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Search Windows Guides from Your Firefox Search Box

Posted by Rich On October - 13 - 20084 COMMENTS

search windows guides Search Windows Guides from Your Firefox Search BoxWant to search Windows Guides from your Firefox toolbar? Download this extension (2kb) and do the following:

  1. Extract the archive to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins
  2. Restart Firefox
  3. Select Windows Guides from the search box
  4. Search away!

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senf logo Senf Finds Potentially Sensitive Numbers on Your Hard Drive

Senf is a fast, portable tool (written in Java, runnable just about everywhere) for finding sensitive numbers. Use this tool to identify files on your system that may have Social Security Numbers (SSNs) or Credit Card Numbers (CCNs).

You do not need to install Senf — just download it, run it, and use it to protect yourself.

Download Senf

Make Your Desktop Wallpaper Ripple Like Water

Posted by Rich On October - 8 - 200812 COMMENTS

thumb ripple wallpaper 00 Make Your Desktop Wallpaper Ripple Like Water

Want to add some eye candy to your Windows Vista or XP desktop? With Ripple, you can do this. Read on to learn how easy it is to get the above effect on your desktop.

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Windows 7 Theme for Windows XP

Posted by Rich On October - 2 - 200883 COMMENTS

xp windows 7 theme 02 Windows 7 Theme for Windows XP

Want to style your Windows XP desktop to look like the new Windows 7? Well this is about as close as you’ll get (without knowing exactly what Windows 7 will look like.) Get yourself a copy of the theme here.

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videos as wallpaper xp 00 Play Videos as Your Wallpaper in Windows XP (No Extra Software)
Recently I was playing with Windows XP’s active desktop and a though came to me: you can embed video in HTML, active desktop displays HTML pages, so can you have a video background in XP with no extra software? The answer is “Yes” and you’ll learn how in this guide.

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th virtual pc 2007 01 Run a Virtual PC on Your Desktop Using Microsoft Virtual PC 2007

In this guest post, Mike Sherwood explains how to run Operating systems virtually inside another operating system.

Virtualization is an up-an-coming technique that many companies are using to better use their resources. Most servers can only run one program at a time, causing most companies to have as many servers as programs they need to run. To solve this, creating a virtual machine on a machine saves money and uses the available resources to capacity. You can use this technology to your advantage to run a “Virtual PC” right on your desktop, for whatever reason you have. One of the best parts about this program is the ability to run a different operating system in a window right on your desktop. (I needed to run programs for work that are only compatible with XP, while running Vista on my computer) And best of all, it’s free! I’ll show you how.

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