Turn Off Monitor Automatically when Computer is Locked

Green Monitor is an application designed to switch off your computer’s display/monitor automatically when you lock your computer. Keeping your monitor switched off when it is not in use not only helps in conserving energy but also increases your monitor’s life. This application is easy to use. It’s simply a install-and-forget application. You don’t need …

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Google Public DNS-Secure, Fast and Reliable

By using Google Public DNS you can get: Speed up your browsing experience. Improve your security. Get the results you expect with absolutely no redirection. Google announced Google Public DNS, a new service that lets consumers use Google as their DNS service provider. The benefits to users are a theoretically faster and more stable browsing …

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Convert your Windows7 Laptop into a Wireless Hot Spot

Connectify works with new Windows 7 logo-tested WiFi devices, and many older devices that have compatible Windows 7 drivers. There are a number of Intel WiFi devices that do not have proper driver support. We are working on a solution that will allow Connectify to work with all WiFi devices (and even older versions of …

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Windows 7 Latest Themes and Wallpapers

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Windows 7 Themes

Download unlimited theme packs, Desktop Background, Desktop Gadgets and slideshow Gadgets legally from Microsoft windows website. The link is given at the end of this post.

Make your own theme

Making your own theme for windows 7 is few steps away. check it out!!

To change parts of a theme

  1. Open Personalization by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type personalization, and then click Personalization.
  2. Click the theme that you want to change to apply it to your desktop.
  3. Do one or more of the following:
    • To change the background, click Desktop Background, select the check box for the image that you want to use, and then click Save changes.
    • To change the color of window borders, click Window Color, click the color that you want to use, adjust the intensity, and then click Save changes.
    • To change the sounds for the theme, click Sounds, click an item in the Sound Schemes list, and then click OK.
    • To add or change a screen saver, click Screen Saver, click an item in the Screen saver list, change any settings that you want to change, and then click OK.Your revised theme will appear under My Themes as an unsaved theme.

    winfeaTo save a revised theme for your use only

To save your revised theme to use on your computer, follow these steps:

  1. Open Personalization by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type personalization, and then click Personalization.
  2. Click your revised theme to apply it to the desktop.
  3. Click Save theme.
  4. Type a name for your theme, and then click Save.The theme will appear under My Themes. Note that themes saved this way can’t be shared with other people.

winintTo save a revised theme to share with friends and family

To share a revised theme, follow the steps below. You can share your theme using e‑mail, a network, or an external hard disk.

  1. Open Personalization by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type personalization, and then click Personalization.
  2. Click your revised theme to apply it to the desktop.
  3. Right-click the theme, and then click Save theme for sharing.
  4. In the File name box, type a name for your theme, and then click Save.By default, Windows saves the theme in your My Documents folder.Use the under given link to download new and nice themes given by Microsoft Team.

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Prepare Your PC for Windows 7

Windows 7 is going to launch Thursday 22-October-2009 and I think it would be better Idea to prepare your PC for windows 7 rather than watching the installation progress bar for hours in the installation process. Here given is a set of instructions “How you can upgrade your windows XP and VISTA to Windows 7”;

290px-Windows_7 Before you buy an upgrade disc, though, you’ll want to ensure your system meets the minimum specs for windows 7. Here they are in table form, stylishly cribbed from Wikipedia’s Windows 7 page:

Minimum hardware requirements for Windows 7 x86

Architecture 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 1 GHz 32-bit processor 1 GHz 64-bit processor
Memory (RAM) 1 GB of RAM 2 GB of RAM
Graphics Card DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0(For Aero)
HDD free space 16 GB of available disk space 20 GB of available disk space
Optical drive DVD drive (only to install from DVD/CD Media)

Please double-check your system’s stats against Microsoft minimum Requirements. They offer a free Upgrade Advisor download for Windows systems that will tell you whether your hardware and peripherals can live in the Windows 7 world or not.

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Customize Space Allocation to Recycle bin in Windows 7

The recycle bin in Windows  7 is the same as the recycle bin in Windows Vista. Its the system trash can where you can delete your files and manage deleted files. The only thing that is different from its predecessor operating systems is that you can customize space allocation of recycle bin in windows 7. …

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10 Marvelous Windows 7 Themes

In a post earlier in windows 7 category I shared Uxtheme patch for windows 7 to install third party themes. Now, I am going to present 10 marvelous windows 7 themes. To install and use these themes you need to install Uxtheme patch so please download and install Uxtheme Patch first and then download these themes.

Aero_Diamond_for_Windows_7_x64

Aero Diamond for Windows 7 x64 – [download id=”24″]

Aerosnap_7_Theme

Aerosnap 7 Theme – [download id=”23″]

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Latest Uxtheme Patch for Windows 7

To keep the Microsoft Windows branding intact, Microsoft added digital signatures to their themes, of which are validated at theme installation and application at boot time. Due to this limitation, only a limited number of themes can officially be used within Microsoft Windows. Uxtheme patch can give you an opportunity to add as many themes …

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Transformation Packs of Windows 7 for XP and VISTA

Windows 7 Transformation Pack This Transformation pack Includes the under given; Windows 7 Start Menus Windows 7 Visual Style Windows 7 Style Tool Bar Windows 7 Pie Dock Windows 7 Wallpapers Vienna Transformation includes the under given; Bootscreen Vienna Explorer Wallpapers Gadgets Sounds Windows 7 Pie Dock Windows 7 Transformation Pack | Size – 16 …

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