Hiding the Windows Live Messenger icon
If you use Windows Live Messenger a lot, you’ll have noticed that the icon now resides on the taskbar, where you can easily change status and quickly send an IM to someone. If you prefer to keep Windows Live Messenger in the system tray, where it’s been for previous releases, just close Windows Live Messenger, edit the shortcut properties and set the application to run in Windows Vista compatibility mode.

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Often times we have to deal with CRC errors when unzipping files zipped using WinRar. CRC error means the file is damaged or, if password protected, the password used is incorrect.

Winrar Recovery Tool Box is a software used to recover files with CRC error problems. Apart from recovering password protected files, this tool also does recover damaged/corrupted .rar files.

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Sounds too good to be true ? Isn’t it?

Well it is not !  Type “OK” between the WWW. and youtube and you can download the youtube videos in flash format immediately without any delay. For Eg:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtZYz_8hA88&feature=sub

to dowload the video from the link above you just add the OK word to the link as follows:

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1. Windows key + Left: docks current window to the left side of the screen.
2. Windows key + Right: docks current window to the right side of the screen.
3. Windows key + Up: maximizes and/or restores foreground window.
4. Windows key + Down: minimizes active window.
5. If you want a more Vista-esque taskbar rather than the superbar (why anyone would revert is beyond me), right-click the Taskbar, go to Properties, check the ‘Use small icons’ option, then change the “Taskbar Buttons” option to ‘Never combine.’
6. Windows 7 now burns ISO files themselves instead of making users grapple with third-party applications.
7. For those lucky people with a multi-monitor setup, Windows + SHIFT + Left (or Right) will shift a window from monitor to monitor.
8. Gone is the “Add Font” dialog. It’s been replaced with a much nicer system. Download a font and double-click it (you’ll be greeted with the familar font window, but you should notice it now has a ‘Install’ button).
9. Windows 7 now includes Gabriola. This is an elaborate display typeface that takes advantage of OpenType layout to create a variety of stylistic sets.
10. If you press Windows + 1, it will create a new instance of the first icon in the task bar. This is handy if you do a lot of coding and need to open several instances of a program.
11. If you right-click on a Taskbar icon, it brings up the much talked about Jump List. However, the same can be done by clicking with the left mouse button and dragging the icon “out” (so to speak). This was specifically designed for touch-enabled computers, such as your ly HP TouchSmart PC.
12. To run a program as an Administrator, it’s now as easy as holding CTRL + SHIFT when you open the application.
13. With Windows 7, you can now create a ‘System Repair Disc.’ This is a CD bootable version of Windows 7 that includes the command prompt and a suite of system tools. Very handy for those really tough spots (which, with this still in beta, could be just around the corner). To get to this, simply open the Start Menu and type: “system repair disc” in the search field.