Windows 7 Cannot Connect to Internet
Posted on November 16, 2009 at 5:10 am
Having problems connecting to the Internet on your new Windows 7 machine? Windows 7 is great and can automatically fix a lot of common problems related to connecting to the Internet, but not all!
The first thing you should try if you having Internet problems is to try and connect from both a wireless and wired connection. You first want to try and narrow down the problem to Windows 7, to your network setup, or to your Internet provider.
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What is a rootkit in Windows?
Posted on November 15, 2009 at 5:09 am
The term rootkit or root kit originally referred to a maliciously modified set of administrative tools for a Unix-like operating system that granted root access. If an intruder could replace the standard administrative tools on a system with a rootkit, the modified tools would allow the intruder to maintain root access over the system while concealing these activities from the legitimate system administrator.
In Windows world, the term rootkit is also used to describe the mechanisms and techniques whereby malware, including viruses, spyware, and trojans, attempt to hide their presence from spyware blockers, antivirus, and system management utilities.
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Kopete – The KDE Messenger for Linux
Posted on November 14, 2009 at 5:30 am
While Ubuntu users have Pidgin as the default messenger app, Kopete is the default application for the KDE desktop of Mandriva Linux. This application supports Windows live messenger, Yahoo, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, Novell GroupWise and many more instant messenger services. It is designed to be a flexible multi protocol system to provide users with a single application to access their instant messaging systems.
During first run, you will need to configure and set up Kopete. Select the instant messenger client you want to set up with Kopete then click next. Enter your account credentials with the instant messaging service you have selected and click next.
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Windows 7 – How to burn CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 5:41 am
Windows 7 comes with it’s own Explorer integrated CD/DVD burner. We have shown you before how to create DVD movies using Windows 7 movie maker, but this time we will look at it’s capability to burn generic files. Creating data discs in Windows 7 is very intuitive.
Pop-in a blank DVD or CD and it will automatically prompt you with the “burn a disc” window. The default disc title appears as the current date and you will have two options to choose from – like a USB flash drive or with a CD/DVD player.
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Windows 7 – How to Troubleshoot Problems with Aero Peek and Aero Shake
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 5:26 am
Windows 7 has some cool new features like Aero Shake and Aero Peek. Aero Peek is a quick way to see what’s on your desktop by simply moving your mouse to the right edge of the taskbar.
You can also quickly bring up another program to the front by moving your mouse over the thumbnail preview in the taskbar. Aero Shake is a nifty feature that lets you shake a window and automatically have all other open windows minimized. Shake it again and all the windows come back.
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Windows 7 Color Calibrate – How to Calibrate your Monitor
Posted on November 11, 2009 at 5:36 am
Depending on what kind of monitor or screen you are using, you may have to calibrate your display to get the proper color settings. Calibrating is highly recommended even if you think everything looks wonderful.
You can calibrate your display in Windows 7 using the Display Color Calibration wizard. You can get to this by going to Control Panel, clicking on Appearance and Personalization and then clicking on the Display header. Then click Calibrate color in the left menu:
