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Windows XP can use a Powertoy, which lets you resize images from the right click menu. This tool was not made available for Windows Vista. In search of a similar tool, I found the Image Resizer Powertoy Clone. Here’s how to do this in XP.

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If you are using Windows XP, and you want to easily resize images from the right-click context menu, this guide is for you. Here’s how to do this in Vista.

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3 Days Left to Win Windows 7 Home Premium

Posted by Rich On September - 11 - 200934 COMMENTS

windows 7 home premium 3 Days Left to Win Windows 7 Home PremiumWhile some of you have entered the competition and are in with a chance to win Windows 7 Home Premium, many of you have not.

Tips to Enter the Competition

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  • You can comment on ANY post on this site.
  • Multiple comments on different posts count.
  • Submitting ANY post to a social network will count (see how this works below.)

Social Bookmarking

(I’m just sayin’) When you bookmark a page on Delicious, Digg, StumbleUpon etc, the comment system automatically picks up your bookmark and puts a note in the comments like this:

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When you post a comment, login with one, or many, social networking accounts (in the FROM field) and ensure the message is sent to your social accounts (in the TO field):

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Note: Up to six hours may elapse before your social network link is displayed in the comments below.

Good luck everyone, I’ll get back to you on Sunday, September 13, 2009 @ 11 P.M EST (GMT -5) with an announcement of who wins.

PC Maintenance Handbook Now Available

Posted by Rich On September - 10 - 200993 COMMENTS

The PC Maintenance Handbook is now available. This handbook is designed to help you find ways to maintain your Windows XP/Vista/7 PC and ensure your PC remains clean and speedy throughout its life. Computers quickly get bogged down by junk files, invalid registry entries, a fragmented hard drive, spyware, adware, low disk space, and more. A speedy system is just a few clicks away, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to start or even what to do.

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Use Speech Recognition in Vista [How To]

Posted by Rich On September - 10 - 200930 COMMENTS

If you have a microphone and a desire to speak to your computer and tell it what to do, this guide is for you. In this guide, you’ll learn how to calibrate Windows Speech Recognition and where to learn how to use it.

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PC Security Handbook Now Available

Posted by Rich On September - 9 - 200954 COMMENTS

The PC security handbook is now available. This handbook is designed to help you find ways to protect your Windows XP/Vista/7 PC and ensure your data is safe.

The purpose of this book is not to define the ultimate solution; its purpose is to give you simple, unbiased advice on what I’ve found to be the best options out there. In this handbook, I only give advice and share programs that I’ve used for at least a year. Some programs seem good when you first use them, but quickly annoy you or slow down your PC.

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