Applications
How To: Optimize Instant Index Search In Vista
The index is like a library that stores information about files, including the file name, the date it was modified and properties such as author, tags or rating. Instead of looking through your entire hard disk for a file name, Instant Search scans the index, which allows most results to appear in a small fraction [...]
How To: Change Vista Sidebar Theme
If your using Windows Vista you have probably noticed the windows sidebar, it’s pretty crappy to tell you the truth and I disabled it along time ago, having a whole sidebar there just to have a clock widget (theres none really useful) is not a great idea.But if you are a fan of it and [...]
How To: Get Rid Of Thumbs.db In Windows XP
What is Thumbs.db? Thumbs.db is a hidden file generated automatically by Windows, you will see it in many folders if you have set the “Show hidden files and folders” option in the “Folder Options” window on. Although Windows mostly generates it to speed things up, some times it is annoying especially when you try to [...]
How To: Enable Windows Aero In Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Basic does not come with the Windows Aero feature but in this tutorial I’m going to show you how to enable it by modifying the registry, it might slow down your performance though if you don’t have a computer up to the Vista Premium standards.
How To: Customize The Look Of Your Start Menu In Vista
I will show you how to modify the look of your start menu by using an example, one of the rare things I like from windows is the Run feature, it brings me back to those good MS DOS days where you could play games error free and didn’t have constant problems with new hardware [...]
