Google is the number one search engine in the whole world. Everybody uses it to search information and web sites etc. But very few people can use it as a calculator.
Read moreCheck if an email address is valid
Sometimes, a friend gives you an email address but when you send the email to this email address, it fails. You get confused if the email address is valid or the mail server is working or not ? Now you can verify if an email address is valid or not.
Read moreAlways run a program in administrator mode
If you have not disabled the UAC (user access control) and you want to run a program in the administrator mode, then you have to right-click on a program (or its shortcut) and select Run as administrator. But in Windows 7, you can set a program to always run in the administrator mode, without the need of right clicking on it.
Read moreOpen command prompt in any folder
In the previous versions, you had to install registry hacks to add the Open command prompt here to the right click context menu. But you do not have to do this in Windows 7. It already supports opening the command prompt pointing to any folder.
Read moreRemove credentials from Credentials Manager in Windows 7
Credential Manager allows you to store credentials, such as user names and passwords that you use to log on to websites or other computers on a network. If you want to delete a stored user password from the Credential Manager, follow these steps.
Read moreAdd credentials to Credentials Manager in Windows 7
Credential Manager allows you to store credentials, such as user names and passwords that you use to log on to websites or other computers on a network. If you want to add a new credentials (user name and password for a network or website) to the Credential Manager, follow these steps.
Read moreFind resource hungry add-ons in Internet Explorer
When you start Internet Explorer, it can take few seconds to start up. This is mainly due to the resource hungry add-ons which take some time to load before the Internet Explorer can load. You can identify these resource hungry add-ons easily in Internet Explorer.
Read moreTake snapshot using snipping tool in Windows Vista
Windows Vista has a tool to take the snapshots of the screen. This tool is called the Snipping Tool. It can be used to take the screenshots of an individual window or the whole screen and save the image in the PNG, JPEG or GIF formats.
Read moreHow to surf anonymously using a proxy
Few people know that when you visit a web site, your IP address is revealed to the web server. Your IP server is your internet identity over the internet. Also some ISP log the web sites you visit. You can hide your IP address from web servers and sites you visit from your ISP, using a web proxy.
Read moreChange taskbar preview window delay
When you hover your mouse over a minimized window button in the taskbar, a preview window is popped up. By default the time taken for this preview window to popup is 400 milliseconds (0.4 seconds). But you can make it shorter or longer, as per your wish.
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