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Quickly Access KDE Settings Dialogs
KDE (Kbuntu) has a rich set of administration panels to configure system and desktop settings.
Using the Kubuntu Run Command Dialog (Alt+F2)
Kubuntu linux is a variant of Ubuntu that uses the KDE desktop environment instead of Gnome.
How To Backup Your Visual Studio 2005 Settings
Visual Studio 2005 has a built-in utility for backing up all of your customized settings to a file, so you can later import them if you need to restore.
Use "Find As You Type" Search in Visual Studio 2005
Visual Studio 2005 includes a great feature that they call Incremental Search, but I like to call "find as you type", because that's really what it does.
Defrag Multiple Hard Drives At Once In Windows
The Disk Defragment utility in Windows XP does not include a way to defragment all hard drives at the same time, which is inconvienient when you have more than one hard drive in your computer.
Install Xfce (Xubuntu) on Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu by default includes the Gnome desktop environment, but it's easy enough to install another window manager.
Install KDE (Kubuntu) on Ubuntu
The Ubuntu default desktop uses the Gnome window manager, which can be a difficult transition for Windows users.
Encrypt Traffic Between Outlook and Exchange
If you are using Outlook 2003 with a Microsoft Exchange server for your email, typically in a corporate environment, you may be interested to know that you can encrypt all network communications between the Outlook client and the server, to protect against potential hackers sniffing out your email traffic.
Export Exchange Global Address List to Access
Outlook doesn't give you an option to export the Exchange Global Address list to any format.
Find Out Which Articles Are Most Popular on Your Site With Google Analytics
Note: This article is was for the prior version of AnalyticsGoogle Analytics is a wonderful free tool for webmasters to track stats.
Find Out What Keywords are Bringing Visitors to Your Site with Google Analytics
Note: This article is was for the prior version of AnalyticsGoogle Analytics is a wonderful free tool for webmasters to track stats.
Disable Autoplay of Audio CDs and USB Drives
I find it very annoying when I go home from work and plug my laptop into my external hard drive.
Disable AutoPlay of Blank CD or DVD media
Ubuntu will automatically launch a CD burning tool when you insert a blank data cd or dvd.
Move a Window Without Clicking the Titlebar in Ubuntu
Ubuntu has a cool feature that lets you click and drag a window by clicking anywhere in the window as long as you are holding down either the Control, Alt, or "Win" key while you are dragging.
Login Automatically on Windows XP Home / Professional
If your Windows XP installation forces you to login every time you reboot, you can automate the login process easily so that you won't have to login again.
Let Somebody Use Your Computer Without Logging Off in Ubuntu
How many times have you been right in the middle of doing a thousand things on your computer and your friend or significant other wants to use the computer to look something up? You are worried that they are going to close the entire browser session when they are done, cause they don't know what they are doing and won't just close the tab.