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How to build a site Windows 8.1 tile for your blog

Posted on20 October 20131 Comment

With just a few clicks and pasting 3 lines of code you can create a Windows 8.1 live tile for your blog. Here’s what you need to do. Navigate to http://www.buildmypinnedsite.com/en and fill in the requested information. Copy the code. Read More …

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CategoriesInternet Explorer, Windows 8.1TagsBlog, Desktop, Internet Explorer, live tile, Start Menu, Windows 8.1

Windows 8 – Script to automatically show the desktop

Posted on4 November 20121 Comment

A few weeks ago I came across a blog post from Brandon where he provides a solution how to automatically show the Windows Desktop when logging on to Windows 8. The solution is actually quite straight forward, all you need Read More …

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CategoriesWindows 8TagsBypass Start Menu, Desktop, Explorer, Startup, Windows 8

ToolTip: Overlay Message Box

Posted on28 February 201228 February 2012Leave a comment

Overlay Message Box is a tiny utility that shows a message box or task dialog on a dimmed desktop. This ensures the attention of the user and makes it a great app for any script that needs to inform a Read More …

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CategoriesDesktop, ToolsTagsDesktop, dim, message, Overlay, Tools, User Information

How to use vbscripts in BGINFO

Posted on9 February 20129 February 20123 Comments

Out of the box BGINFO includes a number of predefined fields that can be used to display information on the desktop such as Computer name, IP Address etc. But if the standard fields aren’t enough,BGINFO allows creating custom fields that Read More …

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CategoriesBGInfoTagsBGInfo, Desktop, Sysinternals, template, vbscript, Wallpaper

BookTip: Group Policy – Fundamentals, Security and the Managed Desktop

Posted on7 May 20107 May 2010Leave a comment

Today I’ve received a signed copy of Jeremy Moskowitz latest Book “Group Policy – Fundamentals, Security and the Managed Desktop”, so instead of using my laptop I guess I’ll be holding a real book in my hands this weekend. Jeremy Read More …

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CategoriesGroup Policy, Reading, TipTagsBook, Desktop, GPO, Group Policy, Security

ToolTip – Fences

Posted on27 September 200927 September 2009Leave a comment

Do you remember the days where your desktop looked like on the picture below ? If you were using Windows in the late 80’s and early 90s you definitely will. The Windows Shell was called Program Manager. In Program Manager Read More …

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CategoriesTip, ToolsTagsDesktop, Fences, Program Manager, Shell, Shortcuts

Organize your desktop

Posted on25 August 200825 August 2008Leave a comment

Sysinternals published a new nice utility called Desktops. Not that this is something we haven’t seen before, but like all the tools from sysinternals it’s all nicely packaged into one executable. It’s definitely worth a try. Thanks Tobi for the Read More …

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CategoriesTools, VirtualizationTagsDesktop, Sysinternals

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