Remove Ntfs Timestamps to speed up Vista

If you are using the nfts filesystem in windows xp you might know this registry hack to speed things up a little bit. The default mode is that every time you alter a file a timestamp will be saved which is for most users completely useless. Some backup programs or synchronizers use this feature but [...]

Howto migrate from Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) to Apache on Linux

For people migrating from Windows to Linux, the Apache Web server is entirely different world from Microsoft Internet Information Server. Apache can be alienating to IIS / Windows administrators, because migrating to Apache is more than just copying files.
The IIS to Apache migration process needs to be handled with the same care and perspective as [...]

Change Right-Click Options with FileMenu Tools

Windows reacts in a predefined way if you right-click a folder, file or blank space. It offers all kinds of actions such as Open, Delete, Add to archive and Send to which is a convenient way but I sometimes have the feeling that some commands are missing in that dialog. The freeware FileMenu Tools makes [...]

Windows Hot Keys Revisited

By popular demand, we’re re-sending our Tech Tip on Windows Keyboard Shortcuts, updated with all NEW shortcuts for Internet Explorer v7.0.
Borrowing from Firefox and other browsers, IE7 now features tabbed-browsing. With tabbed-browsing you can, among other things:

Use one Internet Explorer window to view all your web pages.
Open links in a background tab while viewing the [...]

TrayDevil: Free Minimize To System Tray Tool

I’ve been working unbelievably hard today on my PC. Even though I have a large monitors I just didn’t seem to have enough desktop space. The problem I had was that I wanted to keep lots of programs running, but having so many programs running meant I had to alt-tab through 15 apps [...]

Activate ReadyBoost in Windows Vista

Readyboost is a new disk caching technique in Windows Vista which uses flash memory from flash devices to boost system performance. Caching system ressources for small, random I/Os in flash ram is faster than caching them on one of your hard drives which speeds up certain disk reads by the factor 8-10.
Activate ReadyBoost in Windows [...]

How to keep the Windows XP system clean

I have revised and updated a previous article that I wrote on maintaining Windows. It can be found here. I have also added an article on How to use Disk Cleanup. This utility is one of the system tools that comes with Windows XP.

How to keep the Windows XP system clean
Originally from Windows [...]

Download Free VMware Workstation 6 Beta for Windows Vista

VMware has released beta version of VMware Workstation 6 (currently beta build 36983) which include support for using Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit (x86 and x64) as host operating system and guest operating system. Other than Windows Vista, VMware WS also provides experimental support 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 (formerly known as [...]

Running Multiple Instances of Windows Live Messenger (WLM) Polygamy and Remove Banner Ads with MultiLive

MSN Messenger has been renamed as Windows Live Messenger, so do tools, utilities and tweak apps for WLM, which previously have been made for MSN Messenger. One of the popular MSN Messenger add-on is MultiMSN, which has been renamed MultiLive. Unless A-Patch or other programs, MultiLive or MultiMSN focuses on providing WLM users with polygamy [...]

Free Download Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet for Windows XP

When you manage digital photos, images, graphics and pictures on Windows XP computer, what you really need is consistent and accurate color from file to screen to print in order to achieve spectacular and great results for digital photography, especially if you’re professional photographer or designer. Microsoft has now provides free Microsoft Color Control Panel [...]

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