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Add Bubbles ScreenSaver ShortCut on Desktop

November 23, 2008

We all love screen savers, but it gets annoying to wait for the minimum allotted time for the screen to get lit up with the desired piece of art or clicking “Preview” again and again…
Here’s how you can create an icon to start up the screensaver in Windows Vista. You can just download the shortcut [...]

Add Open with Notepad; to the Context Menu for All Files

November 23, 2008

The default method of opening unknown files forces you to go through a list of known applications and is generally a pain to deal with. That’s why I like to have a context menu option for “Open with Notepad” so that I can quickly open up files without having to go through a lot of [...]

Fix Windows : Create Your Own Ultimate Recovery CD

November 23, 2008

If you’ve ever had booting problems, spyware or viruses, you’ve likely attempted to boot from the Windows CD and run some repairs… but sometimes that’s just not enough. Sure, you can easily backup your data using Ubuntu, but a much better option is to use the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows.
The Ultimate Boot CD for [...]

Geek Reviews: First Look at Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

November 23, 2008

It’s been a long time since Microsoft released the first beta of Internet Explorer 8, which left me wondering what they had up their sleeve. After reading that they added a ton of new features in Beta 2 like private browsing, tab grouping and a new smart address bar, I just had to try it [...]

Add Control Panel Shortcut to Right-Click Menu on the Desktop

November 21, 2008

Here’s a simple Windows hack which adds a Shortcut of Control Panel to the Right-Click menu on the desktop. Its easy, quick & safe…All you need to do is download the ready made .reg file and add an entry to your windows registry. You’ll see the Control Panel Shortcut immediately, if you’d wish to remove [...]

How to Delete Stubborn Files in Vista

November 18, 2008

UPDATE : Using Command Prompt
If you need to delete or overwrite a system file in Windows Vista, you’ll quickly notice that you cannot delete system files, even as administrator. This is because Windows Vista’s system files are owned by the TrustedInstaller service by default, and Windows File Protection will keep them from being overwritten.
Thankfully, there’s [...]

Windows Vs MAC User

November 16, 2008

NetBooks Vs Notebooks

November 16, 2008

Netbooks have started selling like hot cakes, it gives the user the portability and allows integration of three functions : Email, Internet & Documentation. NetBooks let you do just that, access the World Wide Web and work on day-to-day applications like word procesing, spreadsheets, make presentations…
Notebooks on the other hand are full fledged PC’s which [...]

Solid State Drives to be handled more efficiently in Windows7

November 15, 2008

Microsoft has unveiled steps to make solid state drives run far more efficiently in Windows 7.
Leading manufacturer SanDisk has just announced a new filewriting system, which makes much more effective use of the drive’s physical set-up. That should boost speeds as much as a hundred-fold while extending the drive’s lifetime. The firm also introduced a [...]

MAC a bit too Secure : Only 7 of 2360000 known malware affect MAC

November 15, 2008

If you’re a Mac user running anti-virus software, the only thing you’re likely to ever detect is malware that only affects Windows. Despite endless predictions of doom, to date, only seven of the 236,000 known pieces of malware affect the Mac.
What’s more, not one of those seven is a virus, i.e. something that can independently [...]