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Change Start Menu Power Button

Posted in computers, microsoft, technology, tips, vista on February 28, 2007 | No Comments »

Thanks to a tip from Paul Thurrott on the WinSuperSite, I finally found the way to change the start menu power button in Vista. By default, the power button puts your system to the new hybrid sleep mode. If you want the power button to actually go ahead and turn your computer off [...]

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Traffic Conditions on Google and Windows Live

Posted in google, microsoft, technology, tips on February 28, 2007 | No Comments »

I’ve been a huge Google fan for over a year now and I use Google Maps for almost all of my mapping needs. However, I moved to Chicago and the traffic here is, well, crappy. So I had to find a map system that gave me visual traffic conditions. I found out that Windows Live [...]

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My Favorite Firefox Add-Ons

Posted in browsers, computers, firefox, mozilla, open source, software, technology, tips, web 2.0 on February 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »

1.) Del.icio.us Extension - this is an extension you can install to give you easy access to your online bookmarks via del.icio.us. Very cool and it makes it so simple to tag a page (control+shift+/) and view your bookmarks with the del.icio.us icon button. Check it out.
2.) Firefox Showcase - this [...]

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Vista Tricks Part 1

Posted in computers, software, technology, tips, vista on February 6, 2007 | No Comments »

How to Change User Information in Windows Vista
1.) First things first. Backup your registry! Open the registry editor by typing “regedit” in the search field in the start menu or by using the Run command. Then click on File>Export. Type a descriptive name for the backup, I usually add the [...]

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