How to get rid of Unread Mail Count in Windows XP
Posted on May 16, 2008 at 5:28 am
If you’re using Windows XP, you might have noticed that annoying “X Unread Mail Messages” message that shows up below the user name on the logon screen. It’s actually a pretty useless number considering it never seems to be right, at least for me.
By default, the Unread Mail Count is derived by looking at all accounts that have been checked within the last three days, including Outlook, Outlook Express, Hotmail, and the MSN browser client. The problem is that it includes all the accounts of other people who have checked their email under the same user name.
» Filed Under Windows XP | 8 Comments
ScreenHunter - Free screen capture program
Posted on May 16, 2008 at 5:01 am
I recently went on a quest for the best screen capture program available. While I could have paid a fortune and obtained one of the “professional” screen capture programs, I opted to save my money and search for a free program that would still do everything I needed. Luckily, I found it!
ScreenHunter 5.0 Free is available for download at http://www.wisdom-soft.com/sh/sh_free.htm and offers great features including:
- Ability to change your hotkey for activating the screen capture program.
- Ability to change what is captured (including options such as a rectangular area, the entire active window, or the full screen)
» Filed Under Free Software Downloads | 5 Comments
Recover accidentally closed programs in Windows
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 5:33 am
Have you ever ended up closing a program that you didn’t mean to close? For example, maybe you have several browser windows open, your email open, instant messengers connected, and a photo editing program like Photoshop open. You go to close Photoshop, but you accidentally click the wrong “X”, thereby closing the browser and all of the tabs that were open too.
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Edit MP3 metadata with Mp3tag for free
Posted on May 15, 2008 at 5:16 am
Do you have hundreds or even thousands of ripped and downloaded mp3, aac, OGG and other audio files with inconsistent or incomplete metadata? The freeware application Mp3tag (currently at v2.41) can make life a bit easier for those of us who like to keep files organized, with accurate tags.
We’ve all ripped CDs that we have legitimately purchased which did not give accurate and complete metadata tags in the extracted tracks. You know, the ‘track 01′ of album ‘not indentified’ conundrum. And it’s a tremendous problem when you are converting large numbers of CDs.
» Filed Under Free Software Downloads | 4 Comments
Change Windows startup and shutdown sounds
Posted on May 14, 2008 at 5:22 am
I personally hate the default Windows startup and shutdown sounds, they are just plain loud and annoying! I changed mine a long time ago and since someone asked me how to do this recently, I thought I would go through the steps in order to change the Windows login and logoff sounds.
Interestingly, you can also change other sounds in Windows, such as the empty recycle bin sound, the new hardware insert sound, the error sound and lots more! You can take an MP3 of your favorite artist, convert it into WAV format and then use it to replace the default Windows sound.
» Filed Under Computer Tips | 12 Comments
Remove spyware from your computer for free
Posted on May 14, 2008 at 5:11 am
Once upon a time, there was a company called GIANT Software. Their flagship product, GIANT Antispyware, was one of the best anti-spyware products at the time. Though they had only been around a short period of time, in the software world, their product had enough market strength to grab the attention of larger software development companies, one of them being Microsoft.
» Filed Under Cool Websites | 7 Comments
