I encountered this issue several times while using an ASUS computer with Power4Gear Hybrid (Windows 7). When I turned the computer on I noticed that my desktop wallpaper was changed into a light gray ASUS wallpaper, and that my taskbar was set to auto-hide. Prior to shutting down, I’m sure my wallpaper was a personalized […]
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Windows 7 – if you cannot open Gadgets menu or some Gadgets are hidden
There was a problem in my Windows 7 desktop a while ago. Supposed to be, there were two Gadgets in there, and I noticed the other is missing. I thought maybe I just accidentally removed it, so I decided to open the Gadgets menu to place it on my Windows 7 desktop again. BUT when […]
Skype: How to minimize to system tray in Windows 7
I’ve been using Skype to communicate with some colleagues and my boss, for my part time job as web developer & graphic designer. There’s one thing that often annoyed me, regarding the Skype window. When I am busy working and have a lot of windows open, and want to minimize Skype to the system tray, […]
Adobe Illustrator: If you cannot see or select points
From now on I’ll be posting short entries like this, which will show solutions to small problems in graphics tools, programming, OS, and etcetera. I was working on an assignment (gradient mesh portrait) on Adobe Illustrator, when suddenly I could not see my mesh points. When I hovered on the mesh object I could see […]
Restore missing desktop icons in Windows XP or Windows 7
I noticed that all my desktop icons were gone. I thought it was only because my computer was hanging, so I restarted it. After the restart there were still no icons. I’m not the kind of computer user who knows every solution to every small problem so I searched for solutions to what happened. (And […]