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Instantly Search Inside More File Types [Video]
Need to find some code, script, or other text in non-standard files? Let Windows Search index and provide instant results for CSS, JavaScript or other file types by setting up content indexing for more file types in Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8.
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Automatically Login to Windows [Video]
Have you ever wanted to bypass the Windows login screen? Believe it or not, auto-login has been available in Windows for decades, but the options to enable this feature are hidden with good reason: carelessly enabling automatic login can be risky
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Bring Gmail-style workflow to Outlook
Among the top features called out by any gmail fan is the archive button, which acts as a simple dismissal of a message. Archiving removes an entire email conversation thread from your inbox, while keeping it accessible under all mail, or any number of labels. It’s an extremely efficient hybrid method between piling and filing, because it rescues the user from obsessive organizing, and later, searching… ‘where did I put that message from the boss, his folder or the one for the project… hmm’. Today I’d like to share how I’ve setup my Microsoft Outlook inbox to behave similarly to Gmail. While…
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Ask a Geek: Bloated Computers
If you’re looking for a new PC, you can ask any geek and they’ll tell you to build clean. Their reason is simple: the manufacturer’s cripple their own products before they ever send it to you. Even if you buy direct, original equipment manufacturers make money by pre-installing trials, games, bundles, even spyware on to their computers. Resellers from BestBuy to Walmart are even worse. Make no mistake: you’re being sold out before you even buy.
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Boost Windows Search in Two Steps
Many of even the most infrequent of Internet users has experienced instant searches by now, where search suggestions (or even full results) appear live while you type, before you even press Enter. It seems like magic, searching the entire world as fast as you can type. But did you know your Windows PC has the same power?
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Weather Apps 2012
During each severe weather season (and throughout the year) I almost always have Gibson Ridge software’s GRLevel3 app running. On the road it’s tethered to my Sprint network data connection — so far the best data service I’ve had in rural Tornado Valley.
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Microsoft MVP Award 2012
I’m thrilled and honored to have been re-awarded as a Microsoft MVP for 2012. My award date is April 1, so you’ll understand the delay my boasting — would you have believed me last week? The award box arrived yesterday evening, where I promptly ripped the box apart like a kid on Christmas morning. Here’s a look at what’s inside: There’s the new certificate and ID badge for the new year, along with a 2012 year disc to stack into the award stand itself, pictured below. There is also a new lapel pin, stickers, and the usual metric tonnage of…
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Set Microsoft Office Name for Friendlier File in Use Messages
Has this ever happened to you? At best an annoyance, this can be a real productivity killer as you hunt around to find the user that has the file locked. You could save a copy of the file and try to clean up or reconcile later, and while collaboration solutions like SharePoint limit these cases, most businesses still rely heavily on network storage that makes this impractical. So, help make the word — or at least your office — a better place: click here and open this small vbscript file, which will set your Microsoft Office name to match your company’s network…
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My Fitness Transformation Story
Prologue You may not know me, but I’d bet we have a lot in common. Take fitness for example. Growing up I was fairly active for a nerdy kid, never out of shape. Then college I lost myself, and I’ve tried to get in shape many times. I’ve also failed many times. There are a variety of reasons for this: lack of knowledge, support, or motivation for sure, but primarily simple contentment (let’s be real, I was lazy). Nonetheless, off and on I’d try to do better. Perhaps my most pronounced fitness effort was during and after college, squarely after…
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That’s not a tornado
Dear everyone pointing at funnels in Oklahoma today: it’s not a tornado. This upper level low system might be creating some interesting and scary looking clouds, but they pose no threat because they aren’t powered by a supercell thunderstorm above them. So please enjoy the intriguing motions and stay weather aware, because some of these storms are producing some hail — just not tornadoes today.