Add an Opera Style Status Bar to Firefox

number of images loaded). The information includes: After emptying the cache we once again reloaded the HTG homepage. The information available after the webpage finished loading in Classic Style. If you prefer Slim Mode this is how your Status Bar should look afterwards…very condensed. SettingsThe controls are set up in two different ways. For those who prefer to use the Classic Style & Slim Mode these are the options available to you....

March 30, 2010 · 1 min · 104 words · Lauren Reed

Enjoy Seamless Reading at Twitter in Chrome

All that you better be rid of that frustration is the More Tweets! extension for Google Chrome. Before Here it is…the classic More Button. If you are only interested in viewing a few tweets on occasion then it is not a problem. Now there will be a seamless connection from page to page when you are reading through tweets. Links Download the More Tweets! extension (Google Chrome Extensions)

March 30, 2010 · 1 min · 68 words · Chelsea Davis

Getting Started with Media Browser for Windows Media Center

If you are a Windows Media Center user, youll really want to check out Media net surf tool. It cannot be Batmanbegins.mp4 or Batman-begins.mp4. Otherwise, its unlikely that Media internet tool will display images and metadata. Here is an example of folder structure and supported naming conventions. Adding Your MediaThe surfing app Configuration Tool should have opened automatically. To begin adding media files, click Add. Browse for a folder that contains media files and click OK....

March 30, 2010 · 3 min · 434 words · Teresa Jackson

Save Web Articles to Read Later with Instapaper

To save a page youll need to be logged into your account.

March 30, 2010 · 1 min · 12 words · Anna King

Test Drive Windows 7 Online with Virtual Labs

Maybe you want to learn how to deploy new features in a business environment. Heres how you’re free to test drive Windows 7 directly from your web app. If youre upgrading from Windows XP you may find many things unfamiliar. like note that the online version is not nearly as responsive as a full standard install of Windows 7. Getting Started To test drive Windows 7, visit Microsofts Windows 7 Test Drive website (link below)....

March 30, 2010 · 2 min · 220 words · Russell Lloyd

Add "My Dropbox" to Your Windows 7 Start Menu

And today, that’s what we’ll do. Yep, that’s right. Next, right-press Recorded TV, choose Rename, and then change it to something else like My Dropbox. (no surprise there). Yeah, I know, it’s totally a hack. But it’s a very useful one!

March 29, 2010 · 1 min · 41 words · Emily Brown

Create Chemistry Equations and Diagrams in Word

Microsofts new Education Labs has recently released the new Chemistry Add-in for Word 2007 and 2010. Then, launch the ChemistryAddinforWordBeta2.Setup.msi. It may inform you that you should probably set up the Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0. Simply click Yes to download these tools. This will fire up the download in your default net internet ride. Simply click run, or save and then run it when it is downloaded. Now, click next to plant the Visual Studio Tools for Office as usual....

March 29, 2010 · 2 min · 245 words · Tiffany Griffin

How to Play FLAC Files in Windows 7 Media Center & Player

Check the box Don’t ask me again for this extension and click Yes. Now Media Player should play the track you’ve chosen. Delete Current Music LibraryBut what if you want to add your entire collection of FLAC files to the Library? The best way to manage the music library in Windows 7 is via WMP 12. Deleting Current DatabaseNow we need to ensure we’re starting out fresh. select Start and jot down in services....

March 29, 2010 · 2 min · 287 words · Jamie Hanna

Keep a Window on top with a handy AutoHotkey script

Are you tired of shuffling back and forth between windows to get your work done? Heres a handy tool that lets you keep any window always on top when you need it. There are many utilities to do this, but they are often needlessly complicated and bloated. For simplicity, we simply downloaded the tool and ran it directly. To do this, download Always on Top (link below), and unzip the file....

March 29, 2010 · 1 min · 181 words · John Singleton

Recover Deleted Files on an NTFS Hard Drive from a Ubuntu Live CD

Related Accidentally deleting a file is a terrible feeling. Not being able to boot into Windows and undelete that file makes that even worse. Fortunately, you’re free to recover deleted files on NTFS hard drives from an Ubuntu Live CD. We then booted up the same machine with the bootable Ubuntu 9.10 USB Flash Drive that wecreated last week. In the terminal window, punch in in: sudo fdisk –l and press enter....

March 29, 2010 · 2 min · 253 words · Luis Griffin

Support for Some Versions of Windows is Ending

Are you sticking with your older version of Windows instead of upgrading to Windows 7? After a while, only computers running the latest service pack will still get updates to keep them safe. When support ends, you will not receive any new security updates for Windows. Windows 7 users, you dont need to worry; no service has been released for it yet. Stay tuned, and well let you know when any new service packs are available....

March 29, 2010 · 1 min · 83 words · Michelle Johnson

Add a Search Box to the Drop-Down Tab List in Firefox

AfterOnce you have installed the extension you will notice two differences in the Tab List Menu. There will be a search box available and a nice scrollbar for those really long lists. A closer look at the search box and scrollbar setup… A closer look at our much shorter list after conducting a search. Definitely not hard to find what we were looking for at all.

March 26, 2010 · 1 min · 66 words · Diane Woodard

Make Your Coworker’s Day in Ubuntu

These incidents have taught us that you should lock your box when taking a break. choose the Leave Message button and throw in away! select Save.Wait, possibly in the shadowsIf you sit near your coworker, then wait for them to return. If you sit farther away, then make a run at listen for their footsteps. Eventually they will return to their computer and enter their password to unlock it. Observe smileOnce they return to their desktop, they will be greeted with the message you left....

March 26, 2010 · 1 min · 85 words · Angela Stanley