By default, the shortcut icons shown on the desktop in Windows Vista have an arrow overlay over them. If you do not like this arrow, you can follow a workaround to disable it. Here is how to disable this arrow.
Read moreCreate a new profile in Mozilla Firefox
If your Firefox is acting sluggish or hanging up, then you may want to create a new profile. When you create a new profile and run Firefox using this new profile, it is like you have installed Firefox afresh. Here is how to create a new Firefox profile.
Read moreBlock third-party cookies in Mozilla Firefox
Some web sites store data on your computer in form of cookies. While most of these cookies are good, some of them store data on your computer in order to track down your browser behavior. Most of these tracking cookies are third-party cookies. You can easily block these third party cookies in Mozilla Firefox.
Read moreVirusTotal add-on for Mozilla Firefox
If you are suspicious if a file or web page is infected with a virus, then you can scan it using VirusTotal. The free VirusScan service can scan a file with a multitude of anti-virus engines and display the results. Now an add-on for scanning files and web pages using VirusTotal, called VTZilla, is available for Firefox.
Read moreMake menus transparent in Windows 7
If you are tired of the boring menus in Windows 7, you may want to add extra bling in them. Now you can make the menus transparent and even skin them using a little tool called Moo0 Transparent Menu.
Read moreLock mouse and keyboard when young kids are around
You just finished your important report, left your computer for a minute and when you came back your little cute kid is has randomly pressed the Del key to delete the whole report! What a nightmare! You do not have to worry about this kind of situation, if you have installed Kid-Key-Lock.
Read moreChange owner and company name in Windows Vista
If you have entered wrong user name and organization name when installing Windows, do not worry, you can change it anytime you want. Same applies if you have bought an older computer and the owner name and organization is set to different.
Read moreCleanup notification area list in Windows Vista
Some programs show their icon in the system tray – called the notification area. Whenever a program shows its icon the icon and program is registered by Windows. Even after that program is deleted or uninstalled, it remains in the notification area list of programs.
Read moreOpen About Windows dialog in Windows Vista
The About Windows dialog is a dialog that tells about the Windows version you are running, the registered username and the the registered organization. You can open this About Windows dialog box in many ways as described.
Read moreBlock third-party cookies in Internet Explorer 8
Web browser cookies can be used to track down your browsing behavior. Most of these tracking cookies are third-party cookies. Fortunately, Internet Explorer provides an easy way to block the third party cookies.
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