The Old New Thing

June 24, 2014 - The Old New Thing

The social interactions in two preschool classes, in graphic form

June 24, 2014 Jun 24, 2014 06/24/14
Raymond Chen
Each preschooler at my daughter's school was asked a few simple questions, and the answers were printed in the yearbook. Among other things, the preschoolers were asked to complete the sentence, "I like to play with (person)." This is the type of question that leads to tears and hurt feelings. Whatever. Their parents are going to be stuck ...

Finding the "Run as administrator" command, a game of hide-and-seek

June 24, 2014 Jun 24, 2014 06/24/14
Raymond Chen
Back in the old days, the "Run as administrator" menu option was placed on the extended menu. To get the extended menu, you hold the shift key when you right-click on the shortcut. In Windows 7, the "Run as administrator" option was moved to the primary menu, so you no longer need to hold the shift key to get it. Well, except that ...