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Lock Your Taskbar Settings

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 13th 2008  

As you know that you can modify your taskbar as you like. Maybe this thing often overlooked by us. You need to know that in Taskbar properties, you can modify from small settings like hide clock until wipe your recent document inside Start menu. If you leave it open to every user who use your computer, maybe you’ll annoyed by them. …..Click here to read more

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under: Windows XP
Tags: Group Policy, Windows XP
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Disable Task Manager

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 12th 2008  

Task Manager is a Windows tool which has function to display entire of Windows background process. So, if it opened by wrong hands, your system components are exposed to them. To reduce the risk because Task Manager, you can disable it. …..Click here to read more

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under: Windows XP
Tags: Task Manager
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Disable Flash disk Autorun

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 11th 2008  

Windows XP and Vista will run autorun.inf file every time you plug your USB drive or flash drive into your USB port. That’s a cool thing when first time I saw it. Unfortunately, virus makers are using autorun be their gate to infect their computers victim. Their change or make autorun to execute virus file run every time you’re using it. If you feel, you don’t need autorun, just disable it and make your computer be safer.
There are two available ways to disable it, through Administrative Tools – Group Policy (If you’re using Windows XP Professional Edition) or Registry Editor. …..Click here to read more

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under: Windows XP
Tags: flash disk, Windows XP
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Remove Show Hidden File/Folder Option

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 10th 2008  

To hide a single file or many files, the easiest way is set their attributes files to Hidden attrib. With Hidden attribute, your files will disappear from your Windows Explorer but actually your files still in there. For common peoples, this way is working. Unfortunately, Windows XP is providing an option to allow user can display files with Hidden attrib and once this option is enable, you Hidden files will shown. …..Click here to read more

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under: Windows XP
Tags: Windows Explorer Tricks
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Explore Your Storage Devices Using fsutil Command

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 9th 2008  


Do you know that Windows XP has a great tool to explore more deeply of your storage devices; I will show you an example that shows you the power of this tool. Enjoy exploring this tool. …..Click here to read more

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under: MS-DOS Command
Tags: fsutil command
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Troubleshooting To Windows Media Player

Posted by Edi Kwie in May 1st 2008  

Actually, Windows Media Player is a good video player for us. Beside because it’s free, basically it can to play your video files smoothly. But sometimes, when it get a trouble, it can’t run properly and be slower. Based on my experience, I got a trick that maybe you can practice it into your Windows Media Player. In that time, my Windows Media Player isn’t run normal, so I tried to change its option. …..Click here to read more

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under: Windows XP
Tags: Windows Media Player
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Are You Having Low Credit Rating?

Posted by Edi Kwie in April 25th 2008  


Are you having low credit rating? If the answer is yes, I think you’re not alone for this. In our lives, we can to getting some accident that make our cash flow doesn’t run smoothly. If you are having some loans at banks, it can add our misery. Beside you can’t pay your installment on time, it will influence your credit rating. …..Click here to read more

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Grouping Mac OS X Email

Posted by Edi Kwie in April 23rd 2008  

Today, email is a great way to communicate between peoples beside Short Message Service (SMS) and instant messaging service. With email you can receive attachment file and large text with it. Including if you’ve joined with many mailing lists, you’ll many emails every day from them. And if you don’t organize your entire emails you can be confuse when you want read it at next day.

This time, I want to share a tutorial to organize your emails using Email Mac OS X built-in application. This application is powerful email client application for me. In my experiment, it can filter tons spam and junk email with training it even for just once. …..Click here to read more

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under: Mac OS X
Tags: Email, Mac OS X
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Type Long Path Document Name

Posted by Edi Kwie in April 22nd 2008  


Since Windows XP brings long file name format, it has helped its users because folder/file name is clearer to read and represents its content. But one of its weaknesses is when we type its path manually. But I have a trick that can help you to type a document name within its path in Run dialog. …..Click here to read more

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under: Office Apps, Windows XP
Tags: Office Tricks
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Fix Device Manager

Posted by Edi Kwie in April 21st 2008  

Device Manager is a tool to browse entire of installed hardware in a computer. But, I got strange when I want to open Device Manager yesterday. I got an error message when I click Device Manager.

By default, you can open Device Manager by right click My Computer, click Properties menu, click Hardware tab and then click Device Manager button. Or another way is through double click System icon inside Control Panel. But unfortunately, you can’t open it sometimes; usually it caused an error on registry. And if you get a same ‘accident’ with me, you can to try this trick. …..Click here to read more

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Tags: device manager
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