February 17, 2008 by
Jason
If you’re going on vacation, you’re probably looking forward to getting away from the phone. But e-mail is less intrusive, and many of us want to bring it with us.
That used to be a real chore. But accessing e-mail from anywhere has become easier over the years. Today, it’s not much more difficult than downloading it at the office.
The key is finding decent PC access to the Internet on the road. Most hotels offer such access. Even a dial-up account is OK for downloading e-mail. And with Wi-Fi hotspots all over urban areas, fast access is a snap.
Of course, you have to find a way to access your e-mail server. So let’s look at how that can be done. Read More»
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January 10, 2008 by
Jason
The thing I like best about Firefox is that just when you think you know everything there is to know about the browser, something new comes along and surprises you.
I discovered five new Firefox tips today. Maybe these are old hat and you know them already. Or maybe like me, you had no idea these could be done. Read More»
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January 02, 2008 by
Jason
Before we start you should know that this trick only works with Internet Explorer And Safari(For Mac Only) because Firefox does not have the “save target as” option but you can use this cool firefox extension like down theme all. ok let’s start for this trick, first go to the following website, search.aol.com. Now, in the search box, enter the name of a song, you may have to specify the artist for the more difficult to find songs. For my example song, I will use Faint Linkin Park song to download: Read More»
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December 10, 2007 by
Jason
Firefox can be real fun for the beginners when you get to know some cool tips and tricks. You can play around with the hot keys and get amazing results. Lets check out the top ten tips and tricks in firefox:
1. Ctrl – 1 or 2 or 3 or 4
Lets say you have 4 tabs opened in Firefox. And you want to go directly to the 3rd tab. You just need to press Alt–3. Hey! It takes you to the 3rd page. In this way Alt-1 will take you to the first tab, Alt-2 to the second, and so forth.
2. Shift – Click a link
If you are working on a page and want to keep the current location while browsing another, use Shift while you click on a link. The new page will open in an another window. Read More»
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If you use Windows XP Professional then it is possible to squeeze an extra 20% out of your internet connection. By default Windows XP Pro holds back 20% of your Internet speed for various services like windows update and spyware checks.
If you want to tap into this locked speed then make the following changes: Read More»
Posted in Internet, Windows XP | 19 Comments »
There are two messenger services available for Windows and Internet users. They are Windows Messenger Service and Instant Messaging.
Instant Messenger is used to chat, call, share files, video conference, send SMS messages between two internet users.
Windows Messenger is used to just send messages between two users in the network.
This article is about Windows Messenger Service not about Instant messaging. We will discuss how we can stop the Windows Messenger Service that can be really troublesome at times. Read More»
Posted in Computer, Internet, Windows XP | 3 Comments »