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4 items.
1. Open the Control Panel and Select Administrative Tools, Computer Management,
2. Click on Disk Management on the left side of the screen under the Storage Heading.
3. You will see a list of your drives and partitions.
4. Choose a disk that has free space and right click and select Shrink Volume
5. Type in the amount of space you want to shrink the disk
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Microsoft Fix-It-Center Fixes Windows Errors Automatically
April 19th, 2010 |Posted In: Uncategorized
Microsoft offers a free program that you can download that fixes a wide variety of issues with Windows. You click on the issue, click run, and then follow the series of steps to fix the problem. It appears to be geared toward the less tech savvy users. There are easy to understand step by step instructions. Problems that can be fixed include Network Adapter issues, Optical Disc Drives, Windows Media Player, and System Performance to name a few. It supports Windows 7, XP, & Vista. It is currently in beta but it does seem pretty stable. This may help tech support professionals by informing customers of this program, it may help them save a lot of time.
Facebook has redesigned its Safety Information Center in hopes in order to help protect its millions of users while using the social networking site. The Safety Center has been changed to better help it become more user-friendly. It provides guidance for specific groups ranging from parents to teens to teachers to law enforcement. It does not provide anything beyond common sense for the tech savvy. It does though provide information on for the less tech savvy. It provides step by step instructions for how users can prevent someone who is impersonating them on Facebook, how to report offensive Facebook groups, and if a spouse or ex- is controlling their account. Facebook has been under criticism recently for the feeling of not doing enough Safety & Privacy and has had an overly complex for users to figure out its privacy settings.
To address the concern of online gaming addiction teenagers the South Korean government has placed a ban to prevent teenagers from playing online games all night long. Teenage gamers will be forced out of their gaming sessions beginning at midnight. There is a six hour ban, and gamers can choose between three six hour time slots, which include midnight-6 a.m., 1-7 a.m., and 2-8 a.m. In addition users who play more than six hours of online games during the day time will have their internet connection throttled.