Check User Name Availability in Different Sites at a Time
These days, we are used to register an account in almost every site we visit. Some of you will be so obsessed about your usernames. It’s easier to remember if you use the same username in every site, and friends can find you more easily too. If you’re someone who’s in this habit, you might […]
How to Print the Contents of Folder or Directory
If you want to make a list of all the contents of a directory, you’re going to have to find a much easier way than typing it all out. If it’s a multi-GB music directory, you’ll end up with aching fingers before you’re even halfway through. Thankfully, I’ve got an easier way. You can create […]
How to Reveal the Hidden Devices in your Computer
There is a list of hidden devices that do not normally show up in the Device Manager. You can get XP to reveal these devices by either changing a Registry entry, or by creating a batch file to launch the Device Manager with the correct options. If you’re comfortable with the Registry, open the […]
Find and Share Cool Web 2.0 Applications at Simple Spark
If you are clued into the Web 2.0 phenomenon, you’ve noticed the sudden explosion of online applications that can be accessed anywhere and everywhere. Into this chaoys enters SinpleSpark.com , a site that catalogues all the fast-emerging Web 2.0 applications. The categories on the site range from “calendar” apps to the quirky “loans” applications Sparking […]
How to Set a Video as Wall Paper of Desktop
Now even videos can be set as a wallpaper of your desktops. This will be cool as the video will be played on the screen while you work on your desktop. This can be done by following a simple procedure using VLC media player. The steps to be followed are as follows.. 1. Install VLC […]
Spice Up Your Context Menus
Mouse is some thing which makes our life so easy. Everything can be done at the click of a button. The Windows context menu is a trusted tool, and I rely on it heavily. We can use this context menus in a way we like i.e., personalizing them or creating our own context menus. […]
How To Take Ownership of Files in Vista
Taking ownership of system files and folders in Vista is a pain. You can use the command line or the GUI, but you will tire after a while because there are simply too many steps. Here’s a way that will add this option to the context menu, so all you need to do to take […]
12 Simple Ways to Optimize Windows Vista for Best Performance
Computers will get slower and slower with the time. There are many reasons for this like fragmentation of hard disks,lot of useless installed programs etc. Whatever the cause may be, there are a lot of ways to help speed up Windows and make your PC work better – even without upgrading your hardware. Here are […]
Manage Your Blog Contests With Contest Machine
Blog Contests are great source for loads of back links and lots of readers and much more traffic. These are conducted every now and then by one or the other in the blogosphere. Mainly Make Money Online Bloggers and many readers here are contest junkies. For all you people who love contests, here’s a […]
How to Speed Up Booting Time of Windows XP or Vista
Booting Time always annoys many people, especially when it takes ages to get into your operating system. This can be tweaked to speed up booting time in XP and Vista. It involves a simple procedure involving small tricks. To do this, Follow the following steps.. 1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the […]
Check Your Mails Without Using Your Mouse
Here is a way by which you can check your mails without using your mouse. The whole process can be done with the help of the keyboard. This can be good for people who are lazy to use the mouse for every operation. I am using Gmail for this process. For this should have Gmail […]
Simple way to Change your IP Address Quickly
Changing IP address often involves some third party software or some serious procedures. IP address is the only thing which identifies your computer in the internet. This can be changed at will and can be done by following some simple steps. This will be helpful for Anonymous surfing or when you are downloading a file […]
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