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DPI scaling ruined my app — sorted! 12.May.13
If you use large text for your screen you may need to disable DPI scaling for xplorer²
I don't like xplorer² opening ZIP files, I prefer my archive program 28.Apr.13
A registry workaround for disabling compressed folders in windows explorer and xplorer²
Why can't I find my files? 21.Apr.13
If you have problems finding documents on your PC then check out these common pitfalls
Quick & dirty duplicate document detection 31.Mar.13
Speed up searching for duplicate files using size and type properties
Undelete files from automatic restore points 17.Mar.13
We explore some quirky yet useful Previous Version (VSS) features to undelete files
version 2.3 released with quick filtering 3.Mar.13
A new xplorer² version is available featuring filter as-you-type and other improvements
Delete files using wildcards 24.Feb.13
You can delete only files with matching filenames or old files, using robust delete command
NTFS Network junctions don't work 10.Feb.13
If you want to link to a network folder use a symbolic link instead
Firewood cost benefit analysis for the 3rd world 20.Jan.13
Would you pay more to get better quality wood for the fireplace? How much would make sense?
Most popular blog posts in 2012 13.Jan.13
It is the time of year to reflect and assess on last year's achievements
Why you should always eject USB drives 6.Jan.13
Removing a USB stick without properly ejecting it can result in lost data and corruption
How to suppress delete confirmation dialogs 11.Nov.12
Delete confirmation dialogs are annoying but serve a good purpose. You can turn off one of them that warns about sending files to the recycle bin
Use PROCDUMP to debug program hangs [programming] 21.Oct.12
If your program hangs on some user's PC you can find out why with sysinternals ProcDump tool
Broken RSS feed? Check your GUIDs 14.Oct.12
If some of your RSS news items won't publish as new, you need the <guid> RSS tag
Unleash your windows search power with xplorer² ultimate 7.Oct.12
xplorer² version 2.2 ultimate integrates with windows desktop search, for fast and easy searches
Make the most of windows desktop search 23.Sep.12
Forget about windows search's bad reputation, it can really improve your search productivity
The swing of the pendulum [OT] 2.Sep.12
How fast is a child swinging in the playground? Answer by Galileo the great!
Why can't I search in APPDATA folder? 19.Aug.12
xplorer² has a list of folders excluded from search. You can tweak it with the settings editor
How to customize xplorer² details pane 12.Aug.12
We learn how to add extra properties in the details pane customizing the HTML definition file
Common gotchas with xplorer² settings persistence 5.Aug.12
Why does xplorer² occasionaly develop amnesia with its settings?
Discover and remove duplicate files 29.Jul.12
Discover duplicate files located in different places, e.g. on different hard disks or partitions
A mid-summer nightmare induced by windows 8 15.Jul.12
You've all heard about the missing start button in windows 8, but this is just the tip of the iceberg
And the winner of Greek elections is... [politics] 17.Jun.12
Greece has suffered an all system crash at all levels; press <Ctrl+Alt+Del> to continue
xplorer² v. pirates latest score: 1-all draw 10.Jun.12
The latest xplorer² 1024 bit RSA encryption seems to be winning the war against piracy... or is it?
VirtualBox VM convinced to run Windows 8 consumer preview 8.Apr.12
Running Windows 8 on a virtual machine is full of warts as VMs are being updated for the new OS. Here is how we did it for Oracle's VirtualBox
Sending emails with CDOSYS [programming] 25.Mar.12
There is an easy way to send emails programmatically with the readily available CDOSYS.DLL library
How secure is your email client? 18.Mar.12
If you stick to default communication ports and settings then your email password is exposed
Undocumented notifications from collapsible listview controls 5.Feb.12
The mystery behind listview control LVGS_COLLAPSIBLE style is revealed [programming]
Search for strange characters in text files 29.Jan.12
xplorer² has a near perfect engine for searching text in plain text files, and does most of the encoding work automatically — except for a few curious characters where raw mode is required

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