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How to disable GMail's spam filter

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:29:00 +0000

How to disable GMail's spam filter

GMail's spam filtering is usually excellent, but sometimes it can get over-zealous. The first thing to know is that mail from people in your GMail Contacts list is never flagged as spam. So regular correspondents should be added to to your GMail Contacts.
If you want to turn off GMail spam filtering altogether, here's how...

The following steps will set up a filter to ensure that all e-mail goes to your Inbox and never to your Spam folder...

Log into GMail.com in your web browser
Click 'Options' (the cog icon on the top right of the screen)
Click 'Mail Settings'
Click 'Filters'
Click 'Create a new filter' (at bottom of list)
In the 'Doesn't have' field, enter "opsjk fokjaw9ptu4398ru39u9u93flkoifjew" (or any other long, random character string you choose)
Click 'Next Step'
Tick the box "Never send it to Spam"
Click "Create Filter".

I have several secondary GMail accounts that currently forward all mail to my master GMail account. By disabling spam filtering on all except the master GMail account, there is only one Spam folder to check periodically for false positives (mis-labelled "ham").

Remove your Facebook account from your Windows Live Messenger

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 01:32:00 +0000

To help you remove your Facebook account from your Windows Live Messenger, kindly follow the steps below.

1. Sign-in your account using http://profile.live.com

2. Click Manage above Your contact info

3. Click Edit

4. Click Remove this connection completely

5. Hit Remove

Where does Google Music store the “offline tracks” on Android?

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 07:55:00 +0000

Question:

I have about 8 gigs of music stored within Google Music, and I recently got sick of streaming (and risking data charges), so I painstakingly allowed it to be stored offline. So my fresh 16 gig SD card now only had 8 gigs left. Then, I flashed a new rom, thinking that all my music would still be there cached (or however it works), but I was wrong. When I click "show offline tracks only" within the Google Music app, it shows nothing, yet my SD card still only has 8 gigs of space left.

So, my question is, where are these offline tracks stored on my SD card so I can go in and delete them, to free up space so I can back them all up again?

Thanks!

Answer /sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music you can clean this folder out if you wish.

Make windows 7, read your ebooks to you with voice, on the kindle pc reader

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:39:00 +0000

Make windows 7 read your ebooks to you with voice, on the kindle pc reader.
Text to speech!!!
Steps: 1) download the voice version of the reader (250 mb) http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000632481
2) take note of the shortcuts http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=amb_link_355061182_1?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200608290&pop-up=1&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_r=0E5DSKHRWJKZ9ADAJ5DQ&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1387024402&pf_rd_i=1000632481
3) on windows click start, and type speech, click on the speech icon on the top of the start menu and go through the steps of the wizard
4)open a book on the kindle pc reader and press Ctrl + R on your keyboard to start reading (see other keyboard shortcuts on the image below)

Kingsoft Antivirus 2012 Innovative Cloud Security System, Unbelievably Fast and Powerful!

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:18:00 +0000

I am seldom surprised with the new product, but I was pleasantly surprised when I tested Kingsoft free cloud antivirus. the reason why I was surprised is because this antivirus uses very low resources and what this means is that older computers or netbooks can now have a fast cloud-based protection without struggling with slow antivirus programs. The installation only took 1 min. and it was ready to scan! Since I just installed it today I cannot know how it measures up against other antivirus programs that I use, however my netbook did not have any antivirus so I installed it on that one. So you can download it and give it a go and let me know http://www.kingsoftsecurity.com/

solution to stop firefox & flash crashing and lockups

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:21:00 +0000

the flash crashes are a confirmed Adobe bug.
the problem is caused by too many sandboxing methods stacked, Flash
introduced "protected mode" in its plugin which causes no end to trouble
for Gecko browsers that are already using OOPP.

Adobe itself recommends disabling Protected Mode until a fix comes out that is resolving the issue.

To disable Protected Mode you need to edit the mms.cfg file located in one of the two directories:

Windows 32bit: C:\windows\system32\macromed\flash
Windows 64bit: C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash

Just open the file with a text editor (you may have to run it as Administrator) and add the following line to the mms.cfg file:

ProtectedMode = 0

When to Use Protect Tab vs Lock Tab in Firefox

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:52:00 +0000

One of the best extensions for Firefox is Tab Mix Plus because of the enhancements to the tab browsing that can’t be found elsewhere. There is also another extension called tab browser extensions that provides similar functionality.

There are two options that provide similar but possibly confusing functionality. You can see in the screenshot below the Protect Tab and Lock Tab on the menu.

Here’s when you should use each feature:

Protect Tab

If you want to make sure that a tab cannot be closed. This is useful to make certain you don’t accidentally close a tab.

Lock Tab

A lock tab cannot navigate to a new URL. This means that it is “locked” on the current URL. If you have this tab selected and you click a bookmark link, history, or a link on the page, the link will open in a new tab.

You can also combine the two on a single tab. For instance, I both lock and protect my Google Reader tab, which I always keep as the first tab so I can quickly switch back to it.

Fix Blank or White Shortcut Icons on Desktop

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:02:00 +0000

Once in a while, the shortcut icons on the Windows desktop may suddenly been changed or became blank or ‘white paper’ icon, where supposedly the icons should be colorful and customized in style and color. It’s as if the icon for the shortcut has been removed or unassigned, and been replaced with default blank icon in white.
The bug happens whenever there is corruption in icon cache database. For example, in Windows 7 pre-RC release, a network connection or broadband connection shortcut’s icon placed on desktop by user manually will go haywire and turn into blank default icon if there is another third-party program places an icon on desktop later.

In order to fix the problem where shortcut icons turn to blank icon, try to refresh or rebuild the cache database for icons. There are many system management software utilities that may reset the icon cache db automatically, but here’s how to reset the icon cache db manually.

To refresh and reset the icons cache, go to the following folder:

C:\Users\***your username***\AppData\Local\

To see the hidden AppData folder, go to Organize -> Folder and Search Options -> View tab, and select Show hidden files, folders and drives, and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).

Once inside the folder, delete IconCache.db. Create a new file named IconCache.db, and set it to Read Only attribute in Properties (if the file is not read only, the cache won’t be reset). Then restart the computer. Remove the Read Only attribute of IconCache.db file, and the icons cache will be refreshed. The step will restore the desktop shortcut icons to their lawfully icons.

How to install Microsoft HD Audio UAA on Windows XP SP3

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000

How to install Microsoft HD Audio UAA on Windows XP SP3

This is the solution that I found.. it was strange, but it worked.. folow the steps>>

The Steps:
Download this software : kb888111xp2.exe

from here> http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/SOUND-CARD/OTHER-SOUNDCARDS/Microsoft-UAA-Bus-Driver-for-High-Definition-Audio.shtml

Open Regedit and go to :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows

Find CSDVersion Key
Legend:
100 (hex) means its SP1
200 (hex) means its SP2
300 (hex) means its SP3

Change CSDVersion from 300 to 200 and Restart
Install kb888111xp2.exe (Microsoft UAA Patch)
Change CSDVersion back to 300.
Restart
Install device drivers
Enjoy :)

Tested and Worked for : Realtek HD, Audio Devices HD, Onboard AMD(ATI) x1250 video and modem Windows XP drivers.

How to make gamebooster from iobit work with win2k, and other gdi problems that some programs have

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:32:00 +0000

Problem>

according to the site, gamebooster should work with windows 2000
i have virtual machines, and i have seen that using gamebooster allows me to run them faster.. so one of my virtual machines is win2k
i was able to install gamebooster on winxp, windows vista and win7 with no problem
but when it came to win2k i just get an error message

http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html
below is the text>
Operating Systems Supported
Microsoft® Windows® 8
Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Starter/ Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Ultimate
Microsoft® Windows® Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/Business /Ultimate
Microsoft® Windows® XP (32-bit and 64-bit) with SP2/SP3 or Home/Professional/Media Center
Microsoft® Windows® 2000

solution>>

Win2k needs the gdi for some programs to work, this must be installed separately
To install gdi on Windows 2000, follow these steps:
1) Get the download here.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
2) unpack and find the gdiplus.dll inside this extracted directory
\asms\10\msft\windows\gdiplus
3) Place the DLL file in \winnt\system32
run gamebooster

Evernote for 4.5.3 > updated version with pdf improvements

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:23:00 +0000

updated version with pdf improvements
Evernote for 4.5.3 GA Release Notes

Search terms will highlight within PDFs
Find for PDFs (ctrl+F) terms will highlight
Copy / Paste out of PDFs
Select All from PDFs
Ability to drag PDF out of a note via the Evernote PDF Reader Toolbar
Finnish language added
Fixed printing bug that used incorrect font sizes
Fixed printing bug caused headers to be printed in incorrect font & font size
Checkbox option to print all pages of PDF. If left unchecked, only the first page of the PDF will print. This is available under Tools >> Options/li>
Improvements to Simplify Formatting
Bug Fix for Evernote not launching from Taskbar

Get it at www.evernote.com

ComputerBoom is coming back in 2012, new and improved!

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:34:00 +0000

This is just a very short post, let everybody know that my site: computerboom, will be back with more exciting and interesting stuff.

web loging required 78754

noreply@blogger.com (-K) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:30:00 +0000

You can easily set up a Gmail account delivered to your email check box in your computer. I hope you all know it. So, you can easily receive Gmail mails in your Outlook Express or Office Outlook. If you try to do this sometimes an error message may appear and it is very common to all. When you will try to login your account for sending email to friends or to check your inbox, an error message may show like this, "Web login required" or "Your IMAP server wishes to alert you to the following: Web login required. (Failure)". What can you do in this situation? Don't become worried. I am giving you solution.

Previously, I told you that it is a very common problem or may not be an error, just an instruction needed to mention during the set up of Gmail IMAP account.

This error may happen due to two reasons. The first one is very common. It is happened for a security issue that Google try to prevent automated scripts from doing access your email account. During the try to login into Gmail account from any remote client, just unlock the security so that it can trust you as an authorized user. For this reason, you have to unlock Google's Captcha.

Before trying to unlock captcha first do the following two things:

1. Check that you have correct user name and correct password.

2. Check the settings of your email. Did you enter all your information correctly?

How to Unlock the Captcha Service?

1. Firstly, go to this site: https://www.google.com/accounts/DisplayUnlockCaptcha

2. Give your email address and correct password in the box.

3. This time login to your email account using the email program in your computer.

Captcha is the verification letters which will try to verify you as a human. You can visit another link to solve your problem:

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=78754

Second Case - Why you failed to login to your Gmail account?

Your email program will send a query to Gmail service. So, you have to change the frequency settings of your email program so that emails may not be checked coming from Gmail. Gmail recommends to set mail client so that only one new message can come in every ten minutes.

How to set the time of checking email in Outlook email?

1. Open your Outlook service

2. Go to "Tools" menu in the top.

3. Choose "Options" from menu.

4. Go to "Mail Setup" tab and click on "Send/Receive..." button.

5. This time "Send/Receive Groups" dialog box will be opened. Below this page you will see an option named "Schedule an automatic send/receive every -- minutes". Set 30 minutes from here.

How to set the time of checking email in Thunderbird email?

1. Open Thunderbird email service.

2. Go to "Tools>Account Settings" from menu.

3. Find the email address for changing the settings.

4. Click on the "Server Settings" option under correct mail address.

5. Check the box for "Check for new email messages every" like before and press "OK".

Solution: Disable the downloads Complete Firefox notification Pop-up

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:21:00 +0000

Some folks don’t like the pop-up notification Mozilla Firefox gives, when downloads are completed.
Especially when using REMOTE DESKTOP this notification pop up IS VERY SLOW!

You can turn that off using a hidden setting. Enter about:config in the location bar. (address bar, and press enter)

Search for the preference in the search box below the address bar (just copy paste the following and press enter)

browser.download.manager.showAlertOnComplete

double click to Modify the value to false.

How to update Firefox addons to work with a new release

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:11:00 +0000

Have you ever got used to a Firefox addon that you really like, or just can't live without, and then a new version of either Firefox or Thunderbird is released, and suddenly your addon no longer works?

Of course, the generally recommended way is to search http://addon.mozilla.org for a new version, but sometimes when you try to update your addons, you find there is no new version, or it seems like nobody is maintaining the addon any more. I tend to live on the leading edge of new Firefox releases, I want the new features, I want the latest, and I want it now, so I quite frequently hit this problem. Fortunately, there is an easy way to keep using your favorite addons, usually with little or no risk.

The summary for those who just want to skim and jump in:

Download the addon file you want to update
Rename the addon archive file to add .zip to the end
Extract install.rdf
Edit install.rdf, find and change maxVersion, save the change
Pack install.rdf back into the install archive
Rename the file back to it's original .xpi name
Install using File, Open

The detail for those who need all the steps:
You will need only two free tools to help you do this job, and in this age I think it is reasonably safe to assume that virtually every user already has a copy of WinZip, the totally free 7-Zip or some other ZIP file management utility and hopefully knows how to use it. The other tool is a simple text editor. Microsoft's Notepad will do, but any other text editor will work if you have any particular preference. My preference is NotePad++ which is a good free programming and general purpose text editor.

via http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-update-firefox-thunderbird-addons-new-release.htm

Microsoft IE 9 Release Candidate ready to roll

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:08:00 +0000

On February 10, as expected, Microsoft is making available for download the near-final test build of Internet Explorer (IE 9).

Many are expecting the Softies to make the bits available “officially” around 1 pm ET today. (But I just downloaded the final RC bits from WinRumors.com.)

Update: The RC bits are available for download from Microsoft’s BeautyOfTheWeb.com site now.

Included in the new RC build is the promised “Tracking Protection” feature, as well as a new ActiveX filtering option.

Tracking Protection is an opt-in mechanism. “Tracking Protection Lists” will enable consumers to control what third-party site content can track them when they’re online. The new feature is meant to complement other privacy features in IE, including InPrivate Browsing. ActiveX filtering allows users to turn on/off ActiveX plug-ins.

My blogging colleague Ed Bott has an in-depth review of the RC build of IE 9 here.

In the hour-plus I’ve been playing with the IE 9 RC, I’ve found it to be noticeably snappier than the beta version. And some of the site rendering issues I’d been having seem to have been resolved. The Twitter Web site, for one, seems to be working properly with IE for me, at last. Reader @Alimaggs noted that Facebook and Windows Live Home are both rendering correctly for him with the RC, as well.

If you’re like me and want your tabs in a row unto themselves, apart from the URL/address box, a right click will provide you with an option to show tabs on a separate row below. (Huzzah!)

Microsoft is holding an IE 9 RC launch event in San Francisco later today. I’m doubtful we’ll hear anything (still) about a final release-to-web target for IE 9, but I’m still thinking Mix ‘11 in mid April this year seems like a good bet.

Testers: Anything else of interest you’re seeing with the IE 9 RC?

via http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-ie-9-release-candidate-ready-to-roll/8671

Early Preview of Free Software Update for Kindle

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:52:00 +0000

We’re excited to tell you about some new features coming to the latest generation Kindle and Kindle 3G:
•    Public Notes – This feature lets Kindle users choose to make their book notes and highlights available for others to see. Any Kindle user – including authors, their fans, book reviewers, professors and passionate readers everywhere – can opt-in to share their thoughts on book passages and ideas with friends, family members, colleagues, and the greater Kindle community of people who love to read. This is a new way for readers to share their excitement and knowledge about books and get more from the books they read. To review and turn on Public Notes in your own books, view the Public Notes of people you follow, track your reading activities, see Popular Highlights and your annotations, and view your full library of books, go to http://kindle.amazon.com.
•    Real Page Numbers – Our customers have told us they want real page numbers that match the page numbers in print books so they can easily reference and cite passages, and read alongside others in a book club or class. Rather than add page numbers that don’t correspond to print books, which is how page numbers have been added to e-books in the past, we’re adding real page numbers that correspond directly to a book’s print edition. We’ve already added real page numbers to tens of thousands of Kindle books, including the top 100 bestselling books in the Kindle Store that have matching print editions and thousands more of the most popular books. Page numbers will also be available on our free “Buy Once, Read Everywhere” Kindle apps in the coming months.
•    Before You Go… – When you reach the end of the book, we will now offer a seamless experience that lets you immediately rate the book, share a message about the book with your social network, get personalized recommendations for what to read next, and see more books by the same author.
•    New Newspaper and Magazine Layout – We’re introducing a new and improved layout for newspapers and magazines. This new layout gives you a quick snapshot of the news and helps you decide what you want to read first.
Latest generation Kindle and Kindle 3G customers who want to try an Early Preview of these new features can manually download the software update here. All latest generation Kindle and Kindle 3G customers will receive this software update automatically via Wi-Fi once it becomes available. We will update the Kindle Community forum when we complete the Early Preview and begin to automatically deliver the update.

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LastPass acquires Xmarks, premium service announced | Webware - CNET

noreply@blogger.com (-K) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:55:00 +0000

LastPass acquires Xmarks, premium service announced | Webware - CNET

Windows Live Essentials 2011 Release To Web Launch

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:44:00 +0000

Windows Live Essentials 2011 Launch today 10:00 AM (PST)

The version RTW (Release To Web) Build 15.4.3502.922 was built last week launched a Top Microsoft Partners and self-installed in all the Microsoft Network on 23th

New features

◦ Messenger Integration with Facebook - Now users have a place to chat with all your friends. Messenger now lets you stay tuned for more updates from your friends on different networks and talk with Facebook chat.

◦ Rapid advances in the photo gallery: The new user interface gallery, you can see a change before applying it, simply placing the mouse on the option. In the final version, we also added the ability to see the tab "Search." Therefore, before applying a filter (date, number, label), which can float on one of these filters and see the results instantly.

◦ Bing Maps Integration: A photo gallery is now integrated with Bing Maps with the functionality of location tags, allowing users to view a map of where the photo was taken determined.

◦ Integration with Flickr Video: The users of the most popular world of online photo service can now upload their videos to their Flickr accounts, allowing you to share your videos, even the most.

◦ Faster Messenger: The time to enter, update contacts and channels and the animation speed is faster than previous versions of Messenger.

◦ Efficiently Video Chat Video Chat Messenger now uses 30% less CPU resources, conduct of the work of the GPU (graphics processor), which means better performance.

◦ Best face recognition facial recognition of the gallery has had significant improvements and works faster.

◦ Load bsest films: Movie Maker now allows you to upload videos with higher resolutions to SkyDrive (480 x 640 x 480 compared to 320 in previous versions).
◦ Films with higher bit rate: Movie Maker now supports videos with a slightly higher rate of higher quality.

◦ Improved Spell: Windows Live Writer significantly improved the quality of the spelling.

◦ Better integration with Office, Windows Live Writer is much better to recognize and maintain the formatting of text in Word or another Office program when you paste.

◦ Better support for Gmail, Windows Live Mail now comes the spam folder and trash Gmail more accurately.

◦ Fastest web filter: Child Protection web filter is 35% faster than the previous version.

Download WLE 2011 RTW http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials =)

IMPORTANT: Xmarks Sync to be Discontinued

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:36:00 +0000

Sadly, Xmarks will be shutting down our free browser synchronization service on January 10, 2011. This page contains details on how to transition to recommended alternative services. For more detail on why we're closing our doors, please see our blog post.

Best regards,
-Team Xmarks

What you need to know:

Browser Sync Alternatives
While you may have to give up cross-browser sync when Xmarks goes away, there are a lot of good browser-specific sync options available:

Browser
Sync Alternative
Xmarks Data Types Supported
Price

Firefox Sync
(Mozilla)
Bookmarks, passwords, history, tabs
Free

Chrome Sync
(Google)
Bookmarks
Free

Windows Live Essentials
(Microsoft)
Bookmarks
Free

MobileMe
(Apple)
Bookmarks, passwords
$99/year

You can also create an html backup of your bookmarks at any time by using the Export feature at my.xmarks.com.
Service End Date and User Support
Xmarks Sync for Firefox, Chrome, IE, Safari, and iPhone will continue to operate until January 10, 2011. Email support is no longer available, but our user support forums on GetSatisfaction will continue to be a place for users to help each other.
Uninstalling Xmarks Extensions (Sync, Thumbnails, and SearchTabs)
Instructions for uninstalling Xmarks can be found on this wiki page.
Privacy and Your Data
We understand that you have entrusted us with the task of storing your personal browser data and we take that responsibility very seriously.
- We will never sell or release your personal data, and we will make sure to delete all user data once the Xmarks service shuts down.
- If you'd like to take immediate action, click here to immediately delete your account and user data. (Make sure you have all your data first!)
Other Shutdown Questions
Please see our Shutdown FAQ if you have questions you don't see answered above.
More Sync Options
If you have need of syncing more than just bookmarks between computers, here are two great services we recommend you try out. Both offer a free plan with no payment obligation.

Evernote lets you save entire webpages, including text, links and images. It keeps everything synchronized across your computer, phone and the web. In addition to storing webpages, Evernote also allows you to take notes, store to-dos, snap photos and more.
SugarSync is easy, secure online file sync and backup. Keep your files, photos, and music stored in the cloud so you can access them anytime. Works with PC and Mac plus mobile devices like iPhone, iPad, Android, and more. Try it Free!

via http://www.xmarks.com/about/shutdown

Tips and tricks for getting the most out of your desktop gadgets (windows 7)

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:16:00 +0000

Desktop gadgets are mini programs that offer information at a glance and provide quick access to frequently used tools. But did you know that there are lots of ways to make your gadgets more efficient, useful, and fun? Here are a few tips and tricks you can try.

Tip: Resize gadgets to get more information

You've heard the expression "less is more," but that isn't always true—especially when it comes to information. You can resize some gadgets to get even more info, like news headlines and weather, on your desktop.

Right-click the gadget that you want to resize, point to Size, and then click the size that you want the gadget to be.

(Not all gadgets can be resized.)

Try this with: The Weather gadget and the Currency gadget.

The large Weather gadget shows more information.

Trick: Sneak a peek at your gadgets

You can use the Show desktop button to take a quick look at your gadgets even when they're buried under a pile of open windows. No need to interrupt your train of thought (or even minimize any windows).

Point to the Show desktop button at the end of the taskbar. The open windows fade from view, revealing the desktop.

To make the windows reappear, move the mouse away from the Show desktop button.

The Show desktop button

Try this when: You want to peek at your gadgets then go back to what you were doing.

Tip: Change the face of your gadgets

Don't like the look of some of your gadgets? Many of them can be customized. For starters, you can change the pictures in the Slide Show gadget and the Picture Puzzle gadget. Or you can change the appearance of the Clock gadget entirely.

Right-click the gadget that you want to change, and then click Options.

(Not all gadgets have options.)

Try this with: The Clock gadget and the Picture Puzzle gadget.

You can change the look of the Clock.

Trick: Hide gadgets for a cleaner desktop

Have you ever wished you could make all of the clutter on your desktop go away? In Windows 7, you can hide the gadgets on your desktop when you feel the need to tidy up your PC and then bring them back whenever you want. Your gadgets are restored the way you left them, with their options and locations on the desktop intact.

Right-click the desktop, point to View, and then click Show desktop gadgets to clear the check mark.

(Note that hiding your gadgets doesn't remove them from the desktop.)

Try this when: You want to cut back on some of the clutter on your desktop. (It works with icons, too. For more information, see Show, hide, or resize desktop icons).

Tip: Get more gadgets

Looking to add to your gadget collection? There are lots more available for download on the Windows website. You're sure to find at least a few that pique your interest.

You can also open the Windows website from the Desktop Gadget Gallery:

Right-click the desktop, and then click Gadgets.
Click Get more gadgets online to open the Personalization Gallery on the Windows website.

Try this when: You're tired of looking at the same old desktop.

Want to learn more about desktop gadgets? Check out Customize desktop gadgets, Desktop gadgets: frequently asked questions, and Give your PC some personality with desktop gadgets from Windows Live Gallery.

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What is mscorsvw.exe and why is it eating up my CPU? What is this new CLR Optimization Service?

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:04:00 +0000

mscorsvw.exe is precompiling .NET assemblies in the background. Once it's done, it will go away. Typically, after you install the .NET Redist, it will be done with the high priority assemblies in 5 to 10 minutes and then will wait until your computer is idle to process the low priority assemblies. Once it does that it will shutdown and you won't see mscorsvw.exe. One important thing is that while you may see 100% CPU usage, the compilation happens in a process with low priority, so it tries not to steal the CPU for other stuff you are doing. Once everything is compiled, assemblies will now be able to share pages across different processes and warm start up will be typically much faster, so we're not throwing away your cycles.

If you are really want to get rid of mscorsvw.exe from your task manager, just do:

ngen.exe executequeueditems

which will drain all the queued up work.

via http://blogs.msdn.com/b/davidnotario/archive/2005/04/27/412838.aspx

Removing additional Passport (.net messenger) Accounts in Windows XP

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Removing additional Passport Accounts in Windows XP

When you sign-in to passport based services such as MSN Messenger you will see that it list the accounts of all users who have logged on from your machine. After a while this can get a tad annoying, if you left your friends sign in on your system you will end up with a huge list. To remove accounts from this list open User Accounts from the control panel and click on your username.

Now select to manage your network passwords. When the stored user names and passwords window appears you can remove accounts simply by highlighting them and selecting remove. Passport.Net\* indicates the account associated with your user account

Note: If your machine is part of a domain you can access the stored user names and passwords dialog by going to
Start > Run and typing in control userpasswords2
Once the user accounts window has opened select the Advanced tab > manage passwords button
If you are not an administrator on your local machine and attempt this you will be presented with an error, if you select the 'manage your passwords' text in the lower paragraph you will be able to access the stored user names and passwords dialog.

How can I prevent Windows XP associating Microsoft Passport details with my user account?

After installing Windows XP you may be prompted you to associate a Microsoft Passport account with you Windows User account to enable access to certain Internet communication features (such as Windows Messenger). To bypass this wizard take the following steps.

Go to Start, select run and start the registry editor by typing in regedit. Then in the registry navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService. If a registry value called PassportBalloon does not already exist here, go to the Edit menu, select "New, Binary Value", enter a name of PassportBalloon, and then click Enter.

Double-click on the PassportBalloon value, set it to 0A 00 00 00, and then click OK. To reverse this right click and delete the PassportBalloon binary entry entirely.

via http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/passport1.php

Seagate GoFlex Desk breaks the 2.2TB barrier for Windows XP

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:34:00 +0000

Seagate wins the 3.0TB race with the industry’s first 3TB hard drive.

It just so happens to be an external drive in the crtically acclaimed Goflex family and it’s available now.

What makes this drive unique, in addition to the massive capacity, dual support for Windows and Mac support, and flexibility of the GoFlex system? It works with Windows XP! There has been a ton of coverage around the limitations of Windows XP as hard drive manufacturers move to 4K sectors. Windows XP users would not be able to see anything above 2.2TB because the OS only recognizes 512b block sizes. Well, GoFlex Desk 3.0TB takes care of that by incorporating logic on the bridge chip that enables Windows XP to allow the drive to work in 4K byte chunks instead of the typical 512 bytes.

The catch is that this works only within the GoFlex solution since it’s embedded in the bridge chip, so don’t feel compelled to take the drive out of the enclosure and install in your PC or another storage system. If you do, you’ll lose 800GB of available storage. You’ll need that 800GB for all those HD movies, games, music, and photos… why else would you buy 3.0TB? Internal versions I expect will be available in the coming months.

Check it out.

iTunes 10 was released!

noreply@blogger.com (computerboom) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:16:00 +0000

http://www.apple.com/itunes/whats-new/

New features:

Introducing iTunes Ping. Make your music more social.

Discover new music by going social with Ping. Learn even more about your favorite artists and friends starting with their bios. See what they’ve been up to — even listen to 30-second previews of music they like. Find out when and where artists and bands are on tour, and check out photos and videos they’ve posted. With Ping, a community of the world’s most passionate music fans is just a click away.

TV show rentals. Just 99¢ an episode.

À la carte television.

Watch what you want, when you want, without commercial interruptions, and in HD. iTunes 10 features thousands of your favorite commercial-free HD episodes available to rent for just 99¢ each. Watch TV rentals on your iPhone or iPod touch, iPad, the all-new Apple TV, or Mac or PC.¹ You have 30 days from the moment you rent an episode to start watching, and 48 hours to finish it. Plenty of time for you to be in the know for all those watercooler conversations.

AirPlay. Listen without wires.

Let the tunes flow.

iTunes 10 and AirPlay make it simple to play your favorite music in any room or everywhere in your house. Without a hitch. AirPlay wireless technology will be arriving inside speakers, AV receivers, and iPod accessories — making it possible to enjoy your entire iTunes Library — every song and every playlist — in every room.

Lots to see here.

The sleek new Apple TV has been completely retuned for your entertainment. It’s 80 percent smaller than the previous generation. Which makes is perfect for sitting neatly on a widescreen TV stand or squeezing into a crowded media cabinet. But don’t let its size fool you. Apple TV now gives you the world’s largest selection of HD movies and HD TV shows on demand. Hook it up and suddenly you’ve got instant access to new movies the day they’re released on DVD, commercial-free TV episodes, Netflix content, YouTube videos, photos, music, and more.

Improved syncing. Feed your devices, faster.

A simpler way to sync.

iTunes gives you even better ways to sync your media from your computer to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. There’s a new capacity bar that tells you exactly how much space you have left on your device in real time. And it’s even easier to organize all your apps on all your devices because you do it right in iTunes. Shop the App Store on your computer, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Then connect to your Mac or PC and go to your iTunes library to arrange (and rearrange) your apps and add or delete Home screens that sync back to your devices automatically.

GET IT HERE:http://www.apple.com/itunes/

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