Category archives for Tips & Tweaks

Getting to know all about Windows Registry

I was going through the Book “Windows 7 UNLEASHED , SAMS publication” that sneaked my attraction on very interesting chapter which was all about the registry. So i thought it would be better to rip out some content for our blog readers. The Registry is a central repository Windows uses to store anything and everything that applies [...]

How E-mail System works | Concept of SMTP and POP3 server

For the vast majority of people right now, the real e-mail system consist of two different servers running on the main e-mail server machine. One is called the SMTP Server (Simple mail transfer protocol) which handles outgoing mail and the other is POP3 Server (Post Office Protocol) which takes the responsibility of incoming mail. The SMTP server [...]

Share your videos on YouTube through Windows Live Movie Maker Beta

Wave 4 is on the way beyond the expectation of users. Windows Live Movie Maker Beta Wave 4 contains the tremendous feature of sharing your videos on social networking sites or on SkyDrive. Indeed the new WL Movie Maker Wave 4 will gonna bundled with the awesome new AutoMovie Themes, Various Animation and Visual Effects.

Broadcast your PowerPoint Presentation over the web

The Microsoft PowerPoint Broadcast Service makes it easy for PowerPoint 2010 users to share a presentation on the fly with anyone, anywhere, over the web. Just send a link, and in one click everyone you invite will be watching a synchronized view of your slide show in their browser, even if they don’t have PowerPoint [...]

All about Microsoft Indic Language Input Tool

Now a days we feel that for many languages like Hindi, entering text on PC is difficult. And there are many products and tools in market out there today through which we can enter text in hindi by any translation widget. But most products have some barrier – e.g. some require users to know a fixed [...]

10 tips for improving your wireless network

If Windows ever notifies you about a weak signal, it probably means your connection isn’t as fast or as reliable as it could be. Worse, you might lose your connection entirely in some parts of your home. If you’re looking to improve the signal for your wireless network, try some of these tips for extending [...]

Automatically scan your received file in Windows Live Messenger

Windows Live messenger has inbuilt facility to set your virus scanner as a default file sharing virus scanner. Now receive files through live messenger safely. To set Microsoft Security Essential as your default virus scanner follow the simple steps described below. First of all you need to Install Microsoft Security Essential or any other virus [...]

How to create your Own Power Plan in Windows 7

A power plan is a collection of hardware and system settings that manages how your computer uses and conserves power. Power plans can save energy, maximize system performance, or balance energy conservation with performance. Windows 7 has two default plans: Balanced. Offers full performance and display brightness when you need it, but conserves power when the [...]

Set your Default AutoPlay

Do you want your computer to play the music automatically when you insert your music CD or to automatically browse the content of the data DVD u insert it, well you do so after li’l bit changing the settings in the control panel as described below.

How to Enable and Disable Aero Snap

Windows 7 provides a new feature which is called “Aero Snap”. You can minimize, maximize, resize window by just dragging-dropping it to the screen corners. You can prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen by following these simple steps. Open Control Panel by using Start Menu. Select Ease [...]

How to create Keyboard shortcut of any program

You can create keyboard shortcuts to open programs. Opening programs this way is often simpler than opening them using your mouse or other pointing device. Lets create a Keyboard shortcut for IE8. Before you get started, you need to create a simple shortcut for IE8 on desktop or anywhere else. See the image below.

Activate a Window by mouseover

If you are working on one application, say notepad, and you want to move to another application running back to Notepad than you have to click on that application. You can switch to another application or any window by simply Hovering over mouse on it. to activate mouseover follow the steps given below. Open Control [...]

Encrypt Removable USB Drives

Windows 7 BitLocker has been enhanced to provide a better experience for end users. Without having to navigate the Control Panel or configure any difficult settings, users can easily protect USB removable storage devices. The option is available by simply right-clicking on a drive in Windows Explorer to enable BitLocker protection. With BitLocker To Go, [...]

Burn ISO or IMG file without using any software

Windows 7 introduces a built-in ability to burn discs directly from ISO and IMG files without using any third party software like Nero or Ashampoo burner. Just follow the simple steps given below. Place a blank unformatted CD or DVD into your CD/DVD drive. Right click on the ISO or IMG file you want to [...]

Create your own custom Accelerator for Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 released with lots of new exciting features like Web Slices, InPrivate Borwsing, Smart Screen Filter and many more. But i am totally impressed with one of its new feature called Accelerators. The new Accelerators in Internet Explorer 8 help you quickly perform your everyday browsing tasks without navigating to other websites to [...]

Integrate Office SP2 Update into Microsoft Office 2007

Microsoft has announced the availability of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the 2007 Microsoft Office system few days back. The update includes major performance enhancements for Office applications, most notably Microsoft Office Outlook and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. Another big benefit is SP2’s boost to interoperability. This tutorial will help you to slipstream Office sp2 [...]

Translate your Microsoft Office documents through Microsoft Translator

Now you can translate your Microsoft Office documents with Microsoft Translator . You can even translate words, phrases, or even your entire document, through the Research task pane. The Microsoft Translator Official Team Blog has blogged about setting up manually for Office 2007 and Office 2003 previously. Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office 2007 currently [...]

How to remove or Uninstall Internet Explorer 8

If you have installed Internet Explorer 8 and if you have any problem with using it then you can easily remove IE8 by this KB fix it (957700) Microsoft has just released another Fix it Knowledge Base (KB) article which Uninstalls Internet Explorer 8. When you remove Internet Explorer 8, your earlier version of Internet [...]

How to create a Hidden user account [Hide user account]

Windows Operating system allows user to create multiple user account to display in login screen. But you can hide a perticular user account or you can create a Hidden user account. First you have to create a User account to make it Hidden in Login screen. (follow the steps below for Windows Vista and Windows [...]

Press keyboard shortcuts one key at a time using Sticky Keys

Instead of having to press three keys at once (such as when you must press the CTRL, ALT, and DELETE keys together to log on to Windows), you can press one key at a time by turning on Sticky Keys. Then, you can press a modifier key (such as CTRL) and have it remain active [...]

Create your own Run commands

Yes… you can create your own run command to open any kind of application. No more need to navigate start > all programes etc… follow these steps to create your own command to open Firefox. Open registry editor by using Run box. Go to Start > Run, or press Win+r and type regedit. navigate to: [...]

Move your mouse cursor with keyboards’ numeric keys

You can control your mouse pointer with your numeric keys. This steps becomes very usefull when suddenly your mouse dosnt’ works properly or you dont’ have mouse. your keyboard performs all the functions of your normal mouse. follow the steps to activate your keyboard mouse. Click on Start and navigate Control panel. In control panel [...]