Sunday, February 06, 2011

Running Windows programs via the Run command

In Windows, you usually open a program by browsing through the Start Menu and searching through the folders and looking for the program there. Sometimes though, it can be tedious or hard to find them especially when you have lots of programs already installed.

An alternative solution is to create shortcuts and run them via the Run command (pressing Windows key + R, or in the start menu) to launch them quicker! Here are the steps on how you can do it.

First, search for where your program is installed and its filename. One easy way is to search for the shortcut in the start menu, right click and select properties.

A dialog box will pop up; click "Open Location".
The folder where the file is saved will open, and the file to launch the program is highlighted. Right-click the program and select "Create shortcut".
The shortcut will be created in the same folder. Rename it to anything you want. I have named my shortcut "pvz".

Next, copy the shortcut to the C:\Windows folder if using Windows 7, or C:\Windows\System32 folder if using Windows XP. If prompted that you will need administrator access to write to the folder, click "Continue". the shortcut will be placed there.




You're done! Go to the run command and type the name of your shortcut.
Watch your program open.

You can do this for folders and files too, as long as there is a program associated with opening it.

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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Intel 6-Series chipsets have design flaw, need to be replaced

The Intel 6-Series chipsets (Codename: Cougar Point) have a design flaw and will need to be recalled. According to Intel's Chipset Alert, The result of the problem can be degradation and total failure of the 3gbps SATA ports. The 6 gbps SATA ports are not affected as they have a separate controller. Intel has stopped shipment of the affected chipsets to motherboard manufacturers and has issued a recall of the sold ones.

This is estimated to affect projected revenue by $300 million, and the cost to repair and replace the chipsets is estimated to run up to $700 million.

Anandtech has a good explanation on the cause of the problem and what it means for the industry.

The 6-series chipsets are sold under the brand names H67 and P67, and used by Intel's latest processors, the Sandy Bridge CPUs (Core i5/i7 2xxx, and Pentium G6xx/G8xx).

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A few words: This will be a technology-focused portal, bringing you news, reviews, how-to's, guides, opinons and much more, related to computers and gadgets. These are some of my passions and I would like to share to you what little knowledge I have about them.

I am from Manila, Philippines working as a programmer. So there may be some programming/development posts here. But for the most part it should be about hardware, software, vaporware, etc. I use both Windows and Linux for my everyday computing, both are fair game to me and I believe you should use whatever tool is right for the job. Computer hardware is wonderful - the pace of advancement is stunning. These will be the topics for the majority of the posts here.

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