Windows Vista has problems with large zip files
I think it is really interesting that a lot of unusual problems start to appear on blogs and websites that users have with Windows Vista.
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Solution for bug hunters
Not long ago, my system popped out a dialog saying "Error" in the title and offering two ways to go in form of two buttons below it - Yes and No.
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Why is nvsvc32.exe running on my system?
I do take a close look at the processes that are running on my system from time to time to make sure that no malicious process snug in.
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Is it safe to delete $NtUninstall files?
You might have noticed a lot of hidden files in your Windows directory starting with the string $NtUninstall and maybe you asked yourself the question if it was
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Check the number of user accounts on your system
Did you know that your system might have more user accounts than you thought it would have.
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Get rid of unnecessary system startups
Every software that is starting during system startup is delaying the system boot process.
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Add Delicious Bookmarks to Firefox
Simple Delicious is a Firefox add-on which displays a users delicious bookmarks in Firefox.
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Matt Cutts confirms Google Punishment
The blogosphere was going crazy last week with rumors about the sudden Pagerank drops of several authority sites like Problogger or The Washington Post.
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Remove Toolbars with Toolbar Cop
Every company that has it's own website or software seems to advertise their toolbar that you need to install on your system.
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Redesign Google Web Search with Firefox
A white background with blue links and black text is how the default Google website looks like.
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Change Folder Icons with ease
Folders in Windows look all the same which serves the purpose of being able to recognize them immediately.
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Post-It notes for your desktop
How are you writing down notes when working with your computer ? Do you create text documents and write the notes in there, do you use Post-It notes and stick t
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Pin Folders to the start menu
While Windows XP and Vista offer a way to pin files to the Start Menu both operating systems do not offer a way to pin folders to it.
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A better software uninstaller
I was always puzzled by the fact that uninstallers would not delete all data, folders and files created by an installation script but would leave traces of that
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Books on your mobile phone
Reading books using a mobile phone is probably not the most pleasant way but it surely is better than sitting around doing nothing at all.
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Looking for Animated Gifs? Try Giftube
There are two types of clones of successful website concepts on the web.
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Pimp the Add Bookmark Dialog in Firefox
The Add Bookmarks dialog windows is not really the best example of usability in Firefox.
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Yahoo Search Assist
Even if you do use Yahoo search regularly you might have missed the Yahoo Search Assist feature.
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Clear Temporary Files during System Shutdown
Windows does not automatically delete temporary files during system shutdown.
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Reevaluating Google is the best theory
I was thinking about looking at other services that I could try to see if they were any better than the Google services that I'm using at the moment when I came
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Backup Hard Drives and Partitions with Self Image
Self Image is an Open-Source hard disk imaging tool.
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The best way to record Internet Radio streams
I don't want to make a big fuss about it.
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WordPress 2.31 is available
A new version of the blogging plattform Wordpress has been released today.
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Google Adsense Revenue and Traffic Comparision
I'm using Google Adsense for more than two years to monetize Ghacks and experienced some ups and downs.
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Weekend Fun Covert Front
Covert Front is an 'Escape the Room' game with beautiful graphics and nice sound effects.
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Critical Account Information from JPMorgan Chase Bank phishing email
I received two of those fake emails today and thought that it would be a good opportunity to dissect it to show how phishing emails try to lure customers into a
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Firefox Autocomplete Manager
Firefox by default has a so called auto complete feature which searches for urls that have been typed in or accessed in the past when the user begins to type a
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Optimize and Secure Windows with PC Pal
PC Pal is a software that is currently in Beta that checks your Windows installation for weaknesses and possibilities to optimize it.
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Check if a website is revealing email addresses
You need to use the tools of the trade to check if your website is revealing emails from visitors or yourself.
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Have you been hit with a Pagerank drop?
Many popular websites and blogs have been hit with Pagerank decreases in the last days.
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EventID 4226: TCP/IP has reached the security limit
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista have both a TCP/IP connection limit that limits the half-open connections of the system.
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Bin, Cue, Img and Iso files explained
Bin and Cue, Img and Iso files are CD and DVD formats that store all the information of the CD or DVD.
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Make XP look like Windows Vista
Not many users like Windows Vista.
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Get notified if item prices on Amazon.com drop
Price Drop is a Firefox add-on that gives the user the option to track prices for selected items at the Amazon.
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Disable the Feedburner Redirect
Feedburner displayed a redirection link to my article instead of the direct link to the article on my blog.
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Custom Paper Keyboards
Flippress is a German startup that is currently in the process of creating a website that will allow everyone to create their own customized paper keyboards whi
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How to remove ctfmon.exe
You might have noticed a process with the name ctfmon.
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Oxygen Office Professional
Oxygen Office Professional was formerly known as Open Office Premium, so basically a modified version of Open Office with lots of extras that remind me of the e
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Use Gmail as a drive in Windows
Google increased the storage limit for Gmail users just recently who have now roughly four Gigabytes at their disposal with the option to add even more storage
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The Casual Collective Invites
Brian was nice enough to send me an invite for the gaming website The Casual Collective which takes a different stance than all those other arcade sites out the
