http://chrispenner.info/blog PC tips, tricks, DIY projects & other miscellaneous ramblings Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:48:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/12/02/adding-a-network-share-to-a-windows-7-library/ http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/12/02/adding-a-network-share-to-a-windows-7-library/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:06:18 +0000 chris http://chrispenner.info/blog/?p=536
  Do you have a directory on file server or a shared folder on another computer that you want to add to a Windows 7 Library?  I did, and I was annoyed at Windows’ inability to add a network path to a Library.  This is what Windows 7 says when an [...]]]> http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/12/02/adding-a-network-share-to-a-windows-7-library/feed/ 0 http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/11/10/enhance-your-windows-experience-with-ui-add-ons/ http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/11/10/enhance-your-windows-experience-with-ui-add-ons/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:50:01 +0000 chris http://chrispenner.info/blog/?p=503
It seems that in the Linux and Mac communities, Windows is often being bashed for what it doesn’t do while being criticized for having too much bloat.  While I won’t get into the latter claim, I will address the first.  There are, unfortunately, numerous areas where Windows is lacking.  Out of the box, at least.  [...]]]> http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/11/10/enhance-your-windows-experience-with-ui-add-ons/feed/ 0 http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/10/29/installing-windows-7-64-bit-with-a-key-from-32-bit-media/ http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/10/29/installing-windows-7-64-bit-with-a-key-from-32-bit-media/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:48:52 +0000 chris http://chrispenner.info/blog/?p=485
Yesterday I attended the “The New Efficiency” launch event for Windows 7 in Burbank. At the end of the event, Microsoft was generous enough to give away a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate to all of the registered attendees. Of course, even when something’s free, some people will find something to complain [...]]]> http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/10/29/installing-windows-7-64-bit-with-a-key-from-32-bit-media/feed/ 0 http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/09/30/store-your-data-on-a-separate-partition/ http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/09/30/store-your-data-on-a-separate-partition/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:19:01 +0000 chris http://chrispenner.info/blog/?p=374
I’ve noticed that in a few recent posts I’ve taken shots at Microsoft, though they were all in good fun. I do use Windows as my primary OS on my main PC though, so I figured I’d add a few Windows tips here and there. This will be the first. This guide will cover [...]]]> http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/09/30/store-your-data-on-a-separate-partition/feed/ 1