There was a time when a personal computer would just do what it was supposed to. I am referring to the tried and true Windows XP operating system. Over the last two years, newer computers came loaded with its successor Windows Vista. I have to admit, I liked the new user interface and some of [...]

While you may finally be able to achieve fast LAN transfers under Windows Vista, the high speed you managed to have gained may not last. The annoying symptom of moving large files over a LAN in Windows Vista’s is that network performance may simply slow down before the file is fully transferred. The problem was [...]

Over the many years of using a computer, I have tried many tweaks to try and make a PC run faster. Although there is lots of published information about tweaking Vista, I have not found one that utilizes a battery to speed up your computer. The discovery of this not-so-obvious solution truly made a difference [...]

Have you ever wondered what your computer’s CPU or hard drive temperature readings are? What about how many hours your hard drives have been powered-on? Most users, indeed, will be able to retrieve these computer component temperatures. Given most computer systems have sensors to monitor these readings, it’s just a matter of using the right [...]

Over the last few weeks, our office LAN became extremely unstable under certain circumstances. In particular, a Vista Business machine would hang randomly and cause the network to slow to a crawl. The first wave of fixes involved downloading the latest hardware drivers and Windows updates for all machines on the network. After further testing, [...]

For every improvement in the latest release of Windows Vista, Microsoft seems to take an equal and opposite step backwards. NTBACKUP has been a tried & true method of backing files since Windows 95. In short, all your files & folders are neatly backed up as a single .BFK file. To restore specific file(s), simply [...]