Tutorials

The Great Transparent Laptop Screen Trick

27 feb 2009

The transparent laptop screen you see on the right is no Photoshop trick, but a rather ancient (by internet standards) optical illusion. The trick is simple; take an image of the immediate background of your laptop monitor, make sure the pixel dimensions of the image match the physical dimensions of the background, and make some minor color adjustments to make it look transparent.

So how do you use the Windows Key ?

22 feb 2009

The Windows Key, normally tucked away between your left ALT and CTRL keys, is a very versatile key. Apart from the obvious “Start Menu” feature, here are some other uses you may or may not know about.

How to Say ‘No to All’ During File Copy Operations in Windows

02 feb 2009

While copying or moving a large number of files from one location to another folder in Windows, you may often encounter errors or warning messages saying the file you are trying to copy already exists in the target location.

Disable Autorun to Secure your Windows Computer

22 jan 2009

Conficker (aka Downup, Downadup and Kido) is a computer virus disables system services like Windows Automatic Update, Windows Error Reporting, etc. and then connects to a web server to spread itself further.

How to Create a Time-Lapse Video of any Web Page

16 jan 2009

This tutorial shows how to create a time lapse video from digital photographs or screenshot images using software that’s already on your computer. The completed movies looks just like a flipbook.

Always on Top: Keep Any Window Visible Always

04 nov 2008

Always-on-top is the feature that allows any program window to stay on top of all other windows even when it does not have focus. This lets you watch movies in VLC media player while browsing websites in IE.

Keyboard Shortcut to Jump Over Words

15 oct 2008

This simple keyboard shortcut allows you to jump over words while editing text in almost any Windows application.

Tutorial: Create a Simple Diary with Autohotkey

12 oct 2008

This is a simple AutoHotKey script that can be invoked by pressing a keyboard shortcut and it lets you capture thoughts and ideas from any other Windows Application.

Improve Accuracy in Dragon Naturally Speaking

25 aug 2008

This nice tip on "Issuing Commands" to improve voice recognition accuracy comes from Dragon NaturallySpeaking e-letter. If you’re telling the computer to do something, and it doesn’t seem to be listening, or simply isn’t completing the right task, the problem could be the way that you issue your commands.

Find Files More Easily with Windows Explorer

22 aug 2008

Windows Explorer in Windows 7 and Vista makes it very easy for you to manage large folders that have hundreds of files and sub-folders (e.g. Program Files or the Windows installation folder).

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