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Best Windows Freebies and Guides 06 [September 2008]

Posted by Rich On September - 29 - 200840 COMMENTS

best of september 2008 Best Windows Freebies and Guides 06 [September 2008]

Every month we take a look around some of the most interesting windows-related web sites. We collect the best free stuff and write tips to help you get more out of Windows. Below you’ll find wallpapers, icon packs, fonts, screensavers, and freeware we’ve found over the last 30 days. We’ve also put together our most popular windows guides.

Enjoy the overview of stuff you shouldn’t have missed in September 2008.

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How To Deal With Windows Vista Errors

Posted by Guest Post On September - 29 - 200810 COMMENTS

In this guest post, James Ricketts explores how to deal with Windows Vista errors. Learn more about James at the conclusion of this post.

You may have recently upgraded to Windows Vista and love using all the frills and fancies of the new operating system.  However, it is likely that you have already encountered your first Windows Vista error. Don’t panic. Listed below are a few simple tips that you can follow to deal with basic Vista errors and resolve them.

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manage automatic updates 00 Take Charge of Automatic Updates: Set to Download Only

If you leave your computer on overnight, you may find you come back in the morning to find all your programs closed and that download, you were waiting for, canceled. Likely, automatic updates restarted your computer for you.. or you had a short power outage. In this guide, we’ll blame automatic updates and learn how to disable automatic installation of the updates.

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logon studio 00 Change Your Login Screen with Logon Studio Vista [How To]
I previously shared Logon Studio with those of you who did not know about it. In this guide, I’ll show you how to use Logon Studio to change your logon screen picture.

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Compress Your PNG Files from the Right-click Menu

Posted by Rich On September - 18 - 200829 COMMENTS

png crush files 00 Compress Your PNG Files from the Right click Menu
Most of the images I use on this website are PNGs (Portable Network Graphics.) The reason I use them is because they are lossless and look great when they are transparent. Most modern browsers support transparent PNGs and they can help make a website look great. However, when you create a PNG in MS Paint, Photoshop, etc. you may find they’re a lot larger in size than JPG of GIF files. In this guide you’ll learn how to compress the files from the right-click context menu in Vista.

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visual master 00 Vista Visual Master The Complete Windows Vista Customization Package

Vista Visual Master is a free application that will help you to customize your Windows Vista easily.  With a clean and simple interface it brings you an All-in-One set of powerful and neatly classified tools, settings, and tweaks.  Now You can change the look of the windows and buttons, change the system icons and hundreds of file icons, reconfigure the boot and logon screen, patch and apply your new themes, and you can customize Windows Vista according to your wishes.

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