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no more duplicate files
2007-11-29 08:53:00
Locate and delete the duplicate files saved in various locations to free up your hard disk space. Use standard Windows tool called ‘upfinder.exe’ on your Windows X P installation CD. hard disk space windows xp installation duplicate files windows tool installation cd double clickShare This
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Recover My Files
2007-11-29 06:59:00
Recover My Files Recover My Files is computer data recovery software. It will recover files which have been deleted and emptied from (or bypassed) the Windows Recycle Bin. Recover My Files will find any type of deleted file, however it will also search specifically for file types that you nominate. Recover My Files will also find drives ...

Get Paint.net free?
2007-11-28 16:08:00
About Paint .NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins. It started development as an undergraduate ...
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I?m not going to share?
2007-11-28 07:31:00
Even you haven’t shared any of your files or folders on your machine, there’s is still a way which another user could access your folders remotely. You can check through here to see the which drives and folders shared in your PC: Go to ‘Control Panel’ > ‘Administrative Tools’ > ‘Computer Management’. Under ‘Share d Folders’, click ...
More About: Windows X , Vista , Goin

Superscript
2007-11-27 16:50:00
Formatting text to superscript and subscript within seconds… Go to ‘Format’ > ‘Font’ and select superscript or subscript each time could be quite frustrating and time consuming…here what you could do: For superscript: first select the text and then press “Ctrl + Shift ++” For subscript: press “Ctrl++” after selecting the text. Try it out…. Share This
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DMA for Best Performance
2007-11-26 18:09:00
Enable the DMA modes for bringing out quality performance in Windows X P. Hard drives and optical drives nowadays support DMA modes but most of the times, the modes does not activated under Windows XP. DMA (Direct Memory Access) is a technique that allows a peripheral to read and write to memory without intervention by the CPU. Follow through ...
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heat and vibration
2007-11-25 09:19:00
Prevent heat and vibration if you want to install another hard drive. Take note please… Hard drive is one of the major contributor tp the overall system heat and hence, you need to take certain precautions before installing a second hard drive. Make sure there is enough ventilation and the hard drive is not in physical ...
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Turbo Start for Windows
2007-11-25 07:37:00
Ashampoo Start Up Tuner 2 Lots of programs saved in your computer do exactly as they please. Many applications consider themselves to be so important that they trigger an auto-start command in the system without being requested. That means that every time the computer is booted up, they are started together with Windows , which isn?t ...
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the fox memory adjust?
2007-11-24 16:36:00
The cache memory of the browser normally are in the user profile data. Shift the cache memory to a faster drive to increase the available space or speed or both. First, delete the data that is already stored in the cache. Open the ‘Tools’ the ‘Settings’ and click on the ‘Advanced’ icon. Activate the ‘Network’ tab under it. ...
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Standard Task Manager
2007-11-23 15:07:00
To reset the Task Manager to its default status. Open ‘Run’ from the start menu and enter ‘taskmgr’. Hold [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Shift] key commbination and then press Enter. This step would resets all settings for options, views or selected data. Share This
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FolderShare
2007-11-22 20:31:00
FolderShare - a Windows Live service. Find, Access, Share… your files anywhere Product Overview FolderShareTM allows you to create a private peer-to-peer network that will help you to synchronize files across multiple devices and access or share files with colleagues and friends. You no longer need to send large files via email, burn them to CDs/DVDs and mail them, ...
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Orb 2.0
2007-11-22 14:19:00
  Orb has developed an award winning service that combines the use of an internet media portal and a proprietary software application. Orb leverages the best in already available technology (hi-speed broadband, Wi-Fi, wireless internet access and sophisticated portable devices) to provide a brand new way for people to connect with their digital media in the ...

?Jing Project?
2007-11-22 10:30:00
The concept of Jing is the always-ready program that instantly captures and shares images and video?from your computer to anywhere. What is the Jing Project ? Is Jing a product? Not exactly. Is Jing a ?beta?? Well, it?s not exactly that either. Jing is a concept that we?re evaluating to see if it can improve everyday conversations. Determining ...

Pidgin
2007-11-22 10:05:00
What is Pidgin ? Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once. Pidgin can work with: AIM Bonjour Gadu-Gadu Google Talk Groupwise ICQ IRC MSN MySpaceIM QQ SILC SIMPLE Sametime XMPP Yahoo! Zephyr Pidgin can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AIM, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and ...

little tuning for XP
2007-11-22 09:14:00
Visual styles interface of XP hogs a lot of memory and processing resources. To use these visual styles without a slow performance why don’t we try this steps… Right click on the ‘My Computer’ on your desktop and click ‘Properties’. Go to the ‘Advanced’ tab and click the ‘Setting’ button in the Performance Options. Share This
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not enough memory
2007-11-22 08:17:00
 Facing problem while multitasking? Free some additional unused memory space. Open up a few large sized documents. Press Ctrl+Shift+Exc key combo to start the Taskmanager and sort the list in descending order in the memory usage section. You will see that winword.exe will be near the top using up some memory. The tips is, minimize all documents, then ...
More About: Windows X , Memory , Vista

Switch the fox
2007-11-20 14:55:00
Switching tabs in Firefox without using mouse: When several tabs are open, using the mouse is not the only way. You could use the keyboard shortcut ‘Ctrl+Tab’ to switch tabs. It’s quite useful. Try it Share This
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Web page as your desktop?
2007-11-20 14:31:00
Try this then: Right click on the desktop and select ‘Properties’ Select the ‘Desktop ’ tab click on the ‘Cuctomise Desktop’ option at the bottom Click on the ‘Web’ tab, this tab lists the available web pages that can be viewed as the desktop background. To add, your own choice of web page, click on ‘More’ and then select ...
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?noise? problem?
2007-11-19 16:22:00
When listening to my favorite songs, its quite disturbing whenever there ’s a continuous hiss or distortion in the background. The hissing sounds getting more clear if I use my headphones. Wan’t to know the hissing, distortion causes? The noise problem could be due to various reasons like a bad sound card, faulty speaker or headphones ...
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my cute little mouse
2007-11-19 15:06:00
Ignore the title.  :mrgreen:  is it okey to use optical mouse without the mouse pad? It doesn’t have a ball right? If you flip your optical mouse and look at its back side or its bottom surface, you could see or noticed small plastic or rubber pad. Its called ’skids’ on four along the edges. These, if ...
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?watermark?
2007-11-19 14:40:00
Simple tip on how to print ‘watermark’ feature using Microsoft Word 2003. Go to the Format menu in your Word, select background and click ‘Printed Watermark ’. Here, you have the option of either incorporating an image or a text string as your watermark. You can even set the ‘washout’ effect for your image and you could scale ...
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Turn Off the Beep?
2007-11-19 14:18:00
Wan’t to know how to turn off the beeps sound that are heard every time an error is encountered on your computer? Try this tip… This tip allow you to disable the system beep that computer makes every time there is an error. It might seem cool and get rid of an irritating sound. Click on “Start ...
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Broadband
2007-11-18 14:51:00
Increase your broadband speed. Make sure you are logged on as ‘Administrator’. Click on ‘Start > Run’, and type ‘gpedit.msc’. Expand the ‘Local Computer Policy’ branch. Expand the ‘Administrative Templates’ branch, and the ‘Network’ branch. Highlight the ‘QoS Packet Scheduler’ in the left window. In the right window double-click the ‘Limit Reservable Bandwith’ setting. Share This
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Manual Tray Ejection
2007-11-18 14:40:00
How do you remove the CD that gets stuck in the optical drive tray and does not eject? If your optical drive (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM) drive tray malfunctions and it refuses to eject, there’s a simple way of rescuing it manually. In such a case, your tool is just a simple pin. You could use a straightened paper ...
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Search for Information in Internet Explorer Address Bar
2007-11-18 14:24:00
Looking for shortcut to get faster search results while using the Internet Explorer ? We could use  the AutoSearch feature in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP. Share This
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Fast Access to System Setting
2007-11-18 14:02:00
Do you want to access system properties without going to Control Panel? It’s easy… Hold down the Windows key on your keyboard and press ‘Break’ to open this handy dialog box instantly. No Windows key? No Problem! Create a shortcut to ‘Sysdm.cpl’ (you’ll find it in the C://windows/system32 folder) and place it anywhere in the Programs ...
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Windows XP Boot Logo
2007-11-18 13:43:00
A way to disable the starting Windows boot logo (splash screen) Yup, it’s possible to disable the splash screen which will speed up the overall boot process a bit. But, you won’t see any boot-up message that might come up if there is a system crash, the ‘chkdsk’ screen will not show up. It should not ...
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Typing Web Address in a Simple Way
2007-11-17 10:44:00
A quicker way to have autocompletion of the whole website address in Internet Explorer (IE), like ‘www’ or ‘.com’ With Internet Explorer 6 in Windows XP, typing web addresses is really conveniant. All you have to do is type the domain of an address, such as Microsoft, and then press [Ctrl]+Enter.Internet Explorer automatically wraps ‘http://www…….com’ ; around ...
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Stay Up-To-Date Automatically
2007-11-17 10:33:00
Windows should be up to date with the latest patches from Microsoft. Don’t know when and where to get these patches from? Don’t know how to automate this process? Automatic updates in Windows X P ensures that your computer is always up to date. Windows XP checks Windows Update for the latest updates whenever you are on ...
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Finding drivers for unknown devices
2007-11-17 08:06:00
Drivers for unknown devices Does your motherboard have a chipset or is there any other device on your computer that doesn’t have a driver? Use this tip to find out more about the device or even find drivers that will enable it to functions correctly. Open ‘Control Panel’ and double click on the ‘System’ applet. Go to ...
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