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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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Backup and Monitor the Windows Registry with SpyMe Tools

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

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Any time a new installation is needed on any version of Windows, people tend to hold their breath or cross their fingers, hoping that it won’t screw up their computer. And as we all know, malware can really screw up your system as well, especially when it does so without your knowledge. It would be [...]

Password Protect any Windows Folder from Anyone

Monday, March 9, 2009

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Protecting confidential data is highly important in today’s world. In a life scammers, identity thieves and many other crooks. The built-in security in Windows sometimes just isn’t enough protection when it comes to protecting tax documents and confidential data. If your PC is left on and someone wants to walk in and peruse your folders, [...]

ReRun Check: Find Out if Your Favorite Show is a Repeat

Sunday, March 8, 2009

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Nothing can drive a TV fan more nuts then really getting involved in a show for several weeks, only to have it come up with a rerun the next week. Especially when it catches you be surprise. It would at least be nice to know if the upcoming episode was in face a repeat or [...]

A Tabbed Windows Explorer Called SurF

Saturday, March 7, 2009

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One of the most important and definitely most favorite items that came along with Firefox is tabbed browsing. The ability to open multiple websites without cluttering you taskbar and completely confusing yourself, made life much easier. Granted, Firefox wasn’t the first to do so. The first application that you and I probably first saw it [...]

Close Inactive Programs with JustCloseSomeTasks

Thursday, March 5, 2009

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As programs build up throughout the day, they tend to go unnoticed and begin eating up lots memory and resources. Cleaning these up on your own becomes quite annoying and it would be nice if some type of automated process would close some of these off on its own. Enter JustCloseSomeTasks…

A Google Maps Pedometer for Creating your own Trails

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

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I was just sitting at the office today, pondering whether I was going to workout tonight. I decided yes due to the nice weather, because running outdoors is my preferred choice. The problem however is that I want to run a certain mileage and I have no idea what distances are around my neighborhood. So [...]