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Lost an Outlook Express Identity password? Here’s how to recover the email
Recently I had to help out a friend who, for various reasons had two Outlook Express identities on his XP machine. He had recently changed the password to his ‘important' identity and couldn't for the life of him remember what it was. No password, no access, no important emails. That's when I got called. Here's how to recover the mail from an Identity that you can't log in to.
Continue reading...Lifehacker Debunks Common Windows Tweaks
7. August 2008
Lifehacker points out some common optimization myths and the reasons why they don't work, including clearing Windows prefetch data, registry optimization, and memory cleaners.
Continue reading...Inkseine: Note taking++
29. July 2008
If you own a Tablet or UMPC and you're like me, you're constantly looking for new apps that take full advantage of its unique interface and capabilities. Last weekend I came across a killer app in development by the guys over at Microsoft Research.
Continue reading...Microsoft announces next generation Windows OS available February 28, 2009
30. June 2008
REDMOND, Wash., June 30, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that the development of the Microsoft® Windows® Vista® Millennium Edition® Two® (Windows Vista Me 2®) consumer operating system has entered beta release and is set to ship to manufacturing in February of 2009. Windows Vista Me 2 is the latest version of the Microsoft operating [...]
Continue reading...Auslogics BoostSpeed 4
10. May 2008
Recently Auslogics released a new version of its optimization suite BoostSpeed. I had the previous version installed on my computer and have been using it for some time, so I decided to upgrade. Here’s what caught my eye when I first used it: 1. I was really pleased to find the latest version of their DiskDefrag included [...]
Continue reading...Use your Ubuntu partition to fix a corrupt registry on a Windows XP partition
27. February 2008
Here’s the scenario. You have a dual boot machine, Ubuntu on one side, Windows on the other. You’re tooling around, doing your thing and then one day you boot into Windows and get this: Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM. That’s a bummer because it generally means [...]
Continue reading...StreamMyGame now allows you to use 2D Windows apps on Linux/PS3
21. February 2008
StreamMyGame announced recently that you can now use just about any 2D app from your Windows machine on a huge variety of other platforms, including Linux boxes and PS3s. 2D apps include things like Windows Media Player, Office applications, and just about anything else. Here’s the official press release: StreamMyGame.com announced today that its software now [...]
Continue reading...Release notes for Vista SP1 - or things that will break your computer
5. February 2008
Here are the full release notes direct from the horses mouth. Read carefully because things like using multiple monitors while upgrading to SP1 can bork your system. These release notes address late-breaking issues related to this release candidate of Windows Vista® Service Pack 1 (SP1), along with instructions for working around them. Unless otherwise specified, [...]
Continue reading...Vista group policy ULTIMATE SPREADSHEET
25. January 2008
2046 rows of Vista group policy goodness can be had by clicking on this simple link: Simple Link Any group policy setting, command, tweak, or configuration you can possibly think of is in this 1.6MB testament to the school of who-needs-databases. Use it well. Technorati Tags: vista, group policy, technology, computers, tweaks, [...]
Continue reading...How to enable Windows Vista’s Aurora boot screen.
23. January 2008
Want to get that screen when you boot up in Vista rather than the useless little scroll bar sliding back and forth while you boot? It’s very easy to do. Click the Vista pebble start button thingy, and in the search field type: msconfig Once that launches, click the Boot tab, and then check off No GUI boot. Restart [...]
Continue reading...How to fix your Windows MBR with an Ubuntu liveCD
15. January 2008
Something happen to a windows Master Boot Record (MBR) that you’re responsible for? Want a very quick, very easy way to restore it with nothing but your craft, native intelligence and a liveCD? Be cautious here - you’re working with your disks in a very direct manner. If you don’t have everything backed up or [...]
Continue reading...Six People, six months to a fully 3D, open source game to run on Linux, Windows and OSX?
2. January 2008
Apricot intends to take on this challenge by recruiting a team of six who will have six months to create a fully 3D game using Blender and Crystal Space. One of the goals of this project, which I fully support is ” to improve open source tools to better fit to the professional gamedev industry.” Actually [...]
Continue reading...Want a free copy of Vista from MS? All you got to do is let them spy on you for a few months.
11. December 2007
Microsoft has a program where, if you’re an XP or Vista user, you can sign up, answer some survey questions and let them track your every move via installed software for three months. Then they’ll send you some software. If you are a Windows Vista or Windows XP user and decide to join and participate in both programs, [...]
Continue reading...Super brief hands on with VyePC S37 UMPC - that’s a tiny little tablet PC with a 7" screen running Vista
20. November 2007
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a gadget and technology hound. Give me the choice between eating a $100 meal at a fine establishment or poking around with a $100 gadget and the gadget will win every time. I’d like to introduce the newest bit of computing that we’re going to be taking a [...]
Continue reading...Hello from Flock! My newest favorite browser
20. November 2007
I just had a chance to download and start using Flock and I am loving it. Yes, it’s a tad slower than Firefox but the tools and integration it comes with are great! It allows you to upload photos to flickr directly, drop videos into YouTube, check on the status of your Twitter account, see [...]
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