Published in September 30th, 2008
Do you want to have some fun with your friends or family’s computer, here are a few tricks you can do that will annoy and mystify anyone. I run a Vista machine so I know they work with Vista.. good luck! 1. Make the Desktop Disappear This is one of my personal favorite pranks to [...]
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Published in September 25th, 2008
You have probably already received a .docx document from a friend, client or work colleague that is already using Word 2007 and you probably wondered what the hell it was. If you try to open .docx in earlier versions of Word you wont like what you see. Unfortunately they are not backwards compatible. So if [...]
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Published in September 25th, 2008
We often get emails asking “what does PC optimization mean” or “what is the best way to optimize my PC”. Most of the general computer users are not really aware of how to optimize their PC or what it even means. Basically PC optimization is just getting the most out of your computer with some [...]
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Published in September 24th, 2008
It looks like Microsoft is getting ready to unveil its Windows 7 to the world….this year. This should take place at the Professional Developers Conference in October this year in Las Vegas. This is largely a Windows oriented event, so it should be a great place for Microsoft to unveil their latest OS. I just [...]
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Published in September 23rd, 2008
There is a little known, but very useful Microsoft command line tool known as SFC. This is a tool that scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with the correct Microsoft versions. To run the command, just type “sfc” from the command line. You will then see the various options available. You can [...]
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Published in September 18th, 2008
Yahoo will begin beta testing a new version of its homepage this evening with small % of users. The company’s last home page redesign was more than a year ago, and earlier this year Yahoo began integrating third party content onto the site via their new Buzz product. The new home page features a dashboard [...]
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Published in September 17th, 2008
It is possible that Windows 7 Beta 1 could be released sometime in December. This should make a great present for all of you Microsoft nerds out there. This isn’t official news, but there are rumours that there will be a December launch. So if you are keen on testing Microsoft’s latest efforts, then keep [...]
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Published in September 13th, 2008
Apple has just released their updated version of the popular iTunes 8 installer that should resolve a problem that was found before in which a connection of an iPhone or iPod touch to a Windows Vista system results in a blue screen of death. From Vista’s “Uninstall a Program” control panel, users should ditch the [...]
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Published in September 10th, 2008
Do you have your Google toolbar for Internet Explorer but not for Firefox, well you have to install the toolbar in Firefox. Personally I’m not a huge fan of any toolbar, even from reliable sources like Google, msn etc, but if you need the Firefox Google toolbar then here is the link for you to [...]
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Published in September 9th, 2008
The other day I came across this very useful tool for auditing your PC. Now this product can be very useful for either corporate IT professionals or home users. Basically, what it does is audit your entire PC and it provides an excellent and easy to read report of all the installed software, hardware, Microsoft [...]
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