Clean up your Windows desktop using Fences
Posted on October 13, 2009 at 5:13 am
The Windows Desktop has become a staple working area for Windows users over the years. Even with the advent of the My Documents folder, people still love to put file on their desktop because, well, they are easy to find. You turn on your computer, and they are right there in front of you. The thing you have to ask yourself is are your staring at an organized set of information, or does your Desktop look like the aftermath of a hurricane with the amount of files scattered about?
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Fix “\\computer is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource”
Posted on October 12, 2009 at 5:42 am
I’ve previously written an article on how to network two computers together that are running Windows XP. I’ve also written about a cool program called WiPeer that lets you connect two computers wirelessly and share data!
However, I’ve never really written a troubleshooting guide for file sharing or networking two computers. Unfortunately, Windows can be finicky and even though you may think everything should work, accessing a share on another computer may not work.
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How to find a wireless access point IP address
Posted on October 11, 2009 at 5:24 am
Ever go to someone else’s place and had to figure out the IP address of their wireless network so that you could change it’s settings? Most people setup their wireless networks right out of the box without any configuration and therefore have no idea what the IP address is.
If you’re already connected to the wireless network, then it’s really easy to figure out the IP address of the router. I’ll also explain ways we can get the IP address if you’re not connected to the router.
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Convert your Windows computer into a virtual machine
Posted on October 10, 2009 at 5:31 am
I’ve previously written about how to create a virtual machine using VMware and how to install Ubuntu in VirtualBox and install Ubuntu in Virtual PC 2007. This is all great if you want to start from scratch and install a completely new OS such as Windows, Linux, etc.
However, what if you want to simply take a snapshot of your current operating system and virtualize it? Though I have talked about converting a physical server into a virtual server, I have not yet discussed how to take a consumer OS, such as Windows XP and convert that into your own virtual machine.
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Best torrent search engines
Posted on October 9, 2009 at 5:46 am
Previously, we wrote about a site called ScrapeTorrent that lets you search multiple torrent sites at once. That’s an easy way to find music and movie torrents, but it’s also worthwhile to know the big players in the torrent search arena. Below are the five best torrent search engines that I know of!
1. Mininova.org is one of the classic resources of uploaded torrent seeds. It remained among other competing websites because it has a simple yet effective interface. At its homepage is a categorized list of torrents being downloaded on that day.
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Create standard and encrypted PDF files with NovaPDF Pro
Posted on October 8, 2009 at 5:37 am
Using PDF files in today’s business world is commonplace. Many different types of information is exchanged using PDF files types. Simply creating basic PDF documents is easy enough. There are a handful of free to use software packages giving end users the ability to create PDF file documents. You can check out my previous post on 7 free PDF writer/creator programs.
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