Boot Snooze – Reboot and then Standby or Hibernate

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This geeky little tool allows you to reboot your PC and then put into into Standby or Hibernate mode. This can be useful when you want to give a chance for your Windows Updates to get installed prior to putting your PC in any of these two modes.

Boot Snooze Download Page

Customize Everything Related to Dates, Times, Currency and Measurement in Windows 7

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This tutorial works on both Windows 7 & Windows Vista. It shows everything there is know about customizing the display of dates, times, currency and measurement systems used by your computer.

Change the display of dates, times, currency, and measurements

Google Earth replacement Icon (Icons we like)

 

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Cool one by iVicio @ DeviantArt.

Download @ DA

Build Great Charts in Excel with Chart Advisor

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If you are working with lots of data and graphs on a regular basis, like most corporate geeks, then you should use Chart Advisor. This is a free tool from Microsoft Office Labs, helping you decide how to best create charts based on the data sets you’re working with.

Chart Advisor – Download Page

Tips on Using Chart Advisor & Communicating Data in a Visual Way

tinysong gives a shortened URL for you to post on Twitter (or anywhere)

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Type a song you want to share into tinysong search and you’ll get a shortened URL with a link to play the song directly in Grooveshark. Good things do indeed come in tiny packages.

tinysong

10 Superb Firefox Wallpapers

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We’re big fans of Mitch, publisher of Firefox Facts. He does a great job of keeping a worldwide community appraised of all things Firefox. Today, on a lighter note, he has put together 10 great Firefox themed wallpapers. Thanks Mitch !

10 Firefox Wallpapers

OpenDNS Guide

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Here’s a comprehensive guide to OpenDNS and why you should use it.

The Complete Guide to OpenDNS and Why You Need it

Google TV

Will Google TV change how we consume content on the idiot box forever?

Google TV

The iPod Revolution

Basic CMYK

via The Big Picture

Ultimate Boot CD can help when disaster strikes

 

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What would you do if the next time you powered on your computer it failed to boot? Ultimate Boot CD can help you get going again and possibly diagnose the issues causing failure. Chock full of dozens of small utilities, this is a program worth downloading, even if you never have to use it. In .iso format, you’ll need ImgBurn (or the like).

Ultimate Boot CD

via MajorGeeks




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