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Mac OSX Expose clone for Windows Vista

December 17th, 2007

As you would probably know Expose is an application for Mac OSX which lets you quickly tile windows and with a flick of a key you could go to your desired window. But hey could we do that with Windows Vista too….. Yes! you can. With a cool application named Switcher your life could be little easier.

Switcher lets you select between three views firstly, default tiled view that Mac purists are accustomed to.

Mac OSX Expose clone for Windows Vista

Next up is the Dock view that is more like a switching between tiles in a parallel manner on the top of the desktop. All you need is to hit the tab key to switch between windows.

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Public Vista SP1 RC available for Download

December 13th, 2007

Finally, Microsoft gives Vista SP1 RC green flag for public consumption. Yesterday they officially posted the Release Candidate of Vista SP1.

According to Microsoft the installation may take around an hour to completely, so make sure you have plenty non computer related work before jumping for the installation. But many websites and blogs have reported the installation doesn’t takes more then 10 to 20 mins. I’m not able to comment as i haven’t personally tested it, but friends I’ll give my opinion as soon as i download and install it in coming days.

Public Vista SP1 RC available for Download

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How to add and remove unnecessary features and services in Windows Vista

December 9th, 2007

Microsoft latest operating system Windows Vista comes with many bells and whistles. But mostly aren’t that necessary or total useless features. But you can always turn off some of them just to speed it up. Here is a brief walkthrough that guide you through the process.

  1. Lets first get started by opening your Control Panel. Now select Uninstall a program from the Programs section.
  2. In the left down column, select Turn Windows features on or off.
  3. vista uninstall programs control panel

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Microsoft confirms Vista SP1 Release Candidate coming next week!

December 7th, 2007

 Microsoft has officially confirmed that a Release Candidate of Vista SP1 (build 6001.17052.071129-2315) will be available for download next week, but they haven’t mentioned the exact date maybe for some curiosity.

Sources say it should be on Tuesday , December 11th which is likely to happen as it coincides with Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday. Today MSDN and TechNet subscribers will be able to download Vista SP1 RC , yesterday Microsoft Connect had the chance to grab it.Microsoft confirms Vista SP1 Release Candidate coming next week!

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Yahoo Messenger for Vista finally hands on preview!

December 7th, 2007

If you haven’t forgotten way back in January, Yahoo announced they were developing Yahoo Messenger for Vista but since then no signs of either any beta or atleast something. The introduction of Yahoo Messenger 9 made it more obvious that YM for Vista might become a vaporware. Fortunately Yahoo has responded with a download preview after nearly a year of silence.

At first sight you would love the round edges. The Yahoo! Messenger for Vista utilizes new Aero features in Windows Vista. When you first login into it you’ll see the slick new look…. you can customize the color of the screen alongside the size of your friends icon on the buddy list.

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Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 on Vista!

December 5th, 2007

If you download Abode Acrobat Reader 8 and try to install it on your Vista machine it could be that you’ll encounter the following message:

If you do get the error message you can fix it with the workaround below.

Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 on Vista!

 

 

First, download the Adobe Reader installer from the Adobe website. When you are prompted to run or save the file, choose save. Save the file to your desktop.

On the Desktop, right-click the AdbeRdr80_en_US file and then choose Properties.

Click the Compatibility tab.

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How to Enable DreamScene Video Wallpaper in Windows XP and non-Ultimate Vista?

November 7th, 2007

Wonder why Microsoft is so evil… DreamScene is a pretty useless feature apart form the eye candy that comes with a motion desktop or video animated desktop wallpaper nothing extravagant. Now why should i dish out $40o odd for Windows Vista Ultimate just some eye candy.

No need to buy Windows Vista Ultimate here is a cool alternative to adding video to your desktop background without hogging system resources and memory. It will work in any Windows Vista version and Windows Xp. Here’s how it goes.

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