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Windows Random Tips & Tricks Version 5

Admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:38:00 +0000

Lost connections Remember that if you’re disconnected in the middle of a game, you won’t be able to rejoin it again. Playing again Even if you resign in an internet game, you still have the opportunity to play the same opponent again. Minesweeper It’s tricky yet addictive and you’ll be glad to know that everyone’s favourite old game, Minesweeper, is still available in Windows XP. Differ Read more

Windows Random Tips & Tricks Version 4

Admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:15:32 +0000

Symbols If you need to type a specialist symbol that’s not on your keyboard (for example, many keyboards don’t feature the symbol for the Euro, which is essential for most business documents today), try accessing the Character Map, which is found under the System Tools menu. There’s a large selection of useful characters located here. Image slideshow If you save all of your images and photo Read more

Windows Random Tips & Tricks Version 3

Admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:07:56 +0000

Updates Right-click on My Computer and go to Properties. From there, make sure you select the Automatic Updates tab to ensure you don’t miss out on any essential updates and upgrades. Commands You may need to run processes from the command prompt. For quick access to this, click on Start > Run, type cmd and then press Enter. Defrag regularly Run Disk Defragmenter about once a month because t Read more

Windows Random Tips & Tricks Version 2

Admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:10:30 +0000

Edit your own sounds You can mix, play and edit sounds with Sound Recorder. Simply click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder. Get more styles Get a more personal look when you’re playing music by clicking on Tools > Download Visualizations. You’ll be able to get some great styles to make your Windows Media Player look even funkier. Shuffle tra Read more

Windows Random Tips & Tricks Version 1

Admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:42:11 +0000

Filter web mail Spam is a growing problem for anyone with an email account. Make use of the filters on your web mail to reduce the amount of unwanted mail. Check web mail You can check your Hotmail or MSN mail from within Windows Messenger. Just click on File > Email Inbox, and download the add-in first. Send files Use Windows Messenger to send files directly to another user. Click on Actions Read more

Top 15 Windows server tools

Admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:56:44 +0000

Top 15 Windows server tools Over the years, Microsoft has given us a staggering number of tools to help with server administration. In this article we will discuss the Top 15 of them. Robocopy Robocopy, or “Robust File Copy”, is a command-line directory replication command. It was introduced as a standard feature of Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7, and has been available Read more

Taming Windows Vista

Admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:45:37 +0000

Taming Windows Vista Vista will go down in history as the ugly sister of Windows 7 & XP. But proper strategies you can get the very best of this fanfare OS. Here in this article The Geeks will discuss some Vista-specific options to get the truculent Operating System working exactly the way you want. Sweet Disguise Aero’s Graphical User Interface comes default with Vista. It gives Vista the Read more

Achieve speed by running Windows XP from your Ram

Admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:37:00 +0000

Achieve speed by running Windows XP from your Ram After the launch of windows in 1983 the world has changed a lot from the boring MS-DOS to current GUI based Operating Systems. Despite of all the advancement in Operating Systems Windows XP still is one of the most promising OS available today. It is one of the most used NT-based operating systems. From its first launch pm Oct 25, 2001 till today Read more

Windows 7 Handy Keyboard Shortcuts

Admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:56:34 +0000

Windows 7 Handy Keyboard Shortcuts No matter what OS you use, keyboard shortcuts are a one-way ticket to enhanced productivity. Though Win 7 feature rich environment & loads of improvement to streamline workflow & advert many of the headaches we have faced earlier. And with Windows 7‘s all power packed enhancements it would be much more easier. Windows 7 includes many new keyboard short Read more

Win XP keyboard shortcuts

Admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:09:04 +0000

Win XP keyboard shortcuts ALT+ENTER View the properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER Display the properties of the selected object. ALT+ SPACEBAR Open the shortcut menu for the active window. F4 Key Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. CTRL+ C Copy CTRL+ V Paste CTRL+ X Cut ESC Cancel the current task. ALT+ TAB Switch between the op Read more