CompTIA has decided to merge with the CTP exam and change Convergence+ into CTP+. The good news is that there really isn't a massive difference between the two exams. My Convergence+ book covers 70-80 percent of the material needed to pass the CTP+ exam; however, I have good news. We are in the process of [...]
At times and for many reasons, you may want to disable system restore in Windows 7 systems. Windows 7 creates restore points or recovery points on a scheduled basis and when you install software or upgrades by default. You can change when and how it does this and even completely disable system restore, if you desire. I’ll explain more about system restore in this post.
Have your Windows 7 desktop icons disappeared? Are you Windows 7 desktop icons missing? If so, there are two common issues impacting this. I’ll help you work through them in this post.
And now for some shortcuts I'll bet you didn't know… or maybe you did and you forgot… or maybe you don't care… anyway, here they are: Windows Key + Pause – Display the system specifications Windows Key + Up Arrow – Maximize the current windows Windows Key + 1 through 0 – Launch the corresponding [...]
If you receive the error “The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing,” you are likely to have heart failure. It can be a very scary event. The good news is that, assuming your hard drive is not toast, you can recover your machine in 20-30 minutes or less.
SQL Server transaction log backups are very important. This brief post explains why and how to do it.
I’ve had a lot of people ask me about the 64-bit edition of Windows 7 and whether it has a 64-bit command line. The answer is yes and no. In this post, I’ll explain what I mean.
Mike Myers and LearnKey released a great little video today over at the LearnKey blog titled "The 10 Commandments of the PC Tech". I think you'll like it so make sure you take a look. It's very funny and yet oh so true! Tweet This Post
