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TOP 10 – February 2010 Popular Tips

March 01, 2010 by Jason

1. 15 Free Microsoft Downloads

2. More than one EULA in your copy of Windows

3. Download Windows 7 Shortcuts Ebook

4. Windows 7 DirectX 11 Resources

5. Windows 7’s IE8 and Media Player Configuration

6. Top 10 – January 2010 Popular Tips

7. Office 2010 RC Is Here

8. Security Process that Bulletproofed Windows 7

9. PowerShell 2.0 Install Issues on Vista and XP

10. Windows 7 Security Release ISO Image for February 2010

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Five Quick Tips For Firefox 3.6

February 23, 2010 by Jason

Here are five quick tips to enhance your Firefox 3.6 experience.

1. Open links in the tab bar far right

In Firefox 3.6, links opened from a web page (middle-clicking on them or from the context menu) open to the right of the current page to keep related content closer by default. To restore the previous behavior, access the advanced preferences by visiting about:config, then look for preference browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent and set it to false.

2. Enable tab previews

If you prefer to see tabs thumbnails when switching tabs with Ctrl + Tab, set browser.ctrlTab.previews to true via about:config.

3. Enable tab previews menu button

Convert the list all tabs button (far right in the tab bar), set browser.allTabs.previews to true via about:config.

4. Tab previews hotkey

To quickly access the all tabs preview panel (once enabled) and search press Shift + Ctrl + Tab.
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Accelerate Firefox 3.6 page scrolling

February 23, 2010 by Jason

Firefox 3.6 has yet another secret feature that could significantly improve your web browsing on Windows: scroll acceleration.

By default, when you scroll the mouse wheel, the web page is scrolled the same number of lines no matter how many times you have already scrolled it. But, if you have scrolled the page a certain number of times in a short period, probably you are looking for something far below or above, and accelerating may be helpful.

Scroll acceleration was implemented by Mozilla intern Margaret Leibovic, very early in Firefox 3.6 development, but finally turned off because it could conflict with mouse driver based acceleration, detecting it was out of scope. So it was postponed for next versions.

But the feature is there, and I have found it very useful, and have become used to it. To enable it, go to about:config to access the advanced preferences. Then look for mousewheel.acceleration.start, and set it to the number of successive mouse scrolls that will trigger acceleration. I found 3 to be a good number for me. Then, set mousewheel.acceleration.factor to how many times faster you want to scroll. I tried and liked 5. Read More»

Top 10 – January 2010 Popular Tips

February 01, 2010 by Jason

1. Download Free Vista, XP and Windows 7 from Microsoft

2. Repair the MBR to restore Windows 7 to your Multiboot Options

3. MEGA TIPS – Last year popular tips 2009

4. Windows 7 RTM GodMode

5. Windows 7 SP1 Is Cooking

6. Windows 7 RTM Windows Biometric Framework Fix

7. VoIP Apps Can Hang on Windows 7

8. Windows 7 RTM Eats Desktop Shortcuts

9. Vista SP2 Upgrades on NVIDIA Chipset PCs Result in Crashes

10. 4 Free Tools that every Administrator should Know About

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MEGA TIPS – Last year popular tips 2009

January 01, 2010 by Jason

1. Booting Windows XP with USB Flash Drive

2. Windows XP Automatically Logoff after logon

3. How to Get another activation for Windows XP or Windows Vista

4. XP to Windows 7

5. Tweak for Windows 7

6. Download Windows 7 Beta right now

7. Windows 7 Performance and Productivity Tips

8. Windows XP Shutdown Much Faster

9. Downgrade Vista to XP

10. Windows 7 RC Activation Product Keys

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Top10 – October 2009 Popular Tips

November 01, 2009 by Jason

1. Make Windows 7 faster – Part 1

2. Make Windows 7 faster – Part 3

3. Make Windows 7 faster – Part 2

4. Vista to Windows 7 Upgrades Kill Access to OEM Recovery Applications

5. UI Changes to Expect in Firefox 4.0

6. Recover Windows 7 from Driver Update

7. Patch Registration Cleanup Tool for Window 7

8. Apply a shade of Windows 7 to XP

9. Windows XP Mode RTMs

10. Windows 7 RTM Patches ISO Image
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Remove All Preinstalled Games From Vista

July 26, 2009 by Jason

One of our reader is very mush annoyed by some of those preinstalled games which are there is Windows Vista as they use some space and are of no use to him. As these games are very simple and sometimes the trail version of big games with less features anyone can be annoying.

For some users it could be the other reason like they don’t want their kids to keep playing these games and waste their crucial time playing these preinstalled vista games.

Here is how you can remove the preinstalled games on your vista computer or laptop.

Fix:

This fix which we are going to tell you is quite easy and quick to follow, you just need to follow the procedure given to delete your vista games forever.

1. Open Start Menu >> Control Panel

2. Double click Programs and Features to open it. Read More»

TOP10 – June 2009 Popular Tips

July 01, 2009 by Jason

1. Microsoft uses patch channel to install Firefox add-on

2. Microsoft Vine Diagnostic Tool for Windows 7

3. Turn On Inbox Games in Windows Vista

4. Windows 7 RC Driver Kit

5. Uninstall or Reinstall Any Version Of Internet Explorer

6. Windows 7 RC Training Kit for Developers

7. Vista SP2 and XP SP3 June 2009 Patches ISO

8. TOP10 – May 2009 Popular Tips

9. One-click troubleshooting process

10. Vista SP2 RTM Crashes on Repeated Hot-Unplugs of USB Devices

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TOP 10 – March 2009 Popular Tips

April 01, 2009 by Jason

1. Windows 7 Calculator to Vista

2. Windows XP Automatically Logoff after logon

3. Vista SP2 RC

4. Downgrade Vista to XP

5. Windows 7 Driver Kit Documentation

6. Registry Tweaks to Enhance Your Windows XPerience – Part 9

7. Security Compliance Management Toolkit v2.0

8. Windows 7 IT Pro Guides

9. 12 Tips to Prevent Your Computer From Viruses

10. Windows 7 Compatibility

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PcTipsBox October 2008 Popular Tips – TOP10

November 01, 2008 by Jason

1. How do I install Windows XP on a computer with Windows Vista pre-installed?
2. Process Monitor 2.0 for Vista and XP
3. 5 Reasons Why Windows Vista Failed
4. The definitive guide to upgrading from Windows XP
5. Network Access Protection for XP SP3 and Vista SP1
6. How to Change a Computer Password Using Command Prompt
7. Vista 4,000 Applications Compatibility List
8. The successor of Windows XP Embedded
9. Microsoft Quest for Speed?
10. Understand your registry
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