Windows Media Player version 12 comes included with Windows 7. You can play DVD of any kind in Windows Media Player. If you are concerned that your children might play some DVD of rating (PG, PG-13 etc.) inappropriate for their age, then you can restrict that rating (and all ratings above it) in Windows Media Player.
Read moreDisable scripting in Windows Media Player 12
Windows Media Player version 12 which comes bundled with Windows 7, can play online content – either as stand alone player or when embedded inside a web page. Accessing online content using Windows Media Player can be risky – especially if the online content provider is unknown or not trustworthy, as this can lead to a malicious program infecting your computer. To save yourself from trouble, you can disable the scripting in Windows Media Player.
Read moreRestore previously open folders in Windows Vista
Suppose you are working on some folders and you have to shutdown Windows. Next time you would start Windows (or logon to Windows), the open folders windows (which were open at the time of shutdown or logging off) do not appear. If you want Windows to restore the previously open folder windows at the startup or logon, then follow these easy steps.
Read moreUsing Math Input Panel in Windows 7
If you have ever tried to help a mathematics student on the internet and tried to solve his/her mathematical problem, then you know how difficult it is to copy paste all those mathematical symbols. Math Input Panel which comes with Windows 7 makes your typing mathematical equations and expressions a breeze.
Read moreShow menu bar in Windows Media Player 12
Windows Media Player included with Windows 7 has no menu bar visible by default. This makes it very hard to open an individual file to play like we used to using File → Open. If you are frustrated without the menu bar like me, then you can make the menubar visible in Windows Media Player 12.
Read moreShow Games as menu in Start Menu of Windows 7
Windows 7 shows the Games category in the Start Menu. By default, you have to first open the Games folder and then choose a game to play. But you can turn the Games category into a menu to quickly run a game right from the Start Menu.
Read moreQuickly check new emails in your Gmail in Google Chrome
How many times you have to type in gmail.com in the location bar of you Chrome browser and then check your inbox? Bother no more. If you are already logged in one of your Google account sites (like Youtube), you can check new emails in the toolbar of Google Chrome browser easily.
Read moreExpand Youtube video to full window in Google Chrome
Youtube allows you to watch the videos in fullscreen by clicking on its fullscreen window button under the video. But what if you do not want to watch it fullscreen but full window of you browser? Google Chrome has an answer for you in form of an extension – Windows Expander for Youtube.
Read moreAutoZoom a web page in Google Chrome
Usually if you want to zoom a web page in Google Chrome, then you have to fiddle with hotkeys for zooming. But if you want to automatically zoom a web page based on the web browser window size and the size of your screen then you can use Zoomy.
Read moreBackup Mozilla Firefox preferences
In many of tips discussed on TrishTech.com, you have to manually configure settings in Mozilla Firefox by typing about:config in the Firefox location bar and fiddling with the settings. In one of these kind of adventures you may mess your Firefox settings, so it is a better idea to backup your Firefox preferences.
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