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Disable unwanted Services in Windows XP to improve the performance

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

What is Windows Service

A Windows service is like any other program in start up folder which starts when Windows is booted and runs in the background as long as PC is restarted/shutdown. Each service in windows handles some work. For ex: Spooler service is used to handle print jobs. But, what if you don’t have a printer? It is better to disable that service. Windows XP

I always wanted my PC to be fast and responsive. Due to this, I started finding out some of the services that are running and which are not needed. If you also want to disable unwanted services in Windows XP to improve the performance then continue reading…

To start/stop or enable/disable the services.
– Go to Start > Run and type msconfig and hit Enter.
– After services window is opened, click on the Services tab.
– Here you will see all the services registered under your Windows XP machine.
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04.03.2009 Microsoft, TipsNTricks 10 Comments

How to Download Videos From MegaVideo

Friday, February 6th, 2009

MegaVideo is one of the top video sharing sites after Youtube. MegaVideo has got a lots and lots of videos.

There are lots of possible ways to download videos from Youtube. If you don’t know this then check How to Download Videos from YouTube

But, for those who want to strong>download MegaVideo videos face problems because, you can not download videos if you are not a premium member and also cannot use Youtube techniques. But here is a quick tip to download videos from Mega Video.

How to Download Videos From MegaVideo

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06.02.2009 How-To, Web 19 Comments

How to Access Gmail Offline using Google Gears

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Access Gmail Offline using Google Gears Few months ago, Google released Google Gears. Wordpress uses Google Gears to speed up the Administration Pages.

What is Google Gears?

Google Gear is a extension for Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers that allows to navigate on compatible websites offline and synchronize when going back online.

Today, Google has rolled out a new Gmail feature called “Gmail offline functionality”. With this feature, Gmail users with Google Gears installed can access Gmail in offline mode (i.e when not connected to the Internet). This functionality of browser-based offline access to Gmail will be available to everyone in few days.

What is Gmail Offline?

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29.01.2009 How-To, TipsNTricks 17 Comments

Improve speed using Keyboard Shortcut Keys for Windows 7

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

After Windows 7 Beta got released. Millions of of them have downloaded and start using it. Just like Vista and XP, Windows 7 has got many keyboard shortcut keys which helps to improve the speed and productivity of your work.

Here is a list of all the new Windows 7 keyboard shortcut keys which will be definitely helpful for all Windows 7 users.

ShortCut Key	Action
Win+UP Arrow	Maximize the current window
Win+Down Arrow	If the current window is maximized, restore it; if the current window is restored, minimize it
Win+Up	Maximize Window
Win+Down	Minimize Window
Win+Left	Snap Window to left
Win+Right	Snap Window to right
Win+Shift+Left	Jump to left monitor
Win+Shift+Right	Jump to right monitor
Win+Home	Minimize / Restore all other windows
Win+T	Focus the first taskbar entry, similar to ALT +TAB
Win+Shift+T	Same as above in reverse order
Win+Space	Peek at the desktop
Win+G	Bring Gadgets to the top
Win+ [Num]	Launches the numbered app running in the Super bar
Win+P	Connecting displays to computers and switching from single monitor to dual display
Win+X	Mobility Center
Win + +	Zoom in and out of Windows
Win +	Zoom in and out of Windows
Alt+P	Show/hide Preview Pane in Explorer
Win + Tab	Windows Aero Task Switcher
Shift + Click on icon (Taskbar)	Open a new instance
Middle click on icon(Taskbar)	Open a new instance
Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon (Taskbar)	Open a new instance with Admin privileges
Shift + Right \| click on icon (Taskbar)	Show window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc)
Shift + Right \| click on grouped icon (Taskbar)	Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc.
Ctrl + Click on grouped icon	Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group

Hope you find this keys useful and speeden your work on Windows 7…

21.01.2009 Microsoft, TipsNTricks 10 Comments

How to Add Wordpress pages to Nav Bar

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Few days back, I shared a wordpress trick on How to Add categories to Nav Bar. Today, i wan to share one more Wordpress Trick.

If you look at the Header section of this blog, you will see the Nav Bar. It includes pages and also some categories.

You can see from the above, that i have included following 3 pages along with the some categories. Also notice that they are not one after the other in serial order:

How do you do this?

It is pretty simple. You need to have some knowledge in Wordpress and you should find out in which theme file your Nav Bar code is residing.

Instructions to Add Pages to Nav Bar

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19.01.2009 Freebies, How-To, Webmasters, Wordpress 13 Comments

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Disable unwanted Services in Windows XP to improve the performance