by Joe Kraynak | Oct 1, 2008 | Printers, Troubleshooting, Windows
I encountered a nagging problem with all the Windows PCs on my network. Sometimes, they’d run just fine. Other times, they’d slow to a crawl. What used to take only a few seconds for my computer to accomplish would now take several minutes. During my research, I found...
by Joe Kraynak | Aug 22, 2008 | Windows, Windows Vista
When I was writing Deconstructing Golden Tee LIVE, I interviewed several game designers who all told me the same thing – users go through a period during which they resist change before they embrace it. I’m wondering whether the same thing is occurring with Windows...
by Joe Kraynak | Jul 29, 2008 | Slide Show, Windows
My daughter returned home from a Spanish class trip to Costa Rica with over 250 photos on our neighbor’s new digital camera – Olympus Stylus 790SW 7.1MP Waterproof Digital Camera with Dual Image Stabilized 3x Optical Zoom. We downloaded them to her computer and...
by Joe Kraynak | May 27, 2008 | Troubleshooting, Windows
Whenever I encounter a problem in Microsoft Windows, the first place I turn to is Microsoft’s Knowledge Base – an incredible resource for articles on troubleshooting and correcting problems in Microsoft Windows and other Microsoft programs. To access the Knowledge...
by Joe Kraynak | Apr 4, 2008 | Windows
If you still use the Maximize and Restore buttons in the upper right corner of a program’s window, you probably waste a lot of time trying to get the mouse pointer positioned precisely over the desired button, especially if you’re using your notebook...