Was just informed about the GodMode folder option in Windows 7 so I thought I would pass along the goodness. I read about the feature on Tom’s Hardware Guide and implemented it. Worked like a charm. Here are the short instructions: Highlight and copy the following text (CTRL-C): GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} Right-click on your Windows 7 desktop (any version) and highlight New then Folder. A folder will appear on the desktop called New folder but notice the folder name is highlighted. Now simply CTRL-V to paste the GodMode text into the new folder name. The new name looks long...

They say, “When you know, you NewEgg.” Well, recently, I had an interesting event with a pending Newegg purchase. I have an HP Media Server which is running out of space. As a network server, the system has four e-SATA drive bays and only one is full. I’m close to filling up that 750GB drive with backups and other goodies and realized I needed another drive for the new year. I check around Newegg, found a very nice drive, added it to my cart but waffled on the purchase… Now, before adding it to my cart, I logged in to Newegg and then nosed around. When the drive was added, the...

Having an iPhone is both a blessing and a curse. The phone has fabulous functionality, is robust, provides a vector for many applications which add additional features. In my opinion, the curse comes with the sometimes dreadful reception that the AT&T 3G network provides. I’ve been paying for a plan to ensure I didn’t go over my monthly minutes. The additional charges can be draconian. Push over by just a few minutes and you’ll end up with a $400 cell phone bill. However, AT&T followed Sprint’s plan and offers roll-over minutes. They don’t advertise it but, on my...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I purchased my first Mac. Since that time, I swore I would always own a Mac. They operate on a UNIX operating system, they are clean, fast, and do many things much better than your average PC. I’ve never regretted that purchase and it certainly held it’s value for a long, long time. I’ve been rockin’ a Apple Power Mac for about five years but that system is showing its age. I’ve already replaced the hard drive once, the CD tray doesn’t work, and, truth be told, it isn’t even an Intel CPU … it is the old G5. Yeah,...

So I’ve been running Windows 7 since late beta and am using the 7100 build Release Candidate on my production (main) computer. The system has been flawless, has working quickly, with little to no issues save one: power management. For some reason, when I switched to Windows 7, my power management options didn’t seem to work; specifically the sleep option. Since installing Windows 7, the computer would sleep but when I tried to bring it out of sleep (by tapping the space bar), the monitor power button color would shift from orange (sleeping) to green (active video signal) but nothing would...