Because non-native UI sucks, here’s a couple of extensions that help to make Firefox look much better on Windows Vista. These extensions mimic the Internet Explorer 7 interface, including the Windows Vista menus, making Firefox feel far more at home.
Install MyFireFox to get the Internet Explorer 7 skin
Install Hide MenuBar to hide the menu bar [...]
There’s got to be a quicker way of getting to the management tools in Windows right? Well here’s a quick look at the MMC files included in the base install of Windows Vista. I’ve put together a list of those files and whether you need to elevate to run them. If you do need to [...]
If you are starting to deploy Windows Vista you may have noticed that any user who has administrative access to their workstation will not receive mapped drives or printers. This is due to the new privilege model introduced in Windows Vista with User Account Control.
Microsoft has a complete explanation of why this behaviour with Group [...]
I came across a Windows Sidebar gadget the other day which is actually proving to be useful - the Microsoft Office 2007 Recently Used Documents gadget. It’s quite handy having a list of your recent documents available without having to go through the Start Menu. I recommend checking this one out.
At this stage it only [...]
