Dropbox vs. the Alternatives: Which Online Syncing Service Is Right for You?

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Oct 262011
 

Dropbox vs. The Alternative
Dropbox may be the most popular service for syncing files and storing them online, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best. Some of us are currently considering Dropbox alternatives due to recent security or privacy concerns, while others just want to see what else is available. Here’s how Dropbox stacks up against four other major online syncing services: Windows Live Mesh, SpiderOak, SugarSync, and Wuala.

How To Remove Ads From Windows Live Messenger 2011

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Mar 012011
 

How To Remove Ads From Windows Live Messenger 2011
Windows Live Messenger (previously MSN Messenger) is a groovy way to communicate with your friends online, but the advertisements are really annoying and often inappropriate. Thankfully Microsoft routes all of the ads on messenger through one unique address, all we have to do is block it and those ads will be gone for good.

Add “Open in New Window” Option in Folders and Drives Context Menu in Windows – Tweaking with Vishal

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Mar 012011
 

Add “Open in New Window” Option in Folders and Drives Context Menu in Windows – Tweaking with Vishal
Recently one of our readers “CytoxX” asked us how can he add an option “Open in New Window” in folders context menu, so that whenever he right-clicks on a folder, he can get the option in the list.

In this tutorial, I’ll tell you how to add “Open in New Window” option in folders as well as Drives context menu.

BitterMinion » Excel Instance Launcher

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Mar 012011
 

Excel Instance Launcher
A couple years ago I had a job that required lots of Excel development. As a consequence, I usually had more than one Excel workbook open at a time. Sometimes I liked having all the workbooks open in the same instance of Excel. But at other times, I really needed each workbook open in its own instance.

Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnails Preview How to Enable/Disable or Turnoff

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Mar 012011
 

Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnails Preview How to Enable/Disable or Turnoff
Windows 7 Taskbar is completely different from Windows Vista and XP. Windows 7 taskbar also know as super bar has bigger icons, no more title text of windows, thumbnail preview, jump list, pinning option etc. Some of these features are fascinating but some do annoys users like Thumbnail Previews which displays small thumbnail preview of opened window.

Change the Size of Start Menu Icons in Windows 7 and Vista

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Mar 012011
 

Change the Size of Start Menu Icons in Windows 7 and Vista
The size of the icons on your start menu can be changed from small to large. If you want to pin a lot of icons on your start menu, it makes sense to reduce the size of icons to accommodate a greater number of icons. On the other hand, larger icons could be extremely useful especially to people with sight problems. Changing the size of the start menu icons in Windows 7 is straightforward compared to Windows Vista.

How to reduce Start Menu Icon Size in Windows 7 | iTechMax

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Mar 012011
 

How to reduce Start Menu Icon Size in Windows 7 | iTechMax
I installed Windows 7 few days back and the only thing as with other versions of Windows which I didn’t like was the large buttons in the Start Menu. By default, Start Menu shows the list of recently used programs so if you reduce the size of the icons; you will be able to see more programs.