Michael S. Clark

I tried to use the window Aero Snap feature on Windows 7 today that allows you to snap windows to the left or right of the screen by holding the title bar and dragging to the left or right edges. This work well for systems with one monitor, but with dual monitors, the desktop is treated as being the size of the entire multi-monitor area and therefore the right edge is on the right hand side of the second monitor.

What if you want to snap a window to the right edge of the primary monitor, or the left edge of the secondary monitor for that matter?

Well, thankfully, Aero Snap can also be utilised via the keyboard:

• Holding the Windows key down and tapping the left cursor key will cycle the current window from monitor edge to monitor edge anti-clockwise.

• Holding the Windows key down and tapping the right cursor key will cycle the current window from monitor edge to monitor edge clockwise.
• Holding the Windows key down and tapping the up cursor key will maximise the current window on the monitor which it is displayed.
• Holding the Windows key down and tapping the down cursor key will restore the current window if it is maximised and minimise it if it is restored.

Like prior versions of Windows, this is one of your options when right-clicking an item; it does what it says: it sends a copy of the object to the option you choose. The default choices with a normal right-click are the Desktop, a Zip folder, a fax or mail recipient, or any additional drives connected to your PC.

The How-To Geek offers an easy way to customize the default choices. Simply type “shell:sendto” (without the quotes) in the location bar of a Windows Explorer window. You’ll see the default choices here. Now you can pull any of the defaults out or you can add locations you want in the standard list with a simple drag-and-drop.

The couple I usually add are Notepad++ and BareTail for log file monitoring.

[Via: jkOnTheRun]

One of the cooler stories out (of) the whole Google-China debacle is that Google hacked the hackers.

[Via: Gizmodo]

I’d been looking into getting a compact video camera for a while now, and more recently since Alfie came along.

I’d initially looked at the RCA EZ409HD, but after reading the disappointing reviews, I decided on the Flip Ultra HD. It’s fairly inexpensive and very easy to use, and the quality is excellent.

You can see some of the early camera work by me and Laura on Alfie’s blog.

Here is a simple hack that can enable you to place ALL the Tasks Control Panel and System Settings in ONE place!
Create a new folder on your Windows desktop.

Name the folder as:

Master Control.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

[Via: WinVistaClub]