Windows Tools, Help & Guides

I will assume that many of you have to solve computer’s problems every day.

But, imagine having a list of devil hacks you can use to punish people.

Maybe you are tired to solve others problems, or you want to have fun. If you are in either of these positions this is your post.

1. Cut access to Internet Web Pages.

You can cut internet from certain hours using the following post:

How To Control Access to Specific Website

But if you just want to cut access to a Web, for example www.google.com:

Click on Start Menu, Accesories, look for Notepad, right-click and select “Run as administrator”.

Select File, Open…, and go to %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\ folder. Select open all files, you just add the following line and click save:

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In this article, I share five of the best free media players for Windows. If you have suggestions for other media players, let us know in the comments.

I chose these media players with the following requirements in mind:

• The media player should play most file types out of the box.
• The media player should be free and not include adware, spyware etc.
• The media players should work on all recent versions of Windows (XP, Vista, and 7.)

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I’m sure you have a MP3-Player of sorts. Most players have a mini USB plug that allows you to connect it to a computer. But what If it doesn’t ? Or what IF you don’t want to use any software players ?

Windows 7 have a feature called: “Listen To Device”. What it does is let you connect your mp3-player (iPod, Zune, mobile phone, etc.) to the Line-In port (using the Jack Contact), and directly pass the music through to the Computers Speakers. Without using any software player.

Here’s how:

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Before, I made a review on CompanionLink Professional. Very kindly, CompanionLink have given us three licenses of CompanionLink Professional (worth $99.95), as well as their RunStart installation service (worth $39).

To enter, all you have to do is visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BXKW2D6 by Friday the 21st of May 2010 (11:59PM BST), and answer the questions. We’ll then enter you into our competition, and you could win.

The contest has ended, but you can download a 14-day free trial over at the CompanionLink website, by clicking here.

Windows Guides’ Rating	User Rating	Compatible with
4.5 out of 5	(16 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5)

PROS: Supports most modern smartphones, together with the latest versions of Outlook. Supports OTA (Over the Air) Synchronisation, as well as wired. CONS: Can’t think of any! VERDICT: A great piece of software for any smart-phone user! I would highly recommend it to anyone! PRICE: Depends what you want. It varies from $39.95 – $99.95. Watch this space though, there may be a giveaway soon! VERSION REVIEWED: 3.0 DOWNLOAD: CompanionLink (free 14-day trial) (more screenshots at the bottom)

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The XP start-menu displays your name (or the logged on user) on top. This is very handy in case you get amnesia and don’t remember who you are. But, it will also reveal who’s logged on, which can be a bad thing if you forget to remove the [Ed] *ahem* seedy content, or other non-work related stuff you’re doing on your computer. If you work at a high security environment, or just don’t want people to see who’s logged onto a certain computer, then this tip might just save your day.

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