Shorten the list of frequently used programs in the Start menu

Windows XP, Vista, 7 Windows maintains a list of the most frequently used programs in the Start menu. These shortcuts enable quick access to the applications. But the long list also tends to be unclear. You can reduce the number of entries in the list. Right-click ‘Start’ for this. Select ‘Properties’ in the following context menu. The ‘Taskbar and Start Menu Properties’ dialog box opens. In case of Windows XP and Vista, ensure...

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Extra Cores for Free

Keep your fingers crossed and you might be able to turn your dual-core or triple-core AMD Phenom II CPU into a quad-core one. Core unlocking is one of the hottest topics these days. The AMD Phenom II X2 and X3 CPUs are made from quad-core silicon wafers that didn’t make it to quad-core Phenom II CPUs due to minor defects. As a measure to minimise wastage, AMD disables the defective cores and uses the remainder to manufacture dual-core and triple-core...

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End hanged programs with a mouse click

Windows XP, Vista, 7 A program has crashed and is blocking several other processes. Normally, the only way out is to use the Task Manager and end all programs individually by confirming in each case. The ‘taskkill’ command can be used to generate atool for automatically ending hanged processes. You can end programs without any query in the command line, using the ‘taskkill’ command. It even off ers other options. For instance, it can fi rst determine...

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Start system tools without annoying user account queries

Windows Vista, 7 The security query every time you start a system tool like Regedit is annoying.Although the User Account Control cangenerally be deactivated, this stopsWindows from warning you beforestarting unknown programs. Calling system tools via the Task Scheduler helpsavoid the annoying security query. You can avoid the annoying security query with a trick. Arrange for an indirect program start using task scheduling. Subsequently, start...

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The online storage service is not just for developers. You can use it as a cheap online backup location for all your important files.

Amazon S3 Back up data using an affordable cloud service Amazon S3 is an online storage service where youonly pay for the space you use. If you are looking for a simple, inexpensive online Web storage service, opt for Amazon S3. Contrary to the popular belief, this service from Amazon is not just for developers. It is equally useful for home users. It can be used to store your data like music fi les, videos, pictures etc or you can use it to...

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Adjust font size in the Firefox menu

FireFox Adjust font size in the Firefox menu UserChrome.css allows you to change font sizes inthe Firefox interface. You can increase the font size of the file menu items and reduce the font size of the bookmarks if you fi nd it to be too large. Firefox uses the Windows default settings, so you could increase the DPI value of the system font size. Alternatively, you can customize the required settings by creating a 'userChrome.css' file instead....

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Use hardware graphic acceleration now

Chrome 7 Google aspires to boost browser performance with the help of GPU acceleration sometime in the future. But is that possible even now? Adding a parameter in the command link of Chrome ensures faster graphical output. Enabling GPU acceleration provides improvedgraphical performance in Google Chrome.                          The integration of GPU  acceleration...

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