by Richard W | Oct 21, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Windows
Is your Windows 7 computer running out of storage space? If so, you may want to continue reading below to learn how to delete old Windows updates files to reclaim valuable storage space. You see, Windows stores old update files in this location C:\Windows\winsxs on...
by Richard W | Oct 17, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Security, Windows
If you don’t already know, Microsoft has just released Windows 8.1, the successor to its controversial Windows 8 operating system. Microsoft claims Windows 8.1 will try to resolve some of the issues folks had problem with when Windows 8 was first released. The company...
by Richard W | Oct 16, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Here’s an important news for VirtualBox users; a major version was released yesterday. Until yesterday, the mainline version was 4.2 for all systems. Version 4.3 is the latest mainline version and comes with many new features and performance improvements. If you’re...
by Richard W | Oct 15, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Whether you’re a new user or someone with deep knowledge working with Ubuntu and Windows, one thing that’s true is using Samba is the best way to share / access Ubuntu files from Windows. It’s also easy to setup and manage using many other third-party tools. For new...
by Richard W | Oct 6, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Windows
Right out of the box, Windows 8 is configured to manage your system power consumptions in order to lower energy bills as well as improve laptop battery life. This can be done by automatically dimming the computer display screen, shutting down the hard drive, powering...
by Richard W | Oct 2, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Windows
There are many things that will make your computer run slower. Sometimes, all you need to do is make small changes to the way Windows operate to improve performance. Changes like deleting temporary data, empting the deleted items folder, and adjusting Windows’...