Install and Run Software on Windows XP without affecting Registry/Disk using ‘RunAs’

Here is a quick tip to install and run applications on Windows XP without affecting the registry. While this is not strictly comparable to Windows Vista’s inbuilt Sandbox, Registry & File System Virtualization feature, it is a quick method to run programs such as IE on XP in restricted mode, preventing malware or viirus from [...]

Clear your printer spooler from commandline

For one reason or the other, a print job may get hung up and stop responding. One way to possibly clear this problem up is to use the command line to stop and restart the printer spooler. The services command sc� can be used. In the command prompt, enter sc stop spooler� followed by sc [...]

How to clone your bootable Ubuntu install to another drive

If you’ve ever wanted to completely clone your Ubuntu install, with all of the tweaks, files you’ve downloaded and changes you’ve made to it, there’s a fairly simple way to do this. This is great if you want a complete backup, or if you’re looking to move your system to a newer (read: bigger, [...]

PPCalc.com offers PayPal and Reverse PayPal Fee Calculator

Have you ever tried receiving (or sending) payments through PayPal? If your answer is in the affirmative, then you must be aware of the taxes on any dividends you receive from the fund.
Won’t it be great if you could calculate the PayPal fees just before accepting a payment? This is beneficial since you can know [...]

tooble - Bringing YouTube to your Video iPod

If you own a video iPod, here’s some exciting news for you. Now you can browse, search, and download YouTube videos directly to your iPod. How? Using tooble, a program specifically designed to bring YouTube content to your iPod. The best part of this program is it’s fast, simple and free (you heard it!)
Read the [...]

uxtheme.dll Patcher for Windows XP and Vista

The file uxtheme.dll is a digitally signed file that validates themes during boot and theme installation. It is restricted and usually means that you can only install a handful of Microsoft certified themes. If you want to add and use custom themes in Windows XP or Windows Vista you have to update the file uxtheme.dll. [...]

Customize your Windows boot screen with BootSkin

There are plenty of programs out there that let you skin Windows to make it look like Linux, OS X, another version of Windows, or something else altogether. But if you’re just tired of looking at your Windows 2000 or XP bootup screen while waiting for your computer to start, all you need is BootSkin. [...]

Customize Windows settings with FreshUI

If you’re looking for an easy to use application for tweaking just about every setting you could ever want to tweak in Windows, you might want to check out Fresh UI. This Windows tweaking tool is both powerful and easy to use. And it has features that work with pretty much every version of Windows [...]

Shell tip: Clear the command history and screen when you log out

For security reason you may want to clear the history file and the screen when you hit CTRL+D or type logout command as you dont want to left content on screen (i..e avoid an information leak). Some Linux distro may clear the screen but others do not clear the screen when you logout.
When a login [...]

How to: Install KDE 4 Desktop under Ubuntu Linux 7.10

KDE 4 has been released. I’ve received couple of questions about installing KDE 4 under Ubuntu Linux 7.10. KDE 4 Packages are available for Ubuntu Linux version 7.10 (Gutsy) and from development Ubuntu Linux Hardy version. They install to /usr/lib/kde4 and can be installed alongside your existing KDE 3. However these packages are not compatible [...]

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