxTue, 30 Dec 2008 23:49:14 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21723barrosd12A search that pays you back? That's absurd, right? Not at all. Windows Live pays you to search the internet - but how is it working out? Find out inside. LiveCashbackGrabber I had thought the idea was insane. Microsoft had said in the fall of last year, that they would start paying customers who would use their search engine, Live, a portion of the...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21706.aspxTue, 30 Dec 2008 20:20:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21706sammyHere are some more tips to solve the compatibility issues in Windows Vista Using Custom Installation to Resolve Compatibility Issues Some applications are near enough to Vista compatible, with just a couple of domains caus­ing problems, that a little tweak can make them run properly. For the programs which are already installed and facing comp...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21616.aspxTue, 30 Dec 2008 02:15:53 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21616sammyAre you having problems running programs in Vista? Here are some tactics on straightening out the compatibility besets in Vista. Installing Windows Vista Compatibility Update Vista is one of the most significant upgrades that Microsoft has ever released. Each and every aspect of this operat­ing system has been rewritten to make it better, but ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21606.aspxMon, 29 Dec 2008 23:10:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21606barrosd12With Games for Windows Live having waned and nearly been destroyed, it's time to take a look back at the whole process. GFW vs Steam GFWL ranks up there in the list of stupid things companies have done to prove to their consumer bases that they haven't forgotten about them - it's definitely top 5 for me. GFWL (the way I'll refer to Games for Window...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21604.aspxMon, 29 Dec 2008 22:58:00 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21604brianllamaNeed a quick and painless way to see what is filling up your hard disk? Check out Scanner, the disk visualization utility that works via one simple graphic to show exactly where all that drive space is going. Scanner The Scanner utility is one of the easiest disk visualization utilities to use. There are no complex icons to decipher, no text to rea...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21599.aspxMon, 29 Dec 2008 22:08:31 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21599aczafraSo you have successfully laid out your first Windows Movie Maker Project and you are about to publish your movie. But wait, upon clicking on the Publish Movie option in WMM you noticed that there is no option to save your project in a format supported by a DVD player. Here's a simple suggestion. Introduction When you click on the "Publish Movi...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21547.aspxMon, 29 Dec 2008 20:18:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21547PhungusDirectX is a multimedia system that is one of the key components of Microsoft Windows. Keeping it updated is an important way to make sure you are getting the most out of your games and using your video card to the utmost of its capabilities. Update DirectX DirectX is a multimedia component of Windows and also a requirement of most modern PC games....http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21545.aspxMon, 29 Dec 2008 20:15:56 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21545barrosd12Direct X is a special part of Windows - you use it on a daily basis if you're a gamer, and as such it's your right to know what exactly it does. Read on inside. Direct X 10 You go to your desktop, click on that brand new copy of Spore you just downloaded from STEAM, and get to the very first loading screen. Have you ever wondered what goes on in yo...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21543.aspxMon, 29 Dec 2008 20:09:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21543barrosd12Know what a codec is? Wondering how it is that you play the latest movie you've downloaded? We'll take you in-depth on how to play *.avi files and any other video files you may want to play. It's a Codec World You've just managed to download an AVI file to the desktop and you don't know how to play it. This would be a problem if you weren't here re...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21475.aspxMon, 29 Dec 2008 16:34:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21475ottojschlosserGlary Utilities does a lot more than clean up your Windows registry (although it does that very well). Find out what else this versatile program, free for home use, can do to help secure and maintain your system. Introduction Glarysoft released Glary Utilities (GU) v2.9.518 on December 1, 2008. This program became popular as a free, effective regis...