by Richard W | Nov 19, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
Here’s a brief tutorial that shows you how to disable or enable the startup sound in Windows 8 machines. You probably know how embarrassing it can be when you’re in a meeting and you turn on your laptop with the sound volume up high and Windows begin to...
by Richard W | Nov 19, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
While most average users won’t enable Remote Desktop or use it, majority of users in a work environment will use it at some point. Remote Desktop has been part of Windows for a very long time. It comes with almost all version of Windows starting with Windows XP...
by Richard W | Nov 17, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
Windows 8 comes without DVD playback support, so don’t be surprise if you insert your DVD disc and can’t watch your movie. To watch DVD movies in Windows 8, you may have to install third party software. One popular software that’s free and lets you...
by Richard W | Nov 17, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
Some of the very first things web developers do after installing Windows 8 is enabling IIS 8. This brief tutorial is going to show you how to do that easily in Windows 8. Internet Information Services (IIS) packages come with Windows 8 but are not enabled by default....
by Richard W | Nov 17, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
In Windows 7 when you right-click a file or folder and select Delete, there’s a confirmation dialog box that asks if you really want to delete that file or folder. In Windows 8, that has been disabled, so there’s a no warning when you’re about to...
by Richard W | Nov 15, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
This quick tip shows you how to resize or shrink the (C:) partition in Windows 8 easily. In some system installations, Windows Operation System occupies the entire hard drive which leaves no free space for you if you need it for something else. In that case, your only...
