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Window Manager was a weekly column by Brian Livingston that was published by InfoWorld from June 1991 to May 2003. It revealed undocumented features and secrets about Microsoft Windows.

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Issues for 1998:

Update your business market analysis with 21st century data, Dec. 28, 1998/Jan. 4, 1999
Tiny Rio offers a look at the miniature future of computing devices, Dec. 21, 1998
Turn Windows into a jukebox for all your audio preferences, Dec. 14, 1998
Windows software could render your audio CDs obsolete, Dec. 7, 1998
Readers comment on FAT-32, meta-search tools, and Ultra DMA, Nov. 30, 1998
How to use Windows' DMA check box to speed up your drives, Nov. 23, 1998
You can fix problems with Ultra DMA drives in Windows 95/98, NT, Nov. 16, 1998
Ultra DMA drives may have difficulties with Windows 95/98, NT, Nov. 9, 1998
Free Windows tool makes meta searches a much easier task, Nov. 2, 1998
FAT-32X may operate differently than FAT-32 on large hard drives, Oct. 26, 1998
SpinRite may be the solution to problems converting to FAT-32, Oct. 19, 1998
WinBoost offers you customization tips and other tricks for improving Windows 98, Oct. 12, 1998
Microsoft Resource Kit and other goodies on Windows 98 CD-ROM, Sept. 28, 1998
Tips on Task Bar icons, MIDI players, and Easter in September, Sept. 21, 1998
Check your Readme files to avoid common Windows problems, Sept. 14, 1998
When Win98's power management doesn't agree with your PC, Sept. 7, 1998
Utility can be set to run programs when you shut down Windows, Aug. 31, 1998
System Information tool offers helpful Advanced features, Aug. 24, 1998
After you patch your e-mail's security holes, have some fun with Outlook Express, Aug. 17, 1998
Crash! Take advantage of these emergency Registry routines if Windows goes south, Aug. 10, 1998
Readers report the effect Windows 98 has on their other apps, Aug. 3, 1998
Microsoft's take on Windows 98: It doesn't harm competitors , July 27, 1998
How to fix the DLLs that are disabled when you install Windows 98, July 20, 1998
Beware apps bearing DLLs: Windows 98 disables Microsoft competitors' software , July 13, 1998
Windows 98's WinAlign will make Microsoft apps load more quickly , July 6, 1998
Why wait? You can get Windows 98 ready for performance improvements now, June 29, 1998
You can regain wasted hard disk space by using a secret switch found in Windows 98, June 22, 1998
Use the Update Wizard in Windows 98 without having to register, June 15, 1998
While the industry debates innovation, readers discover the secrets of Windows 98, June 8, 1998
Hijacking e-mail, file cache space, and the Galaxy 4 satellite, June 1, 1998
It's time to watch out for bugs, tips, and secrets for Windows 98, May 25, 1998
Latest versions of Explorer and IIS don't always get along, May 18, 1998
You can tweak your system while you wait for Windows 98, May 11, 1998
Readers report bugs, share work-arounds on Internet Explorer and Outlook 98 , May 4, 1998
K56flex `upgrade' may actually make your modem run slower than before, Apr. 27, 1998
Do Windows users get more speed from x2 or K56flex?, Apr. 20, 1998
The official word from Microsoft: We will fix Explorer soon, Apr. 13, 1998
The best settings for Explorer may not be the obvious ones, Apr. 6, 1998
Two utilities help improve Explorer's use of data cache, Mar. 30, 1998
Readers tell how to tweak DirectX, let NT show its true colors, Mar. 23, 1998
A little 32-bit mail file can have a big effect on your PC -- but here's a fix, Mar. 16, 1998
Putting a little zip in your Windows disk drive bag of tricks, Mar. 9, 1998
Several Web sites can help Windows HTML developers, Mar. 2, 1998
Alexa provides additional ways to navigate the Web, Feb. 23, 1998
Applications can help get you out of life in DLL hell, Feb. 16, 1998
Readers offer ways vendors can deliver them from DLL hell, Feb. 9, 1998
Microsoft plans a fix for Internet download speeds, Feb. 2, 1998
Here's how to fix glitches when using Win95 with Win3.1, Jan. 26, 1998
Fixing Windows OSR2 bugs (or are they features?), Jan. 19, 1998
Here are new ways to avoid DLL hell on your desktop, Jan. 12, 1998
Can Windows 98 provide some sort of solution to DLL hell?, Jan. 5, 1998

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