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Use Wolframalpha to solve crossword puzzles

July 13, 2009 0 comments

If you have not yet heard of Wolframalpha, then you need to check it out. WolramAlpha calls itself a ‘computational knowledge engine’ and it can do a lot of stuff for you.

Give your Word documents a professional look with Drop Caps

July 12, 2009 0 comments

If you look at the opening line of text in some magazines and newspaper articles, you’ll find that the often start with an extra-large first letter called a drop cap. You can use this in your own documents to give them a professional look.

Remove the clutter around what you are reading

July 8, 2009 0 comments

If you like to read a lot of stuff on the web, but find that the cluttered web pages makes it hard to read, then Readability is for you.

How to rotate videos in VLC player

July 8, 2009 12 comments

Sometimes you come across videos that have been shot at an angle. This mostly happens with videos that have been shot with mobile phones. You find that the video is turned to one side at 90 deg and to watch it on your computer monitor you need to tilt your head. Watch the video for [...]

Quickly preview all your system fonts online

July 7, 2009 0 comments

Trying to decide what font to use can sometimes be a pain, especially when you have several fonts installed on your computer and if you are just cycling through your options one at a time.

Rearrange your taskbar with Taskbar Shuffle

June 27, 2009 0 comments

Ever wished you could customize the programs on your Windows taskbar, like you can do with the tabs in Firefox? Taskbar Shuffle makes it possible. Taskbar Shuffle is a tiny little free utility which once installed lets you drag and drop programs on your taskbar for quick reorganization. You can also have it automatically group [...]

How to fix a corrupt iTunes File

June 20, 2009 0 comments

If you download a lot of files on iTunes, particularly videos, eventually you’re bound to get a corrupt file that can’t finish downloading. As a fix, iTunes might prompt you to “Check for Available Downloads” under the Store menu, but chances are this will only re-download the corrupt file leaving you with something you paid [...]

Mouse pointer disappears in secondary monitor in Vista – A workaround

June 17, 2009 5 comments

If you are using Vista and have a secondary display monitor attached to your laptop, you might have encountered this issue. What happens is, once your computer goes to sleep and then you wake it up, you are not able to see the mouse pointer in the secondary monitor though if you move it to [...]

10 easy tips to save on your computer energy usage

June 17, 2009 0 comments

If you are looking for ways to cut down on your computer energy usage and reduce your electricity bill, here are a few tips you should definitely try out. Frankly, most of us would already be aware of many of the tips that I have listed here. Nevertheless, very few of us actually put them [...]

Scroll even inactive windows with WizMouse

June 17, 2009 0 comments

If you frequently work with multiple open windows, you would have noticed that you can’t scroll a window unless the window is active and for that you need to first click on that window. This can get really annoying if you have to do this quite frequently.

Pin frequently used folders to Vista’s Start menu

June 16, 2009 0 comments

If you’ve ever right-clicked an application icon in Vista, you’ve probably seen the context-menu option ‘Pin to Start Menu’. It’s designed to make frequently used programs more easily accessible. But such an option is not available for folders. Wouldn’t it be nice to have the same kind of quick access to all the folders you [...]

How to easily capture large maps from google maps

June 12, 2009 7 comments

Google Maps is a great place to find vastly detailed street maps. But it is basically an online tool and Google doesn’t offer a way to save a map. You could use the Print option to save the map as a pdf file but the limitation is that you would be able to print only [...]

What to do when your Outlook mailbox is full

June 10, 2009 0 comments

When your Microsoft Outlook inbox is bursting at the seams, you should find out exactly how much space your messages and attachments are taking up – and which folders are responsible. Click Tools>Mailbox Cleanup…and you’ll see a button marked View Mailbox Size…. Click it to bring up a dialog showing the total size, along with [...]

Run older Windows applications in Vista

June 8, 2009 0 comments

If you are running Vista, you might find that some of your older applications may not work as expected in Vista. Fortunately, Vista has built in a compatibility mode that will run a program in a previous version of Windows that is more compatible.

Accelerate any app in Windows by changing the priority

June 8, 2009 0 comments

Did you know that you can set priorities for different applications in Windows XP and Vista? And it is quite easy too. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del any time you want to change priorities and select the Processes tab.

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