Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Windows 7 - Border Padding

In Vista the border padding was annoying, well they brought it back in Windows 7. Here's how to edit the settings for it.
  • Under Personalization
  • Window Color
  • Border Padding





How to edit it in Vista:
right-click the Desktop.
on the pop-up right click context menu, select Personalize
then click on “Windows Color and Appearance”
click on “Open Classic Appearance Properties” for more display and color options
make sure the color scheme selected is Windows Aero, then click on the Advanced button
select “Border Padding” in the Item drop-down box
type a new size for the border to change (increase or decrease) the size of the border. Default border size is 4
click OK twice to save the changes and exit
the new visual border size for Windows Aero will display immediately

Friday, September 25, 2009

Iphone - Audiobook converter

Converts MP3 Audiobooks to Iphone/Itunes compatible version. Provides the ability to remember the spot you left off at when listening through an ipod device.

Audiobook Software Link

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

How to Create a File List at a Command Prompt

How to Create a File List at a Command Prompt

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt (or Command Prompt in Windows NT).
2. At a command prompt, locate the drive that contains the folder whose contents you want to list. For example, if you want to create a text file that contains a list of the contents of a folder on drive C, type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:
c:
3. At a command prompt, locate the folder whose contents you want to list. For example, if you want to create a text file that contains a list of the contents in the Windows folder on drive C, type the following commands at a command prompt, and press ENTER after you type each command:
cd\
cd windows
4. Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER, where filename is the name of the text file that you are creating:
dir > filename.txt
For example, if you want to create a file named Windowsfolderlist.txt, type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:
dir > windowsfolderlist.txt
NOTE: The text file that you create is located in the folder that you are in when you follow these steps. In the earlier example, the Windowsfolderlist.txt file is located in the Windows folder.
5. Use a text editor, such as Notepad, to view or print this file..
MS KB Article