Windows 7 Color Calibrate – How to Calibrate your Monitor
Posted on November 11, 2009 at 5:36 am
Depending on what kind of monitor or screen you are using, you may have to calibrate your display to get the proper color settings. Calibrating is highly recommended even if you think everything looks wonderful.
You can calibrate your display in Windows 7 using the Display Color Calibration wizard. You can get to this by going to Control Panel, clicking on Appearance and Personalization and then clicking on the Display header. Then click Calibrate color in the left menu:
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How to Mount a Virtual Hard Disk in Windows 7
Posted on November 10, 2009 at 5:56 am
With Windows 7, you now have some cool options for backing up and restoring your computer. I’ve previously written about backing up your computer using the built-in backup tool in Windows XP, but the new version is way better.
In Windows 7, when you perform a backup of your computer, the backup software will create a virtual hard disk file (VHD). If you have used Virtual PC 2007 before, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
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How to Adjust the Font Rendering in Windows 7
Posted on November 9, 2009 at 5:22 am
Is it hard to read the text on your new Windows 7 machine? Is all the text looking a little fuzzy and giving you a headache? If you have any of these issues, you may have to calibrate your display for rendering text.
By default, Windows 7 enables ClearType, which is software technology that is supposed to help improve the readability of text on LCDs and flat panel monitors.
To tune or adjust the way fonts render on Windows 7, click on the Start orb, then type in cttune.exe. This is the ClearType Text Tuner.
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Cannot Access Your DVD Drive After Installing Windows 7?
Posted on November 8, 2009 at 5:11 am
So you just installed Windows 7 on your home computer and are happily going about enjoying the new operating system until you suddenly find out you are no longer able to access the DVD drive!
Unfortunately, there are certain DVD drives that have issues with Windows 7. The DVD drives will stop functioning altogether. Luckily, there are a few ways to fix the problem so that you can continue using the same DVD drive with Windows 7.
A couple of the models that are known to be effected include:
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Use Problem Steps Recorder to get Tech Support for Windows 7
Posted on November 7, 2009 at 5:41 am
One really cool new feature of Windows 7 is the Problem Steps Recorder app. Basically, it’s a built-in tool that lets you record screenshots of your desktop along with details and descriptions of all actions that you performed.
These recordings are then saved as archived web pages (.mht) files that you can then send to Microsoft or your friends for technical support. It’s really a very convenient way to quickly show someone the problem you are having with your Windows 7 machine.
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Windows 7 – Share Internet connection with other computers
Posted on November 6, 2009 at 5:08 am
If you have recently purchased a new laptop with Windows 7 installed, you’ll be happy to know that you can convert your machine into a mobile WiFi Hotspot! Using some cool free software, you can take any Internet connection and share it wirelessly!
Connectify is the name of the app and it’s currently in beta testing, though you can download and use it.
What’s neat about this application is that it actually created a full-fledged WiFi Access Point on your Windows 7 machine, not just an ad hoc type of network.
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