XP tricks

Running multiple Firefox instances with different profiles

2010-11-01T22:11:00.000-07:00

You can run multiple firefox instances simultaneously using different profiles using the command:

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe -ProfileManager -no-remote

This helps you if you want to login to the same website with different user ids at the same time. If you will want to do this frequently, you can modify your Quick Launch shortcut as follows:

1) Right click on your Quick Launch shortcut for Firefox and click "Properties".
2) In the Target field, append -ProfileManager -no-remote so that it now reads similar to the command line above.
3) Click OK.

Adding bullet list in Microsoft Excel

2009-05-05T05:38:00.000-07:00

To create a bulleted list in Excel, we may use the character <Alt+0149>, that is, press Alt and then, along with it, type the sequence 0149 in the Numpad.

Reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323567

Automatically login in Windows XP

2008-10-03T05:52:00.000-07:00

Do you want to skip the login screen and automatically login to windows without entering your password. You may want to do this if you are the only user of your computer, especially at home.

This is what you'll have to do:

Click Start –> Run, and type “control userpasswords2″
In the new window that you see untick "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer"
Click OK and enter your username and password now.

From the next time you turn on your comp, you are automatically logged in to your account.