At Google, employees get 20% time where they can work on their own projects every week. At Microsoft, it’s called The Garage and consists of an actual physical space for side projects. That space and time given to employees is bearing fruit as a new software release called Mouse without Borders demonstrates.

Truong Do, a Microsoft Dynamics developer in Redmond, got frustrated having to switch between different keyboard and mouse configurations for each PC he had in his office. So as a side project he started developing a way to control them all with a single keyboard and mouse.

That project became Mouse without Borders, and goes well beyond just navigation of multiple PCs. Using the software Truong has developed it’s possible to login and out of multiple Windows PCs with a single keyboard and mouse. You can also seamlessly move between up to four PCs, and best of all, file copying through drag and drop works across those machines too.

It is the equivalent of having a single PC and four screens, only in this case you have multiple machines running those screens. All it requires is that you have a home network setup as that’s the communication method Truong has taken advantage of to get this system working.

Not only has Mouse without Borders made Truong’s desk a lot less cluttered, Microsoft has decided to make the software available to download for free for everyone to use. It’s a 1.1MB file which you can download from the Microsoft IT website (direct download link).

1. Launch the program.
2. Hold down the Shift key.
3. Right Click on program icon located on taskbar to bring up the options menu.
4. Release the Shift key and Select Move (In case Move is grayed out select Maximize then repeat step 2 , 3, and 4).
5. Hit any one of the arrow keys.
6. The program is now selected and ready to move.
7. Now just move the mouse around and you should see program.
8. Click the mouse button to release it.

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You may have accidentally hit a sequence of keys and now you notice your Windows’ screen is upside down. Don’t panic. It’s easy to use a couple of quick hotkeys to rotate your screen back to normal. Or, maybe you would like to flip your monitor to sit vertically instead of horizontally. In doing so, you will need to rotate the screen to accommodate for your monitor’s orientation.

Press Ctrl + Alt + arrow (left, right, up or down) to rotate the screen.

Press the hotkeys and arrow keys until you have the desired rotation. This works with most video drivers on Windows XP. If this doesn’t work, proceed to the next option.

Click “Start,” then “Control Panel,” “Display,” the “Setting” tab, and then the “Advanced” button. Check for an “Orientation” option. Select your desired orientation.

You can also change it in the graphic’s properties. Example is for Intel Graphic card.

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You receive various Stop error messages in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you try to resume a computer that has a large SATA hard disk

Consider the following scenario:

• You have a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
• The computer has a large Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk. For example, the size of the SATA hard disk is 1 terabyte.
• You put your computer to sleep state or into hibernation.
• You try to resume the computer from sleep or from hibernation.

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Kingsoft free office software suite is compatible with all of the latest Microsoft Office file formats. It can easily open, read and write documents created with Microsoft Office as well as a wide variety of other formats. Microsoft Office can also open Kingsoft Office files without having Kingsoft Office installed on the same computer. It is fully compatible with Windows 7 (32bit,64bit).

Sylvania Mini Netbook Wireless issue: possible solution.
Apparently, this Mini Netbook has a hard time encrypting the higher ‘WPA2 ‘ level Wifi security. So you need to  move the WiFi security down to the lower ‘WPA’ encryption level to make it work.

Here are the steps used to get the WiFi working:

1. Set my WiFi router to WPA(Every router is unique but in similar way)

2. Click the “WiFi Power” button on the desktop

3. Click “WiFi On” (when the button reads “Power Off” then the Wifi is on.

4. Click OK. A little icon appears in Left Corner of the System Tray [bottom right].

5. Click the little icon [looks like a little TV] [you should see IP, subnet, Gateway information filled in]

6. Click the “Wireless Information Tab at top right” you should see you wireless device in box

7. click on your wireless device. ..Encryption: TKIP, ..Authentication: WPA-PSK, ..Network Key (enter your key)

8. click OK and you’re done. Now Shutdown your computer and Restart.

9. Click “WiFi On” / Power On / (little TV icon reappears in System Tray. You Should Be set to go. [ green TV box} now open the browser or YouTube Search Window. Note: you may also need to set your WifF to ‘G’ (not ‘N’). Hope this helps some of you struggling to get the WiFi working.

What Are ISO Files?
An ISO file is a type of archive file that allows users to copy the contents of an entire drive or disk. ISO files are uncompressed and contain many other files that have all been collected together for fast and easy transfers. ISO files are most commonly used as replacements for CDs but can also be used to copy a server, hard drive, or other storage device. ISO software allows users to create ISO files, burn them to disks, as well as extract content from them. Mounting software must be used to run an ISO file directly from the user’s computer without using a disk.

IMGBurn
While MagicISO is specifically made for ISO files and allows the user to extract content from them, IMGBurn is designed for simply burning files to disks. IMGBurn is very easy to use, highly configurable, and is made to work with CDs, DVDs, and Blue-Ray disks. IMGBurn can burn a wide variety of file formats including BIN, CUE, DI, GI, DVD, IMG, MDS, NRG, PDI, and ISO. IMGBurn can also handle audio formats including AAC, APE, FLAC, M4A, MP3, MP4, MPC, OGG, PCM, WMA, WAV, and WV.

ISODisk
ISODisk is a free ISO software that allows users to create and mount ISO files. ISODisk can create ISO files from CDs and DVDs or directly from files on the user’s hard drive. Though the files are assembled into an ISO file, users are able to view and access the ISO file’s content at all times. Once the ISO file has been created, the user can mount and run it as a virtual disk from within the ISODisk user interface and can even mount it to the user’s Local Area Network. The ISODisk is very easy to use, can create up to 20 virtual CD/DVD drivers, and runs on all versions of the Windows Operating System.

DoISO
DoISO is a free, open source ISO software that is capable of burning ISOs to any CD or DVD. DoISO can create ISOs from scratch, burn ISOs to CDs, DVDs, and Blue-Ray disks, create bootable disks, and includes support for many uncommon formats. DoISO also includes several features for customizing the way the software works. For example, users are able to set DoISO to automatically burn ISO files to a disk when they are created. Likewise, users are able to pre-erase rewritable disks. DoISO can also create video disks that will play in any DVD player. The software is made for the Windows Operating System and includes full integration with Windows Explorer.