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Know Windows Error Code Meaning and Description

August 17th, 2010 by Ashish Mundhra

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Finding the meaning or reason of common Windows error message, as shown above, is a challenge to a common end user. The error code shown in the error messages make no sense most of the time. Some people who are desperate to find the meaning end up on Google. Now here is a small tool that will help the user to get the information about the error right on their desktop.

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How to Remove the Notification Area in Windows 7

August 16th, 2010 by Ashish Mundhra

The notification area, next to the Windows System Clock was one of the appealing change in Windows 7 ,  it provides you  important and useful icons of application running on your system in the back ground. Some people might want to hide the icons to gain some extra space,  if you are one of those people and want to get rid of the area all together, follow the instructions below.

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Transform Windows 7 to Mac OS X Snow Leopard

August 16th, 2010 by Varun

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Are you addicted to Windows as an OS, but got bored with its looks? If your answer is yes, then my reply is Snow Transformation Pack, which comes with almost all the UI elements of Mac OS X Snow Leopard. This 29.6MB download offers Mac like login screen, icons, sounds, dock, and many more. If you own a good configuration, then you can also opt in for  extra graphics which will give your desktop that “oomph factor”. Continue reading ‘Transform Windows 7 to Mac OS X Snow Leopard’

Scan Web URL’s and Websites before Opening them in Firefox

August 16th, 2010 by Sourojit

Nowadays with advance technologies and development in Antivirus applications use of internet on PC’s are becoming safer. These applications provides us safety from malicious software and Trojans that are harmful for our system or steal our private data. If you are not confident on your antivirus application then the best thing you can do to prevent virus attacks from internet is to scan suspicious web links before opening or downloading them. This task can be easily performed with Virus Total’s link scanning utility named VTzilla. Continue reading ‘Scan Web URL’s and Websites before Opening them in Firefox’

How to Extract any Text from a Scanned Document for Free

August 16th, 2010 by Ashish Mundhra

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As we all know that whenever we scan a document from scanner or take a photograph of the same we get the file in a JPEG or PNG format and there fore we can not edit the document directly. OCR or Optical Character Recognition is a tool meant to scan and extract characters from a scanned document image.

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Now Search Google Docs and Sites in Gmail

August 15th, 2010 by Ashish Mundhra

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Gmail has introduced a new feature in Gmail Labs using which a user will now be able to search Google docs and Internet right from their Gmail account.

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EA Sports Unveils New Screenshots of NFS: Hot Pursuit

August 15th, 2010 by Varun

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Need For Speed has been a massively hit series of the last decade, but something went wrong in its last few releases. However, now EA and Criterion Games, the studio behind the popular Burnout Paradise, have joined hands to reinvent the NFS series and to offer the thrilling experience that NFS Most Wanted once provided. Continue reading ‘EA Sports Unveils New Screenshots of NFS: Hot Pursuit’

Windows Application Blocker: Password Lock any Application in Windows

August 13th, 2010 by Sourojit

There are many applications in windows that we may not want other users to access. In windows the easiest way to perform this task is creating several user accounts but this technique does not work well always. There are times when you may leave your computer unlocked due to some urgent work, thus your applications remain unprotected. The best solution available for this problem is to lock the applications you want to prevent from unauthorized access. Windows Application Blocker helps you perform this task without a hassle. Continue reading ‘Windows Application Blocker: Password Lock any Application in Windows’

Firefox 4 Beta 3 Now With Windows 7 Touch support

August 12th, 2010 by Ashish Mundhra

The latest Beta version of Firefox browser i.e Firefox 4 Beta 3 has revealed support for Windows 7 multi-touch capability. Users now working on touch sensors  enabled  monitors will be able to interact with the browser with out the need for keyboard or mouse.

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Change UAC Settings in Windows 7 from System Tray

August 12th, 2010 by Sourojit

UAC or User Account Control in Windows 7 monitors and protects you from installing harmful software on your system that may corrupt Windows system. But sometimes UAC becomes a bit irritating with the installation of each and every application. Many users disable UAC completely to get rid of warning messages every time which may not be safe. UAC Controller Tool helps in situations like this. Continue reading ‘Change UAC Settings in Windows 7 from System Tray’