Windows

When you install a new program, it usually comes with its own fonts. For example, when you install Microsoft Office, it has its own fonts. If you search the Web, you will find numerous sites that offer several other fancy fonts, some available for free and some for a small charge.
When you find a [...]

By default, Windows 7 hides important files and folders from view. This is to prevent users, especially beginners, from inadvertently making changes to or deleting an important operating system file.
In some cases, it might be necessary to display hidden folders and files. You can accomplish this in Windows 7 by following these steps:

Open a [...]

If you do not share your computer with any other users and you use your computer for something relatively unimportant, such as gaming, you may not want to be bothered logging in each time you start your computer. If so, you can configure Windows 7 to log you on automatically.
To do so, click the [...]

You can configure Windows 7 to require all users to press CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on. When users press CTRL+ALT+DEL they are prompted to provide a valid username and password in order to access the computer.
One of the ways you can configure this is through Advanced User Accounts, as described below.

Open the Start Menu.
Type netplwiz within [...]

By default, Windows 7 uses icons for items on the Start Menu. In my experience, most people prefer will change this and opt to use smaller icons. If you have installed Windows 7, you can switch to smaller Start Menu icons using the steps listed below:

Right click on the Start button and click Properties.
Verify that [...]

If you are familiar with Windows operating systems, you know that a clock resides within the Task Bar. The time that the clock displays is determined by your time zone. Windows 7 lets you add up to two additional clocks to the Task Bar in case you need to know the time in more than [...]

Vista includes three firewall profiles: Domain, Private, and Public. A firewall profile stores the configuration information for a specific network environment.
The profile that is active determines the firewall rules that are used to protect your computer. If your computer cannot authenticate with a domain controller using any available interface or if all interfaces do [...]

Gnomie Haarukka from Finland writes:
Dear Chris,
This issue has annoyed me for years. There truly is no other operating system in the computer world than Windows for gaming. Of course some games are being released for other platforms, but mostly for Windows systems only. Myself, I’m a huge fan of Linux and I love the whole [...]

Windows XP and Vista, assign all drives a letter, regardless of whether the drives are empty and they appear in Windows Explorer. Windows 7, on the other hand, automatically hides empty drives.
You can configure Windows 7 to behave like XP and Vista and show all drives in Windows Explorer, regardless of whether or not they [...]

Windows 7 lets you quickly launch multiple instances of an application that is currently running, assuming that the application supports multiple instances. For example, if Notepad is running, you can launch a second instance of the application.
To launch a second instance of an application, simply hold down the Shift key while you click on [...]