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How to Solve Synchronization Problems in Windows Vista
2009-07-05 10:29:00
You have bought a Pocket PC and you synchronize the addresses and data with your Windows Vista PC. After some days, the synchronization stops working properly and aborts with an error message. The most exasperating synchronization problems primarily occur when synchronizing with Microsoft Office 2007. You can save most of your data like addresses, dates and ... Related posts:How to Disable Error Reporting in Microsoft OfficeDisplay Outlook Reminders and Mails Continuously in VistaHow to Solve Internet Explorer’s Compatibility IssueDownload Windows Vista Ultimate – Helpful Hints Tips and Tricks E-Book for FreeHow to Overriding File Protection and Replace System Files in Windows XP and Vista12 Simple Ways to Optimize Windows Vista for Best Performance
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How to Specify a Different Reply Address for the Recipient in Microsoft Out
2009-07-05 07:52:00
You can specify a different reply addresses for the recipients in your Microsoft Outlook. This will be useful in many situations. For example say, you send a private email from the computer at your workplace. If the recipient presses ?Reply? the mail lands in your company inbox as usual. However, you would prefer it if ... Related posts:How to Automatically Identify and Categorize E-Mails using Colors in Microsoft OutlookHow To Integrate Outlook Address Book with LinkedIn Database EasilyFind / Search e-mails Faster in Microsoft Outlook with Linked Search QueriesGet More Features in Outlook by Connecting Outlook Mail to MS WordHow to Print Address on Envelopes using MS-WordShortcuts for Gmail

Free Download East-Tec Backup 2009 with Activation key
2009-07-05 06:32:00
East Technologies Backup 2009 is a data backup software useful for protecting and backing up your files and data. It helps you save your important information like documents, emails, photos, program settings safely. You can get this $40 software for free. Here is the procedure to follow to download East Tec backup 2009 software for ... Related posts:Free Download Uniblue Speed-Up-My-PC 2009 1 Year Activation License Serial KeyDownload Free Paragon Drive Backup 9 Personal with Genuine Serial Product KeyVembu StoreGrid – Free Data Backup Software for Home & SOHO (Small Office Home Office) UsersFree Download Tech Smith Snag It Screen Capture Software – Working License KeyDownload Free AVG 8 Antivirus Working License Serial KeyFree Kaspersky Antivirus and Internet Security 2009 License Key for 6 Months
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Collecta ? Real Time Search Engine For News, Photos, Comments and Updates
2009-07-04 14:48:00
Collecta is a new real time search engine. It can be used to search for news, Stories, photos or images, updates and even comments from various sources. It gives the real time search results about a particular topic which helps you to keep up with the latest information. It brings in the results from news ... Related posts:Cuil- The world’s biggest search engine.Domains Bot – Domain Name Suggestion Tool [ Search Engine for Domains ]How To Set up / Create Your Own Custom Search Engine Brupt – An Online Document Search EngineSearch Different Torrent Search Engines at Once with TorrentSurfGet Latest Gadget News from Gadget Advisor
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How to Access USB Hard Drives Safely via a Network
2009-07-04 14:02:00
USB storage drives are very practical as you can simply attach them and there?s additional storage space for your data. However, network access to shared directories on a USB drive does not always work. If multiple USB hard drives are attached to one computer, the Windows server service SRV frequently refuses access to shared folders ... Related posts:How to Turn Off Admin Shares of Your DrivesHow to prevent access to Drives from My ComputerShare Folders on the Network Easily with Shared Folder WizardMounting Windows Network Shares in LinuxHow to Hide One or More Partition / Drives of your Computer Hard DiskDefragment Drives Easily from Right Click – Context Menu
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Free Download Tech Smith Snag It Screen Capture Software ? Working License
2009-07-04 07:50:00
Tech Smith?s SnagIt is one of the best screen capture software available. Here is a chance to download Snag It software for free with working License Serial Key. This is a promotional offer by Tech Smith and it is a legal way to download this screenshot taking software. They are giving away Free License Keys ... Related posts:Download Free AVG 8 Antivirus Working License Serial KeyDownload Free TuneUp Utilities 2008 Full Version with Commercial License / Serial KeyFree Download Uniblue Speed-Up-My-PC 2009 1 Year Activation License Serial KeyDownload Iolo System Shield 3 Internet Security Free License Key for 1 YearEasy Way to Capture Screen shots of Desired Windows or Entire Screen in VistaDownload Free Paragon Drive Backup 9 Personal with Genuine Serial Product Key
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How to Verify / Detect Corrupt Windows System Files and Replace Them with O
2009-07-03 11:53:00
After installing multiple programs, Windows reports problems with some system files. These may be like installation routines of new applications might overwrite some important Windows system files. If these files are not precisely the versions required, this can result in problems such as crashing and data loss. Microsoft has thus integrated a verification routine in ... Related posts:How to Overriding File Protection and Replace System Files in Windows X P and VistaBypass the Windows File Protection Message in Windows XPReactivating Windows Update after Repairing the SystemDisplay a logo on the Windows XP logon and shutdown screensWindows XP Update Remover – Uninstall & Remove Windows UpdatesShare Outlook Express across Multiple Versions of Windows in a Multi-Boot System

Open++ ? Add New Options to Right Click Context Menu
2009-07-03 07:43:00
If you don?t have an option of Open ++ in the right click context menu, you sure are missing very handy features. Open++ is a software which can be used to enhance the functionality of the right click context menus by adding new options to it. You can check out different customizing options of Context Menu s ... Related posts:How to Add A Command-Prompt to Right-Click Context menu of Every FolderSpice Up Your Context MenusHow to Add Copy to / Move to To The Right-Click Context MenuHow to Clean Open With Option of Right Click Context MenuDefragment Drives Easily from Right Click – Context MenuHow to Change Color and Customize Command Prompt
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Send Free SMS to Any Mobile Phone from Yahoo Mail [ How to ]
2009-07-03 06:59:00
Yahoo mail introduced a new feature which lets you send free SMS to any mobile phone in the world online for free. It just requires you to log into your yahoo mail account. The process is very simple and using this you can stay in touch with all your friends. In order to enable this awesome ... Related posts:Mail 2 IM – E-mail Notification through IM, Twitter or Mobile Phone How to Send Files from a Mobile Phone to Laptop using Infrared [ IR ] PortSend Free SMS Text Messages Worldwide with FreeSMSTextHow To Set Up A Own Professional Looking E-mail ServiceSimple Trick to Stream music on Gtalk and Yahoo MessengerHow to Back Up your Sony Ericsson Mobile Phone Data
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Repairing Icons for Links and Html Files in Internet Explorer 8
2009-07-02 13:51:00
Something has gone wrong when setting up Internet Explorer 8: despite uninstalling version 7, the new browser does not display an icon for HTML files correctly. This problem occurs if Windows does not update the icon cache after the browser installs. This happens sometimes and the correct icons will not be shown. In order to ... Related posts:How to Customize and Make Your Own Icons that can be Resized in Windows VistaAvoid Temp folders Wasting Space in Internet Explorer How to Remove the arrows from Shortcut iconsHow to Change or Create Own Keyboard Shortcuts to Shortcut Icons of Different ProgramsHow to Solve Internet Explorer’s Compatibility IssueHow to Uninstall or Remove Internet Explorer 8 Easily
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Monitor the Accessibility of Your Own Websites with Montastic
2009-07-02 08:55:00
As it is not always possible for you to check whether the website is accessible, use an online service for this. The monitoring is much better than you believe as it tells you when your site goes down so that you can react and solve it before your users complain about it. There are numerous ... Related posts:F.Lux – Computer Monitor Light Adjusting Software for Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS X and LinuxQuickly Find the Domain Holders/ Owner of Surfed Websites How to Download Locked or Restricted Images from Photo websites like FlickrConvert any File Into a Websites with File2.wsHow to Change Monitor/Screen Resolution in LinuxTroubleshooting Monitor Resolution Problems in Linux
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How to Change Default Settings for Text Box in MS-Word
2009-07-02 06:40:00
When adding text boxes, Microsoft Word normally creates these with a frame and in the Times New Roman font. These default settings might not be suitable for your tasks at all. A solution for the default frame is found quickly and using this you can change the Text Box setting to removing frame and define ... Related posts:Change the Font Style and Size of the Page Numbers in MS-WordHow to use Custom Text Wrapping around an Image in MS-WordHow to Convert Numbers To Text in MS-Excel [ Change Format ]How to Change The Default Drive Tools In XPChange The Default Location For Installing ApplicationsHow to Change Color and Customize Command Prompt
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Prevent and Delete / Remove Startup Entries from Registering in Program Ins
2009-07-01 16:26:00
While installing programs, many more components are often installed which you do not want in the first place. It is annoying if, for instance, an endless stream of Startup entries slows down your system. Deactivating these entries is irritating and time consuming. Instead of manually putting the Startup entries out of action, you can prevent ... Related posts:How to Delete Files Blocked by a Program / Application using Process ExplorerCCleaner – A Freeware Cleaning Tool to Remove all Unused Files from your ComputerFree Revo Uninstaller – Remove Software Programs or Applications Completely from your ComputerHow To Turn Off User Account Control for Individual Programs in VistaHow to Prevent Irritating System Error Messages like “Out of Memory” by Increasing Desktop HeapHow to Remove / Delete Recycle Bin from the Desktop

Download Free Copy of Microsoft Office 2010
2009-06-30 16:10:00
Here is a chance to win a free copy of Microsoft Office 2010. If you are a Student, Small Business Owner or a Home Users, you can download latest MS-Office 2010 for free. In order to win this, you will have to participate in a program conducted by Microsoft. This requires you to give your ... Related posts:How to Disable Error Reporting in Microsoft Office Free Direct Download Links of Windows 7 RC ISO Official Microsoft (32-bit and 64-bit) in Different languagesHow to Disable Image Compression in Microsoft Office 2007Vembu StoreGrid – Free Data Backup Software for Home & SOHO (Small Office Home Office) UsersOffice Update Inventory Tool – Find Status of MS-Office Automatic UpdatesAccess/Edit Zoho Documents & Spreadsheets Offline from Microsoft Office with Zoho Plugin

How to Hide or Remove Ads on MySpace and Orkut Easily
2009-06-30 07:53:00
You can remove or hide ads on social networking sites like Orkut and MySpace in a simple way. Orkut, which is popular in India and Brazil introduced a banner ad which is shown in the in the place where it used to show list of your friends. MySpace is very famous social networking site ... Related posts:How to Secure Your Orkut Profile Account and Prevent it from Getting HackedHow To Make Your Own Orkut ThemesWindows XP Update Remover – Uninstall & Remove Windows UpdatesCreate your own Twitter, Facebook, MySpace or YouTube Ribbons with Social Ribbon GeneratorFree Orkut ThemesOrkut Trick – Add a Formatting Bar to Orkut ScrapBook
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DropRecord ? Create Mirrors and Upload Files to 15 File Servers / Sharing S
2009-06-30 07:29:00
Uploading and sharing of files is made easy with DropRecord. It is used to upload files to over 15 different File sharing sites or File servers on the internet. No need to upload files to every service individually. DropRecord creates mirrors of uploaded files. Mirrors are nothing but the same file hosted on different sites. ... Related posts:Gazup – Upload Files to Multiple File Hosts at a Time in One StepHow to Upload Files Using an FTP ClientHow to search for Megaupload and Rapidshare filesFliggo – Create Your Own Video Blog or Video Sharing Website EasilyEmbed Any Kind of File in Your Web Site or BlogEgnyte – On Demand File Server to Store all Your Files
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Kisstunes ? Play, Record, Save and Share Your Own Tunes Online
2009-06-30 06:24:00
KissTunes is a simple online tool using which you make your own tunes. It enables you to play music using your keyboard or mouse. Using this you can easily play, record, save and share your own tunes online. This web application can be used to share your tunes among your friends and they can even ... Related posts:Share MyPlay Lists – Share your Spotify Music Player Play ListsPlay Speed Sudoku – New Multiplayer Online Sudoku Game.Listhings – Free Online Personal Notepad to Edit or Store Text NotesKeyXL – Online Database for Keyboard ShortcutsScribd – Share documents and files online for freePlay Quake Live Online for Free – An Innovative First person Shooter
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Get Rid of Low Disk Space Warning Message
2009-06-29 09:05:00
You get a lot of annoyances in Windows X P. One common irritant is the low disk space warning that comes popping up repeatedly when a partition is low on free space. After the first time, this warning contains no fresh information,and is only an annoyance. You?ll need to spend less than a minute in the ... Related posts:How to Change Thumbnail Size and QualityHow to Hide One or More Partition / Drives of your Computer Hard Disk How To Get Rid Of The Notification :“Unread Email Message s”How to Disable Right-Clicking or Context Menu Anywhere on the DesktopHow to Remove Icons From The System TrayHide the Themes, Screensaver, Appearance and Settings and Prevent changing the Desktop wallpaper
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Configure and Alter the Appearance of [Alt] + [Tab] Cool Switch
2009-06-29 08:46:00
You can use the Registry to tweak the appearance of the Cool Switch dialog that you see when you use [Alt] + [Tab] to switch between applications. This feature is widely used by people who like to operate with keyboard. To do it.. Start the Registry Editor (Start > Run > ?regedit?) Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop To enable or ... Related posts:Hide the Themes, Screensaver, Appearance and Settings and Prevent changing the Desktop wallpaperHow to Disable Right-Clicking or Context Menu Anywhere on the Desktop3 Ways to Kill / Stop Hung, Non-Responding Applications or Processes FasterConfigure the System without Annoying Queries by Activating Admin Account in VistaSpeed Up Internet Explorer Loading and Browsing SpeedsRemove the Internet Options tabs for Security, Connections and Advanced
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3 Ways to Capture / Take A Screenshot On A Linux Computer
2009-06-29 08:20:00
There is no fixed method of taking a screenshot in Linux . That means a method used to take a screenshot in Gnome is not applicable for KDE. Here, we look at the different methods of capturing screenshots – the Gnome method, the KDE method and the Gimp method. If you don?t know what are these, ... Related posts:Simple Way to Add Computer Screenshot s to MS-WordEasy Way to Capture Screenshots of Desired Windows or Entire Screen in VistaScreengrab – Capture Screenshots of Web Pages from your BrowserHow to Create Your Own Linux DistributionHow to Change Monitor/Screen Resolution in LinuxTroubleshooting Monitor Resolution Problems in Linux

How to Send Mails in Own Regional Language using Gmail
2009-06-29 07:02:00
With such a large client base, GMail has incorporated many languages into their mailing system. You can now send mails in different languages and use GMail in these languages as well. The languages supported include Arabic, Basque, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, ... Related posts:Send Messages to Many People in one go by Creating Mailing Groups in GMailIdentify any Language Online with Google language Detection ToolHow to Setup IMAP for Gmail GMail Drive – Store Your Files Online Using Gmail Account Storage SpaceCheck Your Mails Without Using Your MouseCreate SMTP Server on Your PC and Send Mails with Free SMTP Server
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Adjust the Width of the Characters by Scaling in MS-Word
2009-06-28 09:19:00
You can adjust the look of the characters horizontally in your document. Word enables you to adjust the appearance of your text without affecting the height. This can be done using the scaling feature available in Microsoft Word. Scaling can be applied to any character in the selection. Here is what you need to do. ... Related posts:How to Add Summary to your Word Document with Auto SummarizeDisplay File Path of Your Document in MS-Word Address BarHow to Align Numbered Lists with Customized Numbering Pattern in MS-WordWordToys – The Most Feature Rich Add-on for MS-WordHow to Resize the Desktop Scaling to Suit the PC gameChange the Font Style and Size of the Page Numbers in MS-Word
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How to Display / Show Ad Code only on Homepage of Wordpress Blog
2009-06-28 08:49:00
You can control ad placements of your wordpress blog by different ways. One of them is showing Ads only on the home page. This can be done in two ways. One by the use of a code and other by using a simple plug-in. By using this you can show or display ads only on ... Related posts:How to Display Google Adsense in First 3 Blog PostsHow to Migrate your Wordpress Blog from One Host to AnotherHow to Make a Sticky Post for Wordpress BlogWordpress Plugins DownloadMake Your Blog Safe and Secure with Wordpress Anti-Virus PluginHow to blog?
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twi.tt ? Tweet and Share Pictures, Video, Audio, Documents and Polls on Twi
2009-06-28 07:35:00
There are a lot of Twitter applications which provide variety of services. We already discussed about some of them here : http://pcsplace.com/tag/twitter/ . Twi.tt is a very useful web application which lets you share Pictures , Video s, Audio , Documents, and Polls on twitter. Using this you can tweet about anything and everything from a single site ... Related posts:Tweet Symbols in Twitter using TwitterkeysTwitmatic – Surf and Play Videos Share d on TwitterZamzar – Free Online File Convertor for Images, Documents, Audio and Video FormatsNow you can’t see any @replies in Twitter – #twitterfailCustomize and Design your Own Personalized Twitter Profile Background with Free Twitter DesignerTwiveaway – Automatically Increase your Twitter Followers with Twitter Give Away Contests

How to Convert Numbers To Text in MS-Excel [ Change Format ]
2009-06-27 14:06:00
In Microsoft Excel , If you have a column of numbers and you need to convert them all to text, you would select the column, then go to Format > Cells, and on the ?Number? tab, change the formatting to ?Text ?. That doesn?t quite do it though, the formatted cells will still work as numbers, which ... Related posts:How to Count Blank And Non-Blank Cells in MS-ExcelHow to Display Negative Time Values in MS-ExcelChange the Font Style and Size of the Page Numbers in MS-WordConvert Text documents to MP3 files.Convert Text to MP3 onlineUse A Combo Box to Create Drop Down Lists In Excel

Hide the Themes, Screensaver, Appearance and Settings and Prevent changing
2009-06-27 07:49:00
Some people don?t like others accessing their computer and changing the display settings like themes, screensavers, and wallpapers etc. If you don?t want that to happen, You can hide the themes, screensaver, appearance and settings in the ?Display Properties? window, by two methods using the Group Policy Editor or via the Registry. This will also ... Related posts:How to Hide One or More Partition / Drives of your Computer Hard DiskHow to Disable Right-Clicking or Context Menu Anywhere on the DesktopHow to Set a Video as Wall Paper of DesktopHow to Remove Icons From The System TrayHow to Change Thumbnail Size and QualityHow to Rearrange The Elements Of Your Desktop Settings
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How to Send Files from a Mobile Phone to Laptop using Infrared [ IR ] Port
2009-06-26 09:21:00
Infrared Ports are one way to transfer data among electronic devices. In our previous article we discussed about how to transfer or share files using Infrared ports. There we explained the procedure to set up the infrared port and send data to the mobile phone from a laptop. In this article, we gave the steps ... Related posts:How to Transfer / Share Data Wirelessly using Infrared [ IR ] PortHow to Wi-Fi Connect Your PDA Smart Mobile Phone And PC to Transfer FilesHow to Back Up your Sony Ericsson Mobile Phone DataHow to make your own USB phone chargerSend Free SMS Text Messages Worldwide with FreeSMSTextCreate SMTP Server on Your PC and Send Mails with Free SMTP Server
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How to Transfer / Share Data Wirelessly using Infrared [ IR ] Port
2009-06-26 09:19:00
Today, most laptop computers, smart phones and PDAs come equipped with an Infrared (IR) port. Although not as fast or as convenient as Bluetooth data transfer, IR is handy simply on the basis of its widespread availability. Since IR requires line-of-sight to work, you need to be careful to align the IR ports on the ... Related posts:How to Send Files from a Mobile Phone to Laptop using Infrared [ IR ] Port How to Back Up your Sony Ericsson Mobile Phone Data How to Wi-Fi Connect Your PDA Smart Mobile Phone And PC to Transfer FilesSpeed Up Copying and Data Transfer Speeds of Sony DVD WritersHow To Use an External Hard Disk via the eSATA PortHow To Recover Data From A Crashed Hard Drive using PC Inspector
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Spamihilator ? Free Anti Spam Filter for Every Email Client
2009-06-26 07:03:00
Spamihilator is a free anti spam filter that checks each and every mail you get and removes the Spam or Junk mails and keeps your Inbox clean. The software works on your E-Mail client and filters all the  spam mails. The site says that it removes 98% of spam mails before they get into your ... Related posts:How to stop spam?How to Setup IMAP for GmailA look on Yahoo! Zimbra’s open source mail clientMake Your Blog Safe and Secure with Wordpress Anti -Virus PluginBlock Users from Downloading Files using Vista Web Filter Make Gmail the Default Email handler Program for MailTo Links
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Zamzar ? Free Online File Convertor for Images, Documents, Audio and Video
2009-06-25 08:42:00
Zamzar is an free online tool that lets you convert image, document, Compressed , music, and video files up to 100 MB in size to different formats for free. This is an easy way to convert your files into different formats without installing any software. This free online file convertor has a lot of features ... Related posts:dBPoweramp Music convertor – Free Audio Convertor for mp3, mp4, m4a, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, Monkeys Audio, FLAC, ALAC FormatsBest Audio/Video Editing & Converting SoftwareConvert PDF Documents To Excel File s Online Accurately with PDFtoExcelOnlinedoPDF – Free PDF Convertor to Convert Any Document File to PDFScribd – Share documents and files online for freeConvert Audio, Video or Picture Files into any Format with One Click
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