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Microsoft DreamSpark: Free Technical Software for Indian Students
Microsoft India today unveiled DreamSpark - a software giveaway for an estimated 10 million plus qualified students in the country. DreamSpark will provide students access to the latest Microsoft developer and designer tools at no charge to unlock their creative potential and set them on the path to academic and career success.
5Nov2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedVirtual PC 2007 Security Options: Restrictions for Limited Users
Virtual PC 2007 is a powerful software virtualization solution that allows you to run multiple PC-based operating systems simultaneously on one workstation. This article lists the security options available for Virtual PC, which can be used to lockdown Virtual PC access or restrict a particular feature for non-administrators.
4Nov2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedOffice Ultimate 2007 at 91% Discount for Students
Students save up to 91% off E.R.P. on Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007. This offer is good only to eligible students who attend an educational institution geographically located in the United States.
3Nov2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 1 comment | ContinuedHow to Reset the Norton UAC “Don’t Ask Me Again” List
Norton UAC Beta includes the Don’t ask me again option to turn off prompting for the same action next time. However it doesn’t provide a GUI option to undo the setting or clear the Don’t ask me again white list. For now, this has to be done via the registry.
30Oct2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedStraighten Up Slanted Photos Using Windows Live Photo Gallery
Sometimes your snaps may come up slanted, especially when you take photos while on-the-move. These snaps can be straightened using Photoshop or other specialized digital imaging tools. Now, Windows Live Photo Gallery (Beta) has an option to straighten up slanted pictures in a single mouse click.
29Oct2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedTransfer Your Internet Explorer Feed Subscriptions to Outlook 2007
Did you install Microsoft Outlook 2007 lately and want to transfer all the feeds from Internet Explorer or your online RSS aggregator to Outlook 2007? Here is how to do so.
28Oct2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedAdd SnagIt Editor to the Right-Click Menu for Image Files
SnagIt is an excellent screen capture program that also includes an editor which you can use to apply professional, quality finishing touches to your existing images or screen captures. Here is a tip (for SnagIt users) to add SnagIt Editor to the right-click menu for image files.
27Oct2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedJohn’s Background Switcher: Change Desktop Wallpaper at Predefined Intervals
John’s Background Switcher is a freeware utility that can be used to change the desktop background image in your computer at specified intervals. The images can be from your computer, or you can have your web-based album as the source.
14Oct2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 1 comment | ContinuedVista User Account Control (UAC) Replacement Tool From Norton Labs
Norton Labs has released its own version of User Account Control tool which is currently in Beta. This User Account Control tool has been designed to replace the Vista UAC, to simultaneously make your system more secure while significantly improving user-friendliness.
11Oct2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedGreen Tick or Blue Arrows Icon Overlay Displayed for Files in Windows Explorer
One of our readers wrote telling that in Windows Explorer some files are shown with tick mark in a green box and some with chevron in a blue box regardless of the file type. Here is a screenshot explaining the situation.
6Oct2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | Continued
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