NirSoft is always coming out with great utilities and one of my favorites is WhatInStartup. You can download the program from here: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/what_run_in_startup.html It’s very simple to use and it has some nice features that you won’t get from MSConfig

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See All Startup Programs with WhatInStartup

If you’ve recently switched to OS X from Windows, or if you use both platforms regularly, you will notice that a lot of the video you played with ease on Windows does not play on OS X. Apple includes QuickTime as the default video viewer on OS X, but it cannot handle a wide variety of video codecs, so you will inevitably need to find an additional video player

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Alternatives to QuickTime on OS X

Almost everyone has a USB storage drive these days. Many of us carry multiple USB drives on our key chains. The convenient portability of these drives makes them a must-have for anyone who uses multiple computers.

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Copy a USB Drive’s Contents to Your Hard Drive Automatically

Windows 7 does a good job of shielding users from irrelevant and complex goings on under the hood of the operating system. However, there are times when you need to see what is going on underneath Windows 7’s pretty exterior to troubleshoot an error during startup and shutdown.

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Force Windows 7 to Display Verbose Information During Startup and Shutdown

In the first two articles in this series, we explored how to restart you computer in Windows 7 Safe Mode when the F8 method won’t work and some of the options available to you on the Boot tab of the System Configuration window. There are, however, some other boot options that although not technically part of Safe Mode, complement the Safe Mode options to enhance troubleshooting and diagnosing your computer.

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Windows 7 Safe Mode – Advanced Boot Options