- Setting Parental Controls in Windows 7
- Mar 20, 2012
- Katherine Murray shows you how to set up parental controls for kids of all ages on your Windows 7 PC.
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- Do You Really Need Windows 8?
- Mar 19, 2012
- Michael Miller provides a preview of what’s new in Windows 8, and asks if users really need or want this new version of Microsoft’s ubiquitous operating system.
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- Remote Control Software Solves "Friends and Family" Support Issues
- Jan 10, 2012
- In this lively autobiographical article, Ed Tittel describes his long-distance quest to help his father diagnose and fix computer issues.
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- Managing Restore Points in Windows 7
- Dec 27, 2011
- On a Windows 7 system drive, you may be surprised to find that restore points can consume anywhere from 5 to 15 percent of total drive space. Ed Tittel shows you how to keep them under control.
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- Slim Down Your Windows 7 System Drive for Notebook SSD Migration
- Dec 13, 2011
- Ed Tittel shows how to make the switch from a traditional hard drive to an SSD.
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- Programming Drivers for the Kernel Mode Driver Framework
- Dec 7, 2011
- Ron Reeves showcases some of the details of creating a Kernel Mode Driver using the Kernel Mode Driver Framework.
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- Running Windows on Your Mac
- Nov 28, 2011
- The Mac’s capability to actually run Windows applications is just another reason to love Mac OS X’s versatility. This chapter shows how it's done.
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- Kernel Mode Driver Framework for Windows 7 Drivers
- Nov 16, 2011
- Ronald D. Reeves, Ph.D. discusses the Kernel Mode Driver Framework (KMDF), which is one of the major frameworks supplied by Microsoft to make the driver writer’s life much easier.
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- Windows 8 Platform Preview Navigation Tips and Tricks
- Nov 15, 2011
- IT expert and author Tim Warner shares the most common Windows 8 navigation shortcuts to get you up to speed as quickly as possible.
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- Arranging Your Work Area in Windows 8 Metro
- Nov 11, 2011
- Katherine Murray gives us a look at the Windows 8 developer preview, showing how to launch and display apps, cycle through open programs, display a list of running apps, and use Snap to position more than one program on the screen at a time using touch, mouse, and keyboard.
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- Search Everything Runs Rings Around Windows Search
- Nov 10, 2011
- Ed Tittel explains that, as good as Windows Search may be, the freeware search engine from Voidtools known as Search Everything beats the pants off built-in Windows Search, both in terms of speed and the performance hit on your system.
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- Navigating in Windows 8 with Touch and Keyboard
- Nov 9, 2011
- Katherine Murray introduces readers to the new Metro UI in the Windows 8 developer preview.
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- Easy Sharing in Windows 8
- Nov 7, 2011
- Katherine Murray lets us peek at app-to-app sharing in the Windows 8 developer preview and introduces Windows 8 charms, which will help us to do more with the data and apps in Windows 8.
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- Programming Drivers for the UMDF
- Sep 28, 2011
- Ron Reeves looks at programming a sample device driver.
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- Dealing with Fallout from Windows Update
- Sep 19, 2011
- Ed Tittel explains how to handle the occasional wobbles that sometimes follow in the wake of Windows Update.
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- How to Capture a Screenshot in Windows 7
- Aug 31, 2011
- How do you take a picture of your computer screen? Michael Miller shows you how to capture a snapshot of any Windows 7 screen or window.
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- Programming Approach for UMDF Windows 7 Device Drivers
- Aug 25, 2011
- Ron Reeves looks at the programming approach for developing Windows 7 UMDF drivers.
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- Six Free Remote Desktop and Assistance Solutions
- Aug 18, 2011
- Remote-desktopping can be a godsend when you’re working with a team or assisting someone miles away. Eric Geier introduces you to six free different remote desktop solutions.
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- User Mode Driver Framework for Windows 7 Drivers
- Jul 18, 2011
- Before writing a User Mode Driver you must understand the basics of the UMDF architecture. Ron Reeves looks at the overall block diagram of the UMDF, and at the major activity: the I/O flow for the UMDF.
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- System Protection in Windows 7
- Jun 30, 2011
- System Protection is a feature available in all Windows 7 editions that helps protect your system and personal files. Eric Geier walks you through the two functions of System Protection and shows you how to use them.
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