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Download Sample Google Chrome Extensions

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A lot of people were expecting support for extensions on Google Chrome and voila! You can now try your hands ona few official Google Chrome Extensions now. The extensions are pretty basic, but the fact that Google Chrome now officially supports them is exciting. In this post, I’m going to take you in a walkthrough on how to go about installing these sample Google Chrome addons.

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May 13th, 2009 at 6:10 pm

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What is GrooveMonitor.exe?

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This article will take an in-depth look on GrooveMonitor.exe – what the process is, is it spyware, how to get rid of it, among other things. Read on to know more about GrooveMonitor.exe and if it really is essential or not.
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May 10th, 2009 at 9:51 pm

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Login to Multiple Web Accounts Simultaneously Using IE 8

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Internet Explorer 8 has a new feature using which you can login and use multiple web accounts at the same time. You needn’t necessarily logout from one account to use the other.
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May 9th, 2009 at 9:23 am

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Burn .ISO files in Windows 7

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Windows 7 supports burning .iso files to CD/DVD out of the box. In earlier versions of Windows, you had to use a third party tool to burn .iso files to CD disks. You no longer have to, because burning .iso files in Windows 7 is a piece of cake, thanks to the inbuilt disc image burning tool.
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May 7th, 2009 at 11:20 am

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Enable Remote Desktop in Windows 7

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The Remote Desktop feature in Windows 7 can be used to connect remotely to other computers, so that you can control one computer from another pretty easily. Remote Desktops in Windows 7 have Aero and multi monitor support, and other enhancements you’ll love.

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May 6th, 2009 at 8:45 pm

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Clear Explorer Search History in Windows 7

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If you search for something in Windows Explorer, Windows 7 stores the search query in its history. If you go back at a later time interval, you’ll find your previous searches listed there.

Clear Windows 7 Explorer Search History
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May 6th, 2009 at 6:05 pm

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Disable Driver Signing in Windows 7 Using Group Policy Editor

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Yesterday, this article told you how to disable driver signing in Windows 7 using the command line. It turns out that Windows provides options to disable driver signing in the group policy editor itself.

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May 6th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

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Disable Digital Driver Signing in Windows 7

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When you try to install some device drivers on Windows 7, you might come across a warning message that those drivers should be digitally signed. You can get disable this driver signing warning message in Windows 7 with the help of a workaround.

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May 5th, 2009 at 9:07 pm

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Show Hidden Windows Explorer Menu Bar in Windows 7 or Vista

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Windows Explorer has undergone a lot of changes in Windows 7 and Vista. As part of several changes, Vista or Windows 7 users will not see the menu bar in Windows Explorer because it’s been hidden. You can make the hidden Windows Explorer menu bar visible by using any one of these methods:

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May 5th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

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How to Resize Partitions in Windows 7?

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If you need to resize partitions from Windows 7, you don’t need a third-party tool. Just like you have on Windows Vista, you can resize partitions in Windows 7.

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May 5th, 2009 at 3:20 pm

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