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T.J. Mininday - who has written 110 posts on The Windows Fix.

I am a long time techaholic, blogger and IT administrator living in the Midwestern United States. I have been associated with computers and technology almost my entire life. The obsession started when I first set my eyes on one of the Atari Entertainment Systems and hasn't stopped since. My Dad paid $3000+ for a state of the art PC back in the day, and I have been on one almost my entire life since. It's truly an addiction that I will never give up. Along with my Tech addiction, I also enjoy scouring blogs and the web for anything that may be interesting to write about. My posts are displayed here at TheWindowsFix, MakeUseOf and ConnectedInternet.

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Easily Hide Your Browsing Activity with Chrome Icognito Switcher

Friday, May 28, 2010

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One of the great features recently implemented by just about every browser is the ability to hide your browsing activity. Many people have many different reasons for doing so, but the fact is is that it is used on a regular basis by all of these people and it’s here to stay. Google Chrome makes [...]

Get an Overview of Windows Shortcut Keys with ActiveHotKeys

Saturday, May 16, 2009

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Most people don’t know it, but there are dozens and dozens of Windows shortcut/hotkeys out there for you to use. Whether it be using the Win, Ctrl, Alt or Shift, there are plenty to choose from. The issue that most have with it though, is that none of us really know what they are and [...]

Device Remover is the Best Windows Device Manager Alternative

Friday, May 15, 2009

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One of the many built-in Windows system tools that still lacks in many ways, is the Windows Device Manager. Getting to the deep down details of the hardware installed on your system can be annoying via the default Windows method. I’ve previously seen many alternatives to other utilities within Windows, but none in particular for [...]

Run Applications on a Virtual Hard Drive with Sandboxie

Saturday, May 9, 2009

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With any new application that’s installed on your computer, there’s always a worry that it’s going to possibly infect your system with something. Some worry more than others, but why should this be such a worrisome. It would be nice if you could isolate any application from the rest of your critical programs. You can [...]

A Simple View of Windows Programs Auto Starting

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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There are several different places that Windows looks to find programs starting automatically. There’s a couple of different places in the registry, services and of course the Windows Start-Up folder. You can of course modify these files and registry entries manually, but you can also do it with built-in Windows apps such as MSCONFIG. These [...]

Windows Quick Tip #3 – Add Google Search to Right-Click IE Menu

Friday, April 17, 2009

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I rarely use Internet Explorer, but there are certain situations that I still have to, and I find myself right-clicking sections of text all of the time to search Google for something on a certain website. Firefox has this built-in ability, IE does not. Winhelponline has found a simple and quick fix to adding such [...]