February 20, 2013

To Pagefile or Not to Pagefile, That Is The Question

So it’s 2013 and the question remains, do you need a pagefile if you have plenty of ram? And by plenty of ram I’m talking 32GB and above. Machines with 4, 8 or even 16GB probably still need a pagefile from time to time, especially if you do work with large graphics or video. But if you cross the 32GB threshold, do you need a pagefile and if so, where should it go? Quite frankly, no one seems to have the answer. Everyone contradicts everyone else. Some say that running without a pagefile will give you better performance, while others say apps won’t load correctly without one. Some claim putting a pagefile on an SSD drive is asinine, while others claim it’s the perfect place and perfect use for that drive. And then plenty of people cop out and say you have to test for yourself. We all know the pagefile is some legacy technology, but what happens if you […]

February 12, 2013

DisplayFusion for 30% off

If you use multiple monitors then you need DisplayFusion. This incredibly useful apps lets you span windows across multiple screen, sets a different wallpaper for each monitor one image across all of them, gives you a taskbar for each monitor and allows a great deal of flexibility in how your system behaves in a multimon configuration. I’ve had DisplayFusion for a couple of years now, installed on both my home machines and on my work machine, and simply wouldn’t use multiple monitors without it. This is the type of program that Windows should have had when XP was launched. Get 30% off DisplayFusion   There are many exciting new features, changes, and bug fixes in this version. We’ve added new online wallpaper sources (including our very own WallpaperFusion), support for third-party Start menu replacements in Windows 8, full taskbar jump lists, Windows 8 Tweaks and much more! For a more detailed list of the changes, please see the full DisplayFusion […]

January 30, 2013

Out of 64GB, Surface lets you use 23GB

Out of the 64GB storage space available in the Surface only 23GB will be available for use. The OS, Recovery Partition and installed apps will steal 41GB of space. Holy hell, this thing is supposed to be optimized for tablets? This is the stripped down version of Windows 8? My ass!! The Pro version is just as bad, with 45GB going to the OS and apps. This is worse than a pre-configured PC. What part of a 40+GB OS is portable? Microsoft’s 64GB Surface Pro will only have 23GB usable storage

January 29, 2013

Disable the Quicken 2012 Registration Prompt

It’s coming to that time of year where Quicken is going to need an update to keep running for the new year. You’ll just make it through the tax season and that’s it. Once you do upgrade you’ll be faced with that same annoying prompt that you have to register in order to actually use the software. Look, don’t force me to register. If I want to sign up to receive notices from you, that’s my decision, but don’t force it on me and stop the software from working because of it. As before, until you register you can’t retrieve data from your bank. But there is a simple way around it. Like before, hold down the CTRL-SHIFT and click the REFRSH button in the upper left of the screen just under the menu bar. This will disable the registration prompt and Quicken will work as expected. How ironic that it’s almost one year to the day since I did […]

January 25, 2013

Surface Pro will fall flat on it’s face Feb 9th

The new Surface Pro PC in tablet form factor will be on the streets February 9th for the low price of $899. The Pro will offer support for Windows applications rather than just the scaled down RT apps. But is this really a worthwhile thing? None of the apps are actually written to be Touch enabled. I’ve seen people use the Surface and you still have to manipulate it like a PC. You have to use the attached keyboard and mouse to scroll the pointer around the screen and click objects. It’s not gesture based, it’s not completely Touch aware and it doesn’t appear to be catching on. Samsung has already said it’s not making Surface tablets and other PC makers are at odd with Microsoft over what to build. Windows 8 has not been the Golden Child MS said it would be and acceptance is coming in very slowly. I see iPads and Android tablets everywhere, but Surface tablets […]

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