Create Printer Profiles
My parents are using their HP printer most of the time to print text documents but every now and then they also use it to print a picture they have shot with [&
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Replace Windows XP Fonts with Windows Vista Fonts
A while ago I described how to add Windows Vista fonts to Windows XP.
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Why my taskbar is on the right side of the screen
Moving the Windows taskbar from the bottom to the right side of the screen was probably the greatest layout change that I ever made or had to cope with since I
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Snap Windows together
If you ever have used Winamp you might have noticed how the different windows of Winamp snap when you move them close to each other.
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Past Icons Flusher
I published an article about Long Gone Icons in Windows before and walked you through a manual way of removing those icons from the system.
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Microsoft Security Patches April 2008
Microsoft have released their Security Bulletin Summary for April 2008 today which contains information and download links to eight patches for various Microsof
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Free Spyware Doctor 5.5 Starter Edition
The security tools developers seem to be in a race currently to throw free versions of their products on the market in an effort to increase market share and br
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Turn Windows Vista into Mac OS X visually
Microsoft pimped up Windows Vista quite a bit when you compare it visually to Windows XP.
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Export Internet Explorer's Trusted and Restricted Sites
Part of the security concept of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are zones which define security settings for Internet, Local Intranet, Trusted Sites and Restricte
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Capture High Quality Movie Stills
Saving high quality movie stills is not as easy as it sounds.
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Idle Backup
Idle Backup is a convenient easy to use backup solution for Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista.
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Prevent applications from stealing focus
It happens several times a day that some applications steal the focus of the active window by popping up.
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Tweak Windows with TweakNow WinSecret Professional
TweakNow WinSecret Professional is a Windows tweaker that is free for personal use.
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Reserve Screen Space
Have you ever asked yourself if it is possible to add another horizontal or vertical barrier to the screen in Windows? With another I mean that the taskbar is a
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Word Document Property Tool
Every Microsoft Word document contains meta information about the author, title or subject for instance.
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Ubuntu 8 makes it even easier to try out Linux
One aspect of installing Linux has always been a major hindrance for inexperienced users.
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Add and Remove Run Shortcuts in Windows
You can enter program names in the Windows run box and some of the applicationsmay recognized and executed.
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Windows Access Monitor
Have you ever asked yourself how much time other users are spending on your computer? Maybe you are a parent and want to check on the computer usage of your kid
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Save Energy with Local Cooling
Local Cooling is a software for Windows by the Uniblue Group.
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Dropclock Screensaver
I'm not a huge fan of screensavers because I prefer that my system turns the monitor automatically off when I'm not working with it.
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Reset Windows Passwords if you cannot login anymore
I was forced to change my Windows password frequently at my old job which sometimes led to the situation that I could not remember the new password on the next
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Regscanner advanced Registry search
It's kinda funny.
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Windows Integrity Levels for extra security in Windows Vista
Microsoft build in a system called Windows Integrity Controls into Windows Vista which is basically a label for files with that identify its trustworthiness.
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AlienGUIse Theme Manager
Alienware is probably best known for their high-end gaming computers and notebooks which always come in a futuristic great looking design.
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Assign USB Drives to a Folder
Working with several portable USB devices on one computer can be quite complicated when you consider that Windows is assigning the next free drive letter to a d
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 Issues
Microsoft published a release notes page together with the download of Windows XP Service Pack 3.
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Sort and Rename Pictures by Exif Data
My Casio Exilim digital camera is naming every picture CIMGxxxx.
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Revo Uninstaller 1.5
A new version of Revo Uninstaller was just released and I thought it would be nice to inspect the new version since my last review dates a while back.
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Copy to Path Hidden Vista Feature
Microsoft likes to make things complicated from time to time it seems.
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Autopatcher Updater 1.04
I have examined the new Autopatcher Updater before and the program was kinda buggy back then.
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Disable Recent Documents Listing in Registry
Windows is keeping track of programs you opened recently and uses two locations on the system to store those information.
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Disable Recent Documents Listing in Windows
I reviewed the Nirsoft application Recent Files View yesterday which highlights recently used files on Windows machines.
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Cleanup Vista after Service Pack 1 installation
Users who download and install the service pack 1 for Windows Vista are most likely not reverting to the old state their computer was in unless something stoppe
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Combine Text Documents
My old hoster had the habit of providing me with 20 Megabyte log file chunks that I could download to my computer.
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Fast IP Switcher
I'm using my Toshiba Notebook a lot when visiting clients or traveling and one of the things that really bothered me a lot was that I always had to change certa
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Windows Vista Service Pack Downloads
Microsoft has released the standalone versions of the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 for 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
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Display Windows Taskbar only when key is pressed
It is possible to set the Windows Taskbar to autohide if the mouse is not in the area.
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Event Log Explorer
The Event Viewer is a great way to diagnose system problems in Windows.
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Add new Applications to CCleaner
While I was researching one topic I stumbled upon another that is related to CCleaner that might be of interest to everyone who is using that application.
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Run CCleaner automatically on all accounts
CCleaner is one of the most popular tools that cleans a lot of "crap" on your system, hence the name Crap Cleaner.
