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Quickly Print a List of the Files in the Current Directory
Have you ever needed a fast way to print a list of files in a particular folder? Windows Explorer has no easy method for doing this, but if you follow the steps in this detailed guide, you can add "Print Directory Listing" to the right-click menu for folders in Windows Explorer.
Published by Lamar Stonecypher (19,806 pts ) on Nov 6, 2009 to
Windows Platform Articles

What are Hard Faults per Second?
Are high CPU and hard drive utilization slowing your Windows PC to a crawl? You've started up "Resource Monitor" and are surprised at the number of "hard faults/sec" ticking by. Is this the bottleneck? What are hard faults per second anyway, and how many of them is too many?
Published by Lamar Stonecypher (19,806 pts ) on Nov 5, 2009 to
Windows Platform Articles

Download and Install XP Mode for Windows 7
Businesses considering moving up to Windows 7 might worry that the custom and specialized, vertical applications they use that are not compatible with Vista would have to be abandoned and replaced. Maybe not. They may still run in Windows 7 in XP Mode.
Published by Lamar Stonecypher (19,806 pts ) on Nov 5, 2009 to
Windows Platform Articles

How to Dual Boot Linux and Windows 7
Are you a Linux user wondering about all the Windows 7 hoopla? No matter what you think about Microsoft, nobody will mind if you try it out in secret. Here we’ll look at shrinking a Linux partition to make room for Windows 7 and then installing Windows 7 on the PC.
Published by Lamar Stonecypher (19,806 pts ) on Nov 3, 2009 to
Linux Platform Articles

Mobipocket eBook Reader for Windows and Portable Devices
Before the Kindle and Sony Reader, eBooks had to be read on whatever device you had. This is still an option for those with many types of smart phones. Why buy a Kindle if you can use your phone as an eBook reader? Here we try out Mobipocket in Windows and on a Treo smart phone.
Published by Lamar Stonecypher (19,806 pts ) on Nov 1, 2009 to
Windows Platform Articles

Netbook vs. Notebook - from Intel's Perspective
Interested in a new mini-computer like a netbook? Wondering exactly what a netbook is and what you'd gain and have to give up over a notebook? We can help. At Intel Developer Forum 2008, Intel manager Mooly Eden gave us Intel's perspective on the question.
Published by Lamar Stonecypher (19,806 pts ) on Oct 31, 2009 to
Windows Platform Articles

Fake Antivirus Scam Still Around
You're using your computer and suddenly a warning pops up that you've got a virus. Your own antivirus can't find it, but the warning is persistent. An icon in the system tray is suggesting that you get better antivirus protection - by name. The problem is that this virus software is a total scam.
Published by Lamar Stonecypher (19,806 pts ) on Oct 31, 2009 to
Windows Platform Articles

Comcast to Become Protocol-Agnostic
Ordered by the FCC to cease blocking P2P protocols, Comcast has revealed how they plan to comply in a "protocol-agnostic" manner. This has been a fascinating look at the inner workings of a large ISP, but can we trust them to treat heavy Internet users fairly?
Published by Lamar Stonecypher (19,806 pts ) on Oct 29, 2009 to
Windows Platform Articles

Turn Your Vista Laptop into a Mobile Hotspot
Need to share your wireless Internet connection with your friends or colleagues? If they've got WIFI, the solution is easy and free. This article tells you how.
Published by Lamar Stonecypher (19,806 pts ) on Oct 27, 2009 to
Windows Platform Articles

List of Articles about Managing Media and Entertainment on a Media Center PC
After thirty years of collecting movies and music, I sit down in front of a Vista Media Center computer and wonder how to get all that media into the PC in a way it can be quickly cataloged and retrieved. Impossible task? Maybe not. Half the articles I've written at Bright Hub have been about this.
Published by Lamar Stonecypher (19,806 pts ) on Oct 26, 2009 to
Windows Platform Articles