The programs that startup with windows should be monitored the most. Sometimes there are those programs which are installed and allow themselves to run at startup, without really notifying the user - like installed iTunes and quicktime magically appears in the taskbar, or adobe reader. It is really unnecessary to have such programs run if […]
Archive for September, 2007
Take Control Of Your StartUp Programs
Posted by admin in Windows, Software Tips TAGS in Windows, Software Tips25
Sep
Setting Up A Universal Remote For Your Xbox Media Center (XBMC)
Posted by admin in Software Tips TAGS in Software Tips23
Sep
Lifehacker had a post about how to ‘Transform Your Classic Xbox into a Killer Media Center‘. It is a great read and anyone who has an old Xbox lying around should definitely try it out. In fact, it wouldn’t hurt to buy a used one for really cheap to have an amazing Media Center, instead […]
Why Is Internet Explorer’s Font Rendering So Much Better Than Firefox and Opera?
Posted by admin in Opera, Firefox, Software Tips TAGS in Opera, Firefox, Software Tips22
Sep
Did you ever notice that Internet Explorer displays font’s so much better than any other web browser, such as Firefox or Opera? Open up an IE tab and another browser’s tab and compare. Can you see the difference?
Here are screen shots of the results from the front page of Yahoo News.
Internet Explorer:
Opera & Firefox:
Notice […]
Early Opera 9.5 and Alpha Firefox 3 Releases
Posted by admin in Opera, Firefox TAGS in Opera, Firefox22
Sep
Want to be one of the early adopters for opera or firefox? Both web browsers are currently in their testing stage until the new versions will be released.
Opera will have a weekly release, similar to how they released their testing stage for Opera 9. Every week on Friday they release a new version with updated […]
Microsoft Office and Open Office Tip: Find and Replace Special Characters and Formatting
Posted by admin in Software Tips TAGS in Software Tips17
Sep
Microsoft Word and Open Office are not only great Word processor; they are able to perform tasks which most people don’t even know about - which can literally save hours. One of these tasks is the find and replace option:
Find and Replace Special Characters and Formatting
Everyone knows about find and replace. You search a recurring […]
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