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Make Your Workspace More Productive and More Comfortable [How To]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:00:44 GMT

I find thinking about going in to my office to work a more pleasant experience. Get FREE books (Password: mintywhiteBooks ) © Windows Guides , 2010. Rich Robinson | Make Your Workspace More Productive and More Comfortable [How To] Read More......(read more)

Big Screen EPG Puts the “E” in Electronic Program Guide [Part 3 of 3]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 01:00:24 GMT

Localization: For those of you tuned in from around the world – welcome. I’m a Kiwi (a person from New Zealand) and this article was written primarily to address NZ Windows Media Center users lack of access to the Electronic Program Guide...(read more)

Become a Google PowerUser [How To]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:32:30 GMT

I assume you already know that Google is a powerful search engine. But did you know that you can do more than just find stuff ? As a Google Power User you can control what, where and how google works. In this guide I will show you how you can put Google...(read more)

Enhance your Recycle Bin’s Right-click Context Menu with RecycleBinEx [Freeware]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:00:07 GMT

Do you empty your recycle-bin every time you put files into it, or do you leave it be, just in case you delete something that you might just need later on ? Problem with keeping the bin filled, is that you don’t actually save any disk-space. With...(read more)

Stalled Printer Repair Detects and Fixed Failed Printer Jobs [Freeware]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:00:28 GMT

Don’t you just hate it when your printer messes things up ? I do, every once in a while a document gets stuck in the spooler system, resulting in total havoc. No documents will print. And if you don’t catch it right away you end up with a...(read more)

Speed up USB and Computer Performance [Tips'n'Tricks]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:00:11 GMT

USB has become a daily part of our computer life. Almost any gadget or external device use the USB port to connect to your computer. Many of us use so many devices that we have to add more USB ports to our computer, either via PCI or using USB Hubs. Some...(read more)

Softkey Revealer – Keep Track of Your Serials [Freeware]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:00:05 GMT

We’ve all been there I’m sure. Your precious (bought-for-hard-earned-money) software needs to be reinstalled – or – you need to totally wipe that old computer and reinstall everything. But where did I store that serial ?? Did I...(read more)

Accessing Folder Options in windows 7 [The Easy way]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:00:05 GMT

Back in windows XP setting folder options was always easy to find no matter which folder you were viewing or using. From the menu bar on top of each window you could find it in the View tab. In Windows 7 that menu-bar isn’t there anymore (at least...(read more)

How to Automate Logon in Windows XP

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:00:18 GMT

I am often asked why XP keeps asking them for user name and password to log onto their home computer. The idea is that it increases security and keeps others from being able to boot up your system and use it without your permission. However if you live...(read more)

Lock your Keyboard and Mouse, Not your Computer [Freeware]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:00:09 GMT

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)

XP USERS: Remove you Username from the StartMenu [How To]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Fri, 14 May 2010 08:00:28 GMT

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)

Move Windows Between Monitors with MonitorSwitch [Freeware]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:00:47 GMT

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)

Foxit Phantom PDF – An Affordable Business Solution

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:00:10 GMT

Windows Guides’ Rating User Rating Compatible with3,5 out of 5PROGRAM: Foxit Phantom PDF PROS: Very easy to use. Lightweight and reliable. With Co-Worker collaboration system, Show PDF as Text-file, Easy to use Zoom functions. a Very Nice Screen...(read more)

Come Up with Ideas, and WIN a license of NoteSync

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:00:02 GMT

Developers all over have discovered that Mintywhite.com is a great place not only to meet potential new users of their software, but also a place to get fresh ideas for their further development. By regularly visiting and testing software that we review...(read more)

COMPETITION, 5 Lisences for Collage Maker

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:00:56 GMT

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)

Change Windows Logon Background WITHOUT 3rd party software [How To]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:00:32 GMT

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)

FreeBurn MP3 to CD [Freeware]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:00:42 GMT

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)

Disable “Reopen Last Browsing Session” feature in IE8 [How To]

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:00:17 GMT

Internet Explorer 8 comes with a series of new features. One of those is the ability to reopen your last session. This can be a good feature whenever the browser crashes or you accidentally close the browser in the middle of a research where you have...(read more)

[Competition] 10 Licenses for Predator ($29 Value)

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:00:59 GMT

Earlier this week we posted a review for the Security Program Predator (Read here). Richard Goutorbe, the developer of Predator was so pleased with the review, that he has gladly offered 10 licenses of the Professional Edition to be distributed amongst...(read more)

DnsJumper (v1.0.3), Changing your DNS – How and why?

Windows Tools, Help & Guides | Mintywhite.com — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:00:36 GMT

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)