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Remove Microsoft Office Key with Office Key Remover

There can be situation when you come across some problem related to some application in MS Office, well if that is the case or you just want to reinstall the MS Office suite then here is something to interest you.

The tool being described here is called Office Key Remover, which is a small and free [...]

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Get Higher Display Refresh Rate with RefreshLock

If you are into gaming then you must be aware of the fact that how much important it is to get good and sufficient monitor frequency. Good and higher display frequency not only provides better display but also least flickering chances.

It is true that display frequency depends upon the capability of the monitor attached to [...]

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[Solved] has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP

One of our readers was facing this problem that when connecting the pen drive Windows came up with this error message that “The software you are installing for this hardware: “name” has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP”

This message can be easily disabled as this is the message that [...]

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Transform Windows Taskbar into OS X Launchbar

Windows has a default and boring sort of Taskbar with no new features and looks while on the other hand if we see that of the OS X, the launchbar is very exciting and have a fresh look.

Now this is not a problem anymore as you can easily transform your Windows default Taskbar into the [...]

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5 Dos of Using Computer

Everyone wish to protect his computer and extract the best out of it but in order to get the maximum use of the computer one must use it wisely. Following are the 5 Good Computing Habits that would ensure that your system is in the best possible state:
1.    Organize your Folders
It is easy to save [...]

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Use Windows 7 Shortcuts in Windows XP and Vista

Windows 7 is a great OS released by Microsoft and have lots of new and improved functionalities. One of such functions is the advancement of the Keyboard shortcuts in the Windows 7 OS.
Windows 7 have the following new and helpful keyboard shortcuts that solve our many problems.
The shortcuts that are added are:
Win+Left/Right arrows: Align the [...]

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Display Ants on Computer Screen with 12-Ants

If you are bored up of working on the same system for a long time then here is something for your eyes. This will not only entertain you but also make your system lively.

The fun application is called 12-Ants and what it does is, it displays set of 3 to 50 ants on your desktop [...]

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Deactivate Windows XP with XP Deactivator

If you are unhappy with the license information of your Windows XP and wanted to change it without reinstallation then post would surely help you.

The tool is called XP Deactivator as it can easily deactivate your current Windows XP key and remove it from the memory. XP Deactivator removes your XP license information. This way [...]

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Confine Mouse to a Single Screen on Multi Monitor System

If you have been using a multi monitor system for quite some time now then am pretty sure that this tool would interest you.

The tool is called MouseTrap as it traps the mouse pointer within a single screen out of the other screens you are using. It is a very simple tool which confines the [...]

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Jump to Registry Keys Directly with Registry Jumper

Sometimes it becomes very important to do some changes in the registry but there are two ways of doing that. One is you directly run the VB script and import the settings to the registry or just navigate to the actual location and modify the registry there manually.
While the first method is easy, second one [...]

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Change your IP easily with FreshIP

There are times when we need to refresh our computer’s IP address and have a new IP address. But what you usually do for this purpose? Restart the internet modem so that the IP is allotted dynamically.

Well the process is simpler now as you just need to have a tool called FreshIP. FreshIP allows you [...]

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Quickly Terminate a Process with ProcessKO

An application can hang anytime and there is nothing much you can do to avoid that but there is something that you can in that situation. When an application freezes you need to forcefully terminate it from the task manager but for that you need to find the program from the list and click End [...]

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