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Keyboard Shortcuts on Steroids With a Cute Little App

Before we start here two things you may or may not know about keyboard shortcuts:

Did you know that in Windows Vista you can launch all the shortcuts in you quick launch bar by clicking the “Win” button + a number (”WIN” + 1 will launch the first link from the left and so on…)?
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How to Rename Multiple Files At Once

This is a nice trick I bet not every one knows. I don’t know about you but I just hate the DSCN(XXX).jpg file name the digital camera gives pictures. This is especially annoying when you have the pictures from your latest trip to London mixed with your grandpa’s birthday party. After you download all of [...]

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How to Rescue Your Data After a Windows Crash

I am sure this has happened to you before, suddenly the screen turns black, and when you try and boot Windows again, you realize it’s not going to happen… You immediately know that it’s time to take out the Windows XP/Vista CD and reinstall it. But what about all your precious data, pictures, documents and [...]

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Change The Mouse Cursor With CursorFX

Are you tired of that boring white mouse cursor?
Had enough with the alternative mouse cursors provided by Windows?
Let me introduce you to CursorFX a great software from stardock, which specializes in Windows looks upgrading tools, which upgrades, enhances and gives you total control over the look and feel of your Windows mouse cursor.
The free version [...]

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How to Change Automatic Restart Settings

My Microsoft Outlook is configured to start automatically when the computer restarts. I have opened the control panel and canceled the automatic start option but still the Microsoft Outlook starts with the computer.
What to do?

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Windows Media Player Codecs Error

Q - I am using Windows Media Player 10 and i can seem to open .wmv files i get in mails. I get an error message E-2408 saying that the file is not a valid movie fileHow can i solve this?
A - The problem you are describing seems to be related to the sound driver.
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The Best Internet Explorer Add-on

Hi all.
IE7Pro 1.2 is definitely the best Internet Explorer add-0n. beside the regular properties ( add blocker, history cleaner, form filler and all) IE7pro give Internet Explorer about 200 more properties and useful abilities you could only find till now in Mozilla Firefox
You could control secret Internet Explorer definitions, open tabs from anywhere and close [...]

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