CD or DVD Drive Won’t Eject or Open? Don’t use a screwdriver, try these methods What to do if you get a CD or DVD stuck in your computer’s optical drive and it won’t eject? You can take several steps to troubleshoot stuck DVDs or CDs. Computers are what they are, complex. Meaning, a stuck DVD could be one of several possible things. Sometimes it may be easy to fix. Sometimes, not so easy....

Where is the Sidebar in Windows 7? We have good news and bad news Some people loved it and some people hated it. Wherever you land on that spectrum, Microsoft introduced us to the Sidebar in Windows Vista. However, many users who upgraded to Windows 7 were surprised that the Sidebar was not a part of the Aero Desktop. Learn what happened to the Sidebar in Windows 7 and how to use your gadgets in Windows 7 without it....

Windows 7 Version Comparison – Home, Professional, Ultimate We lay out the differences side by side Trying to decide which version of Windows 7 you should get: Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate? It basically depends on your needs and what you are going to be using Windows for. The rank of functionality from highest to lowest of the three Windows versions is: Ultimate – Professional – Home Premium. Here are some things that you may want to consider when deciding on which version of Windows 7 to purchase....

Run VirtualBox from a USB Drive For those without hard disk space Running out of hard disk space because of the virtual machines you created for running other operating systems? There is a solution that does not require increasing your internal hard disk space. Previously, we have written about how toHow to install Ubuntu in VirtualBox. We have now discovered thatVirtualBoxis available in a portable version that you can install on a USB Drive....

Disable Aero Snap/Snap Assist in Windows 7/8/10 Because some find it very annoying Starting with Windows 7, Microsoft added Aero Snap, a part of the Aero Desktop experience not found in Windows Vista’s Aero Desktop. With Aero Snap, users can drag any window to the top, left, or right side of the screen to maximize the window in a special way. Dragging a window to the top maximizes the window to full screen while dragging it either left or right maximizes the window to half screen depending on the side to which you drag it....