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Windows 7 Media Center Customization Handbook Released

Posted by Rich On November - 17 - 20093 COMMENTS

210w7mc Windows 7 Media Center Customization Handbook Released RSVR85 and I got together about a month ago and put together the Windows 7 Media Center Customization Handbook. RSVR85 took his previous Windows 7 Media Center Guides, updated them, and made them even easier to follow. I just put everything together and now it’s online and ready for your reading pleasure.

I’d like to thank RSVR85 for his hard work. This book is fantastic and I can’t wait to update my Media Center PC to Windows 7 so I can put these hacks into effect. His original forum post on the topic helped me customize Windows Vista’s Media Center (and this handbook will work, mostly, for Windows Vista Media Center.)

Download the Windows 7 Media Center Customization Handbook.

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Use your Favourite Web-Apps as Stand-alone Programs

Posted by Stu On October - 16 - 20092 COMMENTS

396 Use your Favourite Web Apps as Stand alone Programs If you spend a lot of time in Gmail, Google Reader or Hotmail reading email and feeds, or if you have a Facebook addiction.

Then Prism is a great app for you!

Prism is an application that lets users split web applications out of their browser and run them directly on their desktop.

I only came across this last week and find it invaluable already!

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Customise Windows 7 Media Center (Part 4)

Posted by Stu On September - 17 - 200949 COMMENTS

Download this 4-part series as a PDF (Parts 1-4 +Extras)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

10. Speed Up Media Browser Using USB Flash Drive

I have quite a large movie collection, and find that MB can take a while to load all of the DVD covers & backdrops for the entire library.

Using a USB Flash Drive should eliminate this problem as they’re generally a lot quicker than your hard drive, anything that’s good enough for ‘ReadyBoost’ should suffice for this. You should see a big improvement immediately.

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Avoid Dangerous Sites with the Web of Trust (WOT)

Posted by Rich On September - 15 - 200922 COMMENTS

You may have noticed there’s been a huge emphasis lately, on Windows Guides, about security and protection. As I’m going through the site and working on improving old posts (more about this soon), I’m trying to make sure you’re all protected for malware, identity theft, and malicious website. Something I am a fan of is community support for protection online. The Web of Trust is one of the biggest community-based website rating sites.

9 15 2009 20 15 03 Avoid Dangerous Sites with the Web of Trust (WOT)

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Customise Windows 7 Media Center (Part 2)

Posted by Stu On September - 11 - 200950 COMMENTS

Download this 4-part series as a PDF (Parts 1-4 +Extras)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Let’s dive straight in and carry on from where we left off.

4a. Change The Genre Icon In MB

This will show you how to add an icon to the genres you see in MB.

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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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