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Know What Your PC is Really Upto with ProcessScanner

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Have you seen your PC’s performance decline in the days since you bought it? Does your system take a long time to boot up and to load simple programs? Does it crash more frequently, or stalls when loading Web pages? If answer to any of the questions above is YES, then instead of panicking, you must download ProcessScanner. [...]

[How to] Disable Windows Update Restart Nag

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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This has been one of the most irritating nags ever in Windows (only next to the blue screen nag in Window 98!!). If you have Automatic updates turned on, there will be security patches released regularly. As and when your system gets updated, a nagging pop-up comes up asking for a restart. This will be [...]

[Free Download] Windows 7 Transformation Pack

Monday, November 10, 2008

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Windows 7 mania is hitting the peak. So, here I present the transformation pack to those who want to experience the latest offering from Microsoft before actually installing the OS. This Windows 7 transformation pack 2009 is created by a person called “Hatem20″ who has built Windows 7 Pre beta UI software installation pack to change [...]

IE8’s ‘Porn Mode’ Already Busted!

Friday, August 29, 2008

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I pity Microsoft. Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 was released just a few days back and one feature which was making all the headlines was the new “porn mode” in IE8, where the browser erases all traces of what you browsed after your session is over. And like any other Microsoft product, even this has been [...]

How to Add Your Gmail To Windows Live Mail

Friday, August 29, 2008

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Few days back I had told you how to Use GMail to send mails from other Email IDs. Today we will take a look at how to get your GMail into Windows Live Mail. Note: This is for Windows Live Mail and not Windows Mail which replaced Outlook Express and is included in Vista. For checking a [...]

Download Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services for Free

Monday, August 25, 2008

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Microsoft has offered the download of SQL Server 2008 with advanced services for FREE, but only suitable for learning and building desktop and small server applications, and for redistribution by ISVs. If you are still confused if its full featured download, here is what Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services means: [...]

Photosynth from Microsoft: Your Pictures in 3D

Thursday, August 21, 2008

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Microsoft has publicly launched Photosynth. It allows you to stitch your photos together to create a detailed 3D environment. The photos can be just a handful or a few hundred and finally creates an image that a user can spin around to look at from all angles or zoom in to check out a close-up [...]