I personally dislike Lotus Notes as an e-mail client, however I am forced to use it in my office where most of my business related e-mail is sent. Aside from having to deal with a piece of software I dislike, I have to put up with its crappy search function, enter Microsoft Desktop Search Lotus…Continue Reading

I started using this tool from Microsoft a couple of days ago. I find it very useful in that it allows me to synchronize my files (specifically directories) from my laptop to my external hard disk. The neat thing about it is that it keeps track of changes made to files and synchronizes based on…Continue Reading

I am constantly deleting old files that I no longer use or need, but find myself always having to click twice to delete the file. If the delete confirmation box is an annoyance to you as it is to me then this little how-to will demonstrate how to disable it. Remember if you delete something…Continue Reading

This optimization tweak forces your computer to use as much RAM as it can before it switches to the slower swap file which resides on your hard drive. I only recommend this tweak for computers that have 256MB of RAM or more. "Swap file: On a hard disk, a file used to store parts of…Continue Reading

If you’re like the countless number of small business owners who would like to have access to their office’s network without being in the office, read on! Microsoft bundled a VPN package with Windows XP that allows you to do just that. When you setup a VPN in your office, you essentially open a gateway…Continue Reading

Microsoft has made their Virtual Server 2005 software available to download for free. Now you can now run your own virtual server on your machine for free! Virtual Server operates on Windows XP Professional, Windows 2003 Server (32 & 64 bit), and Windows Small Business Server. You need to register with Microsoft in order to…Continue Reading

It’s amazing how many computers I’ve used that do not have DMA enabled. "DMA (also referred to as bus mastering) is a technique that some components and devices use to transfer data directly to and from memory without passing through the Central Processing Unit (CPU). DMA reduces CPU overhead by providing a mechanism for data…Continue Reading

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This step-by-step visual guide will show you how to disable the sometimes annoying Windows XP feature that automatically adds network folders & printers which you may already have installed on your system. Doing this will prevent the computer from having printers that are no longer on the network to stop appearing as well as preventing…Continue Reading

This short how-to will walk you through the simple steps necessary to use Microsoft’s BootVis Utility to speed up your computer’s overall boot time. I ran the utility on my Windows XP computer and saw a 40% increase in boot time performance, I went from booting up in 41 seconds to booting up in 25…Continue Reading