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AceBackup - Free Windows Backup Software
2008-06-07 12:11:00
If you ask me for advice on how to protect your computer from data loss, the best advice that I can give you is to perform backups regularly. There is no telling when a disaster such as hard disk failure or accidental file deletions can happen, so it is best to prepare extra, updated and ...
More About: Software , Windows , Backup , Free

How to export contacts from Outlook 2003, 2007 and Outlook Express
2008-06-06 12:25:00
Want to learn how to export contacts from Outlook ? I work at an office where there are three versions of Office installed on employee computers: Office 2007, Office 2003, and Office 2000! And when people switch computers, I usually end up having to export their email and their contacts to a different computer, which has ...
More About: Export , Express , Outlook Express , Contacts

Jalbum - Free web photo album software and photo hosting
2008-06-06 12:02:00
Looking forward to creating your own photo album with a free web album software? A web album is basically a photo album that you can view with a web browser. Web albums are useful because you can upload them to a hosting site on the Internet and share your mad photography skills with anyone in ...
More About: Software , Photo , Hosting , Photo Album , Free

How to diagnose, check, and test for bad memory
2008-06-05 12:31:00
Need a memory check? Do you suspect that your computer have may be the victim of bad memory? There are several ways to check for bad memory and I will go through a short list in this article. Memory can go bad at any time and there are also certain things you can do to ...
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Microsoft Word: AutoText and AutoCorrect
2008-06-05 12:01:00
AutoText and AutoCorrect are features that can save you lots of time and lots of frustration ? if you go to the trouble of learning how to use them.  There?s no better time than now to get started.  Let?s take a quick look at some of the more endearing features of both, with the hope ...
More About: Microsoft , Word , Microsoft Word

How to hide Windows desktop screen
2008-06-04 12:35:00
Need to hide your desktop or Windows screen while at the office? If you’re in an office setting, you’ve probably run into the situation where you were doing something confidential on your computer and someone walks into the office to ask you something, etc. Maybe you’re looking at employee salaries or reading an email from the CEO, but whatever it is, you don’t want the person walking in to see it! So it’s good to know a few simple techniques that you can use to instantly hide your desktop screen from prying eyes. Each method is pretty straight-forward, so you’ll have to play around to find the one that is easiest for you. Hide Windows Screen /Desktop Method 1: My favorite method by far is to simply press CTRL + ALT + DEL and then press Enter. By default the Lock Computer button is highlighted. That locks your Windows computer and hides everything on your desktop. Useful if you don’t want someone to see what programs you are running on your c...

Digsby - Multiprotocol IM client and social network
2008-06-04 12:22:00
Gradually, I’ve noticed that my instant messenger accounts have started to add up in a major way. Before I realized it, I had numerous friends on AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and Google Talk. Keeping track of each of them on an instant messenger client was too overwhelming and aggravating. It definitely slowed down the progress of my daily work tasks because my desktop was overloaded with open windows. Thankfully, the Internet almost always has a solution to a problem. I got the bright idea to look for an instant messaging program that would allow me to easily integrate all of my contacts into one application. Not only would this save space, but it would be less aggravating to work with as well. Digsby is an instant messaging application that works on a cross platform. It can be easily used on a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. Internet users that have numerous contacts on several different chat clients can now merge them into one. Digsby also supports AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Jabber, ICQ, and G...
More About: Social , Network , Social Network , Client

How to enable Administrator account in Vista
2008-06-03 12:19:00
Need to logon as Administrator in Vista ? Well first you need to enable the Administrator account! Annoying right? By default, Vista’s secure computing initiative decided that it would be best to disable the Administrator account in Vista so that malicious programs cannot run and take over your computer. Actually, it’s a good security measure, it’s just ...
More About: Windows Vista , Account

Organize and enhance Photos with STOIK Imagic 4 Free
2008-06-03 12:01:00
Looking for a free tool to organize and enhance your photos? Let’s face it, not everyone of us is a photography expert. Sometimes, even expert photographers take one or more underexposed (too dark) or overexposed (too bright) photos. That’s why photo enhancement tools such as Adobe Photos hop exists to help us correct and repair flawed photos. ...
More About: Organize , Free

How to burn Windows Movie Maker WMV video to DVD
2008-06-02 12:28:00
By default, Windows XP has Windows Movie Maker installed for creating and editing home videos. It’s quite easy to use and gets the jobs done if you’re looking for a quick way to turn your digital videos into something a little more professional. You can import videos from your digital camera into Windows Movie Maker ...
More About: Video , Burn

OpenDNS - Secure, free, public DNS server
2008-06-02 12:11:00
Looking for a free DNS server to speed up your Internet browsing? If you check your own IP address configuration, you will find out the IP address of your current DNS server. A DNS server is used to resolve a website address (URL) to an IP address, the only format that a computer could understand. If ...
More About: Public , Free , Server , Secure

Metadata: Microsoft?s Underworld
2008-06-01 12:29:00
Many users of Microsoft Word have heard talk about something called metadata, a mysterious compilation of data that reveals previous versions of a document, who worked on the document throughout its history and the various dates when the article was edited. Some treat these rumors with about as much credibility as others regard UFO?s. A ...
More About: Underworld , Metadata

Find and Run Robot (FARR) - Super File Launcher
2008-06-01 12:12:00
My definition of a launcher is a program that you use to launch applications or files quickly from anywhere, anytime that you want to. There are many good application and file launchers around but Find and Run Robot (or FARR) is definitely one of the coolest that I have found. How Find and Run Robot Works FARR ...
More About: File , Super , Launcher

Run a program as a different user using Advanced Run
2008-05-31 12:25:00
Have you ever needed to run a program on your computer as a different user than the currently logged on user? Maybe you need to run an application as an Administrator to perform some special tasks or there are some special settings that a program uses under a different user account. Whatever the reason may ...
More About: User , Program

Evernote - Organize Your Web Clippings
2008-05-31 12:04:00
Are you tired of collecting notes and then having to organize them? With all of the information available on the Internet, I find myself constantly saving bits of web knowledge everyday. Usually at the end of the day, I have a disorganized mess that needs to be quickly fixed. After all of the hard work is ...
More About: Organize

How to edit and fix MP3 tags
2008-05-30 12:29:00
Looking for a free MP3 tag editor? Have a huge MP3 library of digital music files and can’t find the songs you are looking for? Tagging your MP3 files can save enormous amounts of time searching for specific songs, especially if you have thousands of MP3s. Basically, each and every single MP3 stored on your computer ...
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Conveniently bookmark sites to read later with LaterLoop
2008-05-30 12:16:00
Have you ever bookmarked a site with your browser so you can read it later, when you are free? Unfortunately, most of us will forget about them because we simply do not have the time to go back and look at old stuff. If you continue this bookmarking habit without actually reading the real content, you ...
More About: Bookmark , Sites , Read

How to change file icons in Windows
2008-05-29 12:23:00
Looking for a way to change the default file icons in Windows ? Windows XP has some decent icons for your shortcuts like My Computer, My Documents, Recycle Bin, etc, but they are nothing very special. And after 7 years on the market, looking at those same icons over and over gets boring! You can change the ...
More About: Icons , Change , File

IM Chatters Will LUV Pidgin Software
2008-05-29 12:11:00
There?s been a good deal of buzz lately about Pidgin Software , and rightly so. Pidgin is the latest trend in instant messaging software that lets you use all of your different IM programs at the same time. Do you have multiple IM accounts? Enjoy chatting with your buddies all day long? Want your IMing to be ...

Rearrange taskbar buttons and system tray icons with Taskbar Shuffle
2008-05-28 12:24:00
Looking for a way to rearrange taskbar icons or system tray icons? You would think it would be an obvious feature of Windows, but apparently not! By default, Windows will arrange the Taskbar icons by the order in which they were opened, the first program at the far left right next to the Quick Launch ...
More About: System , Icons , Shuffle , Tray , Buttons

Batch rename and organize audio files with The GodFather
2008-05-28 12:02:00
Do you own a lot of audio files? If you do, then I bet you know how hard it is to organize and manage all of them, considering the numbers and formats that they come in - mp3, ogg, ape, flac, wav, mp4 and more. If you never implemented a proper file naming format for audio ...
More About: Organize , Audio , Rename , Files , Batch

How to change the default location for installing applications in Windows
2008-05-27 13:31:00
If you’re like me, you like to keep your computer running smooth and hassle-free. One way to do this is to install applications on a drive other than the drive where Windows is installed. So by default, most computers will have Windows installed on the C partition and most programs will be installed in C:Program ...
More About: Applications , Change , Location

MediaMonkey - Free MP3 music library organizer
2008-05-27 13:02:00
Most of us are so used to clicking on that iTunes or Windows Media Player icon that we don’t even stop to think for a second, “Is there anything better out there”. I’m going to answer that question now. Yes, and its called MediaMonkey. Read on to know why MediaMonkey deserves to be your new ...
More About: Organizer , Music , Library , Free

PC Tools Firewall Plus - Free Personal Firewall
2008-05-26 13:11:00
Looking for an easy to use, free personal firewall for your computer? If you haven’t installed one yet, I recommend that you do so today. For your information, a firewall acts as a barrier that protects your computer from unauthorized user/application access from within the local network and the Internet. A firewall allows trusted computers or ...
More About: Personal , Tools , Firewall , Free

How to use the remote shutdown command in Windows
2008-05-26 12:31:00
This article will show you how to use the remote shutdown command tool in Windows to remotely shut down, restart, or logoff a local or networked computer. This can be very useful sometimes if you have multiple computers at home or on your network that you want to quickly shutdown or restart. You can perform a ...
More About: Remote , Command , Shutdown

Label a USB flash drive with your contact info in case you lose it
2008-05-25 13:31:00
I just came across a very cool tip on LifeHacker that teaches you how to label your USB flash drive with your name and phone number in case you lose it! That is simply brilliant because I have already lost 3 and I’m sure someone somewhere is enjoying that extra 5 GB’s of storage space! If ...
More About: Flash , Flash Drive , Drive , Contact , Info

Maxthon - Feature Rich, Free Web Browser
2008-05-25 13:09:00
When I was first introduced to the Internet in 1995, there were only two popular web browsers - Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Today, Netscape Navigator is nowhere to be seen while Internet Explorer still reigns as the most widely used web browser. However, with the emergence of free, feature rich, plugin-enabled web browsers like Opera ...
More About: Rich , Free , Feature , Browser , Maxthon

Add Wikipedia, Google to Vista start menu instant search
2008-05-24 13:29:00
Looking to customize Vista Instant Search ? If you’re using Window Vista, you may be finally using the built-in search option that you see in the Start Menu . For one thing, it actually FINDS what you are looking for and it doesn’t take a century. Also, it’s conveniently located in the Start Menu itself, so you ...
More About: Google , Windows Vista

RSS Bandit - Free desktop RSS reader
2008-05-24 13:08:00
Looking for an excellent tool to read all your RSS feeds? If you don’t have an idea on what RSS is, you should check out the excellent RSS introduction video here. To simply put it, RSS is a technology that allows you to aggregate content from all of your favorite websites (called RSS feeds) and ...
More About: Desktop , Reader , Free

3 quick Google Calendar productivity tips
2008-05-23 13:29:00
I’m a big fan of Google Calendar and it’s become my main online app for creating appointments, saving tasks, and storing reminders. Also, since it’s online, it accessible from anywhere! If you’re also using Google Calendar a lot, there are some tips and tricks you should know to increase your productivity. Most of us need to ...
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