By default in Windows Vista all system files and folders are hidden as in previous versions of Windows. The difference is the typical menu is not at the top of Windows Explorer so how you might be used to turning on hidden files and folders might seem harder than it was before. Actually its exactly the same and if you follow the instructions below you will see all files and folders in no time.

1. Open My Computer: Click the Windows icon in the lower left hand corner of Vista, scroll up to the right, and click Computer.

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Tags: AppData, extensions, files, folders, hidden, vista, windows vista

When I was attempting to sync my iPod Touch to  second computer it appeared as if nothing was happening but the computer is under the desk so I finally realized I was missing an error message. The error stated  be the iPod was locked so it could not sync with this computer. After typing in the password the Touch started to sync but iTunes stopped the sync and stated that the iPod Touch was already synced to another computer and let me know that it can only be synced to one PC at a time.

At this point it offered three options which are below:

1. Erase the iPod Touch and sync with this Windows computers iTunes.
2. Copy purchased software to this computer.
3. Don’t sync with this computer.

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It is not stated clearly on pgAdmin’s site if it will operate on Windows Vista without issue so I decided to download, install and see if there were any issues.

First I visited pgAdmin III Windows download page here. On this page it states that pgAdmin III will work with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003. The current version during my test was pgAdmin III version 1.8.4.

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Its really easy to make applications run when Windows Vista starts up. J

1. Open All Programs: Click Start > All Programs
2. Open Startup: Right Click Startup, Click Explore
3. Find Program: Click Start, Locate the Program To Run
4. Drag Program: Highlight the App you Want to Run, Drag it into the Startup Folder Displayed on the Screen
5. Test: Restart your Vista PC, After Logging in You Will See the Application Running

While Windows Vista has its drawbacks there are certainly many items that are much easier to do than previous versions of Windows. The more I play around with Vista the more I like it.