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Vista: How to Rip Music from CD to MP3 for Free
Contributed by Hack_Vista on September 22, 2007 under Microsoft VistaAll versions of vista come with the ability to rip music to mp3 files for free. Many music players, including Apple’s iPod, will not play the default wma format. By using the mp3 format, you ensure that you can listen to your music on any music device.
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Vista: Screen Saver from Photos and Videos
Contributed by Hack_Vista on September 20, 2007 under Microsoft VistaVista allows the user to create screen savers from his or her personal collection of photos and videos. This unique form of screen saver is a great and easy way to personalize a system.
3 comments Continue reading...Vista Best New Feature: Performance Monitor
Contributed by Hack_Vista on March 13, 2007 under Microsoft VistaThis tool allows the user to monitor CPU, memory, network activity, and disk activity all at once. This new monitor gives the user an instant view of the performance of the various facets of the vista system.
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Contributed by Hack_Vista on March 7, 2007 under Microsoft VistaVista’s search is greatly improved. However, it still ignores common programming filetypes. Many programming files like .php and .xml files are text. You can easily have vista include these files in your index to make searching more efficent.
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Contributed by Hack_Vista on under Microsoft VistaI am so tired of seeing recent items on the start menu. This is how to disable it.
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Contributed by Hack_Vista on March 2, 2007 under Microsoft VistaMany times I like to drop to a command box to get my work done. Being able to drop to a command prompt from the current folder structure can make things very easy. Vista includes this ability out of the box.
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Contributed by Hack_Vista on February 22, 2007 under Microsoft VistaVista will automatically defragment your drive for you. However, many people like to defragment right before they install a new program or move large amounts of data. Here is how to defrag on demand.
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