Backup Your Hard Drive

I found a free program which will clone your hard drive. This is always nice to have in case you get a virus/malware and you can return to a previous good installation. You can find it at http://miray.de/products/sat.hdclone.html

Easy Resize of Photos

Microsoft has an easy addon which will resize a photo from Windows Explorer with the Right Click of a mouse. Download the Image Resizer.

Delayed Write Errors

If you move large files, you may get a “Delayed Write Error” if you close down too quickly or disconnect one of the drives. Here’s how to fix the problem from Microsoft:
To resolve this issue, turn off the “Enable write caching on the disk” feature. To do this, follow these steps from Microsoft.

If you turn off the “Enable write caching on the disk” feature, your disk performance may decrease. Because of this, you may want to monitor system performance after you complete the following procedure:
1. In Windows Explorer, right-click your hard-disk, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
3. Click the hard disk, and then click Properties.
4. Click the Policies tab.
5. Click to clear the Enable write caching on the disk check box, and then click OK two times.
6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each hard disk that is installed in your computer.
7. If the issue is resolved, do not continue with the steps in the “Advanced users section.” If the issue is not resolved, continue with the steps in the “Advanced users section.”

Clear Type on Your Monitor

I’m in the process of moving to a new computer and the screen type is terrible. I remembered that Clear Type, from Microsoft is a great tool to make your screen look much more legible. You need to use Microsoft Internet Explorer to install this. (CLEAR TYPE)Click on the picture to see the difference.

Below is a picture which shows the dramatic difference.

How to View a Folder Tree in My Computer-Win Explorer

One of the aggravating things for my about “My Computer” or “Windows Explorer” when they first run is that they start out with just one panel showing the files in the right column and miscellaneous information on the left. I want to drag and drop files and in this view, it doesn’t work.


HOWEVER if you use the option – View – Explorer Bar – Folders

I get the view which I want.

YouTube Notes on Quality

I recently uploaded a movie to Youtube and here’s how they compressed it:
Original MOV file – 2926 KB (640×480)
Flash Movie – 449 KB (320×240)
MP4 movie – 876 KB (480×360) – This is when you add &fmt=18 to the end of the URL.
Note – they actually play the movie in a 480×360 window