Archive for October 16th, 2010

Solved: The case of the spinning Windows 7 Media Center Gadget cursor

No, this is not the title of a Perry Mason novel, but an issue some may face when using the Windows 7 Media Center gadget to list recorded content in the Recorded TV folder. In such a scenario, the..

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Launch Later, Delay Autostart Applications

One of the most effective ways of speeding up the system start of the Windows operating system is to disable autostart entries that are not needed during or immediately after the operating system launch. But that is obviously only an option if the programs are not needed. There are however programs that are required shortly after system boot, usually because they need to be used all the time, or display relevant data that is needed.

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Make Windows Live Mail empty the Deleted Items folder on Exit

Whenever you delete mail, it lands up in the Deleted Items folders. This necessitates your having to empty this folder every once in a while

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Windows Phone 7 Not For Tablets, Microsoft Reiterates

The recent launch of Windows Phone 7 handsets from major smartphone manufacturers has set off a renewed bout of speculation that Microsoft will modify the mobile OS for use on tablets, a market segment in which the company has historically struggled to make a dent. In making such a move, Microsoft would (again) be following in the footsteps of Apple and Google, who have updated their respective iOS and Android phone OSes for use on tablets

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TDL3, the first Windows x64 compatible kernel mode rootkit infection in the wild, is here!

TDL3 rootkit is one of the most advanced rootkit ever seen in the wild. The rootkit was stable and could infect 32 bit Windows operating system; although administrator rights were needed to install..

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Week in Microsoft: all WinPhone 7, all the time

Windows Phone 7 dominated Microsoft news this week , and we had plenty of coverage of the announcement and the new handsets. But benchmarking Windows browsers and watching Microsoft troll OpenOffice users also generated plenty of interest

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Tools for Windows Live Photo Gallery to enhance User Experience

Windows Live Photo Gallery includes a lot of fantastic features and one need not learn complex image editing suites to play around with their images. There are some interesting and useful third party… For more visit The Windows Club

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Square Privacy Cleaner, Clean Privacy Related Data In Windows

The Windows operating system and software that is running on it have a tendency to save temporary data. A web browser for instance saves cookies, visited websites and the operating system recently opened files or folders. That is a privacy nightmare as it is possible to use the temporary data to create an activity profile of the system’s users.

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Add No Reply All and No Forward buttons to Outlook 2010 ribbon

The good folks over at Microsoft Research have written a cool add-in that can prevent someone from replying to all or forwarding to all, on an email that originated from you. The primary function is…

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Identify programs and device drivers slowing down a fast start up, shutdown or hibernation

If your Windows 7 computer seems to shut down slowly or start up slowly, or if it doesn’t enter power-saving modes, it’s possible that a program or device driver is interfering with…

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