All Posts Tagged With: "XP"
Speedup Windows Settings By Increasing The Double-click Speed
I have a great Windows optimization tip that all levels of users can follow!
I’ve always ‘felt’ that my PC runs faster when I’ve speedup my mouse double-click speed and Microsoft developer Raymond Chen has just confirmed that it does indeed speedup your PC. Raymond explains in his post that many other Windows settings use the [...]
TweakNow: Tweak Your XP Or Vista Machine Safely
Many PC tweaking utilities can be risky to use as they present you with dozens of options at a time, and when you change a dozen things at once something is bound to go wrong. The problem in this situation normally is, how do you roll back so many changes?
16Apr2008 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
Freeup Memory In One Click With Instant Memory Cleaner
Managing PC memory isn’t as big an issue as it used to be, but freeing up memory can still provide benefits. Rather than spending a lot of time closing old processes, installing Instant Memory Cleaner is a quick solution.
Once installed, this tiny app (and it really is tiny at 1.8MB) sits in your system tray [...]
Five Quick Windows Tips
A very quick and useful post for the weekend. Martin over at gHacks that in his own words are:
…are that short that I can’t write enough to justify an article for them which is why I have decided to collect five quick Windows tips that are still very useful and probably not know to [...]
Vista Transformation Pack 8 For Windows XP
I’ve promoted the amazing Vista Transformation Pack in the past that gives your XP machine that Vista look & feel for free. Well, now Version 8 is now available that makes windows XP/2003 look even more like Vista. The latest version of VTP 8 completely replicates Window Vista without paying the hefty price or compromising [...]
5Dec2007 | Tony Williams | 1 comment | Continued
Free Firewall For Windows PCs
Every broadband user needs a decent firewall. Going online without one is tantamount to suicide.
Windows XP and higher has a respectable firewall, but it can be improved upon. Luckily there’s a good free one in PC Tools Firewall Plus from the makers of Spyware Doctor.
PC Tools Firewall Plus is much more than a [...]
How To Add A FTP Server To Windows Explorer
Anyone who manages a website at some point has to use a FTP client to upload and download files to their server. Although these aren’t too difficult to use once you get the hang of things, adding the FTP server to Windows Explorer can make it easier to upload and download files.
CyberNetNews have put [...]
Add Vista Thumbnails To XP Toolbar
The taskbar thumbnails on a are very cool. I love the way that they even show videos playing.
If you’re still saving your pennies for a copy of Vista, then a free way to add Vista-like thumbnails to XP is to install Visual Task Tips. This free program will add thumbnail preview images for each task [...]
How To Add New Menu Items to Windows Explorer Right Click Menu
Gili has put together a nice clear guide on hos to add add add Move to Folder and Copy to Folder items to Windows Explorer right click menu. It requires a few registry changes, so please don’t even start making the necessary changes if you’re not comfortable editing your registry!
25Jul2007 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
20 No-Cost PC Upgrade Tips
Techlogg.com is my site discovery of the week. One of the reasons I love blogs is that they allow normal people to share their knowledge and expertise with a large audience. One great post on Techlogg.com gives 20 no-cost PC upgrade tips.
Techlogg is correct in their assertion that many PCs are not running [...]
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