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5 Ways To Take Revenge Using A Computer (Computer Fun)

Posted by Angel Luis On May - 18 - 20109 COMMENTS

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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Download Windows Home Server code name "Vail" 30 day Trial

Posted by Stu On May - 11 - 20102 COMMENTS

12 Programs You Can Remove From Boot Right Now

Posted by Angel Luis On May - 8 - 20104 COMMENTS

We all know that modern programs like to use the resources of our computers. Normally when we install something, you don’t just install one executable–the program usually puts programs in your bootup sequence.

The most incredible part of this is that Windows, since XP, comes with a feature, Fetch and later SuperFetch, that tries to improve load time of applications, making most of these programs useless.

The question is, why does every great company want a process running in your computer? The answer I suppose is to have statistic of usage, but at least for me this is not an option.

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Foxit Phantom PDF – An Affordable Business Solution

Posted by Thomas On April - 27 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

Windows Guides’ Rating	Compatible with
4 out of 5

PROGRAM: Foxit Phantom PDF

FoxitBox Foxit Phantom PDF An Affordable Business Solution

PROS: Very easy to use. Lightweight and reliable. With Co-Worker collaboration system, Show PDF as Text-file, Easy to use Zoom functions. a Very Nice Screen-dump feature.

CONS: There is no Context Menu. No Document Compression. Almost hidden MS Office AddIn. Some transparency masks may show as tinted background.

VERDICT: Foxit Phantom pro is a very good alternative to Adobe Acrobat. The software has (almost) every thinkable tool you need to easy and securely streamline your businesses document needs.

PRICE: $129

VERSION REVIEWED: 2.0

Download Link for Trial Version in the Article

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Interview with Joan Lambert: Author of Windows 7 Step by Step

Posted by Rich On April - 9 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

stepbystep Interview with Joan Lambert: Author of Windows 7 Step by Step Update: You can win one of three signed copies of this book here.

In this article, I interview Joan Lambert, author of Windows 7 Step by Step. At the conclusion of the interview, I share some highlights of her book and invite you to get your own copy.

Interview with Joan

Joan, thank you for taking time to share a little about yourself. Before we talk about your profession and book, I’m sure Windows Guides readers would like to get to know you better; tell us a little about yourself:

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Windows Live Wave 4 Beta Screenshots & Brief Overview

Posted by Stu On March - 29 - 20104 COMMENTS

Windows Live Wave 4 is hitting the streets soon and it looks to be a significant improvement over the
Wave4Start Menu1 Windows Live Wave 4 Beta Screenshots & Brief Overview previous version.

The new(ish) “ribbon interface” makes life much easier, heightens productivity and gives the UI a general, cleaner and logical feel while not being too intrusive or overbearing (OneNote is a culprit of this). And the Windows Phone 7 Series look and feel popping up in some places is also a refreshing change too.

This is just going to be a quick overview of the new Beta as I’m sure many things will change between now and the final release. When the suite has been a little more finalized I’m sure we’ll go into more detail of the applications then.

Installation

Lets start the screenshots with the installation. The installation wizard is much cleaner and nicer looking that it’s predecessor.

We have a couple of new additions to the installation in Wave 4. Notably; Companion and Bing Bar. We’ll talk more about those later . Read the rest of this entry »