Internet Explorer 7 (IE7 free download) has tabbed browsing feature where multiple web pages can be opened within tabs inside a single browser window. For users who like to use the keyboard for navigation, IE 7 has built-in several keyboard shortcuts to speed up tabs using and switching in IE7.
Microsoft has released several new updates and hotfixes via Windows Update since the public availability of Windows Vista SP1 Beta and RC (Service Pack 1 Beta and Release Candidate), such as KB943899 (fixes to improve the performance, responsiveness, and reliability of Windows Vista) and KB943302 (Vista Application Compatibility Update). However, for system that has installed with a version of Vista SP1 Beta or RC, these […]
When right clicking on any items or objects in Windows Vista such as folders, files or shortcuts, the right click contextual menu item will has an option called “Send To”. Mouse over and expand “Send To” option will then reveal plenty of destination location shortcuts that the files can be sent to, such as hard disk drive, external USB storage device, folder, desktop, or a […]
When maximizing Command Prompt (Cmd.exe) window in Windows Vista, by default the width of the Command Window will not extend to cover the full width of the desktop screen horizontally, leaving space to the right side of the window showing the desktop background. And worse thing is, users unable to drag and expand the size of Command Prompt window horizontally and vertically manually too.
Many people create a favicon which also known as a website icon, page icon or urlicon to associate it with their own webpage. It is somehow an identity or a logo representing a website. Favicon is quite popularly used nowadays. Web designers will create their preferred favicons and users can see them in the browser’s URL bar, next to the site’s name in lists of […]
Logitech has a free QuickCapture Gadget for Vista that can takes, captures, records and saves pictures or snapshots from webcam (web camera) that is installed on the computer. If you web cam does not comes packaged with such ‘spy’ software for free, Microsoft has free Webcam Timershot PowerToy for XP that can automatic recording of webcam images.
“Open Command Prompt Here” or “Open Command Window Here” provides an easy way to directly open command prompt window at the browsed location without having to using command line to change directory, especially to deep nested folder. Windows Vista has “Open Command Prompt Here” built-in but hidden, which will reveal when key sequence is pressed.
Windows Vista DreamScene only allows video clip in .MPG (MPEG1 or MPEG2 format) and .WMV (Windows Media Video codec format) extension to be set as a DreamScene wallpaper on desktop background. Other formats such as .AVI which popularly used by DixV and XviD encoders and .RMVB (RealMedia Variable Bitrate) cannot be configured and set as a motion wallpaper.
.SRT subtitle format created by SubRip program, which uses optical character recognition technology to rip or extract subtitles and their timings from .VOB video files or DVDs. While SSA, abbreviation of SubStation Alpha (or Sub Station Alpha), is another subtitle file format that allows for more advanced subtitles than the conventional SRT and similar formats. Most important, SSA is supported and readable by VirtualDub, an […]
The leading manufacturer of high performance and durable flash memory solutions, ATP has announced its new GPS Photo Finder, the portable, cool and useful GPS device which aimed for convenient “geotagging” of digital photos taken by any digital camera using JPEG image files.
If you don’t notice yet, the system and boot drives in Windows Vista have a different icon from the other normal non-system or non-boot disk drives. The boot system drive icon has a small Microsoft Windows logo on the image of the drive, which make the logo looks like a small Windows flag, as shown in the illustrations below.
Grisoft is giving away free AVG Anti-Virus Professional edition latest version 7.5 for 1 year which normally costs $29.95 for license and 1 year subscription for virus signature update as part of promotion with ComputerActive magazine and VNU reader.
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