How to remove the ‘God mode’ folder. After our ‘Winks’ article on ‘God mode in Windows 7 and Vista‘, some readers had trouble removing the ‘God’ folder. Here’s more details on how to remove the special folder. For most people it’s simple – just right-click on the folder and choose
Pity about the name but ‘God mode’ is a handy trick for Windows 7 and Vista. In fact you don’t need ‘God’ at all. Again, this isn’t MS Office but it’s too good to ignore … Given how sensitive some religious people can be, it’s little wonder Microsoft doesn’t want
We’ve found a screen saver that truly keeps evolving and has really wonderful graphics There are plenty of screen savers available but most don’t hold our interest after a short time and we’re back to the My Pictures screensaver in Windows (which shows a random set of images from your
There are some interesting upcoming NT Live screenings that I thought I’d draw to your attention. NT Live is a high-res screening of a live play – not quite as good as being there but considerably cheaper and more convenient. They only show the film a few times; it’s
A simple fix to make PDF preview work in 64-bit Windows 7 Windows 7 has a nifty file preview pane in Explorer, available by clicking the icon on the right of the toolbar. Most common document types are supported either by Windows itself or appear when the appropriate software is
A little ‘mistake’ by sales staff can cost the unwary serious money plus other Win7 buying tips. We don’t normally delve into the world of Windows but a visit to some big electronics stores revealed a nice little ‘earner’ for the store and Microsoft. Lot’s of people are heeding the promotions
The 5th Gen Nano has an alarm feature that’s useful for sleepy travellers. The new iPod Nano has an effective little alarm clock. In the iPod Nano 5th generation models is a little speaker, which means the Alarm feature will work even if you don’t have earphones or speakers plugged
One thing is difficult in the Apple Store – buying stuff I went to an Apple Store today to buy an iPod Nano but struck surprising difficulties. Apple Stores have gained a good reputation for bringing and keeping people in the Apple fold. There are knowledgeable people there who will
You can buy Windows 7 soon – should Office users bother? Windows 7 is now ‘RTM’ Released to Manufacturing which is Microsoft speak to say that all the programming and testing is done – now they make the DVD’s and boxes as well as fully unleashing the marketing mavens. We’ve
The @ symbol was used back in 1536 – 473 years ago today. The Lede blog for the New York Times notes that today is the 473’d anniversary of the first recorded use of the @ symbol. It’s found in a letter from a Florentine merchant and, from the context,
How to tidy up your browser favorites / bookmarks. Over time you can accumulate a lot of bookmarked web sites in your browser. Favorites in Internet Explorer (or bookmarks in Firefox) can get out of date and it’s easy to accidently create duplicate links to the same web site. Phil,
How to make a nice, cheap and discreet cover for your laptop or netbook. An article by Perri Lewis in The Guardian caught our eye – instructions for making your own laptop case. All you need is some felt, webbing and Velcro. The article includes links to a pattern and
The jokes about upcoming ‘Microsoft Stores’ especially when compared to the smart and popular Apple Stores. The jokes about upcoming ‘Microsoft Stores’ especially when compared to the smart and popular Apple Stores. Stephen Fry (long time Apple lover) suggests that an MS Store will be hard to find, grey, ugly,
We let Twitter users know when there’s new stuff at Office-Watch.com After requests from Office Watch readers, we’re happy to let Twitter users know when there’s new stuff at Office-Watch.com . Office Watch now has a Twitter account with automatic ‘tweets’ when we post new Microsoft Office news and tips
There’s a nifty BBC program all about the abuse of numbers. Excel is about numbers and numbers can be used or abused. In the media numbers are often abused for the sake of a headline or to push a certain product or ideology. There’s a nifty BBC program all about
In all the hoopla about the upcoming Windows 7, one point is likely to annoy many Office 2007 users -the much maligned ribbon will appear in the new operating system. In all the hoopla about the upcoming Windows 7, one point is likely to annoy many Office 2007 users -the
A global travellers guide to saving money and flying to interesting places on low cost airlines around the world. Regular travellers can get a nasty shock when they first fly on one of the new ‘low cost carriers’ (LCCs). Sure the fares are very low (US$15 or less at times)
Even Fortune magazine gets Oscar fever These days everyone gets Oscar fever — even Fortune magazine manages to shoe-horn some articles into their web site. There’s an article about the price of an Oscar statue – $1 according to the Academy. And an analysis of the speeches given by winners (which can be done in
Is the Macbook Air really as great as Apple and its devotees tell us? It is amazing how Apple can convince people their stuff is so wonderful, to the extent that reviewers are prepared to brush aside some obvious shortcomings and tactics in their products. And so it is with
A guy bought a drive from Best Buy in NY – it has tiles instead of 1TB of storage – but no refund or replacement from Best Buy. The Consumerist is reporting the amazing story of Sam – who bought a 1TB hard drive only to find a set of
From: CNN How does your country compare when it comes to paid vacation and public holidays. CNN has a list of countries to compare paid vacation and public holiday laws around the world – the table is here. It’s not mentioned, but clicking on the column headings will re-sort the
An interactive version of the famous album cover lets you discover more about the famous faces. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has a nifty feature on the famous Beatles album cover for Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart’s Club Band. Go here and move your mouse over the cover. A tooltip will
The story of an ‘Internet Plaza’ to avoid in Grenada with lessons you can take anywhere. Most “Internet Café” will let you plug in your laptop, even if there’s no explicit sign to say that. They’ll either have a wireless connection or will unplug the network cable from one of
Sharepoint Solutions will be running a ‘non technical’ conference about Sharepoint 2007 soon after its retail release. Sharepoint Solutions will be running a ‘non technical’ conference about Sharepoint 2007 soon after its retail release. The SharePoint Information Worker Conference 2007 is being help January 31 – February 2, 2007 at
