Change the Windows XP Bootskin
Many users think that replacing the Windows XP Bootskin, that is the graphic that is displayed during system boot, is a complicated process.
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DreamRender is an alternative to DreamScene
DreamScene is an extra feature that ships with Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate only.
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Grab the ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office early
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will officially add support for the Open Document Format ODF which is a free and open file format for electronic office doc
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Easy WiFi Radar
I have played around with a software called Easy WiFi Radar on my notebook for quite some time; it is probably the easiest way to find and use open wireless con
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HP Smart Web Printing
If you only want to print part of a web page, you have a couple of options on how to do so.
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Klipfolio a Customizable Dashboard
I'm not a huge fan of dashboards that take up valuable space on the monitor and I dislike the Windows Vista Sidebar mainly because of its inflexibility and reso
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Capivara Java File Manager
Capivara is a Java Open Source file manager that supports the FTP and SFTP protocols plus direct file synchronization.
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Ultimate Defrag
Ultimate Defrag is on first glance yet another defragmentation tool that can analyze the hard drive and defragment it to speed it up.
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Edit Wiki entries in OpenOfice
A few days ago Sun Microsystems created an extension for OpenOffice which enables you to edit any MediaWiki page, which will be a blessing for those of us who a
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Search folders for duplicate images
If you take a look around in the freeware and Open Source scene you find many - and I really mean many - applications that automatically search for duplicate im
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Copy all to one folder
I recently covered how to move all files from subdirectories into main directory using a Windows shell extension.
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Napster Goes DRM-Free
I don't own an iPod or any other music player so this post is not really something I've tried out yet.
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Encrypt your instant messages with Pidgin
Pidgin is an Open Source multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that was formerly known as Prince Gaim.
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Youtomb tracks taken down videos from Youtube
Youtomb is a MIT Free Culture research project that monitors the most popular Youtube videos for copyright related takedowns.
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Google Inline MP3 Player
Adam Pash is a Senior Editor at Lifehacker and also someone who likes to code.
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AntiPhorm Software
One form of data mining is behavioral targeting which means that ads are served that fit into the surfing pattern of a user.
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Experience nature on your desktop
Depending on the task ahead I tend to work best in complete silence, with Internet Radio or ambient sounds.
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Two interesting tech demonstrations
I discovered two very interesting tech demonstrations at the TechEBlog which I had to post about.
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Undo Closed Folders
The function to undo closed tabs in Firefox comes in very handy and I make use of it regularly.
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How to add your music to videos
This will be a quick tutorial on how to use the Open Source software Virtualdub to add music to videos.
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Copy random files
Mix2Stix was primarily designed to copy random mp3 files from the hard drive to an USB stick or mp3 player to ease the pain of selecting the music manually.
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Check your MP3 Collection
If you have a huge collection of mp3 you probably would have a hard time checking them for missing tags or other errors unless you are very thorough when adding
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Access Music through your iPhone from Anywhere with Simplify Media
If your home computer runs 24/7, there’s a strong chance that you use it to access the music stored on your hard drive when youâ€&
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Manage Additional Control Panel Extensions
Several applications and drivers add new extensions to the Windows Control Panel which sooner or later fills itself with official and third-party extensions.
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IcoFx Icon Editor
I usually do not care that much about the icons on my computer.
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Track your stolen computer with Locate PC
If you travel a lot chance is that you will eventually fall victim to theft.
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Microsoft Security Updates May 2008
Microsoft released four security updates for various applications and operating systems that they produce.
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Alt.Binz: Fast Usenet downloader
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Enable DVD Library in Windows Media Center
I came in contact with a Windows Media Center PC only recently, specifically with Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.
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Weather Watcher Live
It is extremely important for some businesses and individuals to have the latest weather information at hand.
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Microsoft Office 2007 Design Families
Microsoft's Small Business Center is offering six free design families for Microsoft Office 2007 that can be downloaded directly from the promotional website.
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Get new and upcoming releases of your favorite bands
Soundamus (via Feed my App) is a web service that is using Last.
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Create executable media files
Want to send a video to your friend that you found on Youtube only to find out that Youtube is blocked at his school or workplace or that the video is not [&hel
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Domain Finder
Domain Finder is not your usual domain search engine that performs a search on the word that you type in by appending different domain extensions to it.
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Defrag the Registry with Regdefrag
The Windows Registry is not defragmented if you defragment your hard drive.
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Batch Image Resizer Fotosizer
Fotosizer is a program for Microsoft Windows devices to resize and edit pictures that is available as a free standard edition and a professional ed
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Change the Language in Windows Vista
Changing the language in Windows Vista can be quite a problem depending on the available edition of Windows Vista.
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Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders Backup
Backing up your email accounts regularly is a pretty important task and a safety measure in case something goes wrong and you cannot access the account anymore.
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Vocabulary Trainer
If you are in school you have to learn vocabulary all the time.
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Another Antivir free premium promotion
Polymath send in the tip that another Antivir promotion is available that gives users access to Antivir premium for 180 days free of charge.
