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/2009/11/24/utorrent-and-multi-booting/ http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/11/24/utorrent-and-multi-booting/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:59:43 +0000 chris http://chrispenner.info/blog/?p=465
I've mentioned before That I often have more than one operating system (OS) installed. I also use uTorrent for my bittorrent needs, and I don't want to have to be running a specific OS in order to complete my downloads. Because of this, I've had to find a way to run the same copy of uTorrent -- and have it load all of my torrents -- in each OS.]]> http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/11/24/utorrent-and-multi-booting/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/2009/10/06/store-your-microsoft-outlook-data-file-on-a-separate-partition/ http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/10/06/store-your-microsoft-outlook-data-file-on-a-separate-partition/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:37:48 +0000 chris http://chrispenner.info/blog/?p=443
Well, now that we’ve got our important data moved to a new partition in case of any OS crashes, re-installations or upgrades, let’s take a look at Microsoft Outlook. Some of us, for various reasons, haven’t switched to a webmail-only experience for e-mail, and Outlook, for all its criticisms, continues to be a [...]]]> http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/10/06/store-your-microsoft-outlook-data-file-on-a-separate-partition/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 http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/07/29/installing_64-bit_canon_ip3000_printer_drivers/ http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/07/29/installing_64-bit_canon_ip3000_printer_drivers/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:34:53 +0000 chris http://chrispenner.info/blog/?p=98
I thought I'd post this, as I didn't find an adequate answer in my Googling, and Canon's website isn't very clear as to which driver to use, and Windows 7 requires drivers be digitally signed (Canon's are not).]]> http://chrispenner.info/blog/2009/07/29/installing_64-bit_canon_ip3000_printer_drivers/feed/ 0