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How to view Docx files ?

Category: How-To, Microsoft, TipsNTricks

Yesterday, i received a file via email from my friend. I was surprised to see the file’s extension, it was .docx. As far as i remember i didn’t encounter .docx extension before.

If you encounter a file with a extension that you never encountered before then you need to check out How to open files that have unusual file extensions

I tried opening it on Microsoft Word 2003. I didn’t succeed in that. I then started searching on google and found out that .docx is Microsoft Word 2007 file extension. I finally found several ways to open Docx files.

How to open Docx File?

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How to Split the Screen - SplitView

Category: How-To, TipsNTricks, Utilities

Most of us often work on multiple applications at a time and also need to switch between applications. It becomes very tedious to keep switching between the applications.

If you have a Television or an extra monitor lying around at your home, then Extending your Desktop to LCD/Monitor/TV solves lot of your problems.

To extend the desktop you need extra device - LCD / TV / Monitor. What if you don’t have one?

Well, there is one more solution… Split the Screen or Split the Desktop into two and work with multiple applications without switching between them.

SplitView is an application which enables you to take full advantage of your widescreen or high resolution monitor by enabling you to work with multiple applications at the same time.

Once you install it, you don’t need to fiddle with windows to move or resize them to fit your desktop. Neither do you need to keep alternating between windows using Alt-Tab or the taskbar for simple tasks like copy-pasting or comparing documents. SplitView transforms a large single monitor system into a multi-monitor system enabling you to focus on your work, not on window management.

SplitView can split the screen not only in two parts, but it can split it into N equal parts.

SplitView Multiple window configurations

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How to Group Chat in Google Talk

Category: How-To, TipsNTricks

Google Talk or GTalk is a very popular instant messaging application. But it lacks lot of features when compared to MSN and Yahoo.

Today, I discovered a way to do Group chat in Google Talk. ha? Yes you can.

Like yahoo messenger’s conferencing feature. Google talk has a feature through which you can add buddies and have a group chat.

This feature can be achieved easily by using the online Google Talk Gadget(not by gtalk installed on your PC). Yep its an online tool.
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How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 8

Category: How-To, Microsoft, TipsNTricks

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 was released a one week back. It has got many new interesting features and improvements compared to IE7. As IE8 is Beta version, it has lot of bugs and people have been complaining about crashes and high memory usage.

I tried it, but didn’t like it much as it is still a beta version. I uninstalled it.

For those who want to get rid of Internet Explorer 8, Below is how you can uninstall IE8 in Windows XP and Vista.

How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 8 in Windows XP

Uninstallation of IE8 in Windows XP is the old traditional way of going to Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel and selecting IE8 from there to remove it.

How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 8 in Windows Vista

In Windows Vista, Internet Explorer 8 is not installed as a program but an update for Windows. Since IE8 is not available there by default in Installed Programs, follow the steps below to uninstall it: