Computer Tips and Tricks

I am a big fan of Current TV. I have been watching it more lately since the presidential campaign is winding down but this caught my eye over at arstechnica…

Starting at 7pm EST/4pm PST on November 4, Current will launch its
“Current Diggs the Election” coverage with streaming headlines, facts,
information, and commentary from Digg and Twitter. It will be the first
time that Digg will leap from from the PC to the television, and this
massive mashup of old and new media will be available to Current’s
58-million-plus worldwide household cable and Internet viewership.

Read the whole article here…

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Found a review of Windows 7 over at Paul Thurott’s WinSupersite. His review has more there but it looks a lot like Vista with some new modifications. Notice the task bar at the bottom and it looks like the “Start” menu has more intuitiveness. Is that a word, anyway, check it out.

The Windows 7 M3 Start menu support pop-outs for icons so you can get to more places without mousing around.

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This is a cool tip that I found over at PCTipsBox and gives you the functionality of turning aero on or off from the desktop. Nice.

Run REGEDIT and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell. Right-click the Shell part, select New > Key and call it
Aero On.

Right-click the Aero On key you’ve created, and create a new key called command. Double-click this (in the right-hand side of the screen) and give it the value Rundll32 dwmApi #102.

Right-click the Shell key again, select New > Key, and call this Aero Off. Create a command key below it, as you’ve just done, and give it the value Rundll32 dwmApi #104.

Now, right-click an empty part of the desktop to see your options, and select Aero On when you want fancy effects like Flip 3D, and Aero Off when you’re after raw speed.

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Ever had your desktop stop responding or a message saying that explorer has stopped responding?
Most people restart their computer, this is not always required and can take a while. The solution is to force explorer to stop running and restart it.

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Learn how to use your computer like an expert with these top-six free computer secrets that I.T. boffins world-wide have been trying to keep to themselves!

Gavin Wedell from Management Consultancy International teaches you how to easily:
- Speed up your old PC
- Customise your web experience with astonishing browser add-ons
- Create an amazing personalised portal
- Find and use the web’s best free downloads
- Access the most inspiring and interesting free web videos

Management Consultancy International is a Sydney-based Registered Training Organisation specialising in Leadership Development, Qualifications and LEGO Serious Play facilitation.

www.mci.edu.au

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Ever had your desktop stop responding or a message saying that explorer has stopped responding?
Most people restart their computer, this is not always required and can take a while. The solution is to force explorer to stop running and restart it.

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Technorati Tags: blog, desktop, explorer, fix, help, information, itvideopod, restart, software, video, vista, windows, xp

Learn how to use your computer like an expert with these top-six free computer secrets that I.T. boffins world-wide have been trying to keep to themselves!

Gavin Wedell from Management Consultancy International teaches you how to easily:
- Speed up your old PC
- Customise your web experience with astonishing browser add-ons
- Create an amazing personalised portal
- Find and use the web’s best free downloads
- Access the most inspiring and interesting free web videos

Management Consultancy International is a Sydney-based Registered Training Organisation specialising in Leadership Development, Qualifications and LEGO Serious Play facilitation.

www.mci.edu.au

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Here I have more iwndows vista tips by Kyle_vdk.

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Part 2 - Windows Vista Optimization
In part two I demonstrate steps to take that will optimize the raw performance of Windows Vista to save yourself ram and time.

Coming Soon: Part 3 - Windows Vista Desktop and Interface Customization

My system:
Dell Vostro 1500
Intel Pentium T7300 2.0Ghz
2GB RAM
120GB HDD
Nvidia 8600M GT

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DJ Shadow feat. Mos Def - Six Days Remix

I get my wallpapers from here:
http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/index.php?sort=date

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