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...

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...

Actually, the Windows 7 Release Candidate has arrived to much fanfare and ballyhoo. I, for one, have been looking forward to moving beyond the trials and tribulations of Vista and completely leaving behind the drollery of XP. Of course, everyone knew just how badly Vista was mauled in the Blogosphere. The press added their considerable weight to that opinion and Apple jumped on the bandwagon and kicked Microsoft where it hurts with some sharp and edgy “Hi, I’m a Mac” commercials. (Well done, Apple.) All this left the Vista OS in a shambles. Even though many of the original Vista sins...