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How to Fix Windows Vista Folder View Settings from Resetting
Some of you Vista users might have experienced an annoying problem in Vista. This problem has infected many pcs with XP as well. The folder view settings set by the user for a particular folder get reset from time to time. Windows remembers by default the folder view settings of 200 local folders and 200 network folders initially. Windows Vista remembers 5000 folders which are usually enough for most users. But users having more than 5000 folders experience this problem. Here’s an easy registry tweak which fixes this problem. Here’s how you do it:
How to Convert Video_TS Folder into One Video File
I usually download movies from the net and view them in my pc or in my home theatre. The movie files that I download are usually in .avi formats. Well, such files are great as far as pc is concerned as you’ll have the whole movie in just one .avi file. Moreover, it’s easy to store and consumes less space too. But unfortunately my home theatre doesn’t play .avi files. I have to convert the file in to Video_TS and Audio_TS and then burn in the form of a DVD for viewing in my home theatre. But if you are a lucky guy who has a home theatre which plays Divx files then you don’t need to go through all this conversion mess as it will play the .avi file without any problem.
How to Turn Off Laptop or Notebook LCD Screen Manually
Most of you’ll having laptops try to increase its battery backup to the best extent possible. Well, if you don’t, I at least do. If I leave my laptop on and go out, I always make sure that the LCD is turned off. This will help to increase the battery backup and also helps to keep the laptop much cooler. I turn off my Acer laptops LCD using the shortcut key FN + F6.
How to Use Greasemonkey in Opera
I’m sure most of you are aware of Greasemonkey, well if you don’t then it’s a Firefox extension that allows Firefox users to install scripts that make quick changes to web pages. Using this extension you can add new functionality to web pages and web sites like adding an HTML signature in Google, bypassing image verification in Orkut, changing an orkut theme or a Gmail theme, etc.
If you’re an Opera user then there’s a good news for you. Opera supports Greasemonkey scripts! These user scripts work exactly how they work in Firefox. You can simply import them into Opera unlike in Firefox you where you need to install the Greasemonkey addon. Here’s an easy tutorial which will guide you to do so:
How to Rip Audio from YouTube, Google and other Online Videos
I browse a lot of YouTube videos every day. I have come across many videos which have good background songs but unfortunately I wasn’t able to figure out the title of the song and the artist, hence wasn’t able to get the song. So I thought of ripping of the audio from such videos. That was the best alternative I had. But it wasn’t an easy task if the video was big, I would have to download the entire video and then use a software to rip the audio from it.
How to Safely Upgrade Computer Memory (RAM)
Planning for a RAM upgrade? Wondering what RAM type your motherboard supports? What’s the maximum limit you can extend your RAM up to? Well, you don’t need to break your head anymore. There’s a tool known as Crucial System Scanner which provides you with all the details you need to know before upgrading your system RAM. The tool is connected with the Crucial store which sells computer memory.
How to Format a USB Drive/ Pen Drive in Windows
Here’s a short and easy tutorial which will guide you through formatting a USB thumb drive, pen drive, flash drive or USB drive as you call it. I know most of you know how to do this. But recently I was surprised to see my friend struggle when I asked him to format his pen drive in my pc when he had come to my place. I asked him “How do you usually format your pen drive?” He said, “I do it using a software”. The shocking part was that he wasn’t aware of the format option that is available on right clicking on the drive. Well, here’s a tutorial if you didn’t know how to format your drive.
How to Add Command Prompt to the Right-Click Menu in Windows Explorer
Majority of us open command prompt by going to Start> Run but here’s an easy way to start it. You can add an option in the right click menu in Windows explorer to start command prompt. Here’s how you do it:
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