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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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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Status LED’s on ATI Radeon HD4870

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

Opening my PC case while it was still running I noticed my video card had some green lights shining at me. After some searching I found that each LED indicated a different status:

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Table borders not visible in IE6 and IE7

Posted under Webmaster.
Created on March 6, 2010. Last modified on February 17, 2011.

designWhen browsing my web site with IE6 and IE7 I noticed that some table borders did not show up while in IE8 and Firefox everything appeared as it should.

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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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