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How to set a WordPress Static Front Page
2007-05-26 19:46:00 WordPress is perfect to use as a personal blogging platform. But did you know that it can also be used as a complete Web Site replacement? By using the Stat ic Front Page option built into WordPress version 2.1 and later, one can literally turn a Blog into a Website. In addition, the user can ... More About: Wordpress , Word
Remove Advertisements from Windows Live Messenger
2007-05-25 21:59:00 Removing Windows Live Messenger Ads: Windows Live Messenger is considered the latest replacement or upgrade for MSN Messenger. It contains some great new features and improvements over the previous MSN Messenger that shipped with Windows XP and is viewed by many as an essential tool. More About: Windows Live Messenger
Find the Hottest Searched Keywords and Topics
2007-05-24 19:04:00 What do people search for on the Internet? What Topics , Keywords and Phrases are being searched on the Internet right now? Find ing this information may be easier than you think. Most search engines organize and keep track information regarding search history and publicize the results for anyone to view. The following are some ...
Disabling Windows XP Error Reporting
2007-05-23 00:00:00 By default, when a Window s XP computer encounters an error, the user is prompted with a pop up asking them if they would like to send the pertaining error information to Microsoft. The following tutorial explains how to eliminate this pop up prompt when your computer encounters an error. More About: Indo , Repo , Error
Run commands for Windows XP
2007-05-22 23:33:00 The following is a run command shortcut list for Window s XP. Run commands allow a user to quickly access a variety or Windows XP tools and applications directly via the Start?> Run interface. For quick reference, the application name is on the left and the command you would type in the run window is shown ... More About: Indo , Comm , Windows Xp
How to Control Windows XP Cookies
2007-05-22 22:17:00 Want to take full control of your Windows XP Cook ies ? The Documents and Settings folder found within Windows XP holds user specific information including all Cookies stored from an internet browsing session. You can take control and tell your computer exactly how to processes and handles these Cookies via the settings found in the Internet ... More About: Control , Indo
Using Hydrogen Peroxide in your Pool or Spa
2007-05-22 19:48:00 The chemicals that keep your pool sanitary could be killing you: The main advantage to using Hydro gen Peroxide in your pool or spa as a sanitizer instead of Chlorine or Bromine is that of health. Chlorine and Bromine are both toxic substances that humans shouldn’t expose themselves to at any diluted level. More About: Pool , Drogen
Installing and Partitioning a New Hard Drive
2007-05-21 00:11:00 Ok, so you have purchased a new hard drive and would like to add it to your Windows XP computer. New drives do not ship pre-formatted, so you?ll need to create a new partition(s) and format them. Using the graphical disk management tool in Windows XP, it?s simple to create a new partition. More About: Drive , Hard , Partition , Hard Drive
Disabling Windows XP System Restore feature
2007-05-20 00:03:00 There are times when one might want to disable Windows XP System Rest ore. Maybe you would like to free up some drive space and system resources? Maybe your system contains a virus that cannot be removed because it has migrated into system restore? In any event disabling system restore is an easy task. More About: Feature , Indo
Adjusting Windows XP Prefetcher settings
2007-05-19 00:33:00 The Window s XP Prefetcher reduces the amount of time it takes Windows to boot and can speed up the launch of applications. It does this by monitoring which programs initialize when the Operating System is booted, then in the future, fetches them quickly via trace files. Although prefetcher is enabled by default, we can easily ... More About: Indo , Windows Xp , Adjust
Adjusting Windows XP Menu Show Delay
2007-05-18 01:30:00 By default, Window s XP places a delay on menus before they are displayed. Some users feel this menu delay is a bit long and may prefer to reduce or eliminate the delay all together. The good news is that this is easily accomplished via the adjustment of a simple registry setting. More About: Show , Indo , Menu
Reducing the time it takes for Windows to shutdown
2007-05-18 01:16:00 In some cases, it might seem like it takes forever for Window s to shutdown. By altering a simple registry setting, you may be able to dramatically decrease the amount of time it takes for Windows XP to shutdown. This tutorial shows you how to adjust your shutdown speed by reducing the time Windows allows before ... More About: Time , Indo , Redu
Remove the Recycle Bin Icon from your Desktop
2007-05-05 01:16:00 In the following tutorial, I cover how to remove the Recycle Bin Icon from your Windows XP Desktop . One reason you may want to get rid of the Recycle Bin Icon that is sitting on your desktop is that you have bypassed the recycle bin and automatically delete files from your computer. Or maybe you ... More About: Move
Permanently delete files from your computer
2007-05-05 00:26:00 Personally I do not like to use the Recycle Bin feature that is built into Windows XP. I would rather have deleted files automatically removed from my PC when I select the option to delete them. Knowing that I am probably not the only one who feels this way, I have devised the following tutorial. ... More About: Computer , Files , Erma , Perm , Delete
How to prevent Hotlink bandwidth theft
2007-04-23 23:52:00 Hotlink protection of web site images and files: What is Hotlinking? Hotlinking is when a web site is linking directly to images, video’s or other files that are served from another site. Hotlinking can be considered bandwidth theft, because images served on the page are remotely hosted on the owners page. As visitors arrive to view the page, the ... More About: Theft , Bandwidth , Vent
The Facts about Free Credit Reports
2007-04-13 04:28:00 Recently, you’ve probably seen or heard one or more of those commercials advertising Websites that give you your free credit report. But what you may not know is that some of those so called free credit reports come with strings attached. Some of these sites have you sign up for a supposedly free service that ... More About: Facts , Credit , Free , Report , Port
Automating Windows XP System Tasks
2007-04-11 22:19:00 The Scheduled Task Wizard is a helpful feature built into Wind ows XP that allows a user to schedule programs and applications to be run automatically. Think of it as a Windows version of an alarm clock for your programs. This feature is particularly useful for launching routine maintenance tasks such as Disk Cleanup and ... More About: System , Windows X , Auto
How to Keep your Windows XP PC optimized
2007-04-10 19:17:00 After installing many programs or applications and or if you use your computer quite frequently your hard drive can become cluttered and unorganized. Over time and with continued use, your Wind ows XP computer might become sluggish and applications may not be as snappy or start as quickly as they once did. This is a ... More About: How To , Windows X , Your
Disabling Windows XP CD DVD AutoPlay feature
2007-04-10 17:57:00 Windows Media Play er always opens when I insert a CD. By default, Windows X P is configured to automatically detect what a user wants to do with a CD or DVD once it is inserted. This feature is called Auto Play. For example, Windows might try to launch it’s Media Player once a CD is inserted into ... More About: Windows , Wind
How to block a visitor from veiwing your Site
2007-04-07 19:47:00 The other day, a friend asked me “How do I block a visitor from viewing my Site ”? Bloc king certain IP addresses from viewing your Website is one way to keep a person or group of people from viewing or accessing your Web Pages. IP blocking will restrict who can view your site. However, you can ... More About: Visitor , Wing , Visi
Tips to help keep Windows XP running smoothly
2007-04-07 17:11:00 Tips to help Keep Wind ows running smoothly. Windows was designed to be user friendly and this convenience directly attributes to it’s success. The drawback is that the more convenient something is, the more potential there might be for conflict. I like to think of it as a balancing act much like that of Newtons third ... More About: Running , Windows X , Tips
How to keep Windows XP up to date
2007-04-07 15:46:00 Windows XP can be a great Operating environment. It is easy to navigate, use, and understand. However, Windows can quickly turn into a nightmare if not properly maintained and cared for. The use of good Antivirus software is crucial to keeping Windows up and running smoothly. But just as important and probably the most overlooked, ... More About: Windows , How To , Windows X , Wind , Keep
Backup your Internet Explorer Favorite Links
2007-04-05 04:22:00 Whether your migrating to a new computer or reformatting your current computer, there are many things you might want to bring with you from the current Windows Operating environment. One of those simple necessities I can’t live without are my Inter net Explorer favorite website links. I feel it’s as important to backup my favorites as email messages and personal contacts. The following tutorial covers how ... More About: Backup , Internet Explorer , Links
How to backup Outlook Express E Mail Messages
2007-04-05 03:48:00 There are times when a Windows user might want to back up important Outlook Express E-Mail Messages. I always create a message backup just before reformatting a computer or when moving essential information from one computer to another. This tutorial assumes the user is working with Microsoft Outlook Express 6. More About: How To , Backup , Press
RTHDCPL.EXE - Illegal System DLL Relocation Error
2007-04-04 21:54:00 If you’ve received this error and your system is using the Realtek HD Audio Control Panel, you might be scratching your head as I was. This error is most likely caused after installing Microsoft’s security update 925902 (MS07-017) and security update 928843 (MS07-008). The problem is that the Hhctrl.ocx file and the User32.dll file that is ... More About: System , Cat , Legal , Location , Error
Moving your Address Book to another computer
2007-04-04 21:11:00 The following tutorial explains how to backup and restore the contacts from your Outlook Express Address Book . Creating a backup allows a user to save their personal contacts from Outlook Express and then import or restore those contacts later. This process is typically used by users that want to import contacts to another computer or ... More About: Computer , Other , Comp , Moving
Removing those annoying Balloon Tips
2007-04-03 22:08:00 Balloon tips are those little information pop ups you get when hovering the pointer over objects within Windows XP. These tips were originally designed to give the user additional information on the item in question. However as I am sure most of you would agree, they can very quickly become annoying. So, let me explain ... More About: Tips , Moving , Balloon , Those , Hose
Removing Items from the notification area
2007-04-03 21:16:00 The notification area is used by Windows XP to let the user know about applications that are launched at startup or are running while Windows is in use. However, it’s a good thing that not all applications are written to automatically create an icon in the notification area. If every application running was listed, our ... More About: Cat , Moving , The N , Item , Items
Adjust Windows XP Power Options
2007-04-03 19:17:00 The adjustable power options within Wind ows XP are designed to help conserve energy. However, a user might want to change the default Windows X P power management settings. In the following, I will attempt to answer a few common problems related to the setting of these options. More About: Power , Just
Finding the MAC address of your network card
More articles from this author:2007-04-03 00:33:00 You’ve probably arrived at this page because your interested in finding or locating the MAC address of an ethernet adapter or NIC (Network Interface Card ) within your computer. The process of locating your computers MAC address is simple but first let’s explain what a MAC address is. More About: Mac , Work , Dress 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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