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Windows 7 was a pretty minor update in a lot of ways, there were still however a few changes which left users flummoxed. One of those was no run command in Windows 7, not a big deal to some people, until something asks them to use the run command in Windows 7.

Fortunately it is really easy to get the run command in Windows 7, there are some simple steps you can take to the windows 7 run command appear!

Just to let you know, you do not always need the Run Command in Windows 7, the Windows… Continue Reading»

I have always thought of Windows Vista as a heavily encumbered operating system, in much the same way as I did about Windows XP when it first came out.  However in the same way I found XP a reliable, well built operating system I found myself with a new laptop and Windows Vista already installed.  Needless to say I was impressed with it’s functionality, reliability and easy of use.  It does come with some problems however, just to start with Windows Vista visual effects use up 15% of the CPU usage.

This reason alone was enough to start me looking in… Continue Reading»

Quick ShutDown is a fairly old, but damn good small piece of free software that shuts down windows quickly, be it Windows 2000, NT or XP).

It may not seem like much but the Windows Quick Shut Down application quickly terminates running processes, removes any USB devices and shuts down windows with impressive speed.

To make things easier it also has a windows taskbar button that can shut down or reboot your PC depending on if you single or double click it.

Windows Quick Shut Down is 100% free, very configurable and one of… Continue Reading»

I have used Microsoft Windows Vista for quite a while now on both my PC and Laptop. I found that without spending a load of money on upgrading Vista slowed down quite considerably after a few weeks. This was quite annoying because without regularly spending several hours messing around Windows Vista would slow down after a week or two.

I recently found a new program which has speeded up Windows Vista considerably as well as reducing the amount of clutter on my computer. Windows Vista, Microsofts… Continue Reading»

There have been time when I have to wait for atleast 5 minutes for my PC to shut Down so that I could pull the Power Strip. But not anymore. It now takes me at the most 3 second to shut it down. It depends a lot on the System resources and the number of software you have installed on your PC. But here I am not going to tell you to upgrade your PC, buy more RAM or even uninstall all those unnecessary programs. What I am going to show you is a simple trick using which you can Shut down your PC in under 5 seconds. Continue Reading»

For all those folks that have not yet switched to Firefox yet, here comes another reason to consider moving. This Firefox extension lets you flip through tabs with awesome 3D effect. When you have this extension installed, flipping through tabs will make become a charm. It renders a cuboidal structure, where each tab acts as side of the Cube. Linux users will love this extesion as it looks similar to Beryl in Linux. Continue Reading»

When Microsoft made Vista, they forgot that with so much of eye candy, it will become bulky may even take minutes if not hours, to run simple processes like paint or Word. But thank god, a little bit of tweaking, and your Windows vista will again run smoothly. These are some of the tips that will help you to speed up vista and run the regular programs without any problem. Continue Reading»