How to Release the Network Brake of DSL Modem and Speed Up System Startup
After installing a network card for the connection of a DSL modem, the PC boots up very slowly. It does not react for minutes together, and then suddenly everything starts functioning smoothly. This article explains Why it happens and how can you prevent it. The emergency brake in this case is the ‘Dynamic IP address […]
How to Increase the Size of Command Prompt Window
The command window shows only 25 lines when it is called up. This is too little to display longer text stretches such as help pages. Here is a simple way to increase the size of the command prompt window and thus increase the number of lines displayed: Click on the upper left corner of the […]
Check the Ranking of your Photos on Flickr Explorer With Scout
Though you have uploaded numerous photos in Flickr, evidently none of them appears on the overview pages of the current or interesting photos. Here is a site which helps you to check or find the ranking of your photos or Images. The site called, ‘Scout’ tracks down whether any of your photos is or was […]
How to Hide Icons and Clean Up the Notification Area of Taskbar
Many taskbar icons are redundant and unnecessarily occupy memory space. You can get rid of those redundant icons and make more room in the taskbar. This is useful if you don’t use taskbar icons often and if you like your taskbar to be free of clutter. To do so, Right-click on Start bar and open […]
Play all Video Formats in Windows Media Player without Hassles / Breaks
If Windows Media Player is causing problems while playing certain video formats. It will be impossible to enjoy a video without any hassles. Change the settings of video acceleration to solve this problem and play all video or movie formats without hassles or breaks. For this, Open ‘Tools > Options’ in the Media Player and […]
How to Move / Relocate the ‘Temporary Internet Files’ folder to a Different Drive.
Sometimes you need to save the temporarily downloaded files (cache) for the Internet explorer to save some important files. Some may even need to use the space from another drive rather than use the C: drive itself. Previously we discussed about how to avoid Temp Folders wasting space in IE To redirect Temporary Internet Files […]
Send Long Links / URLs in E-Mails without Errors using SNIPURL
Many users keep sending web links or URLs through emails now and then. But there is possibility that the email editor breaks up long web addresses. The result: the recipient cannot open websites with a simple click. If the complete web address is longer than one line, many email programs interpret only its first part […]
How to Solve Synchronization Problems in Windows Vista
You have bought a Pocket PC and you synchronize the addresses and data with your Windows Vista PC. After some days, the synchronization stops working properly and aborts with an error message. The most exasperating synchronization problems primarily occur when synchronizing with Microsoft Office 2007. You can save most of your data like addresses, dates […]
How to Specify a Different Reply Address for the Recipient in Microsoft Outlook
You can specify a different reply addresses for the recipients in your Microsoft Outlook. This will be useful in many situations. For example say, you send a private email from the computer at your workplace. If the recipient presses “Reply” the mail lands in your company inbox as usual. However, you would prefer it if […]
Free Download East-Tec Backup 2009 with Activation key
East Technologies Backup 2009 is a data backup software useful for protecting and backing up your files and data. It helps you save your important information like documents, emails, photos, program settings safely. You can get this $40 software for free. Here is the procedure to follow to download East Tec backup 2009 software for […]
Collecta – Real Time Search Engine For News, Photos, Comments and Updates
Collecta is a new real time search engine. It can be used to search for news, Stories, photos or images, updates and even comments from various sources. It gives the real time search results about a particular topic which helps you to keep up with the latest information. It brings in the results from news […]
How to Access USB Hard Drives Safely via a Network
USB storage drives are very practical as you can simply attach them and there’s additional storage space for your data. However, network access to shared directories on a USB drive does not always work. If multiple USB hard drives are attached to one computer, the Windows server service SRV frequently refuses access to shared folders […]
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