All Posts Tagged With: "XP"
Brilliant Freeware Apps To Keep Your Desktop Fresh & Tidy
Sometimes even when you have multiple monitors it seems like there just isn’t enough space on your desktop. Windows XP likes to encourage multi-tasking but if you have a big PC session you can end up with multiple windows open that can make navigating around your desktop very hard.
I used to struggle, until I [...]
How To Do A Clean Windows Vista Install
If you are planning on purchasing the upgrade version of Windows Vista, you may be surprised to find that you can’t do a clean install of Vista, as it requires you to have XP running on the machine you want to upgrade and the installation process has to be run from within XP.
Luckily there is [...]
Free Wallpaper Changer
I’ve been doing a lot of work on my new theme today (what do you think by the way? I think it’s cool!) so I haven’t had a lot of time to find a good tip to write about. Then I looked at my desktop and realised I hadn’t told you about one of [...]
20Jan2007 | Tony Williams | 9 comments | Continued
Download Over 3000 Free Wallpapers
Although I’m trying to not make any major changes to my PC as I’ll be upgrading to Vista soon, I’ve just added a few new Wallpapers from http://wallpaper.dontloveme.com/, who have over 3000 high quality images available for free download. The wallpapers are all nicely categorized, with over 20 categories.
Well, worth checking out if you’re [...]
Remove Useless Junk From Your PC
If you’re planning on upgrading to Vista at the end of the month then you won’t need this tip. Over time your PC can accumulate a lot of useless junk, particularly if you are not choosy about what apps, toolbars, widgets, drivers etc you install. I have to admit that I’ve fallen into this [...]
6Jan2007 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
Do More With Windows Taskbar
Ryan from CyberNotes has put together a list of some great apps that will increase the functionality of your Windows Taskbar. And best of all, they are all free!
My personal favourite is the Easy Access Calculator. This cool little app attaches itself to the taskbar, and all you have to do is type in an [...]
Great Guide To Disabling Windows Services
Windows XP is designed to cater for the unique tastes of millions of users, which means it supports and runs a lot of stuff that most users don’t need as Services. Turning off Services can be a risky affair if you don’t know what you are doing, although a big performance boost can be gained [...]
1Jan2007 | Tony Williams | 0 comments | Continued
Who Needs Vista??!! Show Your PC Some Love This Christmas And Tune It Up
Vista may be coming out next year, but if like me you can’t afford to upgrade to Vista then why not show your current PC some love this Christmas and give it a tune up?
I’ve just reinstalled Windows XP as I’ve treated my PC to a new motherboard for Christmas. Here are some [...]
Make Your Own FREE Video Screensavers
Want to jazz up your desktop? Well there are two great apps that allow you to make your own free video screensavers.
The first one is ‘My Video Screen Saver‘ which supports the following features:
Plays AVI, MPEG, WMV video files as a screen saver
Displays videos randomly
Allows the volume of each video to be adjusted
Allows videos to [...]
Give Your Digital Photos Sensible Filenames Automatically In Windows XP
Uploading Digital photos can be a pain, as most cameras give photos useless filenames that have to be changed manually if you want them to mean anything.
Well, help is at hand and there is a quick solution (XP only):
Open your photos folder and select “View > Thumbnails”
Then select all the photos you want to rename. [...]
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