Windows

When you’re deep in the file system and want to copy the full path of a file or folder to the clipboard so you can paste it, here’s how:

If you are a user of Microsoft’s Office 2007 there is a very handy addon that will allow you to save your files in the Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. This can be extremely useful when you need to send, for example, a Word document to someone but you don’t want them to be able to edit the original document.

When I started messing around with Vista one thing I noticed right off the bat is that when you hold the shift key and right click on an application you would get the option to ‘Run As’ a different user. A very useful feature when dealing with user accounts who have limited rights and you need to install programs using elevated rights. IT staff that work in corporate domain environments may use this feature often.

The ClearType technology built into Windows can vastly improve the look of text in your display. Windows doesn’t natively have a lot of configuration options for ClearType, but with the ClearType Tuner Power Toy you can tune your settings via Control Panel.

If there is one thing that I have had a serious dislike for, it is junkware that comes on new computers such as Dell, HP, etc. Junkware is defined (by me) as the useless programs that computer manufacturers put on their retail machine to get some kick backs. Also known as bloatware or crapware, this extra software can be the cause of system slow downs and other performance issues, which brings me to the point of this post. According to the NY Times, Best Buy is now offering to remove these incessant programs for $30 through it’s Geek Squad computer support.