Tag Results For: windows 7

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Enable / Disable Window 7 ClearType & Text Anti-Aliasing With ClearType Switch

ClearType Switch is an application which is written to fine tune Windows native ClearType. For those who don’t know about ClearType, it is an implementation technique by Microsoft to increase the resolution of LCDs letting user read text off the screen with more clarity. ClearType Switch not only automatically enhances the text readability with one [...] (more…)

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Make 32-bit Applications Utilize 4GB Virtual Memory In 64-bit Systems

4GB Patch is a miniscule application which can be used to patch x86 compatible applications’ executables, so they can gain more than 2GB of virtual memory in x64 systems. It is utterly useful for applications which need a great amount of system’s virtual memory such as, high FPS games, 3D renderization, multimedia tools, etc. If [...] (more…)

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Enable iOS AirPrint Service In Windows 8 & Windows 7

If your iDevice (iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad) is running iOS 4.2 or higher, you must be familiar with an intrinsic printing feature called AirPrint, which offers wireless printing of documents over Wi-Fi connection. This feature directly supports HP’s ePrint range whilst some printers from non-supported vendors are also reported to be working seamlessly via [...] (more…)

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Downgrade Windows 7 Enterprise To Ultimate, Professional Or Home Premium Edition

So you have a PC running Windows 7 enterprise edition that you want to use for your personal, daily usage? Let’s face it – the enterprise edition of Windows 7 OS is powerful and robust, but it is really not very friendly or useful to a home user. On the other hand, Windows 7 Ultimate [...] (more…)

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Automatically Change Windows 7 Aero Colors According To Weather Conditions In Your City

AeroWeather is an interesting application which looks for temperature or weather condition of your city and change the Windows Aero theme color according to it. The application sits silently in the system tray, retrieving the temperature in real-time. Overall, it makes an appealing connection with the temperature of your location with Windows Interface to give [...] (more…)

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Create And Categorize Jump List Items With Seven Jump

Windows 7 jump list is one great productivity enhancement feature which lets you quickly access options, associated tasks, and recently opened items of applications pinned in taskbar (also known as Superbar). Seven Jump is a nifty little addition to Windows jumplist feature that is written to extends its function and revitalizes it to offer customizability. [...] (more…)

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FastLogon Skips Windows Login And Locks Your PC

Last year we wrote a guide on automatically logging and locking your PC. We tested it on Windows 7 but it required some tedious steps. If you have multiple PCs then following that guide on each one of them can be irksome. AddictiveTips reader, Jordi Mueters felt the same way and created a simple automated [...] (more…)

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AVERT Scans Your Infected Windows PC With Popular Antivirus Tools

Malware, be it a virus, spyware, rootkit, or anything from the lot, is a computer users’ nightmare. They can harm your data, damage your hardware, steal personal information, bring down whole networks, and in general can wreak havoc on any digital machine. They may even become the cause for financial loss once they hit on [...] (more…)

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Tweak Windows 7 Library With Librarian Management Utility

Using Libraries in Windows 7, you can easily manage your files in different provided categories (Music, Videos, Documents, Pictures). This is great until you need to organize the libraries, as apparently there’s is no build-in Windows functionality or any direct way to manage them,  Librarian being a little manager for Windows 7 Libraries can help [...] (more…)

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Increase Laptop Battery Performance With Aerofoil [Windows]

As a laptop ages, its battery begins to weaken. No matter how well you take care of it, no matter what steps you take, the battery is bound to weaken because that’s how they are built. Hence the importance of power management on such a machine increases perhaps twice as much as it would on [...] (more…)

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Hide Windows 7 Taskbar For Cleaner Desktop

Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows 7 doesn’t include a functionality of hiding the taskbar permanently to free up some space on desktop. However, users can enable auto-hide option which automatically hides the taskbar when it is out of focus. If you’ve just moved from some previous version of Windows to Windows 7, you might [...] (more…)

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ONKYO TW117A4, TW217A5 and TW317A5 Tablet PC Specifications

The Touch tablet race is not limited to Android or other mobile OS as we have seen some exquisite tablets with conventional operating systems, like Windows 7. Onkyo Japan seems to be the next contender, when it comes to Tablet PCs. They recently announced 3 tablets PCs powered by Windows 7. The models announced are: [...] (more…)

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Make Windows 8 Or Win 7 Narrate Welcome (Any) Message On Logon

Here is a cool tip that would make your PC narrate welcome message each time you logon to Windows. You must be familiar with Windows 7 / Windows 8 build-in Text to Speech program (Narrator) which is in comparison with Windows Vista, more powerful and easy to go around with. We will be creating a simple [...] (more…)

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Handy Start Menu Groups ‘All Programs’ Into Categories [Windows 7]

There is no doubt that Windows 7 is one of the best operating system from Microsoft but I find “All Programs” in Start Menu to be specially annoying (which hasn’t changed since Vista). Searching for a certain program (whose name you can’t recall) is both unproductive and a headache. Thankfully, I am not alone and [...] (more…)

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DVD Movies Database Software EMDB

If you are a movie buff who wants to track and manage your movies in a systematic way than EMDB is a perfect option for you. It is portable and gives you the option to edit movie information or import them from IMDB (Internet Movie Database) website. It is more graphical movies database manager than [...] (more…)