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Computer geek from the age of 7, which amounts to 30 years of computer experience. From the early days (when every computer company had their own OS) of DOS, Windows 1.0 through Seven...
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Change the behaviour of Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnails [Quick Tip]
On April - 13 - 20122 COMMENTS
![thumbStack Change the behaviour of Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnails [Quick Tip]](http://mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/thumbStack.png "thumbStack")
We’ve previously told you about Taskbar Thumbnails and how to use the Taskbar more efficiently. Personally I love the stack functionality in the Windows 7 Taskbar. Stacking all the thumbnails is a great way to keep the taskbar tidy and compact. The only thing that irritates me is that it doesn’t (by default) keep track of which of the windows I was working on last. If I’m working on several Excel Documents and I need to switch to another program for a few minutes, going back to the same Excel document will often lead me flipping through the entire stack.
There is a way to change this behavior, letting the Stack-feature save which window you worked in last. It requires a small Registry hack – and as always, create a backup before you do in case something should go horribly wrong. That being said, here’s how to fix it:
Windows Guides Wallpapers
On March - 23 - 20122 COMMENTS
I’ve been wanting create a few Windows Guides Wallpapers for a while now. I’ve finally come around to it, and here’s the results thus far. Hope you like them.
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Project: Convert Windows Phone 6.5 to Android 4.03
On March - 13 - 2012ADD COMMENTS
I’ve had an old HTC Diamond for ages, running Windows Mobile 6.1, which at the time was a great phone (it was in the early days of the Smart Phone Era. Before apps took control over the mobile world). I tried the iPhone for a while, but could never bring myself to like it (or it’s locked down security tight OS). I decided to revert back to HTC, and this time the HD2. Of course this running Windows Mobile 6.5 doesn’t make it a great phone either. Microsoft didn’t go all out on this one, in regards to software quality, drivers, and app availability. But the hardware … Now That’s impressive. Too bad I was stuck on Windows – or was I?
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Windows 8: Bring back the Start-Menu Orb
On March - 8 - 20123 COMMENTS
As you probably already know, Microsoft released their “Windows 8 Consumer Preview”. Some say it bold, others say it’s stupid – removing the old familiar start-button from the taskbar. It’s probably just out of old-habit, but I struggled without it. And I’m not the only one. Meaning someone already made a fix for it.
ViStart
Windows 7: Copy Path to File [Quick Tip]
On March - 7 - 2012Comments Off
![Untitled 1 Windows 7: Copy Path to File [Quick Tip]](http://mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Untitled-1.png "Untitled-1")
Uploading has become a task on a daily basis, being to a social site or a cloud service of sorts. Most sites will allow you to upload multiple files at once, tho not all. It can be tiresome browsing back and forth to the same folder over and over. Luckily there’s an easier way that will ease up on your mousing hand:
Copy the path and paste it
Windows 7: Set default printers based on location
On February - 17 - 20129 COMMENTS
Are you tired of manually changing your default printer on your laptop, depending on which network you’re on? Did you know that Windows 7 can set default printers based on your location (i.e., the network to which you’re connected) ? No? Well you do now, and here’s how:
