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Forward Hotmail to a Regular Email Account [How To]
Sat, Jul 24 2010 8:00

Many of us have a Hotmail (or live) account that we manage along with our regular emails. Personally I like to keep it as a separate account on a separate system. Mostly because that’s the email account receiving most spam. But that’s just... Read More...

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Filed under: how to, resource, software, modify, improve, Software Guides, microsoft, email, outlook, Hotmail, forward, gmail, setup

Lock your Keyboard and Mouse, Not your Computer [Freeware]
Fri, May 21 2010 8:00

If you have cats or other pets (and kids) running loose around your house, you might have experienced that when you go away for a few minutes, you return to a document where they have “typed” their own indecipherable language. Might be a fun... Read More...

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Filed under: how to, Customize, Security and Antimalware, enhance, security, modify, Windows 7 Security, improve, microsoft, technology, Windows XP Security, lock, Windows Vista Security, public computer, keyboard

XP USERS: Remove you Username from the StartMenu [How To]
Fri, May 14 2010 3:00

The XP start-menu displays your name (or the logged on user) on top. This is very handy in case you get amnesia and don’t remember who you are. But, it will also reveal who’s logged on, which can be a bad thing if you forget to remove the... Read More...

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Filed under: free, how to, Windows XP, Customize, Windows XP Customization, enhance, modify, improve, Hardware, microsoft, Windows XP Security, internet explorer

Move Windows Between Monitors with MonitorSwitch [Freeware]
Fri, May 7 2010 8:00

Do you have a multiple monitor setup ? I do – and I love it. I can’t begin to imagine how I ever managed without it. As you know, moving windows between the monitors can be a tedious task, if you always drag them back and forth. Now I’ve... Read More...

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Filed under: free, how to, download, resource, design, Business and Productivity, Windows XP Customization, Windows Vista Customization, Windows 7 Customization, enhance, tool, Fun, modify, performance, improve, microsoft

Print Content of Directory from your Context Menu [How To]
Wed, May 5 2010 8:00

If you are in need of printing out the content of your folders, more regularly than often – you have probably already got a freeware of sort to help you do that. However, wouldn’t it be great if you could right-click a folder and choose “Print... Read More...

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Filed under: Windows Vista, free, how to, Customize, resource, Windows XP Customization, Windows Vista Customization, Windows 7 Customization, registry, tool, modify, performance, improve, microsoft, print, folder

COMPETITION, 5 Lisences for Collage Maker
Sun, Apr 4 2010 9:00

Earlier this week we posted a review for Collage Maker (Read here). John, the developer of Collage Maker was so pleased with the review, that he has gladly offered 5 licenses to be distributed amongst our Faithful Readers. So here is your chance to win... Read More...

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Filed under: free, how to, download, design, Announcements, Competitions, enhance, Fun, downloads, software, modify, improve, competition, win

Change Windows Logon Background WITHOUT 3rd party software [How To]
Sun, Mar 28 2010 9:00

If you want to change your Windows 7 Logon Background you would normally be advised to download an 3rd party application to do the job for you. With this Registry Tweak you don’t have to. Remember, since this does involve editing the Registry you... Read More...

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Filed under: free, how to, Customize, Windows 7 Customization, Windows 7, enhance, Fun, graphics, modify, improve, microsoft

FreeBurn MP3 to CD [Freeware]
Wed, Mar 24 2010 4:00

Want a Quick’n'Dirty.. err I mean Easy tool to convert your MP3-Files to Music CD’s ? Look no further. FreeBurn Mp3-CD is the fastest and easiest converter I have seen in a long time. FreeBurn also supports Wave, Ogg and WMA files, which... Read More...

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Filed under: free, how to, download, Customize, resource, design, Multimedia, enhance, tool, Fun, google, modify, performance, improve, music, convert, CD, wav, cda, mp3, ogg, wma

DnsJumper (v1.0.3), Changing your DNS – How and why?
Wed, Mar 17 2010 9:00

In this Article I’m going to talk about DNS, what it is, why it’s there and how you can benefit from changing yours. Also I’m going to tell you about a small but efficient tool that allows you to swap DNS servers on the fly: DnsJumper... Read More...

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Filed under: Windows Vista, free, how to, Windows XP, download, Customize, Internet, resource, leopard, ultimate, Windows 7, enhance, tool, Fun, google, security, modify, improve, dns, microsoft, isp, opendns, speed, connection

ImgBurn, Free CD/DVD Burning and Backup Tool
Tue, Mar 9 2010 3:00

Windows Guides’ Rating User Rating Compatible with4+ out of 5PROS: The program is simple and very easy to use. It has all the necessary functions you would expect and a few more. ImgBurn is not just for the Novice User, but also for the Experienced... Read More...

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Filed under: free, how to, download, Customize, Internet, Multimedia, Fun, downloads, modify, improve, image, ImgBurn, burn, Backup, iso

Get Windows 7 Style Taskbar Thumbnail Previews in XP [How To]
Sat, Mar 6 2010 8:00

Are you still running the good-old Windows XP and being just a tad envious on the Taskbar Thumbnail Preview? Wishing you could have that on your XP taskbar? I have found two freeware applications for you that will do the trick. One plain and simple and... Read More...

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Filed under: Windows Vista, free, how to, Windows XP, stylish, download, Customize, os x, dock, design, Windows XP Customization, enhance, tool, Fun, downloads, modify, improve, taskbar

Really Take Control over Your Right-click Context Menu [How To]
Fri, Mar 5 2010 8:00

In a Previous post we showed you how to add CopyTo and MoveTo functions to the Context Menu (Read it Here). One of our readers asked: “Where would one find the values associated with different functions? What other kinds of functions could be added... Read More...

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Filed under: free, how to, Customize, dock, resource, design, Windows XP Customization, Windows Vista Customization, Windows 7 Customization, Maintenance and System Tools, tool, software, security, shortcuts, modify, performance, improve, freeware, microsoft, technology, Open++, internet explorer, NirCMD, contextmenu

Office 2010: Modify The Ribbon [How To]
Sat, Feb 20 2010 7:00

Windows 7 - The Pocket Guide | Get FREE books (Password: mintywhiteBooks ) Windows 7 - The Pocket Guide | Get FREE books (Password: mintywhiteBooks) Ever since I saw the new ribbon in Office 2007 – I hated it. I looked around and found me a... Read More...

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Filed under: free, how to, typography, Customize, office, design, Maintenance and System Tools, tool, Fun, modify, performance, improve, Software Guides, microsoft, taskbar, Office 2010, ribbon

Change your DNS Server in Windows 7 [How to]
Thu, Jan 14 2010 8:00

Windows 7 - The Pocket Guide | Get FREE books (Password: ilikefree ) Windows 7 - The Pocket Guide | Get FREE books (Password: ilikefree)With Google launching their new DNS Server not long ago, aptly named; Google Public DNS, I’ve been playing... Read More...

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Filed under: how to, Internet, Windows 7, enhance, Windows 7 Maintenance, modify, performance, servers, Windows 7 Security, improve, dns