http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=11508 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:40:00 EST Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:03:53 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss RapidFeeds v0.1 -- http://www.rapidfeeds.com http://www.putersandnet.com/images/pandn_logo.jpg http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=11508 59 39 I didn't want to post about this Windows 7 beta that has been officially publicly released for downloads, I didn't want to forget about vista so soon. Now it's all over the internet and everyone is talking about it, and i am becoming more and more interested in it and i thought that some of my readers would expect me to post it here as well. The Windows 7 beta release download is for a limited time, Microsoft is making this pre-release version of Windows 7 available to the first 2.5 million people who download. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3209530 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3209530 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:48:00 EST This are 5 useful freeware tools for tweaking windows vista. 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So far so good.....It is indeed a great portable hard drive and it really look tiny as a passport, It has no weight and i can take it to any where am going without any stress, it doesn't make any noise at all, With a huge capacity of storage of 320GB (It has 250GB, 400GB, 500GB as well). http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3009404 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3009404 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:22:00 EST I came across this FireFox Add-On Called Media Converter. 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What i am talking about is the Kaspersky Firewall, When it's activated some websites will not work properly unless you uncheck the check box on Enable Anti-Banner under Publicity Banner Blocking. Actually it's not a big deal or a problem,Though it might look like a problem if you don't know the cause of some pages not working properly. It is just a high security from the firewall default setting which is very easy to change. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2128122 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2128122 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:43:00 EST "Vista Manager is a system utility software that helps you optimize, tweak, and clean up Windows Vista. It will increase your system speed, improve system security, and meet all of your expectations." Vista manager has lots and lots of useful features apart from tweaking and optimizing. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2027843 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2027843 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:01:00 EST Have you ever wish that you had also the audio or mp3 file of some of your favorite video files so that you can transfer it to your mp3 player or Ipod and play it on the go? http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2004596 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2004596 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:46:00 EST I came across this little Internet Explorer Add-On called SNIP IT, I found it to be very useful. This Add-On will let you highlight a text from a website on Internet Explorer and send it through e-mail. 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Even if you have deleted your data from this computer, Remember that those files are still there in the hard drive which means that anyone that buys this computer can find it if they are really interested in finding it. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184574 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184574 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:36:00 EST Want to see the Ugly or simple look of a webpage from firefox? That's like turning a webpage naked. You can do this if you just want to know how the website or webpage will look without styles. This could be useful as well if the website loads very slow, disabling the style could make it load faster but might not look good at all. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184573 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184573 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:35:00 EST "Firefox 3 Beta 5 is a developer preview release of Mozilla's next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only". As written on the release note, Read More of the release note. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184572 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184572 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:34:00 EST To import and export your bookmarks, It is very useful if you always use the bookmarks feature on firefox like me. It is useful if you plan to reformate your Pc or you got a new pc and need to export your firefox bookmarks to your other pc. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184571 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184571 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:33:00 EST You can open all your favorite sites or the sites you visit everyday in tabs with just one click. Note: The same thing cam be done with Internet Explorer and firefox and maybe with some other browsers. Follow this short simple steps for firefox http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184570 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184570 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:32:00 EST If you don't like your folder(s) icon or just bored and want to try something new. 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I know he can get to where i want him to go from the Category View Control panel but i just wanted to make it easy for him and to save my time as well. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184568 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184568 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:29:00 EST * Setting Default programs * Ending a program that is not responding * Changing your computer's name * Default boot operating system and time * Finding answer right from your windows vista http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184566 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184566 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:40:00 EST This could be easier than holding CTRL key and selecting the files or selecting first file and hold down SHIFT key then select last one or holding your left hand mouse then move it to highlight the file(s) you want to select. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184565 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184565 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:27:00 EST As windows vista start menu power button is set to sleep by default.... I've clicked on the power button several times when i was new to Windows vista and thought it will shut down my pc, It took me a while to realize what was going on.....This has happened to many people. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184561 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184561 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:26:00 EST Adding additional clock(s) could be useful for you. It's useful for me as I always make phone calls to other country, I had to use it and quickly check the country time to make sure I don't wake the person am calling from sleep. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184560 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184560 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:24:00 EST When you right click a file you'll see the send to from the menu, As you know it's only like 7 items in the send to menu by default. Though it could be more than 7 depending on the system and what is connected to the system. I Usually get more item on send to when i connect more things like USB memory to my computer. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184559 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184559 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:23:00 EST Click start then Control panel (classic view) and then double click the "performance information and tools" Note: you can through other way as windows vista has many shortcuts. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184558 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184558 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:22:00 EST Press and hold down the windows logo key + R on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box. Or go to start then select run to open the Run dialog box. When the Run box is opened type in MSINFO32 and click ok http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184557 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184557 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:21:00 EST This might look very simple and even old to some people, I believe there're still lot of people out there who doesn't have any clue about this, It will be very useful to them. This is good for programs you use regularly. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184556 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1184556 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:20:00 EST Go to start then open the control panel you will see the personalization icon if your control panel is on classic view. 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