Okay, so for more than a week, we haven’t featured any tech updates here. I’m really disappointed that Firefox 3 will only be released in June. I want to get my mitts on it but I’m quite hesitant to feature the Beta versions. Anyway, here’s another Windows tip for you.
This one is even shorter than […]

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Here’s another tip accompanied by a screencast and this one’s on making Control Panel show up as a menu within Windows Vista’s Start Menu. By default, accessing control panel via the start menu would simply launch another window which allows you to choose between the default layout or the classic control panel layout. Converting […]

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Huzzah! After a few months of waiting, the next feature-packed WordPress is out! WordPress 2.5 codenamed Brecker is now available for download. As of now, I’m trying it our with my offline WordPress installation test site before I fully deploy it for my websites. But if what the release notes really deliver then I’d […]

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It’s one of those days again when my Firefox auto-update prompts me to install yet another update to Firefox 2. I have been shifting from trying out a 3 Beta release to old Firefox 2 and I was surprised that Mozilla is still doing some patchwork to version 2.
Fixes for this release:

XUL popup spoofing […]

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This is a pretty handy tool for those who love to make money from buying (hoarding) and selling domains. A lot of people are really into the business that most of the good names are taken. But many prospectors are still rewarded by their efforts.Say you’re browsing and suddenly a string of letters or words […]

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My friend and I were discussing Vista SP1’s performance since we both run Vista for our rigs. We’re on both ends of the spectrum though, with me running on Home Basic, and he, running on Ultimate. Not the same specs though since his rigs a juiced up gaming box and mine’s a workhorse lappie. […]

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This is a screencast featuring our recommended download - Vista Shortcut Manager.

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Installing Vista SP1 just a few hours ago, and my rig hasn’t crashed so it might be worth something. Not that my rig has crashed a lot running Vista. Anyway, that prompted me to look at other tweaks that you can do with Vista.
Some hate the drop shadow effect on icons but we’ve already solved […]

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I’m currently waiting for Windows Update to finish downloading and installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1. While it has been around for a few days, it was only today that Windows Update prompted me to download it.
I have to admit that ever since getting this rig June of last year, Windows Vista has severely […]

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Here’s another edition of LifeSpy screencast featuring one of our Windows tips on restoring the Run Command icon in the Windows Vista Start panel.

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Sorry, you read it right. That’s Office 2003 for you. A bit retro but the functionality lies with that version and I haven’t found one for other versions. Anyway, redaction is the act done by the feds or the military to blot out lines or portions of text that they deem confidential despite the Freedom […]

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Save for struggling in eBay finding a decent, and good condition NES gaming console can be a bugger. The old one in my own storage hasn’t been functioning for the last fifteen years. Emulators are okay only the ROMs might not be legal. If you have a more recent Nintendo rig like a DS or […]

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Here’s another screencast for you guys. This is actually a visual tweak whether you like having that drop shadow effect on your Windows Vista desktop icons or not. Anyway, here’s how to remove it just in case you don’t like it.

Instructions can be read after the cut.

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I am still an out and out Firefox fan but anything that involves my OS’ manufacturer deserves a look somehow. And when news has it that the new Internet Explorer 8 would be standards-compliant, it definitely has my attention (though I can’t seem to avoid not snickering when I get to think of “standards compliance” […]

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Our first attempt at screencasting! Basically a look back at our previous how-to post on the topic:

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