How to Disable the System Notifications in Windows 7

This tutorial will explain how to disable the System Notifications that Windows 7 uses to get your attention when it thinks you should be aware of something.

Similar to Vista (and XP), Windows 7 will warn you by way of “balloon pop-ups” if your firewall, anti-virus, auto-updates etc are not currently active, which can be more than a little annoying. This brief tutorial will guide you through the steps required to turn them off.

Windows 7 System Notification regarding lack of antivirus software

Windows 7 System Notification regarding the Windows Firewall being turned off

Some useful bash keyboard shortcuts

I use the Linux command line extensively, both on my local machine or when I’m connected to a remote server. There are some keyboard shortcuts that I want to share with you which have made my life on BASH a lot easier. I have not come across too many books that have documented these shortcuts and I think they are quite important to improve your productivity while on the command line. …