New Backsplash

Spent some time in the last week installing a backsplash in my condo. I was surprised at how much of a pain in the butt it was. The main problem I had was cutting the tiles on the tile sheets. Thankfully I didn't have to do much of this type of cutting comparatively, but it still really slowed things down.

Lessons learned:

• Take an hour early on and plan out the whole layout.
• Use clean bucket when mixing grout.
• Sanded grouts are easier to work with than non-sanded.
• Get a nice tile saw to cut through tile sheets.

Looks pretty good, huh?

How to move an off-screen window back on-screen

With anybody who hooks up external monitors or uses multi-monitor displays, I'm sure you have encountered the situation when the window / program you are trying to access is outside of the visual display area. I've figured out a way over the years to quickly bring the window back in the display area. Here is how you do it:

1. Right-click on the window you are trying to access and click "Move"
2. Hit any one of the arrow keys on the keyboard. (This will lock the window to your mouse cursor)
3. Move your mouse around to bring it back within the display area.

I'm not sure why hitting an arrow key on the keyboard has this effect, but it does work and is alot faster than resizing your desktop or restarting your computer.

Finding large files wasting space on your computer

Vista's Folder explorer now has a "Stack View" option. Stack view organizes the files in the current display based on whatever Stack View options you choose (irregardless of whether the file is in a folder). One of the options for Stack View is "Size". So, all you have to do is open your root C drive and choose from the file menu View -> Stack By -> Size. Vista will group your hard drive files based off their size and give you the results.

(Great way to figure out which files are using up your hard drive space!)