Not sure why, but the “Start only if the following network connection is available” option is disabled for scheduled tasks if the task is configured for: “Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000”   With the options selected….   You...

I spent about 20 mins with ATT technical support today trying to figure out how to send a Text from their website.  Apparently they did some website updates and the “Send Text Message” option is buried.  Hope this saves you some time. 1. Go...

You will get this exception if you try to debug on a physical device from Visual Studio and haven’t install the debug certificates. “Connection failed. The device security configuration disallowed the connection. Ensure that you have the appropriate...

My beloved Microsoft Trackball Explorer mouse died recently and I was amazed to find that the price increased from about $70 to $600 (new) and $190 (used).  I like the mouse, but not enough to shell out that kind of dough. So, after 10+ years of...

Sometimes you want a key command (keycommand) that works across all of your Windows Desktop. For example, let’s say that you write a lot of email and you want to be able to pop open Gmail’s compose page quickly no matter what else you are doing in Windows...