Windows

Are you missing the "Run" option on the Start menu in Windows 7? It is not there by default, although you can still use the "Win+R" key combination to launch the Run dialog. If you want to restore the Start Menu "Run" item, follow along....

• Right click on the Start Button , choose Properties.
• On the dialog that opens, select the Start Menu tab, and then pick the Customize button.
  
  

• On the dialog that opens, scroll down until you see the Run toggle, and check it on.
  
  

• Press OK, and OK, and now when you left-click the start menu, the Run option will be there

Graebert announces that ARES Commander Edition for Linux is now shipping. If you are not familier with ARES Commander Edition, see my earlier post including a review of this application (Windows version) that I performed for Cadalyst this spring.

You may remember that ARES for Mac OS X was made available several weeks ago, just before Autodesk announced AutoCAD for Mac.

A 30 day trial of ARES is available, and special introductory pricing (€ 495) is in effect until the end of December. System requirements for Linux, Mac, and Windows are available here. Read more »

If you want to disable the annoying Restart Now or Restart Later dialog that pops up every 10 minutes after Windows automatic updates downloads and installs an update....without restarting Windows right then... take a look at this post.