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Category Archives: Windows

Bypass the YouTube Age Check

YouTube has a “feature” to protect you from content that may be considered “inappropriate for some users” – forcing you to log in to pass an age check before you can view a video. We’ll go through a quick URL … Continue reading

Record Game Sounds with Fraps

For those of you wondering how to record the sounds outputted by your computer, this simple post should configure Windows to allow you to record the sounds with programs such as Fraps. Load up Fraps and hit the Movies tab. … Continue reading

Check if Your Computer Can Run a Specific Game

System Requirements Lab is a simple tool designed to help you check your computer’s hardware and detect whether it meets the official minimum and recommended requirements of a PC game. It requires the installation of a quick Java applet (SRLApplet … Continue reading

Keep Pidgin Always on Top

For Windows – Keep Pidgin’s buddy list “always on top” of other windows for easy access to instant messaging without the hassle of switching windows. First, head to Tools → Plugins in the buddy list. Scroll to the bottom, make … Continue reading

Sound Notification on Hitting *lock

Windows stows away a setting that enables a beep whenever one of the lock keys are hit (Caps Lock, Scoll Lock, and Num Lock). For those of you who need extra notification when you accidentally hit the Capslock button, we’ll … Continue reading

Disable the Sleep Button Function

New keyboards now often come with a sleep button, which can sometimes be in an easy to hit location (e.g. near Esc key). Luckily, the Control Panel provides an easy way to change the function. Head over to the Control … Continue reading

Demo Software in a Sandbox

Sandboxie, a free application, creates a virtual layer on your computer where you can run and install various software applications without actual changes to your true hard disk. Simply, Sandboxie forces applications to write to the layer instead of the … Continue reading

Disable Windows XP’s Startup and Shutdown Sounds

We’re going to show you how to easily disable Windows XP’s startup and shut down sounds, and optionally, any other sounds that Windows makes when you perform an action. You can also use these settings to change the sounds associated … Continue reading

Deploy a Local Web Server on Windows

In this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to quickly deploy a local WAMP (Windows Apache MySQL PHP) server in a few minutes using XAMPP. Using a local webserver, you can install PHP web applications on your local computer … Continue reading

Quick Screenshots with Faststone Capture

For Windows, Faststone Capture 5.3 is a free (for noncommercial use) lightweight application allowing you to take screenshots (pictures) of your desktop. It allows you to easily take a picture of the current window, the selected window/object, a rectangular region, … Continue reading