Today we show how to get each version to be share files and printers with one another. With the Windows 7 Homegroup feature, it’s almost that easy. However, getting all three of them to communicate with each other can be a bit of a challenge. Although it might sound complicated, the process is not bad. The trickiest part is making sure you add the appropriate local user. This will allow you to share the contents of an XP drive to your Windows 7 computer....

For our example we chose one of the wonderful malware removal articles here at the site. All that you will need to do is choose the bookmarklet to create your shortened URL. it’s possible for you to see the Context Menu for the small window here…definitely nice. Now you are ready to use your new shortened goo.gl URL wherever you like or need to.

Have you ever wanted to extract some or all of the audio from a video file? Today well take a look at Pazera Free Audio Extractor. A simple audio converter that specializes in that very task. Download the Pazera Free Audio Extractor. Simply double-nudge the AudioExtractor.exe file to fire off the software. To add your video files to the queue to be converted, hit theAdd filesbutton at the top left....

This free tool works great on all editions of Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7. Getting Started Download the Fix it Center installer (link below), and install as normal. The installer will download the remaining components, and then finish the installation. In Windows XP, if you have not yet installed .NET 2.0, you may see the following prompt. Select Now, and the click Next. While those troubleshooters are downloading, you’re free to create a Fix it account....

Looking for a quick and easy way to convert your DVDs or ISOs to MKV files? When you open MakeMKV you will be greeted by its minimalistic interface. MakeMKV will initiate the disc or file. Once the disc or file is opened, youll see the titles listed in the window on the left. Double-choose the titles to expand the tree structure. Remove any title or tracks you dont want to convert by unselecting the check box to the left....

Run nt6srccfg.exe in the folder to tweak your screensavers. Change any of the controls you want in the screensaver tweaker, and click Apply. punch the Screensaver button on the bottom right. Now, select your modified screensaver, and click Preview to see your changes. The tweaks to the Bubbles screensaver are especially nice. Here’s how the Bubbles look without transparency. Ribbons and Mystify each have less prefs, but still can produce some unique effects....

Rhythmbox will have the Ubuntu One music store integrated in it. The music store is a web page that opens in the Rhythmbox player. There are albums listed on the home page of the Ubuntu One music store page. The home screen of the Ubuntu One music store displays popular albums and functionality to browse and search. you’re free to search for Artists, Tracks, Albums, or a combination of all three....

By securely deleting files or entire hard drives, your data will be gone for good. Note: Modern hard drives are extremely sophisticated, as are the experts who recover data for a living. As an example, we’ve got a file called BankInfo.txt on a Windows NTFS-formatted hard drive. A quick look at the contents of BankInfo.txt make it obvious that the file has indeed been securely overwritten. We can use some command-line arguments to makeshreddelete the file from the hard drive as well....

After its installed, open Windows 7 Media Center and youll find Macrotube in the main menu. Currently there are three services available…YouTube, Dailymotion, and MSN Soapbox. Just snag the service where you want to check out some videos. There is the ability to drill down you search content by date, rating, views, and relevance. There are a few options available such as the language beta, auto updates, and appearance. Conclusion...

Want to know if you have what it takes to be certified by Microsoft? Today we check out an enjoyable way to practice and test your IT knowledge of Microsoft products. Or Guest Play where you’re free to only play one episode and scores are not saved.

If you use Gmail and like keeping things simple then join us as we look at the GmailThis! For our example we decided to go with the personal note approach. This is what you will see when you have finished your letter and clicked Send. Looking at our Inbox there is our new e-mail looking oh so nice. This is definitely one to add to your bookmarklets collection. Links Get the GmailThis!...

Heres how you might easily transfer your Pidgin tweaks to other computers and keep them in sync using Dropbox. Getting Started check that you have both Pidgin and Dropbox installed on any computers you want to sync. like Note: like check that Pidgin isnt running on your setup while you are making the changes! Sync Your Pidgin Profile from Windows 7 Here is Pidgin with our accounts already setup. Lets move this profile to Dropbox to keep it synced....

Do you like to monitor your system but do not want a complicated app to do it with? when you obtain everything set up you are ready to start Desktop Info up. Notice that you could easily access that important Read Me File from here… it’s possible for you to turn information display items on or off here. And finally Files, Registry, & Event Logs. Here is our displayed information after a few tweaks in the configuration file....