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Create shortcuts to specific Windows folders

Posted under Windows.
Created on January 6, 2010. Last modified on February 17, 2011.

windowsConfused by the new Control Panel layout in Windows 7? Try the so-called “God Mode” or All Tasks list or any of the other shortcuts to go directly to your most used Windows folders.

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mailto link to Hotmail in Firefox

Posted under Freeware.
Created on December 22, 2009. Last modified on February 17, 2011.

firefoxFollow the next steps to configure Firefox to use Microsoft Live Mail or Hotmail as default application for mailto links.

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Windows XP Mode on Windows 7

Posted under Windows.
Created on March 13, 2010. Last modified on February 17, 2011.

windowsRunning programs in Windows XP mode is very simple under Windows 7.

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Remove ICQ Search from Firefox

Posted under Freeware.
Created on February 12, 2010. Last modified on February 17, 2011.

After installing ICQ on my PC I noticed that the default search engine in Firefox had changed. When typing keywords in the address field the search for these keywords was suddenly handled by ICQ Search and no longer by Google.

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Windows Fonts in Ubuntu

Posted under Ubuntu.
Created on April 11, 2010. Last modified on February 17, 2011.

When I browse the Internet from an “Ubuntu PC” I find that the web pages look very different to browsing them using a “Windows PC” because of the different core fonts used such as Times New Roman, Arial, Courier, etc.

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