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IE7: Set Current Web Page as Home Page

Contributed by MickeyMouse on August 5, 2007 under Internet Explorer IE7

How to set the currently visited page as Internet Explorer’s home page is a common request for new users of IE7. This tutorial will show how this is done.

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Vista: Hide Windows Security Center Icon from System Tray

Contributed by MickeyMouse on under Microsoft Vista

Call me crazy but I run Vista without all the security stuff it wants. I don’t want that security icon showing up all the time. Here is how to disable the windows security icon.

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XP: Rename Recycle Bin

Contributed by MickeyMouse on June 5, 2007 under Windows

Recycle Bin is such a weak name. Personalize your XP installation by renaming your recycle bin to whatever you wish.

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Google for Free iTunes Plus (.m4a) Songs

Contributed by MickeyMouse on June 3, 2007 under Google

iTunes now allows users to buy DRM free songs. These songs have no copy protection. Will people start posting these for public consumption? Here is a nice google search to find folders and directories full of these DRM free files.

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MySpace: Add YouTube Videos to Profile

Contributed by MickeyMouse on April 25, 2007 under MySpace

Want to post some youtube vids to your myspace profile? Of course you do. Everybody does. This tutorial will give step-by-step directions so that anybody can clutter up a profile.

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Rthdcpl.exe – Illegal System DLL Relocation

Contributed by MickeyMouse on April 4, 2007 under Windows

Recent security updates to XP SP2 break the Realtek HD Audio Control Panel. People will see errors displayed when it attempts to start. Here is the fix…

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Word: Combine Two Tables

Contributed by MickeyMouse on April 3, 2007 under Windows

In Microsoft Word, combining two tables (or appending one to another) can be tricky. Here is how to make the combination of tables as easy as possible.

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Firefox 2: Disable Favicons

Contributed by MickeyMouse on March 27, 2007 under Mozilla Firefox

If you are like me, you think favicons are ugly. If you use FF2, you can turn them off in a snap. Follow these directions for disabling favicons in firefox.

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