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Top 10 Windows 7 Booster Apps

Windows 7 is a big improvement over Vista, and a pretty convenient OS in general—but it’s by no means perfect. These 10 downloads improve Windows 7’s looks, functions, and make it easier, safer, and more convenient to upgrade to.

10. Bring back the “classic” Start menu

Windows 7’s Start menu is a powerful thing, offering program and file launching as you type and allowing for smart pinning of whatever you frequently access. If you’re really attached to ..read more

Today cool tip will help you to recover the lost bookmarks on Firefox. You can export the bookmarks folder to a specific folder or location using import and export option in Firefox. If you are new computer user, first you should learn about the importance and need of backup, because without backup yon can lose your favorite websites list any time due to any virus, power failure and hard disk problem.

So, what happen ..read more

The white spacing before and after the paragraph are called paragraph spacing. Similarly, the white spaces between adjacent lines are called line spacing. You can adjust the amount of space between consecutive lines and paragraphs in a document.

To adjust paragraph spacing, follow these steps.

Place the insertion point in a paragraph. Select Paragraph from Format menu. The Paragraph dialog box will appear as shown below. Click the Indents and Spacing tab in the ..read more

You can protect your document by applying password so that unauthorized person can not display as well as modify your document. You can apply two types of passwords:

Password to open the document:

If it is applied then you have to give the correct password to open the document, otherwise you cannot open the document.

Password to modify the document:

If it is applied then you have to give the correct ..read more

WOT Extension Integrates Web of Trust into Google Chrome

Chrome extension WOT adds the Web of Trust community web site rating service to the Google Chrome browser, so you can check the trustworthiness of a web site without leaving the page.

Once you’ve installed the extension—by simply clicking on the link and accepting the install—you will see a new icon in the Chrome status bar that shows the community rating for the site you are browsing. Clicking the icon will display a ..read more

The Best Way to Search for an Old Post on Lifehacker

We frequently get emails from readers having trouble finding an old post on Lifehacker. They’ve tried the site’s search box but still aren’t having any luck. It’s not you, it’s us. There’s a better way.

Unfortunately Lifehacker’s search doesn’t always do the job of turning up content as well as it should, so when you’re having trouble finding what you’re looking for, turn your query over to the people who do ..read more

Snow Leopard Bug Deleting Entire User Accounts

Tech news site ITWire reports that a reproducible bug related to guest accounts in Snow Leopard is deleting entire user account data. That’s a very bad thing. From ITWire, here’s what’s happening:

According to multiple topics on the Apple Support discussion boards, the problem can occur when a user logs into their Mac’s Guest account — whether by accident or on purpose — and then tries to log back into their regular account.

In some cases, ..read more

Google Adds Shared Folders to Docs

Good news for people using Google Docs to share or collaborate on documents: Google today has added folder sharing and multiple document uploading to its popular suite of web-based document and spreadsheet apps.

There’s not much to getting up and going with shared folders. Either right-click a folder and select Share or go to a folder and select the Share this folder drop-down to invite people. They’ve also improved their file upload tool to support uploading ..read more

PwnageTool Jailbreaks iPhone 3.0 OS with 3G, 3GS, and iPod touch

Mac OS X: The merry band of iPhone and iPod touch hackers known as the iPhone Dev-Team just released a new version of the jailbreaking app PwnageTool. It supports all generations of the iPhone and every iPod touch except the third generation.

Jailbreaking using the PwnageTool 3.1.3 is a breeze, but if you’re an iPhone 3GS or iPod touch 2G user, make sure to read the details of the Dev-Team’s post ..read more

10,000 Hotmail Passwords Leaked Online

According to tech news site Neowin, an anonymous user posted usernames and passwords for over 10,000 Windows Live Hotmail accounts to web site PasteBin, including accounts on email domains like @hotmail.com, @msn.com, and @live.com. Neowin verified that the accounts are genuine, and that most appear to be based in Europe. Ars Technica reports, more specifically, those leaked accounts include usernames in alphabetical order beginning with the letters “ar” to “bl”. Microsoft has confirmed the leak, so ..read more