السبت، 22 يناير 2011

Sign in to multiple Google Accounts

Google tests a feature that allows you to sign in to multiple Google accounts in the same browser. Multiple sign-in only works for Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Reader, Google Docs, Google Sites and Google Code, but it’s likely that other Google services will be added when this feature will be publicly available.
If you use a service that doesn’t support multiple sign-in, it will default to the first account that you signed in using your browser. Google suggests to use a different browser, but you can also use Chrome’s incognito mode to sign in to an additional Google account.
Another limitation is that Gmail’s offline mode is disabled if you turn on multiple sign-in.
Multiple sign-in will let you open Gmail in multiple tabs, log in using different accounts and read the messages from all your accounts without opening another browser. Right now, you have to log out before logging in to a different account. Source

Run Your Computer Faster









Tips from Microsoft to Run Your Computer Faster

In this article we will show you how to make your System run faster.
Disk Cleanup:
  • Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup
  • Select the drive you want to clean up and press OK
  • After the cleanup process, select the checkboxes of files you want to delete and press OK
  • When prompted for confirmation, press Yes

Disk Defragment:
  • Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragment
  • Select the drive or drives and press “Analyze Disk”
  • If analyze results show that you need to defragment the drive then select the drive or drives and press “Defragment Disk”
  • After the completion of process, close the defragment window

Disk Error Checking:
  • Go to Start > My Computer
  • Right click on your desired Hard Disk
  • Select Properties
  • Click on Tools tab
  • Press “Check Now” button
  • Select “Scan for and attempt recovery if bad Sectors” and press “Start”
  • Select “Automatically fix file system error” only if you think the drive contains bad sectors

Spyware Remover:
  • Install any good spyware remover to protect your computer and keep it updated
ReadyBoost Utility:
  • It is a great utility that improves the performance of your computer by using USB drive or Memory Card storage space

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الأربعاء، 19 يناير 2011

Bring Off Screen Window Back Onto Screen


While using Windows XP, I had a window that had somehow fallen completely off of my screen. Right-clicking the window in the Taskbar and selecting Maximize brought it back, but there was no way I could get the window restored to where I could move it around my screen with my mouse.
Luckily, I found an article on how to Bring Misplaced Off-Screen Windows Back to Your Desktop
You just right-click the item in the task-bar and select Move. Then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move it around. Once you press one of the arrow keys though, your mouse can take it over and you can then easily drag and drop the window back to the screen.
Sometimes the little things escape me. I would’ve probably never thought of these steps. I mean, who ever  uses the Move option?

Add/Remove Programs Doesn’t Work / Programs List is Blank

When you try to use the Add/Remove Programs feature in the Windows XP control panel, you may have a problem because the list of programs or Currently installed programs comes up blank and never appears.
To try to fix this issue, follow these steps:
1. Click Start > Run.
2. Type regsvr32 appwiz.cpl and click OK.
3. Click OK on the dialog box that appears.
Now give Add/Remove Programs a try.

Mouse Buttons Swapped Before Login

I had a strange problem with my computer, and I’m not sure how it got this way. Before I logged into Windows, I couldn’t right-click on any dialog buttons. Everything was switched around and I had to use the left mouse button instead on prompts to reset my password or when the login failed and I had to try again. I could right-click just fine though once I logged into the system.
I checked my Control Panel, and everything was setup normally. It turns out there is a setting in the registry that controls the swapping of the mouse buttons prior to login.
1. XP: Click Start > Run and type regedit.
Vista: Click Start, type regedit and open the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Mouse and set SwapMouseButtons
Alternately, you can download and run the swapmouse.reg file to import these settings.
Also note, there is a separate registry entry for swapping the mouse buttons per user. That setting would be triggered after the login process.

Previous Versions Tab is Missing


When you try to access the Previous Versions tab that is used with Shadow Copy, it is missing.
To bring it back, follow these steps:
1. XP: Click Start > Run
Vista:
  • Click Start > All Programs > Accessories.
  • Right-click Command Prompt and select Run As Administrator.
2. Type regsvr32 twext.dll and press Enter.
Now give it a try and see if the Previous Versions tab has returned.