Feb
14
2008

Copy Tables in Firefox to the Clipboard

I sometimes want to copy html tables found on websites into a program that is able to display them properly on my computer so that I can save the data and use it as a reference. Whenever I copy a table in Firefox and paste it into Microsoft Excel, or Open Office, the table structure [...]

Feb
8
2008

Access All Shared Folders In One Single Window With ‘fsmgmt.msc’

Microsoft has some hidden snap-ins which are many times very useful to accomplish some tasks very quick. Like, to manage all your shared folders in one window you can use one of the Microsoft’s snap-ins.
Click on Start > Run and type fsmgmt.msc and hit enter. This shows to you all the shared folders of the [...]

Feb
4
2008

Unknown Device Identifier: Identify Hardware Type, Model & Driver for Unknown Devices in Windows Device Manager

Unknown Device Identifier is a freeware Windows application that allows you to identify unknown devices in the Device Manager, highlighted by yellow question mark and labeled as â??Unknown Deviceâ?ť. It then displays a detailed summary of the device manufacturerâ??s name, OEM name, device type, device model and even the exact name of the unknown device. [...]

Jan
22
2008

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. [...]

Jan
22
2008

Update Windows with Offline Update

Autopatcher was the perfect solution to update your Windows operating system while it lasted. You could download all patches to your local computer and execute them there. This made it possible to download patches once and update several computers locally without download the patches several times from Microsoft servers.
Autopatcher has been closed down by Microsoft. [...]

Jan
22
2008

Free Copies of Windows Server, SQL Server and Visual Studio 2008

Heroes Happen {Here} is what Microsoft calls the promotional tour for three of its 2008 products which will come to many cities in the United States this year. Users who attend a launch event will get a promotional kit of the three Microsoft products Windows Server® 2008 operating system, Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008, and Microsoft [...]

Jul
19
2007

10 must-have tools to improve Windows

Every version of Windows Microsoft has released has always left its users wanting more – either more features, more control or simply more value. And that’s left a huge hole for the many computer programmers out there to fill. In the end, we think they’ve done an admirable job providing solutions for Windows gaps that [...]

Jul
2
2007

Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility

An MPEG-2 decoder is software that allows you to play DVDs and files
that contain video content that was encoded in the MPEG-2 format (such
as DVR-MS files, MPG files, and some AVI files).The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility helps you determine
if an MPEG-2 video decoder (also called a DVD decoder) is installed on
your Windows XP [...]

Jul
2
2007

Windows Media Player Plugin for Firefox

Some websites require the use of the Windows Media Player (WMP) plugin for certain content such as embedded audio and video.
In Windows XP and earlier, the WMP plugin file “npdsplay.dll” and related plugin files are normally included in the Windows Media Player program folder. The WMP plugin is automatically detected through plugin scanning and will [...]

May
8
2007

Hotmail goes AJAX with 2GB inbox

Microsoft has finally manage to catch up, although that’s debatable, with the other two main free e-mail providers, Yahoo and Gmail. In terms of design, if you’re familiar with Outlook (not the express version), then you’ll feel right at home with this new interface.
It operates relatively fast, no complaints there, but there are other problems, [...]


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