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Windows Tips and Tricks

News, commentary and tips for safer and easier computing


Make Vista run your wayToday

A lot of people complain about one thing or the other in Vista. However, in many cases you can configure Vista to run more to your liking. Here’s a collection of links where you can find out how to tweak Vista:






Vista poll resultsYesterday

Here are the results from the participants in the Vista poll:

  • 50% said they are already using Vista.
  • 8% said they will be using Vista within the next year.
  • 21% said they will continue to use Windows XP
  • 18% are waiting for Windows 7
  • 3% are uncertain what they’ll do.

Many thanks to those who responded. The results of the poll indicate to me that I should be adding some more Vista tips. Your comments on this prospect are welcome.

Holiday gift guideYesterday

The choices that are made at ZDNet are not always what I would want in my Christmas stocking but for what it’s worth here is the ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide.

Searching TwitterYesterday

I don’t know if it is a passing fad or a social site with permanence but there is no denying that Twitter is currently getting a lot of attention. Since the content runs the gamut from the inane to important breaking news, you might want a way to sift its contents. Search Engine Journal has a guide to searching Twitter contents.

Customizing your Google searchesYesterday

Google has announced a method for editing your search results to better suit your preferences:

Have you ever wanted to mark up Google search results? Maybe you’re an avid hiker and the trail map site you always go to is in the 4th or 5th position and you want to move it to the top. Or perhaps it’s not there at all and you’d like to add it. Or maybe you’d like to add some notes about what you found on that site and why you thought it was useful. Starting today you can do all this and tailor Google search results to best meet your needs.

Today we’re launching SearchWiki, a way for you to customize search by re-ranking, deleting, adding, and commenting on search results. With just a single click you can move the results you like to the top or add a new site. You can also write notes attached to a particular site and remove results that you don’t feel belong. These modifications will be shown to you every time you do the same search in the future. SearchWiki is available to signed-in Google users. We store your changes in your Google Account. If you are wondering if you are signed in, you can always check by noting if your username appears in the upper right-hand side of the page.

The changes you make only affect your own searches. But SearchWiki also is a great way to share your insights with other searchers. You can see how the community has