You may have heard of multiple desktops or you might be familiar with using multiple desktops in Linux. This is a really cool feature that serves some very practical purposes as well as looking cool. Probably the best use of multiple desktops is keeping everything organized and reducing clutter. With each desktop you can have different [...]

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It wasn’t too long ago that Microsoft released some urgent security patches for Vista and XP. Well, there was another bunch just released a couple days back. Most of the issues are affecting Windows Vista service pack 1 and Windows XP service pack 3. The majority of these updates are rated as critical. The vulnerabilities [...]

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Well the Christmas holiday season is fast approaching, but today we are going to look at some cool easter eggs in Windows XP. For those of you not familiar, easter eggs are hidden bits of code within an operating system. Quite often these were secretly programmed in by programmers trying to add a little fun [...]

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Because of the huge numbers of counterfeit software that has been circulating around the world, Microsoft has setup a site to help educate users on counterfeits. The counterfeit software gallery setup on the Microsoft site will make it easier for users to ensure that they are purchasing the real software. You can sample galleries of [...]

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If you have been using Vista for any amount of time, you may like or dislike the bootup screen/image. Well if you hate it, then you are in luck. Microsoft has a better boot screen in Windows Vista, it just needs to be enabled (which is pretty easy). Type “msconfig” into the quick search box [...]

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So if you have just installed boot timer and now wondering how you can improve on your bootup time, well here is the best way to get started. You need to run an app called msconfig. This will allow you to remove certain programs and processes from booting at start up time. In Windows XP, click [...]

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In order to optimize your computer boot up times, you first need to know how long the bootup actually takes. This is where a tool like boot timer comes in handy. You can download boot timer here. This is a very simple little application that will display the time it takes to load up Windows. [...]

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Well the news is that Microsoft is looking to rebrand their Windows Live Search. Apparently they have been reviewing a few different names, but the one that will most likely stick is “Kumo”. I personally think it sux, and much prefer the Live Search brand but I guess Microsoft has probably spent millions just trying [...]

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