Strange things are not always absent even now that Windows seems to be more stable and reliable than ever! After Windows Features update I had of course to re-activate Desktop Gadgets using the Gadgetarian, and also reconfigure my colors. The second task proved more difficult, since the relevant option (Start, taskbar, and action center) in […]
Tag: taskbar
So far Microsoft seems to treat the taskbar as if it were part of the monitor’s bezels, therefore tending to be black, this way achieving two things; first, taskbar labels and icons are easily recognized and used, second, the rest of the screen is clearly distinct from the taskbar. A different approach would rather try […]
I have this great HP USB Premium Keyboard I enjoy hugely, but there is a problem: when I press Caps Lock I can’t see its little light shining, not only because it’s so little, but because it is placed right on the button, so that my hand covers it constantly when I type! If the […]
NumPad Transformer will let you arm the NumPad of your keyboard with the ability to trigger frequently used functions, including mouse moves. The program tweaks two more buttons besides those in the NumPad — the ScrollLock and the Pause/Break buttons. ScrollLock becomes a “Copy” button, and Pause/Break becomes a “Paste” button. This way two of […]
It’s a matter of individual needs and taste. Personally I find it annoying, when I have the taskbar icons ungrouped, and I need to move an icon to a different location in the taskbar, that I’m forced to move along with it all the other icons that belong to the same application! It’s impossible not […]
Windows is great for all these programs you can find, free or not, all these options, customizations and hacks, even the great variety of hardware, however, it is not easy or even possible for the operating system to be perfectly compatible with all the programs you may use. The taskbar may disappear because some drivers […]
You can order system tray icons, to have a specific icon in the exact location you prefer, but you can also make some change that would help some icons advance in the hierarchy and go closer to this or the other side of the tray. I use Language Indicator to see a flag for the […]
LangFlash is a free and light utility that displays a small box with the name of the language that is active for the currently active window / program, and whenever you change language. It displays this box in a color you can select (between blue, green, red and grey), at the center of the screen. […]
In case that you use two or more languages you may like to identify easily the active one, avoid trying to locate the indicator to know what language is active. Windows shows (two letters of) the active language in the taskbar, which may prove difficult to locate and read when you need it. To solve […]
I like Windows because of the freedom I have by using it – the freedom to enjoy all this great freeware, a community of hundreds of millions of people around the world exchanging knowledge, tips, and programs, and the choices available at the OS level itself. One of these choices is taskbar placement on any […]