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How to clear Skype IM Chat and Call History?
If you’re a frequent Skype user, you might have noticed that Skype keeps a record of all events including instant messages, calls, file transfers and SMS all stored and accessible from the Conversation tab by clicking on the Show History button.
How To Backup Google Chrome Bookmarks?
If your primary browser is Google Chrome, chances are you’ll have plenty of bookmarks saved in the browser and you probably want to back them up for obvious purposes. Backing up bookmarks in Google Chrome is pretty easy. Let’s explore the methods that can be used to backup bookmarks in Chrome:
Fix Error Loading: C:\Windows\System32\Shell32.dll Access Is Denied Problem
Recently, my computer started behaving weird. Some tasks never started and launching any Control Panel applet brought this weird error dialog that displayed: “Error Loading: C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll Access is Denied”.
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Remove the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ Icon in Windows 7 Permanently
Earlier, we showed you how to remove the Safely Remove Hardware icon in Windows XP or Windows Vista. This time around, let’s see how you can hide that often-popping up Safely Remove Hardware icon in Windows 7.
Download Sample Google Chrome Extensions
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.
What is GrooveMonitor.exe?
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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Check Out Our Bag of Windows 7 How-Tos
Windows 7 RC candidate was out recently for everyone to download and it appears like a lot of people like it.
Here on Killer Tech Tips, a series of how-to guides were published on Windows 7. You might want to check them out in case you’ve missed them.
Make Windows 7 Taskbar Smaller like XP’s
Clear Explorer Search History in Windows 7
Disable Windows 7 Features like IE 8, Search Indexing, etc.
Resize Partitions in Windows 7 using inbuilt features
Show hidden menu bar in Windows Explorer in Windows 7
Disable Driver Signing in Windows 7 or install unsigned drivers after changing the group policy editor settings
Enable Remote Desktop in Windows 7
Burn .iso files to CDs natively in Windows 7
Change or edit OEM information in Windows 7
In Internet Explorer 8, you can login to multiple email accounts simultaneously
Login to Multiple Web Accounts Simultaneously Using IE 8
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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Burn .ISO files in Windows 7
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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Enable Remote Desktop in Windows 7
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.
