Archive for the ‘windows’ Category
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
When I get a new Windows machine or reinstall an operating systems, one of the first things I do after installing the OS and drivers is install an invaluable little utility called UltraMon. It's really the only way to experience dual monitors.
Doesn't Windows have built-in dual monitor support? Sure, but ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Let's say you're sending an email via your Gmail or other Web email account and want to attach a file. Or maybe you're uploading a file to your blog or just about any other Web-based application, but you'd rather not bother with that annoying Browse button since you're already looking ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Yesterday I downloaded a great little application that a coworker recommended: AutoHotkey. Similar to Texter or other utilities that allow you to assign keyboard shortcuts to input text strings, AutoHotkey does all that and more. And, unlike Texter, it works on Vista (and XP), and I haven't run into the ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
From the gabeanderson.com archives: I originally published this entry on Wednesday, January 25th, 2006. This entry was never the most popular -- 494 page views with 450 unique through 11/13/2006 -- but it's one of the first things I find myself doing whenever setting up a new computer, so hopefully ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
It's still only Day #1 of the new gabeanderson.com and I already have a list of more than 2 dozen topics I'll be sharing with you. It's actually pretty exciting coming up with ideas. There are so many fun tips 'n tricks about how I use my computer that I'm ...
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Hi, I'm Gabe Anderson. I've published more than 2,000 personal and professional blog entries on my other blogs since 2000.