Archive for February, 2010
Save Webpage Links & URLs as Files in Firefox
Do you dislike having to save “temporary interest/need” links as bookmarks or saving the whole webpage to your computer for later reference? Now you can save those links as small clickable files with the SaveLink extension. SaveLink in Action Once you have installed the extension you are ready to start saving links as files. You [...]
24Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Using System Restore to Recover your Windows 7 Computer
When using your new Windows 7 machine there might be times when something goes wrong with a driver or an app and Windows becomes unstable. Today we’ll show a complete System Restore process on a Windows 7 computer where the Office 2010 Uninstall went awry. We recently had one of our computers in the lab [...]
24Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Autohide the Bookmarks Toolbar in Firefox
Do you like to autohide toolbars such as the Menu and Status Bars to conserve screen real-estate? Now you can add the Bookmarks Toolbar to that list with the Bookmark Autohider extension for Firefox. Before For our browser there were three ways that we could hide the “Bookmarks Toolbar” if desired but all of them [...]
24Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Automatically Mount and View ISO files in Windows 7 Media Center
Do you have a hard drive full of ripped movies in ISO file format? Are you looking for an easy way to play them in Windows Media Center? Today we show you how to configure Windows Media Center so you can automatically view those ISOs directly from the Movie Library. First, download and install Virtual [...]
24Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Get Extended Access to WHS with Advanced Admin Console
Windows Home Server is easy to setup and use so anyone with basic computer knowledge can operate their own server. But what if you’re an advanced user and want more control over various administrative functions? The Advanced Admin Console Addin gives you exactly that. Windows Home Server is definitely easy to use – even for [...]
24Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Create an XP Mode for Windows 7 Home Versions & Vista
One of the cool features in Windows 7 is XP Mode. However, it’s only available for Windows 7 Professional and above, leaving Home Edition and Vista users out of luck. Today we’ll show you how to create your own XP Mode to run on Vista or Windows 7 Home Premium. How does this work? Windows [...]
24Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
USN-902-1: Pidgin vulnerabilities
Referenced CVEs: CVE-2010-0277, CVE-2010-0420, CVE-2010-0423 Description: =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-902-1 February 22, 2010 pidgin vulnerabilities CVE-2010-0277, CVE-2010-0420, CVE-2010-0423 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected [...]
23Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Find Similar Websites in Google Chrome
Have you ever found that a quick recommendation for a similar site to the one that you are looking at would be handy? If so then you might want to check out the Google Similar Pages extension for Chrome. Google Similar Pages in Action We chose three different types of websites for our test. The [...]
23Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Setup Windows Media Center Connector to Windows Home Server
One of the advantages of Windows Home Server with Power Pack 3 is its integration with Windows Media Center. Here we take a look at installing the Windows Media Center Connector and the features it has to offer. Install Connector After you’ve installed Windows Home Server (WHS) you’ve probably noticed a message pop up when [...]
23Feb2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Easily Control a Large Amount of Tabs in Google Chrome
Do things start to get out of control for you when you have a lot of tabs open in Google Chrome? Get control back and easily manage those tabs with the Tab Menu extension. Before One of the irritating things about using Chrome is that when you have a large number of tabs open it [...]
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