When running files from a local server you receive "Do you want to run this file?" or "The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software?". These prompt can be disabled via the Internet Explorer security settings.

Problem: When attempting to connect to a remote Vista machine, you receive the message "Your credentials did not work". Vista does not allow a blank password when connecting with remotely via remote desktop. The obvious solution would be to create a password for the account but I hate that.

Solution: Enable blank passwords with the Group Policy Object Editor or via the registry.

Problem: Receive "Internet Explorer cannot download / from help" when attempting to open Help and Support in Windows Vista.

Fix: Correct .xml file association in the registry

Problem: Firefox is displays, "No suitable plugins were found. Unknown Plugin (application/x-player2)" when viewing sites with embedded WMP files.

Using Yod'm 3D and VMware I'm running Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows XP Pro, Ubuntu 64-bit (Linux), and Max OS X Tiger all on the same each residing in their own virtual desktop.

I did a little investigating today for a free simple way to create Adobe Acrobat PDF documents. After looking around for a while, I narrowed it down to three of the more popular picks available today: BullZip PDF Printer, CutePDF Writer, and PrimoPDF. All three got the job done, but I liked the BullZip product best. It was the least obtrusive with the most features. All three programs work by using Ghostscript and installing a virtual PDF printer. To create a PDF document, you simply print to the virtual printer. This enables you to create PDF files from most any application.

1. Navigate to Control Panel, choose "Uninstall a Program" under "Programs" and then click on "Turn Windows features on or off". There you can disable the Indexing Service.
2. It is also possible to disable indexing for a certain drive or enable it only for selected folders. You can do this by changing the Properties of a drive or folder (right click on drive letter in Windows Explorer).Windows Search service
3. The fasted way is to simply disable the Windows Search service. Run Services (just type "Services" at the Start Search bar), right click on the Windows Search service and select "Properties". Then choose "Disabled" for the start type. Afterwards, you have to stop this service by right clicking on it and selecting "Stop".

During the initial when it ask for your product key, just leave it blank and click next. When it finishes re-run setup from Windows and enter your product key this time. It will take about 50% longer to install the second time.

I played around with Gmail today to see if I could have it automatically delete spam and this is what I come up with. Warning: By adding the filter below Gmail will permanently delete all emails that it "thinks" is spam. This means you will no longer be able to check the spam folder to see if it was incorrectly identified because it will be gone.

1. Log into your account and then access Settings in the upper right hand corner of the page.
2. On the settings pages select Filters.
3. Click Create a new filter.
4. In the Has the words box type:
   

   is:spam

5. You will receive a warning letting you know this is not a good idea. Click Ok and throw caution to the wind.
6. On the next screen put a check in the box for Delete it and select Update Filter.