Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Optical mouse shines continuously even when the PC is switched off

March 4, 2008

Some motherboards like Arocks enjoy great popularity amongst those who want ot upgrade, but are willing to spend relatively less. However, after the modification, the optical mouse glows even when the PC is switched off. This happens with some other motherboards also. The cause of this strange occurrence  is an uncommon jumper put on the [...]

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Removable drive is recognized but not displayed. Why?

March 4, 2008

The moment you insert the USB memory stick in the USB port of the computer, Windows reports it with a typical message tone. However, at times, the Explorer does not display the removable drive or the normal dialogue box does not open. On the other hand, all the other hard disks and network permissions are [...]

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How to force the ‘Safety Remove Hardware’ dialog

March 4, 2008

The ‘Safety Remove Hardware’ taskbar icon is necessary when removing storage drives with important data in them. This procedure ensures that the data is safe during the drive removal and that all read/write tasks are finished at the operating system level. if the icon doesn’t appear for some reason, simply follow this tip.

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How to Fit the full URL on printouts

March 4, 2008

Sometimes, you may want to print out a Web page you’ve found, so that you can recommend the site to a friend later. But if the URL of the page is a long one, it’s likely to be truncated in the footer of the printed page. This is because Internet Explorer, by default, uses a [...]

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How to retrieve the lost ‘E- mail’ button Internet Explorer 7

March 4, 2008

The ‘Mail’ button in Internet Explorer 6 was used to read mails or send a link through an e-mail. This useful button is missing in version? The functions of the ‘Mail’ button have been dispersed in Internet Explorer7. you can now open your mail program with the ‘Read Mail’ button in the browser but it [...]

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How to secure and import filter rules for your e-mail account

March 4, 2008

you have defined some filter rules for your e-mail account and would like to use these rules for other accounts as well. Besides, you also want to use the data on your notebook. Thunderbird saves the filter rules in the ‘msfilterrules.dat’ file. You can edit them, but it is easier to customize them using the [...]

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How to open new tabs directly next to the tab in current page

March 4, 2008

Firefox always opens new tabs on the extreme right when you click on a link. You have to toggle between topics that are related to each other if several tabs are open at the same times. Or you have to shift the tabs. Both methods are not satisfactory. The free add-on ‘Tab Control’ changes the [...]

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