Tips and Tricks

Keeping Your Computer Healthy.

Phone: 925-456-4102
Skype: dave.bonds

Make a bootable USB installer for Windows XP, Vista, 7 with WinToFlash

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

From downloadsquad.com

Making a bootable USB flash drive for Windows Vista and Windows 7 isn’t all that tricky, but it’s always nice to find an app that simplifies things. Not only does WinToFlash make the process about as easy as it can get, but it can also create Windows XP, Server 2003, and Server 2008 installers.

The default options make it easy to roll a silent Windows install, or you can flip the custom switch and specify the exact setup parameters you want to use.

The handy app also has one more trick up its sleeve: moving Windows Preinstall environments. PE discs can be extremely handy for troubleshooting and repairs, and being able to painlessly zap them over to a USB flash drive means not having to burn a new copy every time someone’s haggard old optical drive decides to chew up your CD.

WinToFlash is a free download and is totally portable. It’s an excellent tool to add to your USB-related utilities.

Download WinToFlash.

Tags: Downloads, flash drive, free, Portable Apps, Tips and Tricks, usb, Utilities, Windows, Windows 7

Posted in Downloads, Windows | 148No Comments »2009-08-28+04%3A49%3A54Dave+Bonds

Like Tabbed Browsing? Bring Tabs to Microsoft Office

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

For Windows Microsoft Office Only:
If you’re like me, you can’t live without tabbed browsing in Firefox. What if you could bring tabs into Microsoft Office?

Well now you can. Using this Microsoft Office plug-in OfficeTab, instead of having separate windows for each open document, you can have tabs for all your open documents in either Word, Excel or Powerpoint.

As Lifehacker points out, you’ve got to wonder why Microsoft doesn’t include this feature by default.. maybe something to look forward to in the next version of Office?

The Lifehacker article also warns of a Visual Studio prompt, however, after installing it on my machine I had no such errors and it works problem free.

To download it you can visit the Google translated download page at OfficeTab or alternatively I have provided a download link here. (OfficeTabv1.20.zip)

via Lifehacker via DownloadSquad

Tags: Downloads, Freebies, lifehacks, microsoft, office, productivity, Tips and Tricks, Utilities, Windows

Posted in Downloads, Tips and Tricks, Windows | 1401 Comment »2009-08-25+20%3A59%3A16Dave+Bonds

Last.fm Tips and Tricks

Friday, August 21st, 2009

If you’re like me, you love last.fm, the site for streaming music from your favorite artists for free. Well who knew there’s a plethora of tools available to make last.fm the ‘last’ place you need to go for your music? Check out build.last.fm/ for all kinds of tools for your computer, website, social network and more.

Donald Bell from cnet writes:

The site allows devoted music fans from around the world to compare tastes, stream music from their favorite artists, stay up to date on local shows, download free MP3s, and create their own custom radio stations.

Donald has also put together an article (link) and video (below) to help you get the most out of your last.fm listening experience.

Tags: free, guide, information, last.fm, music, tech, Tips and Tricks, Utilities, Video

Posted in Tips and Tricks | 123No Comments »Last.fm+Tips+and+Tricks2009-08-21+21%3A06%3A56Dave+Bonds