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If for any reason, after installing Windows 7 SP1 on your computer, you start experiencing issues, such as incompatibility problems related to your hardware or software, it is always a good practice to uninstall the Service Pack for good, maybe waiting for Microsoft to solve such issues  or for the hardware company to release more stable versions of their drivers. A very quick, reliable way to uninstall Windows 7 SP1 is to use the Command Prompt (DOS). The procedure is extremely fast and easy to achieve! Continue reading »

A few days ago I wrote how to download the much awaited Windows 7 Service Pack 1 beta version, directly from Microsoft.  The procedure to achieve the result was a little intricate, as you had to  register at the Technet Evaluation Center. If you don’t feel like going through the boring and annoying registration process (without speaking of the questionnaire you’ll have to fill in!!!) , but you wish to download the Service Pack right away, you have to know that the direct links to download it have been recently leaked on the Internet! Continue reading »

Missing that old addon you run on your Firefox 3.x? Can’t live without that extension you used to run all day long on your old and outdated Firefox browser? If you are thinking to update your Firefox to the latest version (Firefox 4), sooner or later you will have to face the hideous issue which will prevent you from running  and using all those addons which are not updated anymore, thus giving you incompatibility problems. Let’s see how to solve this issue!  Continue reading »

If you don’t like the rather boring digital clock (time) and date on the taskbar of your Windows 7 operating system, I have just found an interesting trick for you which, in a couple of steps, will let you remove or hide them for good! The trick is pretty simple and among the other things will also let you gain some extra space on the taskbar to dedicate to your application icons and minimized windows! Continue reading »

Almost with a regular  pace, Google is releasing interesting web services to make our Internet life easier than ever. However, there are and we use so many Google web applications that sometimes it is impossible to keep track of all of them! An interesting, free Firefox add-on aims to solve our issues and add to our beloved Firefox a little feature which binds all Google services in a bunch of handy Google shortcuts! In this way you won’t have to fumble among tricky and difficult to remember web addresses anymore. Everything will be tidily put in one place. Continue reading »

As you know, if you right-click any file on your computer you will gain access to a menu where, among the other options available, you will also be able to find the famous “Open with…” feature. Basically, it lets you choose , from a list of recommended applications, the one you wish to use to open your files having X extension. Now, if you don’t like this service because you think that it could cause major issue to your computer  (above all if you don’t have a clue on what application or software to use to open a certain file), I have a nice hack which will let you  turn off certain programs and applications from the “Open With” option in your right-click menu! Continue reading »

Microsoft , during Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference has officially announced the availability of Windows 7 Service Pack (SP1) Beta Version and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta.  More than an official  beta version, these two packs are mainly meant to developers and Beta testers.  As usual, these SPs contains all the hotfixes,  improvements and enhancements as well as  previous updates delivered over Windows Update. This Sp1 includes RemoteFX which gives a wonderful, rich 3-D graphical experience. As a final note, Windows 7 SP1 beta is available for both 32 bit and 64 bit versions. Continue reading »

A couple of months ago I wrote an article about how to restore  closed tabs in Firefox and Internet Explorer. The post got some success and a lot of readers complained about the fact that I had not written how to restore deleted tabs in Google Chrome. At the time I wrote the article I didn’t manage to find anything for the Google browser, but now it’s a different story! In fact, I have just found a simple extension which is able to recover your lost tabs in seconds! Continue reading »