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Customize Your Windows 7 Start Button with Token Start Orbs

Posted by Rich On July - 22 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

Token Start Orbs by rsvr85 Customize Your Windows 7 Start Button with Token Start Orbs

If you would like to customize your Windows 7 Start Button, you can do so with these Token Start Orbs created by our very own rsvr85.

Want to learn how to customize your Statrt button? Use the manual method or this tool.

Download Token Start Orbs by rsvr85.

10 Top Tips to Save Space on Your Hard Drive (HDD)

Posted by Rich On July - 22 - 20104 COMMENTS

7 save hdd space 10 Top Tips to Save Space on Your Hard Drive (HDD)

With multi-terabyte drives gaining prevalence in the bays of our PCs, a lack of hard drive space is less of an issue these days; however, it seems no matter how big the drives get, we still manage to eventually fill them. In this guide, you’ll learn ten top tips to save space on your hard drive.

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Editorial: The Future is in the Cloud(s)

Posted by Mike On July - 22 - 20104 COMMENTS

I recently posted in Windows Forums about what I think will be the emphasis in Windows 8 development. In a nutshell, I talked about “the cloud”. For those of you not familiar with this terminology, just think about local storage; your C: drive. Now imagine all of the things you hold dear on that little hard drive platter floating around on the internet, ready for you to grab from anywhere. Photos, contacts, e-mails, notes, files, application settings; the list goes on and on. That is the concept of the cloud. Read the rest of this entry »

Set Parental Controls and Protect Your Children with Windows 7 [How To]

Posted by Rich On July - 21 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

parental controls13 Set Parental Controls and Protect Your Children with Windows 7 [How To] Like Windows Vista, Windows 7 comes with a suite of Parental Controls tools to help you protect your children from viewing inappropriate content on your PC or from using a computer during restricted hours. In this guide you’ll learn how to do the following:

Create a new user account for your child.
Set up Parental Controls for a Windows 7 user account.
- Set time limits for account access.
- Control games by rating, content, or title.
- Allow and block specific programs.
Restrict access to specific websites.

If you use Windows Vista, the settings are almost identical; however, a Windows Vista-specific series of guides can be found here: Vista User Accounts and Parental Controls Series.

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UltraMon Gives You Extra Features for Your Multi-monitor Configuration

Posted by Harry On July - 21 - 20102 COMMENTS

Windows Guides’ Rating	Compatible with
4 out of 5

PROS: Nice and easy to use, gives you lots of extra features for both your screens!
CONS: The taskbar isn’t “Windows 7 friendly)
VERDICT: A great tool – especially if you’re not using 7!
PRICE: Free 30-day trial, but costs after ($39.95 for one license, but bulk prices are available)
DOWNLOAD: UltraMon

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Reminder: Windows Guides Paid Writer Application

Posted by Rich On July - 20 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

Reminder: Windows Guides is looking for another paid writer; apply today if you are:

Available to write at least one post per week.
A native or fluent English speaker.
Technically inclined and have a deep knowledge about Windows.
Creative and can write interesting articles with original, quality content.
Familiar with writing articles using WordPress (or willing to learn without assistance.)
Able to take high quality screenshots, which help users follow your guides.
Using Windows 7 on your computer and you have access to Windows XP and Vista.

The application deadline is Wednesday July 21st, 2010 @ 5PM ET.
For more information, please go here or apply below:

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