We love desktop wallpaper on Windows Guides. Here’s a collection of 50 hand-picked high-resolution wallpapers from various sources online. Know a good place for wallpaper or have some to share? Let us know about it in the comments.
Archive for October, 2010
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Top 10 Tips for Getting the Most out of Windows 7 Libraries
Libraries were introduced with Windows 7; these libraries are special folders with special views. They are “special” because each library is an aggregate of many different folders. The default libraries include pictures, videos, music, and documents. The data in these folders is a mix of personal files and publicly shared files on the computer/network.
In this guide, we share the top 10 tips for getting the most out of Windows 7 Libraries. If we missed a tip that you feel should be included, let us know in the comments. Here’s a preview of the 10 tips:
- Add a New Library
- Customize Library Icons
- Delete a Library
- Share or Collaborate Using Libraries
- Change a Library’s Default Save Location
- Change the display order with a Library
- Backup Files and folders using Library
- Remove folders from a Library
- Open Explorer Into My Computer Instead Of Libraries
- Enable or Disable Libraries
Automatically Logon as a Specific User [How To]
Ever needed to have Windows log on as a specific user automatically without touching the PC. You might wonder where you could possibly need this.
We have two PC’s with each a 42” LCD TV connected as the screen. We use them as electronic billboards in the canteens. These PC’s are locked in a steel cabinet, so they are not easily reachable should the power go down in order to restart them. I needed to figure out a way to have this happen automatically.
There are a few steps you need to achieve this.
Prevent PowerOff Temporarily
Reducing icon Gridsize in Windows [Quick Tip]
I like my desktop neat and tidy, and I keep the number of icons down to a minimum. I also prefer to have them all lined up using the “Align to grid” function. However.
Since I prefer to use small icons, I found the standard grid size to be too big, making my desktop look untidy and hard to look at. Being a graphics designer I care about these things maybe just a tad too much, but I did find a solution, other than using a non-grid layout.
Reducing the grid-size in Windows
Landscapes & Horizons Desktop Wallpaper Collection
In an effort to help you find the kinds of wallpapers you like, I’ve put together 19 collections of wallpapers that cover 15 different genres. This week’s genre is landscapes and horizons wallpapers. If you know of any other wallpapers that fit in this genre, please let me know. Looking for a different genre? Head here to see desktop wallpaper collections organized by genre.