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Window Manager Window Manager is 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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