Dispose of Old Computers
January 7, 2008
How to Dispose of Your Old Computer
A technology market research firm recently forecast that 955 million PCs would be retired worldwide between 2005 and 2010. With so many computers becoming obsolete, a lot of us are probably wondering what to do with that old computer sitting at home collecting dust.
Don’t Just Trash It
You wouldn’t put your tax returns, bank statements, medical information and other personal files on the sidewalk, would you? [Read more]
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How to Fold a Shirt in 3 Steps
December 7, 2007
This is totally cool. Have you ever struggled with folding your shirt? This lady in this video demonstrates folding a shirt in 3 quick steps, taking a grand total of less than 2 seconds resulting in a perfectly folded shirt.
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November 27, 2007
A cell phone is like a computer and has an operating system running behind the scenes. Use this guide to learn about Nokia Secret Cell phone codes and turn into a cell phone super user. If you wish to unlock your Nokia Cell phone and get Nokia Unlock codes, check out our Unlock a Nokia Cell Phone article. Use the “*” button on your Nokia Cell phone to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols that will be used in the Cell phone Codes shown below.
Nokia Cell phone codes
1. *3370# : This allows you to enhance the sound quality on your Nokia Cell phone. Press #3370# to deactivate Enhanced Sound Rate Code
2. *4720# : This is opposite to ESR codec activation above. Activates a lower quality sound on your Nokia Cell phone but you can gain almost 30% more in talk time. Use it if you are low on battery and need to last a business trip
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May 15, 2007
Most of us use Firefox having dumped Internet Explorer a long time ago. I use Firefox for the faster browsing speeds I get and plus it takes up less memory and not slow up my computer unlike Firefox. So Ryan at TechCounter gives us an awesome tip today on using Firefox. If you are still stuck using Internet Explorer, you can now
Most of us go visit multiple websites in one session. Instead of going to them one after another like AskStudent, then CNN or SI.com or wherever your journeys might take you, how about a tip that could launch all of them in tabs whenever you open Firefox.
All you need to do is
Step # 1: Go to FireFox Tools menu.
Step # 2: Hit Options then under options select Main or General(for older versions of Firefox)
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May 15, 2007
While the User Account Control in Windows Vista enhances security on your computer, it is highly annoying and people comfortable with it should turn it off. There are a number of ways you can disable the highly annoying User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista. You can do it through the Registry, through an advanced system option called MSCONFIG, but here we will tell you how to disable the User Account Control in Windows Vista using the easiest of the methods … through your Control Panel. Two clicks and you are all set.
Disable User Account Control in Windows Vista
Step # 1: Open Control Panel
Step # 2: In the search on top right in control panel, type in User Account. Double Click on user accounts
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How to Disable the User Account Control(UAC) in Windows Vista
May 8, 2007
What is User Account Control?
User Account Control (UAC) is a major security component in Windows Vista. Windows Vista is the most secure version of Windows that Microsoft has ever developed and UAC is a major part of it. Unlike previous versions of Windows like Windows XP , Windows 2000 and beyond, when an administrator logs on to a computer running Windows Vista, he logs on as a regular user without admin rights. The Admin rights are only invoked when a user needs to perform a task that requires administrator privileges, such as when you wish to install and application or running setup files.
While UAC is an important enhancement for Windows Vista, protecting users from malware which might get installed silently, it is highly annoying as almost every other task you do invokes administrator rights. For home users, it is a lot fo additional clicks everytime. Also, if you are giving a presentation in front of a class or in front of a meeting, you might want to disable UAC otherwise you will see something like the image below.
How to turn off User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista
Method # 1: Use MSCONFIG to disable UAC
Step # 1: Open Run command either by pressing <Windows Key> + R or through Start and type in command in the search
Step # 2: Type in msconfig (you should see the UAC pop up asking whether you wish to continue)
Step # 3: Click the Tools tab. Scroll down till your see Disable UAC. Click on it and press the launch button below.
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How to Restore your Computer to a previous Windows Operating System after installing Windows Vista
May 5, 2007
In this article, we will show you how to manually restore to your previous version of the Windows Operating System on your computer before you installed Windows Vista.
To perform this procedure, you will be using the Windows Command prompt. The steps are outlined in detail and easy to follow especially for a beginning to intermediate computer user.
You may find it easier to follow the steps if you print this article first.
Steps to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you install Windows Vista
Step 1: Determine whether there is a Windows.OLD folder and whether there is sufficient free space on the Windows hard disk
a. Click Start, and then click Computer.
b. On the View menu, click Details.
c. In the Free Space column, note how much space is available for Local Disk (C:) under the Hard Disk Drives area.
d. In the Hard Disk Drives area, double-click Local Disk (C:), and then determine whether the Windows.OLD folder exists.
Note: If the Windows.OLD folder does not exist, you cannot follow the steps in this article to restore the previous Windows installation to this computer.
e. Right-click the Windows.OLD folder.
f. Windows Vista will determine the size of the folder after several seconds.
Determine whether the Windows.OLD folder is smaller than the free space that is available for Local Disk (C:) in step 2.
Step 2: Start the Windows Recovery Environment
a. Put the Windows Vista installation disc in the DVD drive, and then restart the computer.
b. Press a key when you are prompted to restart from the disc.
c. In the Install Windows window, select a language, a time, a currency, a keyboard input method or other input method, and then click Next.
d. In the Install Windows window, click Repair your computer.
e. In the System Recovery Options window, click the version of the Windows Vista operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
f. In the System Recovery Options window, click Command Prompt.
The Command Prompt window opens, and it displays the command prompt. The command prompt is where you will type the commands that are described in the following steps.
Step 3: Rename the Windows Vista folders
Note When you type one or more of the commands at the command prompt in the following steps in this section, and you then press ENTER, you may receive the following message:
The system cannot find the file specified.
If you receive this message, go to the next step in this section, and then type the command in that next step.
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