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If you do a lot of work from the command prompt, it can be annoying having to type in the full path of the directory you want to go to every time you open a prompt. With older versions of Windows, you could run a registry hack to add the option of opening a command prompt on the right click menu.

With Windows 7, the functionality is built-in and enabled by default. All you have to do, is to shift-right click on the directory that you want to open a command prompt in, and click on “Open Command Window Here”.

A lot of times when you’re working on an infected system, it can be difficult to near impossible to get your anti-malware software to install, let alone run.

This is generally because the malware/virus/whatever on your system tries to block known programs from running that might have a chance to remove it. Here’s a few tips to get around that.

First, boot into safe mode. That keeps some of the nastier parts of the viruses from running.

Then, install the Anti-Malware. It should install under safe mode, but if not, try renaming the installer.

Once it is installed, odds are that it still will not run. Go to the directory that it is installed in, and rename the programs exe to something else. Then try to run it directly.

You should now be able to run a scan and remove the infection. Anti-Malware may not be able to remove everything, so try running something like Spybot just to make sure that everything is cleaned off.

Aldiko is an amazing freeware ebook reader for the Android. Not only can it read your own ePub format books, but it can also download free books from feedbooks, and paid books from o’Reilly.

Reading books on my Droid is great. While the screen is not as sharp as an e-ink screen, it’s still much better than most mobile screens for reading. Changing pages is accomplished by flicking the screen, or using the volume buttons. There is an inverted mode for night reading. Additionally, you can change the font and font size options to your preference.

For converting your currently owned ebooks to ePub, I’d recommend using Calibre.

This is probably old news for most of you, but I just got a Droid phone and discovered a port of Angband for it. It uses the keyboard, and all the controls work as you’d expect them too.

You can download it here.