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Copy This Path – Windows Shell Extension

I use this utility called Copy This Path all the time. It allows you to right-click a file in windows and choose “Copy This Path” from the context menu. This places the complete path in your clipboard, allowing you to paste it into the either email attachment text boxes, or on a webpage file upload… Continue reading Copy This Path – Windows Shell Extension

I am Downgrading Vista to Windows XP

I’m very disappointed with Microsoft Windows Vista and am on the verge of downgrading to Windows XP. I started as an advocate for Vista when I rebuilt my machine in February. However, eight months later it is clear that making the leap was a mistake. Vista presented an enhanced interface where everything looked nicer. This… Continue reading I am Downgrading Vista to Windows XP

Manually Installing Windows Media Player Plugin for Firefox in Windows Vista

Surprise, a complete install of Windows Media Player in Windows Vista does not provide the necessary .dll files needed to play WMA or ASX files in Firefox. This means that if you do a fresh install of Windows Vista and Firefox 2.x and try to listen to an archived program on kexp.org you’re going to… Continue reading Manually Installing Windows Media Player Plugin for Firefox in Windows Vista

Add "Open With Notepad" to Your Vista Right-Click Context Menu

I’m a big fan of right-click context menu choices. I use Enqueue/Play In Winamp, Send To -> Compressed File, and Copy This Path almost every day. This little registry hack adds an Open With Notepad option to your right click context menu. As Zeus attests, you don’t know blankity-blank about computers unless you open notepad… Continue reading Add "Open With Notepad" to Your Vista Right-Click Context Menu

Common Errors When Installing postgres SQL and Ruby on Rails

I was setting up my local development environment for Podcastinople on my new Vista install and ran into some problems that I was able to find hidden deep in Ruby and Postgres forums and list archives. One problem I had was that when I was creating some of my local postgres databases using a normal… Continue reading Common Errors When Installing postgres SQL and Ruby on Rails

Changing Your System Path in Windows Vista

Don’t forget to follow me on twitter. [Note: Since this was written, I downgraded from Vista (because it wasn’t stable enough) and went back to XP. These days I’m looking much harder at moving to a Mac.] One of the things I really like about Vista is the help. So far it has delivered the goods as… Continue reading Changing Your System Path in Windows Vista