Archive for April, 2009
Remove or Disable the Dell Support Center Service from Starting Up
If you’re annoyed by the Dell Support Center window that pops up when you start your Windows XP/Vista computer, you can permanently remove it from the startup list in Windows.
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Disable the Touchpad in your Dell Laptop
If you don’t like the touchpad in your laptop, you’ve probably bought yourself an external USB mouse. The touchpad might get into your way when you type. So, the best thing you can do is to disable it altogether or just disable it when an external mouse is attached.
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Recap of April’s Tech Tips
Make sure you check out our big bag of useful tips and tricks this month, in case you’ve missed any of them:
Get free Nod32 username and password – Step-by-step guide on how you can get a free Nod32 username and password legally
Get the Windows 7 Taskbar in Windows XP – Brief review of Viglance, a tool that makes the XP taskbar look like that of Windows 7.
Disable Notifications in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope – How to turn off notify-osd alerts in the latest version of Ubuntu?
Update AVG manually without internet connection – Guide on how you can update AVG virus definitions offline
37 extremely useful Windows Utilities – Check out this huge list of programs that add functionalities to Windows
Trace a mobile number’s location in India – Three quick tools that can help you find a mobile phone’s location in India
How to check BSNL Broadband Bandwidth Usage? – Three ways to monitor your BSNL broadband bills
Convert XLSX to XLS - Guide to convert spreadsheets created by Office 2007 to XLS format
Remove ads in Yahoo mail – Three ways to remove ads in Yahoo mail
Download Office 2007 SP2 – Have you downloaded it yet?
Three tools to track and defeat content theft – Bloggers should check out these three web apps
Windows Live Writer Plugins – They could replace standalone programs
Firefox Addons to use if you browse from work – The title says it all
Get the Windows 7 Taskbar in Windows XP
The Windows 7 taskbar is pretty cool and functional, with large icons to help you switch between several programs quickly. Guess what? Now, you can get a taste of the Windows 7 taskbar in Windows XP with the help of a program called ViGlance.
Disable Notifications in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope
Ubuntu 9.04 sports a new notification system called notify-osd which any application can use to alert you of changes. Although the notification overlays look pretty cool, they’re craving for your attention and could sometimes be very annoying and distracting.
50 GB Syncplicity Giveaway Winners
We offered readers a chance to grab a 50 GB Syncplicity Pro account last week, and here are the winners:
Get free NOD32 Version 4 Antivirus Keys
Read on to know how you can get a free ESET Smart Security 4, NOD32 Antivirus 4 key (username and password) for 90 days.
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Convert XLSX to XLS
You got an XLSX file that was created using Microsoft Office 2007 but unfortunately you cannot open it because you have an older version of Microsoft Office installed on your computer that can only handle XLS files and not XLSX files.
So, how do you convert XLSX to XLS so that you can open the XLS spreadsheet file and edit it in older versions of MS Excel? Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can go about converting XLSX to XLS:
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How to Update AVG Offline Without Internet Connection?
If your computer doesn’t have an internet connection and you’re wondering how to manually update AVG Free Antivirus offline with the latest virus definitions, read on.
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37 Utilities I Wish Came Shipped With Windows
Have you ever downloaded and installed a new Windows utility and wondered why Windows didn’t have its features inbuilt? I have. Over the last few years, I’ve tried hundreds of apps that have solved common inadequacies in Windows.
This is a list of 37 handpicked Windows utilities that I think will help us in fixing the missing pieces in Windows. Give them a try – these utilities will beat those common Windows annoyances. Good luck. Before reading this post, make sure that you also check out our post on lifesaver windows utilities as well.
If you think an app deserves to be in this list, please use the comments section to voice your opinion. I’ll be glad add more to this list.
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