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Author Archives: Adam
For whatever reason, seeing the default Windows XP screen saver when nobody is logged on isn’t always the most interesting thing to look at. Here’s a quick way to change which screensaver gets displayed: Go to Start > Run and type regedit. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop Change the SCRNSAVE.EXE value from logon.scr to any other…Read More »
If you’ve been using Windows for a while, chances are you’ve run into problems at some point and have been directed to Microsoft’s Knowledge Base articles. Here’s two ways to access a specific article, so long as you have the number: Copy and paste this URL into your address bar, but don’t hit enter yet:…Read More »
This tip is probably most useful for family computers with households with kids who use the computer, with you wanting to monitor/restrict their computer usage to some degree. Basically, you have to define (via command line) the hours that the user is allowed to login. Go to Start > Run and type cmd. You can…Read More »
If you use the Windows XP search function enough, you’ve probably come to dislike the way it’s set up. Windows 2000 had a much simpler search interface that didn’t involve clicking around on menus or having to deal with the little dog avatar. If you don’t already have this installed, download and install TweakUI. This…Read More »
If you’re an AVG user, you have probably noticed that at the bottom of your emails, you can see a “Scanned By AVG” message appended to the bottom of your emails. To stop that message from being attached, go into the AVG Control Center. Double click on “E-Mail” Scanner. Click “Configure”. Uncheck “Certify Mail” under…Read More »
There’s a certain pride that comes along with Do-It-Yourself projects. You build them from the ground up, nurture them, and put them out for the world (or your workplace) to see. On the other end of the spectrum we have outsourcing. The word itself leaves a bad taste in your mouth considering all of the…Read More »
Computing habits often have an effect on how well your computer runs. If you’re aware of what can hurt your computer’s performance, you can save yourself some aggravation by cutting down the time you have to wait for software to load or Windows to boot. Here are ten ways to get your computer to run…Read More »
There’s been a little bit of confusion over some of ATi/AMD’s Catalyst drivers and what each one supports, so I’ll go over them here in the blog briefly. Catalyst 5.11 is one of the older “safe” driver sets, and one of the last to come with the ATi Control Panel, rather than the .NET Catalyst…Read More »
It appears that there was some confusion over the mention I made of free OGG files and how to convert them to regular MP3s in the PC Mechanic Newsletter #162. I tried to be as brief, yet as informative as possible, so I’ll go into OGG files and the conversion process in more detail. Basically,…Read More »
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