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- December 20th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
MozBackup – Backup Firefox and Thunderbird Profiles
I know a lot of people who are all about Microsoft, i.e. they use MS Office, IE, Windows, etc. And there are also people who love using Mozilla products! These include Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird, S…
- December 19th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Open New Tabs in Firefox with a Set URL instead of Blank Page
If you’re a big Firefox fan, you probably noticed that whenever you open a new tab by clicking on the + icon or by press Ctrl + T, the page is always completely blank. There is absolutely nothing in…
- December 18th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Gmail Desktop Notifications with Spiffy
You know that you have created a good application when other programmers take the time to create software that supports or adds functionality to your composition. Gmail from Google is one such appli…
- December 17th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Delete or Clear Jumplist Recent Items in Windows 7
Back in the days, I wrote an article on how to clear the recent documents list in Windows XP. If you ever went to My Recent Documents in the Start Menu, you used to get a list of all the files you rec…
- December 16th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
StylePix – Free Image and Photo Editor for Windows 7
Looking for a really good photo/image editor for Windows? I’ve previously written about several including Photoscape, Phantasmagoria, Fotographix, Paint.NET and PhotoFiltre. That’s quite a few! No…
- December 15th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Make DVD Menus for Free using DVDStyler
Do you have some home movies that you want to convert into a nice-looking DVD playable on any standard DVD player? Most computers come with some kind of DVD authoring software, but if you aren’t alr…
- December 14th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Create Windows Icons (ICO Files) using SimplyIcon
Are you looking for a way to quickly create Windows icons from photos or images stored on your computer? Maybe you want to convert a picture of a friend into an icon that you can use for a hard drive!…
- December 13th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Remove Uninstalled Programs still in Add Remove Programs
Sometimes even after you’ve uninstalled a program, its entry still remains listed in the Add or Remove Programs list under currently installed programs. As time goes on, it’s easy for you…
- December 12th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Browse the news quickly using Google Fast Flip
Google Fast Flip is Google’s new way of distributing news content. Instead of the traditional aggregation of news headlines as shown on the Google News page, Fast Flip shows thumbnails of each n…
- December 11th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Replace Notepad in Windows 7
If you’re a power user, you probably don’t like the default program used to edit text documents, namely Notepad. It’s been the de-facto text editor in Windows since the beginning of time and has…
- December 10th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Eject USB Device via a Shortcut or Hotkey
If you’re like me, you might have 10 devices connected to your computer via USB: a keyboard, mouse, external hard drive, USB flash drive, wireless USB card, etc, etc. Wouldn’t it be nice if there…
- December 9th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Access 99 of the Most Common Tools in Windows 7
So you just bought Windows 7, but aren’t sure how to get to a certain feature? Maybe you want to turn of System Restore? Or maybe you want to turn on ClearType? What about the Action Center or Paren…
- December 8th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Repair Problems with Windows 7 and Vista using FixWin
If you’re a big Windows person, you’ve probably run across your share of problems right! Maybe your right-click context menu has been disabled in IE? Or maybe the Windows Media Center database has…
- December 7th, 2009
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akishore has bookmarked: Private-Sale Sites Bring Luxury Goods to Bargain Shoppers - NYTimes.com
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
How to Open Password Protected RAR Files
Have you ever ended up with a RAR file that was password protected? Maybe you set the password yourself and forgot it! Whatever the case, there are a couple of ways to crack the password on a RAR file…
- December 6th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Download Torrents in Ubuntu using Transmission
Transmission is the default bittorent client of the Ubuntu operating system. It is a tool used for peer to peer file sharing on the Internet. Peer to peer file sharing is a fast way of downloading fil…
- December 5th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
CodySafe – Best Portable Application Launcher
Previously, I wrote about PortableApps, a free suite of tools for your USB flash drive that lets you run portable apps on any PC. PortableApps was nice because it created a complete Start Menu type of…
- December 4th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Extract Color Palettes from Images using ColorSuckr
If you’re a web developer or something who has to constantly work with color schemes and color palettes, you might already rely on software or tools to help you find the best set of matching and har…
- December 3rd, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Find copies of images on the web using TinEye
Ever see an image on the Internet and wonder where it originated from? Or maybe you want to see how many people have copied a particular image of yours, even if it’s been modified? TinEye is a cool…
- December 2nd, 2009
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akishore has bookmarked: Protecting Your WordPress Admin Panel From Hackers With .htaccess ...
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Create Custom Screensavers using Amaze
Screen savers have long been a popular application with Windows computers. Whether is it a series of bouncing lines on your monitor, a slide show of digital images, or even the default Windows logo;…
- December 1st, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Manage Windows File Types Using FileTypesMan
Statistically speaking, if you are a Windows user, you have run into this matter before. You receive a file from someone, either through email, on a compact disc, or otherwise; and Windows cannot op…
- November 30th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
The Windows 7 Manager Tool for Windows 7
When it comes to management of Windows system performance, there is no shortage of third party software, which enables a computer user to tweak and tune their computers. Granted, some of the functio…
- November 29th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Choosing a Graphics Card for Linux Gaming
Gaming in Linux has picked up since the advancement of WINE and Cedega that emulates Windows in Linux. Still hardware is a deciding factor if you want to play games in Linux. In general, you need…
- November 28th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
What is BD-R, BD-RE, BD-R DL and BD-RE DL?
Like blank DVDs that came in several flavors, Blu-ray also came out with several types. BD-R and BD-RE are the two known choices. Both of them have a capacity of 25GB with dual-layer types BD-R DL…
- November 27th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
How to use Sparklines in Excel 2010
Microsoft Excel 2010 makes it possible to analyze information in more ways than ever before. The new version will allow users to track and highlight important data trends with new data analysis and vi…
- November 26th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
From CD to MP3 with Accord CD Ripper Free
When it comes to getting your collection of CD music to digital format, a few names comes to mind. Apple’s iTunes, Microsoft’s Windows Media Player, and Easy CD-DA Extractor are a sample…
- November 25th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
How to Store Facebook Chat History for Later Viewing
If you’ve ever wanted to go back and read an old chat that you had with someone on Facebook, you were probably sorely disappointed when you found out that there is no Facebook chat history! Yes, it…
- November 24th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
How to Create a Network Map in Windows 7
I’ve been playing with Windows 7 ever since it came out and am thoroughly enjoying all the new features (as you can tell by my many articles). One cool new feature is dynamic networking mapping. Bas…
- November 23rd, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Lost Administrator Password in Windows 7 or Vista?
Unfortunately, there are a lot of ways you can lose access to your Windows logon account, one being simple forgetting the password. This happens ways more often than you would think! But in reality, t…
- November 22nd, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
How to Add a Location to a Windows 7 Library
Windows 7 has another nice new feature called Libraries. Libraries are basically virtual folders that contain links that point to other files and folders on the hard disk. They do not actually contain…
- November 21st, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Managing Disk Fragmentation in Windows 7 with Defraggler
When is the last time you defragmented your hard drives? Perhaps you have set yourself a reminder to do it once a week, or month. You may have purchased something like Diskeeper, and this problem…
- November 20th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Windows 7 – How to use Windows Anytime Upgrade
So you decided to try out Windows 7, but didn’t want to blow up any extra money in case it wasn’t worth it right? Most people will buy either the Home Premium or the Professional edition of Window…
- November 19th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
How to Create a System Repair Disc in Windows 7
We have previously shown you how to create system restore points in Windows 7 and now we will show you a way to recover from a more serious error – like when you can’t even access the System Resto…
- November 18th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
How many computers can you install Windows 7 on?
One common question that I get all the time is “How many computers can I install Windows 7 on?”. If you read around, you’ll hear everything from 3 copies on 3 different computers to nothing! Wel…
- November 17th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
How to Run a Power Efficiency Report in Windows 7
Windows 7 has some pretty cool new features and one of those is the energy efficiency report. What’s that you ask? It basically lets you find out what is eating up all your battery power and analyze…
- November 16th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Windows 7 Cannot Connect to Internet
Having problems connecting to the Internet on your new Windows 7 machine? Windows 7 is great and can automatically fix a lot of common problems related to connecting to the Internet, but not all! The…
- November 15th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
What is a rootkit in Windows?
The term rootkit or root kit originally referred to a maliciously modified set of administrative tools for a Unix-like operating system that granted root access. If an intruder could replace the stand…
- November 14th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Kopete – The KDE Messenger for Linux
While Ubuntu users have Pidgin as the default messenger app, Kopete is the default application for the KDE desktop of Mandriva Linux. This application supports Windows live messenger, Yahoo, Jabber, G…
- November 13th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Windows 7 – How to burn CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs
Windows 7 comes with it’s own Explorer integrated CD/DVD burner. We have shown you before how to create DVD movies using Windows 7 movie maker, but this time we will look at it’s capability to b…
- November 12th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Windows 7 – How to Troubleshoot Problems with Aero Peek and Aero Shake
Windows 7 has some cool new features like Aero Shake and Aero Peek. Aero Peek is a quick way to see what’s on your desktop by simply moving your mouse to the right edge of the taskbar. You can also…
- November 11th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Windows 7 Color Calibrate – How to Calibrate your Monitor
Depending on what kind of monitor or screen you are using, you may have to calibrate your display to get the proper color settings. Calibrating is highly recommended even if you think everything looks…
- November 10th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
How to Mount a Virtual Hard Disk in Windows 7
With Windows 7, you now have some cool options for backing up and restoring your computer. I’ve previously written about backing up your computer using the built-in backup tool in Windows XP, but th…
- November 9th, 2009
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akishore has dugg: Ultimate Guide To Windows 7 Hot Keys
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How to Adjust the Font Rendering in Windows 7
Is it hard to read the text on your new Windows 7 machine? Is all the text looking a little fuzzy and giving you a headache? If you have any of these issues, you may have to calibrate your display for…
- November 8th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Cannot Access Your DVD Drive After Installing Windows 7?
So you just installed Windows 7 on your home computer and are happily going about enjoying the new operating system until you suddenly find out you are no longer able to access the DVD drive! Unfortun…
- November 7th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Use Problem Steps Recorder to get Tech Support for Windows 7
One really cool new feature of Windows 7 is the Problem Steps Recorder app. Basically, it’s a built-in tool that lets you record screenshots of your desktop along with details and descriptions of al…
- November 6th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
Windows 7 – Share Internet connection with other computers
If you have recently purchased a new laptop with Windows 7 installed, you’ll be happy to know that you can convert your machine into a mobile WiFi Hotspot! Using some cool free software, you can tak…
- November 5th, 2009
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akishore has posted a new entry on: Computer Tips From a Computer Guy!
How to Setup Dual Monitors in Windows 7
Windows 7 has some neat little enhancements, one of them being how it lets you handle dual monitors. If you’re adding a second monitor to your Windows 7 home or office PC, which is a very good idea,…
