Tag «Windows»

Fixing a stuck Windows key

NOTE: I have totally rewritten this post as the original solution was crap. This one works! I’ve been having an issue with the Windows key being “stuck.” It’s as if the key is being constantly pressed and before you ask, it is not a physical keyboard problem. The problem stems from Windows itself as I …

Living with Windows 8

Ok, I’ll be right upfront with you: I *hate* Windows 8. Wow, that even rhymes… So why did I install it, you may ask. Well, I figured that Windows 9 will be better and it would be easier to upgrade from 8, rather than from 7. So I installed it…actually 8.1 and after some tweaking, …

Make gMail your default Windows email client

I don’t run into it alot, but everyonce in a while I’d like to click on an email link to send an email. You know, something like doug@notmail.com. Well, unfortunately, I use gMail which is a web-based email client. Since you can’t set a web-based email service as the default Windows email client, Outlook will …