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Windows 7: How Increase the Speed of Internet Explorer 8
Contributed by shamanstears on October 5, 2009 under Microsoft Windows 7By simply re-registering a dll file, you can make Microsoft’s latest web browser even faster. It might sound complicated, but it is a very simple process.
CommentsWindows 7/XP/Vista: How to Block Unwanted Sites Without Additional Software
Contributed by shamanstears on October 4, 2009 under WindowsIf you want to keep your youngsters from accessing certain sites, you want to block certain cites due to their content, or if you want to play a mean joke on a co-worker, you can block sites by redirecting them to the computer’s IP address that is used for a loopback network connection.
CommentsOptimize Windows 7 for use with Touchscreen enabled devices
Contributed by seamonkey420 on September 20, 2009 under Microsoft Windows 7Lately, there has been a sudden resurgence back into touchscreen technology and adding of touchscreens to laptops and other devices. Windows 7 is setup to handle touchscreen input pretty good out of the box, however trying to use the scrollbars and start menu can prove to be a challenge on netbooks with a touchscreen or smaller devices. This recipe will show you how to use an existing Vista utility, Microsoft Origami Experience 2.0 (free) to optimize the GUI to allow easier navigation using touchscreen inputs. This barely known but very useful add-on also will give us the Origami add-on and also picture password as an added bonus. :)
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Windows 7: Improve Startup Performance by Using Boot-Only Fetching
Contributed by shamanstears on September 14, 2009 under Microsoft Windows 7If you run a lot of programs at startup, it can take a while for your system to boot up. To speed up the process, you can enable Boot-Only fetching so that the prefetcher focuses on the booting process instead of both booting and application launching.
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Outlook 2010: How To Create a Signature for Each Account
Contributed by shamanstears on September 1, 2009 under Microsoft OutlookIn Outlook 2010, you can create signatures and assign a different one to each of your Outlook accounts. You can also create multiple signatures for different uses, such as business e-mail, personal e-mail, etc.
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Outlook 2010: How to Create a New Outlook Data File (PST)
Contributed by shamanstears on August 30, 2009 under Microsoft OutlookIf you wish to create a personal folder for storing Outlook items on your computer, you need to find where Microsoft has hidden the option in the new version of Outlook.Here are the steps to take to create a new Outlook data file quickly and easily.
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Outlook 2010: Prevent Other Outlook Recipients from Forwarding, Printing, or Copying Content from Your Message
Contributed by shamanstears on August 24, 2009 under Microsoft OutlookIf you are sending out an email message to a contact and prefer that it isn’t forwarded to someone else, printed, or any of the content copied, Outlook 2010 allows you to do this by following these steps.
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