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Recover accidentally closed programs in Windows
2008-05-15 13:33:00 Have you ever ended up closing a program that you didn’t mean to close? For example, maybe you have several browser windows open, your email open, instant messengers connected, and a photo editing program like Photoshop open. You go to close Photoshop, but you accidentally click the wrong “X”, thereby closing the browser and all ... More About: Windows , Programs , Closed
Edit MP3 metadata with Mp3tag for free
2008-05-15 13:16:00 Do you have hundreds or even thousands of ripped and downloaded mp3, aac, OGG and other audio files with inconsistent or incomplete metadata? The freeware application Mp3tag (currently at v2.41) can make life a bit easier for those of us who like to keep files organized, with accurate tags. We?ve all ripped CDs that we have ... More About: Free , Edit , Metadata
Change Windows startup and shutdown sounds
2008-05-14 13:22:00 I personally hate the default Windows startup and shutdown sounds, they are just plain loud and annoying! I changed mine a long time ago and since someone asked me how to do this recently, I thought I would go through the steps in order to change the Windows login and logoff sounds. Interestingly, you can also ... More About: Sounds , Change , Startup , Shutdown
Remove spyware from your computer for free
2008-05-14 13:11:00 Once upon a time, there was a company called GIANT Software. Their flagship product, GIANT Antispyware, was one of the best anti-spyware products at the time. Though they had only been around a short period of time, in the software world, their product had enough market strength to grab the attention of larger software development ... More About: Spyware , Computer , Free
Make the most of your wide-screen monitor with DExposE2
2008-05-13 13:36:00 DExposE2 is a great partner for your large wide-screen display, putting that extra screen real estate to work navigating around your documents and applications. Yes, alt-tabbing is quick as long as you only work on a single window per application. Who does that!? My applications always have multiple windows open, especially the case when I ... More About: Screen , Wide , Monitor , Make
Turn your CDs into flash drives using Vista?s Live File System
2008-05-13 13:03:00 Windows Vista implements a great new way to use your Optical media, and that is the Live file system. The Live File System essentially allows you to use regular CDs and DVDs as you would Flash Drives. This means that you can just copy data to your media without the need to burn them. It ...
How to rip DVDs to your hard drive
2008-05-12 13:24:00 Looking for a quick and free way to rip DVDs? Maybe because you have a crap load of DVDs in your movie collection? With devices and software like Apple TV and Windows Media Center, what’s the point of having DVD discs anymore! Just rip all your DVDs to your computer or external storage, install a plugin ... More About: Drive , Dvds , Hard , Hard Drive
Revealed at Last: Keyboard Shortcut Secrets from MS Word
2008-05-12 13:14:00 Keyboard secrets. Students used to trade them in college like a more sophisticated version of baseball cards. Microsoft Word has long been suspected of keeping an immense log of shortcut keys, written in longhand and available only to Bill Gates. This legend is slowly losing its cachet, however ? it?s time to reveal ... More About: Secrets , Keyboard , Keyboard shortcut , Ms word
Beat Writer?s Block With A Domain Name Generator
2008-05-11 13:29:00 Looking for a good way to find a domain name? The most exciting part about creating a website is trying to choose an appropriate name- you can pick a name that corresponds with a personal name, a fictitious title, or something that describes the purpose of the website. Its fun to be creative when thinking ... More About: Domain , Domain Name , Generator , Writer , Beat
LiveMocha Beta - Learn a New Language
2008-05-11 13:15:00 Have you ever wanted to learn to speak more than one language? Being multilingual is a necessity in today’s society. There are so many different cultures around the globe and learning another language helps to broaden your world. However, finding the best method that works especially for you can be a difficult process. Purchasing numerous audio ... More About: Beta , Language , Learn
Save time with copy paste shortcuts in Windows
2008-05-10 13:25:00 Have to copy and paste a lot of files in Windows ? However much you try to avoid it, eventually you have to move or copy a bunch of files from different folders and paste them into one folder. Or you might have to copy files from one location on your hard drive to multiple destinations. Either ... More About: Time , Shortcuts , Save , Copy
i.Scribe - Fast, Safe and Portable Email Client
2008-05-10 13:01:00 Ease of access is one of the reasons why web based email or web mail programs such as Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail and others are the most popular way to compose, read, send and receive email these days. However, do you know that using an email client has its own advantages? The ability to download and ... More About: Email , Portable , Fast , Safe , Client
3 ways to block spam and organize email in Gmail
2008-05-09 13:29:00 Looking for a way to block spam in your Gmail account? Personally, Gmail is the best online email client because it can block almost all of the spam coming to my account and don’t worry, I get a lot! Every month I end up having at least 5000 emails in my Gmail spam folder, so ... More About: Organize , Spam , Email , Tips
Capture screenshots in Windows with Screenshot Captor
2008-05-09 13:11:00 Looking for a free way to capture screen shots? Screenshot s are great because it provides a graphical element that makes it quicker for other people to understand what you are trying to say or write about. The old way to take a screenshot of your desktop was to press the “Print Screen” button, open an ... More About: Windows , Capture , Screenshots
Internet Explorer disabled or blocked at the office? Bypass restrictions
2008-05-08 13:31:00 Is Internet Explorer disabled by an Administrator? Depending on the corporation you work for, your level of Internet access can vary from completely blocked to full access. One common restriction that many corporations place on computers is disabling Internet Explorer . This basically prevents you from opening Internet Explorer at all and just gives you a message ... More About: Office , The Office
AbiWord - Fast, Multi-platform, Free Word Processor
2008-05-08 13:12:00 Microsoft Office is a suite full of applications, of which only a few are used commonly. The most popular Microsoft Office application is Microsoft Word . However, Microsoft Word requires a more powerful computer as you move from one version to the next, making it impossible to run on low end computers. Furthermore, the product itself is ... More About: Free , Processor , Multi , Fast
NirCmd - Free command line tool for Windows XP and Vista
2008-05-07 13:24:00 Are you scared of using the Windows command prompt to accomplish tasks? If so, you’re definitely missing out on some cool stuff you can do on your computer. However, it’s understandable as the syntax can be quite technical and you really don’t want to mess something up if you don’t know what you’re doing. Luckily, there ... More About: Vista , Free , Tool , Line
Link to specific slides in other PowerPoint presentations
2008-05-07 13:01:00 Have you ever wanted to link your power point presentation to another one? What if you could link it to a specific slide in the other presentation? What if you could link it to a Word or Excel document as well (and specify exactly which part of the document you want to open)? Well, it ... More About: Link , Presentations , Powerpoint , Specific , Slides
How to capture and extract still images from video
2008-05-06 13:22:00 Wish you could take a frame right out of your video and save it as a picture? I have a bunch of videos stored on my computer taken from my digital camera with scenes that I would want to extract to still images. If you’re in the same boat, then read on! For some reason, it’s ... More About: Video , Images , Capture , Extract
Comodo Backup - Excellent, Free Backup Utility
2008-05-06 13:10:00 Have you done a file backup lately? Imagine the stress if you lose your resume, business spreadsheets, browser bookmarks, blog posts, nearly completed thesis, precious vacation photographs etc. There are a lot of things that can destroy your important data: hard disk crashes, accidental deletion, power failure are just some of them. Be aware that data ... More About: Backup , Free , Utility , Comodo , Excellent
How to edit the right click menu in Windows
2008-05-05 13:20:00 The last time I right-clicked on a file, I was annoyed by the fact that it took 2 full seconds to load the menu. Why? Well because I had installed so many different applications on my computer that a couple of them added themselves to my right click context menu automatically! Some program ask you if ... More About: Windows , Click , Edit , Menu
iComment - Turn any web page into an online discussion board
2008-05-05 13:01:00 If you take a look at the bottom of this blog post, there is a comment section that acts like an online discussion board to allow web readers to voice their opinions, views, criticisms etc. Each day, a huge number of people leave comments on websites and blogs which are, in my opinion, a good ... More About: Page , Board , Online , Discussion , Turn
Ultimate Keyword Analysis For Articles
2008-05-04 13:12:00 I am sometimes overwhelmed by the amount of content online ? and I wondered ? how much of this content is keyword optimized? In a recent quest to find the best article keyword density analyzer, I found a lot of sites that allow you to analyze your web pages, but not many that allow you ... More About: Articles , Analysis , Keyword , Ultimate
Presdo - Simple online scheduling
2008-05-04 13:00:00 Have you ever thought of getting your own personal assistant? Never having to worry about missing meetings, dinner plans, or other special events would be a wonderful thing. The Internet has thousands of online scheduling applications that allow you to remember those special occasions with a little help. However, not all of them are user friendly ... More About: Online , Simple
How to find free sounds and sound effects
2008-05-03 13:25:00 Looking for a cool sound effect for your video editing project? With simple to use video editing programs like Windows Movie Make and iMovie, just about everyone knows how to create short movie from video clips. I have well over 100 videos taken from my digital camera and using Windows Movie Maker, I can create ... More About: Sounds , Free , Sound , Find , Effects
Q-Dir, Windows Explorer Alternative with Four Panes
2008-05-03 13:12:00 The default file manager in Windows - Windows Explorer - is far from perfect. It has only one navigation pane and one action pane. If you are going to copy, paste or move a lot of files to multiple folders, you will have to move back and forth between many different folders before you can ... More About: Alternative , Windows Explorer
How to setup a live real-time polls using Google Docs
2008-05-02 13:29:00 I don’t think many people noticed, but Google Docs released a new feature a while back that lets you create live polls instantly and share the data with the participants while the poll is going on! That’s pretty neat! They can see the live data of the responses as people fill out the form. Basically, you ... More About: Tips , Time , Google Docs , Setup
Create your own photo galleries with Photo! 3D Album
2008-05-02 13:07:00 From the last few years, digital photography has become a favorite past time for Internet buffs, with a huge number of photo sharing sites that popping up like Flickr, SmugMug, Photo Bucket and more. The best part of sharing your photos online is it makes the whole experience interactive - I can comment on your photos and ... More About: Galleries , Album , Create
How to print a list of files in a Windows directory
2008-05-01 13:20:00 Have you ever had the situation where you needed to print a list of all of the files in a folder? That might not be too hard to manually handle if you have a just a few files, but what if you have hundreds of files all with strange and complicated names? On top of ... More About: Windows , Directory , List , Print , Files
Optimize Windows easily with FreshUI
More articles from this author:2008-05-01 13:11:00 Possibly not known to most end users out there, there are actually many useful and hidden Windows settings that one can use to configure and optimize the Windows operating system. Optimizing Windows allows you to achieve increased Windows performance, remove unwanted / annoying Windows options, protect system settings and more. However, most of us are easily ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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