Have you ever come across a situation when you had no idea how to open a certain type of file? I have seen many people who do not know which program can open an ISO (CD/DVD image) file. Now you can easily find which program(s) you can use to open a file type of certain extension.
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Add Recycle Bin to Computer folder in Windows 7
In the older versions of Windows (prior to Windows XP), the Recycle Bin was present in the My Computer. But later it was removed. If you are used to the old way of Windows and want the Recycle Bin back in the Computer folder, you can follow these instructions.
Read moreTune ClearType text settings in Windows 7
The newer LCD monitors are great, only they do not display text as good as their older CRT counterparts. But you can make them display text more smoothly and in a more readable way by using the ClearType technology of Windows 7. This is how you can tune ClearType to suite your taste in Windows 7
Read moreDisable showing recently open items in taskbar in Windows 7
When you open a document in a program, Windows 7 stores it by default. When you right click on a taskbar pinned icon or a program in the Start Menu, a list of opened items through that program is shown. For example, when you right-click on the Windows Explorer’s pinned icon in the taskbar, it shows a list of previously opened folders.
Read moreAlways show inactive system tray icons in Windows 7
By default, Windows 7 hides all the unused icons and notifications from the system tray
Read moreRun programs with lower privileges in Windows XP
If you run Windows XP with an administrator account, then it may be risky. If a malware attacks your computer while you are logged in as an administrator, the malware has full access to the system resources. But you can run programs with lower privileges using suDown.
Read moreZoom a web page in the Opera browser
If you think a web page has small text or small content in it, and you want to enlarge it, then you can zoom that web page. In the Opera browser zooming a web page is very easy. Here is how you can zoom a web page in the Opera browser.
Read moreImport settings from other browsers to Chrome
If you have been using other browsers for some time and recently started using the Google Chrome browser, then you may want to import your settings in other browsers to the Google Chrome. You can do this easily from inside the Google Chrome.
Read moreChange skins in the Opera browser
The looks of the Opera browser can be customized by changing the skin it uses. You can download a new skin and apply it from within the Opera browser.
Read moreSurf the internet privately in Opera
When you browse the web, Opera stores the information about the web sites you visit, including the web site content, cache, cookies and any user names and passwords you enter. Other people who use your computer can view that information. If you don’t want this information stored, use Private Browsing feature of Opera.
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