This useful tutorial shows how to work with the Disk Management utility so that you can do whatever you want to your partitions: create new ones, delete existing partitions, shrink or extend partitions, changed drive letters and labels, etc. The tutorial works for both Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
MDownloader is a free tool which ca automate downloads and uploads to loads of file hosting services, including Rapidshare, MegaUpload and FileServe.
Preme is a free app which enhances different aspects of Windows 7. It ads a host of new geeky features such as: double ESC to close the active window, docking of windows on either side of the screen, adds a window switcher corner on the top-left side of the screen, etc.
If you are having problems with your Windows 7/Vista startup, then you might want to use the Startup Repair tool. This tutorials shows how and when to use the tool to fix your problems. Very useful when your Windows refuses to boot properly.
If you miss the “Up to Parent Folder” button from Windows XP, then give this tip a read. It shows how to add this button back to Windows Explorer, on both Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
How to add a “go up to parent folder” button in explorer for Windows 7 and Vista
World famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright envisioned but (obviously) never built a mile high structure in Chicago. Two students created an impressive video of what might have been.
Mile High Final Movie – Frank Lloyd Wright from John Pugh on Vimeo.
Highlight some text and choose your spoken language, Text to Voice will speak the copied words in either a female or male voice. You can even download the dialog in .MP3, pretty cool indeed.
Speaking of Microsoft Security Essentials and its recent update – 7 Tutorials has published a review of this solution and tested if, together with the Windows 7 firewall, it can be a worthy alternative to commercial solutions.
The conclusion? Read for yourself.
Security for Everyone – Reviewing the Windows 7 Firewall & Microsoft Security Essentials
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