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Posted in Microsoft, Programs, Tips, Windows on Dec 14th, 2007
Do you know that you can fine tune ClearType by using Microsoft ClearType Tuner. Note that the tuner can only be used with Windows XP.
If you don’t know what is ClearType, let me give you a brief explanation.
Some of the fonts may look ugly, jagged edges. Who wants to look at that all day long? [...]
Posted in Microsoft, Tech News, Tips, Windows on Dec 12th, 2007
Windows XP User can start download Windows XP Services Pack 3 first release candidate straight from Microsoft. Thanks to Steven28 from winmatrix.com forum, all Windows XP can enjoy his direct download link of XP SP3 from Microsoft.
I’m not sure how long this link would last. So that if you’re one of those who want to [...]
Posted in Microsoft, My Experience, Tips, Windows on Nov 25th, 2007
If you’re a Windows XP user, you might have seen Thumbs.db file in some folders. It is a hidden file.
What is Thumbs.db file?
Thumbs.db is a file used by versions of Microsoft Windows that stores a cache for Windows Explorer’s thumbnail view. Thumbs.db is saved in each directory that contains pictures or photos.
In which Windows versions [...]
Microsoft has introduced a new file format called the Microsoft Open Office XML Format (.docx) with their latest office suite, Office 2007.
But most people are still using Office 2003. The big problem is that this new format is incompatible with older Microsoft Office versions or any other Office alternatives such as Open Office or Lotus, [...]
Posted in Microsoft, Registry, Tips, Tricks, Windows on Nov 8th, 2007
The Vista SP1 is thought to be launched in the first quarter of 2008.
However, Microsoft released beta versions of Vista SP1 to their chosen 12,000 beta testers. As always, even though it is possible to close the lid of the bottle, it is impossible to shut the mouth. That’s being said, the Beta Build 6001.16659 [...]