Archive for April, 2009

Sometimes when you have a really nice wallpaper on your desktop, having desktop icons on top of it just ruins the picture. Therefore I like to remove or hide the desktop icons so you can see the whole wallpaper on your screen with no ugly icons.

Watch this video to see how to show or hide your desktop icons.

Hi guys,

I just downloaded and tried Everyday Jigsaw for Windows Vista and it is very addictive. If you love doing jigsaws then this is a free game to download. It lets you make your own jigsaw with your own pictures. There are also different  jigsaws to do everyday. You will need an internet connection to get the new jigsaws everyday.

If you want to download extra jigsaws to do it will cost money. Here is a jigsaw I made with this free program.

Everday jigsaw

This is what it looked like when I started to try and do the jigsaw…Could I have picked a harder picture???

There is nothing worse than wanting to connect to a wireless network but not knowing if there are any available. Its ok if you have the wireless network connection icon in the notification area, however if you do not, you would even know if there was a network available. In fact there may be more than one network for you to choose from.

In Windows Vista, to see what wireless networks are available to connect to is very easy. And yes, this is probably easier than Windows XP.

How to find a wireless network to connect to?

The first way is to simply double click on the network connections icon in the notification area in the task bar. Then choose to go to the network and sharing center. When you have opened the Network and sharing center there is a link in the left sidebar that says connect to a network.

The second way is what you have to do if there is no wireless network connections icon in the notification area. Still simple though.

1. Go to the start menu. Choose control panel.
2. Double click on the Network and Sharing center icon.
3. click on the link in the left sidebar that says connect to a network.

Watch this video to see more details about how to find a wireless network to connect to.

Also note that even though you see a network on the list, you may not be able to connect to it. It may require a WEP key (password) to connect to the wireless network. In fact it could have a number of security measures to pass before connecting.

If you have been using Windows Vista for a while now you would have realised that there is no gpedit.msc available!!! The only versions that have group policy are Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Professional ,Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Server “Longhorn”.

Unfortunely if you have Windows Vista home basic or Windows Vista Home premium then you have missed out on the pleasure of accessing your local group policy. Of course they are other ways to change settings that usually were in group policy, however they are all labour intensive.

I have nothing against Vista, however why downgrade a feature that was readily available in the last few additions of Windows XP. Unfortunely if you are a group policy junkie like me, you will just have to upgrade to the next Windows Vista edition that does allow access to gpedit.msc.