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Windows XP: Place Wallpaper at an Exact X,Y Position on the Desktop

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You can overcome the limited options that Windows gives you for the placement of your desktop wallpaper (center or tile).
With this setting you can move the image to an exact X,Y location on your desktop.

How to Rename My Computer

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In a large organization, it can sometimes be difficult for the administrator to know whose computer is whose. This tweak will rename My Computer to “Computername,” allowing you easily to see to which computer you are logged on.

Opening Shared Folders Snap-In in XP or Vista

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To manage all your shared folders, you can run the snap-in directly. This will work in XP or in Microsoft’s new Vista OS.

How to Hide the Drop-Down List of Domains that Appears on the Logon Screen of XP

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To remove the domain drop-down list from the logon screen and force users to use their full user principal name (UPN), perform these steps:

Change Number of Items in \’My Recent Documents\’

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If you want more or less items under the “My Recent Documents” section, this registry hack will show you how to do it.

How to Speed Up Nero Burning Rom in Windows XP

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Upon installing Nero Burning Rom, you will notice that it takes a while for the program to load. To speed this up, use the steps provided in this tutorial.

Windows Phone 8: Change Language

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Windows Phone 8 comes with flexible language options that allow users to change languages while still remaining in the original regional format. If you are not using English but still want to access the Store for the US market, you can do it through these settings as well. Continue reading to find out how.

Facebook Page: Add or Remove Admins

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Managing a popular Facebook page alone is hard. Luckily, Facebook lets multiple accounts manage a page together. This tutorial will show you how to add or remove an admin.

Facebook: Create Custom Emoticons

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Besides normal status updates, Facebook lets you create custom status updates with emoticons so that you can depict what you are up to in a more interesting way. This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to include custom emoticons with smileys in your updates. Continue reading to find out how.

Windows: Tips for Managing Files

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People often place little value on “virtual space,” randomly saving files to wherever it is convenient and later kicking themselves and their computer because they cannot find the file when they need it. By using these tips as a starting point, you can reduce the stress of finding files and have a much more organized file system on your computer. This will also make it much easier to back up your data and to copy it out if the system needs to be reloaded.

Make Icons in Windows XP Appear More Quickly

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Each time you open My Computer to browse folders in XP, the system automatically searches for network printers and files. Because of this, there is a delay in displaying your desktop icons. The following tutorial explains how to fix that delay.

SQL Server 2012: Using Top with Percent in SQL Server

The TOP clause in SQL Server is used to limit the number of rows in a result set. You can specify the number of rows or percentage of rows to be returned with the TOP clause.