Archive for May, 2010
How to Manage AutoArchive in Outlook 2010
If you want to keep Outlook 2010 clean and run faster, one method is to set up the AutoArchive feature. Today we show you how to configure and manage the feature in Outlook 2010. Using AutoArchive allows you to manage space in your mailbox or on the email server by moving older items to another [...]
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Remove Ubuntu or XP from the Windows 7 Boot Menu
If you’ve ever used a dual-boot system and then removed one of the operating systems, it can still show up in Windows 7’s boot menu. We’ll show you how to get rid of old entries and speed up the boot process. To edit the boot menu, we will use a program called bcdedit that’s included [...]
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How to Add Proprietary Drivers to Ubuntu 10.04
Does the hardware on your Ubuntu system need proprietary drivers work at peak performance? Today we take a look how easy version 10.04 makes it to install them. Ubuntu 10.04 finally automatically recognizes and installs drivers for most hardware today, it even recognized and configured Wi-Fi drivers correctly every time in our tests. This is [...]
24May2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Put Unused Tabs on Hold in Firefox
If you have a lot of content heavy webpages open in Firefox, it soon adds up on memory usage. The BarTab extension puts unused tabs on hold and keeps them unloaded until you are ready to access them. Before When you have a few tabs open things are not so bad. But if you have [...]
24May2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Desktop Fun: Vacation and Travel Icon Packs
Do you have an upcoming vacation, place that you would like to travel to, or a favorite destination that you have visited in the past? With an appropriate wallpaper you can help set the mood for your desktop with our Vacation and Travel Icon Packs collection. Note: To customize the icon setup on your Windows [...]
23May2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Remove Clutter from the Opera Speed Dial Page
Do you want to clean up the Speed Dial page in Opera so that only the thumbnails are visible? Today we show you a couple of tweaks that will make it happen. Speed Dial Page The search bar and text at the bottom take up room and add clutter to the look and feel of [...]
21May2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
How to Convert Videos to 3GP for Mobile Phones
Would you like to play videos on your phone, but the device only supports 3GP files? We’ll show you how to convert popular video files into 3GP mobile phone video format with Pazera Free Video to 3GP Converter. Download the Pazera Free Video to 3GP Converter (Download link below). It will allow you to convert [...]
21May2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Clean Up the New Ubuntu Grub2 Boot Menu
Ubuntu adopted the new version of the Grub boot manager in version 9.10, getting rid of the old problematic menu.lst. Today we look at how to change the boot menu options in Grub2. Grub2 is a step forward in a lot of ways, and most of the annoying menu.lst issues from the past are gone. [...]
21May2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Change the User Interface Language in Ubuntu
Would you like to use your Ubuntu computer in another language? Here’s how you can easily change your interface language in Ubuntu. Ubuntu’s default install only includes a couple languages, but it makes it easy to find and add a new interface language to your computer. To get started, open the System menu, select Administration, [...]
21May2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Friday Fun: Vehicles
Friday has finally arrived and it’s time to ignore spreadsheets and TPS reports and waste time playing a flash game. Today we take a look at the fun puzzle game called Vehicles. Vehicles This is a fun game with cartoon style graphics where you navigate vehicles to solve different puzzles. You navigate the vehicles through [...]
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