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In case you missed the reminder

In case you missed the reminder

If, like many of us, you have a nice Windows 7 workstation, you soon realize that space, especially on the C: partition is *really* disappearing fast!

Among many root causes that could be guilty of this behavior is the famous winsxs folder.

Should you want to recuperate some of this valuable disk space, especially on laptops or ultra-books with SSDs, you could and should consider the following steps:

Start a Command Prompt as Administrator

Start, search for “cmd”, right click on the result and select “Run as administrator”"

Run the following command at the prompt

Note:

Command

Let it run through….

Check out this infographic for a great summary!

Source and original infographic in PDF: http://mogdesign.eu/blog/downloads/drupal_infographics.pdf

As part of Data Privacy Day (DPD) 2012, here is a nice infographics from Microsoft

I am a big fan of a clean desktop and of tools that simplify my life, like RocketDock. I have recently discovered RainMeter, and I can only say: Wow!!!

Rainmeter displays customizable skins, like memory and battery power, RSS feeds and weather forecasts, right on your desktop.

So after downloading it and checking out a few skinds, here is my ASUS Zenbook desktop before RainMeter:

After RainMeter, with the Omnimo theme:

RainMeter has tons of schemes and plugins, which you can discover at http://rainmeter.net/cms/Discover

Enjoy, and don’t forget to share your thoughts and comments

If, like many of us, you are a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), don’t forget to check out the MCP Virtual Business Card site to get your cards setup: www.mcpvirtualbusinesscard.com

Once you have filled out a few fields, you can create as many cards as your wish to show your different qualifications:

MCP:

MOS:

In case you missed the reminder

Ever wondered what your network looks like? Well, here is how my current network can be represented: