Windows 7 Media Center is a great way to organize and enjoy your TV shows and movies, but it can be a bit bland without some added visual flair. If you’re looking for ways to spruce up your Media Center experience, check out the following tips. One way to add some pizzazz to your Media Center is by adding TV channel logos to the Windows 7 interface. This is easy to do and requires no special software or hardware....
KompoZer is a website builder that makes creating a website easy. You can create a website in minutes, and it’s free to use. .. Setup Both the stable and beta versions require no installation. Simply unzip the program folder, move it to Program Files, and create a shortcut. For those who are curious, here is a look at the program folder’s contents. This is what you will see when you start KompoZer the first time....
Firefox is a great web browser, but it can be a little limiting when it comes to customizing your menus. In this article, we’ll show you how to customize your menus in Firefox so that you have more control over what’s available to you. First, open Firefox and click on the menu button (three lines in a row at the top of the browser window). From the menu that pops up, select “Preferences....
Windows Vista offers a variety of customization options for your welcome picture. You can choose to have a default picture, or you can create your own. Here are some tips on how to customize your welcome picture in Windows Vista: Choose the Picture Format The first step is to choose thePictureFormat. This setting affects how the image is displayed when you first open Windows Vista. You can choose to have a default picture, or you can create your own....
Windows XP users may want to disable the page file to speed up their computer. By default, Windows XP creates a page file every 1GB of RAM. This can slow down your computer if your system is not using all of its memory. You can disable the page file by following these steps: Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Double-click System and Security, and then click System. Under System Protection, click Change settings for advanced system protection....
If you are using files on a network share, be sure to disable the annoying message that pops up when you try to access them. This message can be really annoying and make it difficult to work on your files. The Problem Whenever you try and right-click on a file, like a zip file, you’ll get an irritating popup: “This page has an unspecified potential security risk. Would you like to continue?...
Encrypting traffic between Outlook and Exchange is a great way to keep your data safe. By encrypting the traffic, you can ensure that no one else can access your information. .. First, select Tools and then E-mail Accounts from the dropdown menu: By default, a wizard screen will pop up with “View or change existing e-mail accounts” selected as the default. Choose next at this screen. You will see a screen with your E-mail Accounts here....
A fix for the COM surrogate problem in Vista has stopped working. Microsoft has not released a new update for the software since late 2009, and it is not known how to fix the issue. Some users have reported that they have had to uninstall Vista and install a new version in order to fix the problem. Here’s the error message: There are a number of possible solutions to this problem, and the right solution depends greatly on what software is actually causing the problem....
Microsoft released a new update for Windows Vista on Tuesday that fixes a problem with the software development environment, Visual Studio 2005 SP1. The update is available through the Windows Update service and requires an update for Windows Vista. The problem with Visual Studio 2005 SP1 is that it does not work with Windows Vista. Microsoft released a patch to fix the problem in March, but many developers have not installed it because they were waiting for a new version of Visual Studio 2005 to be released....
Google Chrome users may be familiar with the “New Tab” page, which displays a list of recently opened tabs. However, if you’re looking for a quick way to open a new tab without having to search through the list, you can use the “Blank New Tab” quick-fix. To use this quick-fix, first open Google Chrome and click on the three lines in the top right corner of the browser window. From here, select “Settings....
If you’re like most people, you probably use Google Chrome to browse the web and access your email, photos, and other files. But what if you want to access your Dropbox in the same browser? That’s easy - just open up Google Chrome and type in “dropbox” into the address bar. After hitting enter, you’ll be taken to a page that looks like this: Once on this page, you can select which folders you want to see in your Dropbox - just click on one of the folders and it’ll be added to your list....
If you’re a Ubuntu user, then you’re probably familiar with the XSplash screen saver program. It’s a great way to keep your desktop looking fresh and new all day long. But what if you want to change the default theme for your XSplash screen saver? There are a few ways to do this, but we’ll take the easiest one first. First, open up Terminal and type “sudo apt-get update”. Then type “sudo apt-get install xsplash” and press enter....
If you’re using Ubuntu as your main operating system, you may be interested in learning how to change your network card’s MAC address. This article will show you how to do it on Ubuntu. First, open a terminal and type the following command: sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces Then, add the following line to the bottom of the file: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 10.10.10.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 10.10.10.2 Now, save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X and then Y when prompted for confirmation....
Outlook 2010 is a great tool for managing contact groups. However, there are a few things you need to keep in mind when creating and managing contact groups. First, you should create a group name that is unique and easy to remember. This will help people find your group when they need to join it. Second, you should create a membership list for your group. This list should be populated with people who want to join your group and who are also interested in the topics that the group covers....
Windows 10 includes a number of sound effects that can be disabled or changed. This guide will show you how to disable or change the sound effects in Windows 10. .. Windows plays a startup sound and other sound effects regularly, and they can get obnoxious. They’re especially annoying on Windows 7, where Windows plays a click sound every time you switch folders in Windows Explorer. You can disable them entirely—or even set custom sound effects, if you prefer....
Office 2010 is a more powerful and user-friendly version of Office 2003. However, there are still some Office 2003 commands that you can use to manage your office. In this article, we will show you how to find these Office 2003 commands in Office 2010. To start with, open the Start screen and type “cmd” into the search bar. Then press Enter. The cmd window will open and you will see a list of all the commands that are available in Office 2010....
If you’re using Firefox, there’s a way to hide the search survey box on the main page. This is useful if you don’t want people to be able to see how many people have searched for a particular term on your site. To do this, open Firefox and go to the Tools menu. Then select Options. Under the General tab, select Security and Privacy. Then click on the Security button. In the new window that pops up, select Show search survey box from main page....
If you’re using SSH to access your Linux computer from a remote location, you may occasionally experience a problem where the SSH session disconnects unexpectedly. This can be frustrating because it can prevent you from working on your computer or accessing important files. To prevent this problem from happening, follow these steps: Make sure that your SSH daemon is running properly. If it isn’t, you may experience problems connecting to your computer and disconnecting unexpectedly....
Windows 10 is a great operating system, but it can be vulnerable to attack if you’re using a public wireless hotspot. Here are some tips to keep your computer secure on public wireless hotspots: Use a strong password. A strong password is one that you can remember and use easily. Make sure the password is at least 8 characters long and has at least one letter and one number. Disable cookies....
If you’re a Windows 7 user, you can add Dropbox to your Start Menu by following these steps: Open the Start Menu and type “cmd” into the search bar. Type “netstat -a” and press Enter. The netstat -a command will show you all of the active connections on your computer. You’ll see a list of folders and applications in that list, as well as the status of each connection. If you want to add Dropbox to the list, just click on its name in the list and it will be added to your Start Menu....
