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Archive for May 16th, 2009

My Computer Opening Slowly

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If you work with mapped drives, sometimes My Computer opens slowly (Windows XP).   To speed this process up, follow these steps:

My Computer –> Tools –> Folder Options –> View –> Uncheck “Automatically search for network files and folders”

WindowsXP Folder Options

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 9:43 pm at 9:43 pm

Clear Windows Memory

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If your computer has been on for a while and you notice it getting sluggish, you can clear the memory without a reboot.

How to Create a shortcut to clear memory-
Right click on the desktop.
Select create a new shortcut.
Enter the following for the location (this is a small script to process this task):

%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

Enter a name for your shortcut and click finish.

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 9:22 pm at 9:22 pm

Personlize Windows 7

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Microsoft is adding personalized themes and downloads for Windows 7.  Link

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 7:24 pm at 7:24 pm

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Add Spell Check to Internet Explorer

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I know I write fast and should perform a spellcheck more often both on this blog and with other postings on the web.  You can add spellcheck to IE here.

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 7:21 pm at 7:21 pm

Microsoft Error Codes

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Finally Microsoft has made a error code search page.  Link

This website assist in finding error messages.

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 10:21 am at 10:21 am

Find Similar Images on the Web

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Ever have a picture and want to find similar pictures on the web? TinEye offers a reverse image lookup that goes across the web and finds pictures similar to the one you upload.

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 10:13 am at 10:13 am

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DIY Videos

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Here’s a list of Video Tutorial Websites.  If you know of anymore, feel free to comment and we’ll add them.

5min -
Household Hacker -
Helpfulvideo-
Instructables -
Koonji-
Sclipo -
SuTree -
TeacherTube-
VideoJug-
ViewDo

I will add descriptions later this evening…

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 5:14 am at 5:14 am

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