Slipstream Service Pack 3 into Windows XP using nLite
Posted on June 16, 2008 at 5:36 am
Want to slipstream the latest Service Pack3 into Windows XP? Windows XP is a mature operating system, it is almost seven years since the official launch in 2001. Like most things, as XP has got older it has put on weight and accumulated baggage. A fresh install of Windows XP will include a whole host of things no longer needed or relevant, such as redundant drivers, old system tools and non-required functionality.
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How to convert video files to PSP format?
Posted on June 16, 2008 at 5:09 am
You have a new shiny slim PSP and you have a bunch of movies that you want to watch on it. Now the question we need to solve is how are we going to play our video files with a PSP? With the freeware PSP Video Converter you can convert VOB, IFO, DAT, MOV, AVI, MPEG, MPEG4, 3GPP, 3GPP2, WMV, ASF video formats to PSP.
If you don’t have it yet, download it and install on your computer.
Open PSP Video Converter, click Add to choose the movie file you want to convert and click Open.
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How to map a drive in Windows
Posted on June 15, 2008 at 5:23 am
Mapping drives is Windows is one of the essential actions everyone should know how to do. Whether you are at home or at the office, there comes a time in everyone’s life when they have to map a drive! It sounds all complicated, but it’s actually really simple to do.
You may need to get some information from your IT administrator at work, since mapping a drive usually means connecting to a server share. A server share is basically a folder on a different computer that is being shared with everyone else. So when you “map a drive”, you are just saying that you want access to that folder on your computer also, which is done by mapping it to a letter, i.e. F, G, H, etc.
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PeaZip - Free File Compression Software
Posted on June 15, 2008 at 5:01 am
If you are familiar with file compression utilities, you may have heard or have used WinZip before. For the uninitiated, file compression software is used to group a collection of files into one small file, making it easier and faster to distribute them to other computers.
However, do you realize that WinZip is actually not free software? Once the 45 evaluation period ends, you are required to buy the full license to use the full product. If you are looking to replace WinZip with totally free file compression software, give PeaZip a try.
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How to remove and delete cookies
Posted on June 14, 2008 at 5:36 am
Want to clear your browser of all cookies stored locally on your computer? Cookies, sometime called Web cookies or tracking cookies, are small pieces of text sent by a server to a web client (your browser) and then sent back unaltered by the client every time it accesses that server.
Cookies are used for several different purposes including authenticating, session tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as their site preferences or the items in their shopping carts.
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Phantasmagoria - Free image editing software
Posted on June 14, 2008 at 5:05 am
Have you ever taken a photo that fails to satisfy your needs? Don’t delete it right away! Using some of the tools that are freely available on the Internet, you may be able to resurrect regular photos / images or give them some cool photo effects. Having said that, Phantasmagoria is one image editing software with a simple learning curve, therefore perfectly suitable for users of all levels.
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