Quickly Install Fonts in Windows

If you like to download and try out different fonts in your pc you might get bugged with the fonts installation process in Windows. The default way to install new fonts in Windows is to click on the Font entry in the Windows Control Panel and to select Install New Font from the File menu. But I usually install new fonts by dragging and dropping them into Fonts in Control Panel. I feel it’s pretty convenient. Well, if you have saved fonts in different locations then it will certainly take a lot of time to install new fonts.

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HWMonitor- Monitor Hardware Temperature

If your pc is kept in a hot environment and doesn’t have adequate cooling facility then it will heat up pretty quickly. Over heating will result in hardware failures. But if you take quick steps you can save your pc. Luckily there’s a small app known as HWMonitor which allows you to monitor your computers hardware temperatures. It monitors temperatures of your CPU, graphic card, hard disk, etc. It displays current temperatures along with the minimum and maximum values. Apart from temperature readings it also shows voltages and fan speeds.

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HDD Scan- Diagnose and Manage Hard Disks

HDD Scan is a freeware which scans storage devices for Bad-blocks, shows S.M.A.R.T. attributes and changes some HDD parameters such as AAM (Automatic Acoustic Management), APM (Advanced Power Management), PM (Power Management), etc. In short it provides the user with various information regarding hard disks in the computer and provides the user with options to change certain settings of those hard disks.

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Wazakura Koubou Japanese Gold Plated Keyboard

Like Gold? Well most of us do, even if we don’t we still desire for it simply because of its value. Nowadays we get to see a lot of gold plated gadgets, here’s one such. This time it’s a Gold plated keyboard manufactured by Wazakura Koubou, Japan. The keyboard comes with a two-port USB hub and the keys are apparently made from 99.99% pure gold.

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How to take iPhone or iPod Screenshots

You might have noticed many people posting their iPhone screenshots especially in iTunes app store. You might have been wondering how they managed to do that. Well, it’s actually simple with iPhone 2.0 firmware. It doesn’t require any app. Here’s how you do it:

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Get File Browser in Firefox 3 using Firefly

Few minutes back I came across an awesome addon for Firefox known as Firefly. It allows users to have access to a comprehensive file manager within Firefox which can be used to view, open, edit, delete, move and rename files. It’s easy to use and reduces wastage of time as well. When you start Firefly you get a page with all drives in it. You can also add other drives and folders of your choice. As Firefox searches for available devices at startup you don’t need to add drives and optical drives.

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How to use a Screensaver as Wallpaper in XP

Bored of same old static desktop wallpaper? I guess it’s time to get it into life. So, how about setting a screensaver as your desktop wallpaper? Good idea isn’t it? By default there’s no such option to set a screensaver as wallpaper in XP. But don’t worry, there’s a software known as Vital Desktop which does the job. Here’s how you do it:

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Create Polaroid Images and Photos

Heard of Polaroid image style? Well, if you haven’t then let me tell you what it is. It’s an image style in which the image is in a frame tilted towards one side with a description or a caption at the bottom of the frame.

Creating a Polaroid image style in Photoshop isn’t really easy if you aren’t really familiar with Photoshop.

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