Have you ever wanted to play an audio or video file but didnt have the proper codec installed? you might find the download link at the bottom of the page. Each recommended software choice may be different, like in this example it offers Spyware Terminator. The cool thing though is they use Open Candy which opts you out of the install. Just double check to verify youre not installing extra crapware....

If this sounds like your situation then you might want to have a look at OnTop. OnTop in Action The exe file for the app comes in a zip file. We decided to set Winamp to be always topmost first. Clicking on Paint.NET brought it forward over Firefox and Microsoft Word but Winamp was still sitting on top. Clicking on Microsoft Word next still did not affect Winamps topmost status....

Here we show how to create a shortcut to put your PC in Hibernation Mode quickly. Note: Here we show how to create the shortcut in Windows 7 and add it to the Taskbar. But creating the shortcut should work in XP and Vista as well. Create Shortcut Right-click an empty area on your desktop and select New \ Shortcut from the Context Menu. Change Shortcut Icon Right-pick the shortcut icon and select Properties....

Hovering the mouse over the Taskbar Icon gives a nice preview of each tabs content. This is all good but what if you just want something simpler? when you obtain done that, you will see a condensed listing for all of Operas preferences. There is one Preference Category that we need to look for…User Prefs. After scrolling down and finding the User Prefs category you will need to expand the section....

Would you like a lightweight PDF reader that integrates nicely with Office and Windows 7? Adobe Reader is the de-facto PDF viewer, but it only lets you view PDFs and not much else. Additionally, it doesnt fully integrate with 64-bit editions of Vista and Windows 7. It also integrates great with Windows 7 using the Office 2010 ribbon interface. Getting Started Download the free Nitro PDF Reader (link below) and install as normal....

Some but not all Windows apps have built-in spell checking of some sort. you could see tinySpells Context Menu here. Clicking on the Applications… Command in the Context Menu will bring up the following window. hit Open spelling window in the Context Menu to access a special spell check window. For our example we misspelled spelling on purpose…notice that the word has turned red. press the appropriate listing if you intend to copy and paste the word....

A flash drive full of portable software is helpful to have along wherever you go. The Lupo PenSuite lets you choose from three different versions to get the best fit for your everyday needs. Note: If running the full version you will need a 512 MB USB flash drive or larger. Outside of that all that you better do is sit back and wait for the suite to be extracted....

Are you tired of static desktop wallpapers and want something a bit more entertaining? Today well take a look at setting a video as wallpaper in VLC media player. Download and install VLC player. Youll find the download link below. Open VLC and select Tools > Preferences. On the Preferences windows, go for the Video button on the left. Under Video parameters, select DirectX video output from the Output dropdown list....

Today we take a look at the Artistic Effects featire which is a new feature in Office 2010. To insert a picture into your Office document, nudge the Picture button on the Insert tab. Once you import your picture, the Picture Tools format ribbon should be active. If not, pick the image. In the Adjust group, hit Artistic Effects. You will see a selection of effects previews images in the dropdown list....

Right-tap on the desktop and select Gadgets. There you are…the Original Vista Sidebar is back and will act as it did in Vista. punch in gadgets into the Search box in the Windows Start Menu and select Desktop Gadgets. Then drag the included Gadgets you want over to the right side of the screen. Or grab the link toGet more gadgets onlineto find more. This holds true no matter where you place them on your desktop as well....

Sysinternals and NirSoft both provide helpful utilities for your Windows system but may not be very convenient to access. Using the Windows System Control Center you might easily access everything through a single UI front end. Then unzip any individual NirSoft Utilities programs that you have downloaded into the NirSoft folder. All that is left to do is to unzip the WSCC software into its folder and create a shortcut....

See how you might keep Firefox in constant view with the Always on Top extension. Note: it’s possible for you to read about the ReloadEvery extensionhere. At the moment this is the only on/off switch for the extension. choose it again to disable it. Links Download the Always on Top extension (Mozilla Add-ons)

Do you prefer the way Gmail sorts your emails by conversation? Here’s how you’re able to use this handy feature in Outlook too. One cool feature in Outlook is the ability to sort and link your emails by conversation. Since this is a new feature, new users may overlook it and never know it’s available. Here’s how you’re able to enable conversation view and keep your email conversations accessible and streamlined....