How to Clean Open With Option of Right Click Context Menu
When you right-click on a file, one of the options you see is “Open With”. These usually contain what Windows thinks are valid programs to open particular file types. Now, sometimes, when you have bad installers or uninstallers, some programs leave their mark on this context menu. Basically, if you want to clean out this […]
How to Speed Up Acrobat Reader Loading Time
Adobe Acrobat reader is used by many people to access their PDF files. But it really irritates when acrobat reader takes 5 to 10 seconds to load when you want to open a pdf document. Here is a way to speed up the loading time. 1. Go to the installation folder of acrobat reader (C:\program […]
Convert Audio, Video or Picture Files into any Format with One Click
If your work involves managing many pictures, audio and video files and changing their properties, DMSI will be downright useful. It integrates into the Explorer shell; when you right-click on an image, audio or video file, it lists a host of formats and resolutions to which you can convert the file. You just need to […]
Turn your PC into an Intrusion Detection System
You probably have an antivirus, and maybe a firewall to stop attacks to your box. However, have you ever considered using an Intrusion Detection System (IDS), especially if your box is part of a network? An IDS, unlike a firewall, works passively— instead of blocking traffic, they simply log attacks to a file and alert […]
Organize Your Opened Windows on Desktop with WinSplit
So you have this seventeen inch screen you are very happy with and you are constantly multi-tasking, opening up all those windows on the screen can be a tad confusing. WinSplit Revolution helps you align all those windows on the screen at the click of a button. Of course, you can do this manually too […]
How to Change The Default Drive Tools In XP
Windows XP bundles some utilities to take care of common problems. The defragmenter brings scattered data together to boost file access speed. Scandisk checks for and fixes disk errors. Disk Cleanup sweeps unwanted files off your hard drive, and Backup backs up your files. While these utilities do what they claim to do, there are […]
How to Add Various File types to the Context Menu in Explorer
In Explorer, when using the File > New option, or when right-clicking and selecting New, you get a list of files that you can create, including text documents, folders, images, sounds, Excel spreadsheets, etc. If you want to be able to make new items, such as HTML files or RTF documents, you will have to […]
How to Restore Show Desktop Icon
Sometimes, we accidently delete the Show Desktop icon in the Quick Launch menu. Although many of us use keyboard shortcut [windows] + d, there are people who still use this in quick launch. You can manually recreate it by creating a file called “Show Desktop.scf”. Open Notepad, and type in the following: [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 […]
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 […]
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