From bright colored icons to more modern icons with text, seldom do your app icons truly go together. So, instead of dealing with clashing colors and designs, let’s create new taskbar icons. You technically can change icons directly from the taskbar. Instead, let’s create new, customized icons for our taskbar. Once you’ve got the icons in the new folder, right-click one and select Properties. go for the Shortcut tab if it doesn’t automatically open to it, and click Change Icon....

Quick Links As you know Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9 Beta to the public yesterday. Moving the second one over… That’s all there is to it. Now you might see two open tabs in IE 9 side by side on your screen. For more on what to expect in IE 9check out our screenshot tour.

This is where Templates in Office apps can be your best friend. The good thing there are several available for almost any situation you need. There are several categories from Office.com you could choose from. Browse through the large selection of categories and choose the one you need for your situation. If you want to go with it, just click Download. Word Templates Sometimes you might need to create a Word document in a flash for the company....

Join us for a tour of the features in Internet Explorer 9. To complete the installation we did have to reboot our machine for everything to be installed correctly. New Look, Features, and Performance The interface is very slick and clean looking now. No longer does it feel like an outdated and bloated internet tool like in IE 8 and before. For now we went ahead and chose Ask me later....

Here is a quick tip on how to change that behavior. This fix will only apply to emails that are being composed in HTML or Rich text. opt for mail format tab and then editor options. Next punch the advanced options on the left. Scroll down a little ways and you will see the cut, copy, and paste options. Drop down each option and select match destination formatting or keep text only....

Today we take a look at doing a minimal install with a step by step tutorial. Last week Ed Bott wrote upThe unofficial guide to installing iTunes 10 without bloatware. Then download the iTunes 10 installer and we can begin clean and fresh. For this article we’re using Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit. After downloading the iTunes 10 installer, extract it with any file extraction utility. Here we’re using 7zip to kick off the archive....

Here’s an easy trick to free up a surprising amount of drive space. Unfortunately, this can often mean a real lot of wasted space. Head into System –> Administration –> Synaptic Package Manager.

This trick works in just about every app that weve ever used. Got a Laptop without a Number Pad? Use AutoHotkey to Remap! Thanks for pointing out the original tip goes toWinSuperSite

Here’s how to do it the easy way.

Quick Links If you are looking to upgrade the memory in your Linux PC, you are probably wondering how many open slots you have, what punch in of memory is already installed, and what you gotta buy for an upgrade… without having to open your gear. Since you shouldn’t have to open up the computer just to figure out what you have installed, here’s how to detect the pop in of memory your Linux PC has installed without having to open up the case....

Here’s what the Microsoft Windows Search Indexer is doing and how to deal with it. What Is Search Indexer (SearchIndexer.exe)? The executable is SearchIndexer.exe, and is found in “C:\Windows\System32.” Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek Is Search Indexer a Virus or Malware? No, Windows Search Indexer is a completely normal part of Windows. If you have doubts, run a scan usingMicrosoft Defender,Malwarebytes, or anyother antivirus softwareyou prefer. How Do You Stop Search Indexer?...

Quick Links Do you find it too difficult to keep your blog updated? Posterous makes it drop-dead simple to create a new blog. Simply open your favorite email app, and create a new email to post@posterous.com. Seconds later, you’ll receive a new email from Posterous. Note that our blog has a autogenerated URL based partly on our email account’s name. To do this, nudge the link at the bottom of the email you received....

Strangely, however, Business Contact Manager 2010 is only available with Office 2010 Standard and Professional Plus. To get started, simply execute the installer and setup as normal. Note that youll need to have all Office applications closed during the setup. If any Office apps are open, youll be prompted to exit them before continuing with setup. kill the programs, and then re-launch the setup to install Business Contact Manager. Once the installation is finished, run Outlook to finish the setup....