How To Lower the Critical Battery Level to 1% in Windows 7

If you’ve got a big battery, this prevents you from using every last bit of juice. Thankfully, there are two easy workarounds. Pull the Battery Plug in your laptop so that it’s drawing power from the wall. it’s possible for you to pull the battery on the live system this way without any problems. When you’re done, just put the battery back in. This doesn’t appear to work on all systems....

April 7, 2011 · 1 min · 194 words · Jonathan Sweeney

How to get DreamScene Animated Desktops Back in Windows 7

Here’s how to get it back. For example, you could put a live aquarium on you desktop like the image above. Fortunately though, we know just a way to bring it back to Windows 7. After downloading the file, extract it somewhere. After extracting, right-click Windows 7 DreamScene Activator and choose Run as administrator. The program doesn’t need installation so it will start immediately. Now DreamScene is enabled and ready....

April 6, 2011 · 1 min · 140 words · Stephanie Norris

Ask How-To Geek: Why You Should Never Vacuum Your PC, Converting Books for the Kindle, and Controlling Multiple Computers with One Keyboard

Quick Links Youve got questions and weve got answers. Id like to get to the bottom of things before I accidently destroy my computer. This is in the range of lightening-strike remote, however. This borders on paranoid caution, mind you, but better safe than sorry. How can I do this? Also, is there an easy way to remove DRM from ePub and AZW documents? Formats, Conversions, and DRM, Oh my!...

April 4, 2011 · 2 min · 270 words · Tracey Smith

How to Use SkyDrive's 25 GB as a Mapped Drive for Easy Access

Here’s how to connect it to your Windows 7 computer as a mapped drive. you could create private and shared folders and customize the access for every one of them. snag the Start Menu button and select Control Panel. Select User Accounts and Family Safety. Go to User Accounts. punch Link Online IDs located on the left side of the window. punch Link Online ID. plant the Online ID provider....

April 4, 2011 · 1 min · 173 words · Matthew Rodriguez

How to Change the Ubuntu Linux Login Screen

Related Want to change your login screen? Don’t know how? Keep reading for the easy instructions. It allow you to customize your login screen just like the way you do with your desktop wallpaper. Change it to how you prefer it. you could change the theme, background, mouse cursor, and icons. When finished, close it and login as usual. sudo unlink /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop A good idea is to use the Bisigi Themes....

March 30, 2011 · 1 min · 112 words · Derrick Maldonado

Angry Birds: Video Cheats for Every Level

No matter what you do you cant figure the level out. Take a peek at these video walkthroughs to blast through to the next level. If youre a purist, youll just have to keep plugging along until you solve that level. Whatever your motivation youll find the solution youre looking for in the videos below. The King Pig attempts to swap out the Angry Birds eggs with cardboard cutouts. Episode 2 is the last episode with 21 levels per theme....

March 29, 2011 · 2 min · 351 words · Dustin Johnson

Beginner: How To Create a Virtual Machine in Windows 7 Using Virtual PC

Heres how to get started. Using Windows Virtual PC First, you better download Virtual PC fromMicrosofts web site. It will ask you to install Virtual PC as a Windows software update. You will need to restart after the installation is done. select Create virtual machine in the new window that opened. you might now grab the location for your virtual hard drive in your system and the name for it....

March 29, 2011 · 1 min · 119 words · Jessica Harmon

How to Get Complete Album Art for Your Music Library

But what if you’ve got hundreds of albums with no cover art? Read on to see how you could track down the correct art for each. Album Art Downloader We’re going to be using a free software calledAlbum Art Downloader. It’s got an unconventional interface, but it works very well. To get started, poke the link, download the system and install it. Once your library is all neat, move on to the next step....

March 29, 2011 · 2 min · 266 words · Emily Gilbert

How to Make Ubuntu Linux Look Like Mac OS X

Although Macbuntu is dedicated to Ubuntu Linux OS, it could be used in other OS based on Debian/GTK. Installing Macbuntu First, grab a copy from the project’s page at SourceForge. Once downloaded, right-nudge the file and press Extract Here. When extracted kick off the extracted folder. You’ll find a file named “Install.sh”. You guessed it, it’s the installation script. Now double-click it and choose Run in Terminal. Afterwards, the installation will begin with a few questions you oughta answer....

March 28, 2011 · 1 min · 185 words · Juan Pope

How to Make Ubuntu Linux Look Like Windows 7

Today well show you how to transform Ubuntu to look like Windows 7. Keep reading to see how to do this. Now the terminal will begin downloading and installing the theme. It may take some time depending on your Internet speed. Now you have WinBuntu! you’re free to even right-poke the start button and choose properties to customize the start menu. If you want, it’s possible for you to install Internet Explorer-like themes for Firefox....

March 22, 2011 · 1 min · 183 words · Jason Dixon

How to Rename Many Files at Once With Total Commander

Related So you have a bunch of files with sloppy-looking names. Not a problem for Total Commander’s multi-rename tool! Read on and see. Getting Total Commander Total Commander is a powerhouse file management utility. But make no mistake – this is a thoroughly modern app, with a ton of features. Today we’ll be going over just one small feature – the multiple-rename option. While Total Commander is shareware, its trial is not time limited....

March 22, 2011 · 2 min · 226 words · Sheri Mitchell

The Beginner's Guide to Using an AutoHotkey Script

Don’t worry – getting started is much easier than it looks! Read on to see. Go to theAutoHotkey download page. Save it to your hard drive – that’s what we’re going to use. A Bit of History: Why Are There Two Versions? You may be wondering why the download page offers both AutoHotkey_L and AutoHotkey Basic. This very rarely happens. Bottom line: unless you have a good reason, stick to the default and click Next....

March 21, 2011 · 1 min · 207 words · Mr. John Greene DDS

How to Display Album Art for The Currently Playing Song on Your Desktop

But there’s a way to capture some of that magic even today, using a free utility. Read on to see how! Getting The program We’re going to use a freely-available program called CD Art Display. So the first thing you better do is download and roll out the app itself. Here’s adirect link to version 2.0.1, the most recent one. Setting Things Up once you nail CD Art Display installed, run it....

March 17, 2011 · 2 min · 214 words · James Henderson