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If you spend time working at the Command Prompt, you know how frustrating it can be to navigate between different folders using the Change Directory (CD) command. For example, if the folder name contains multiple words, you must remember to enclose the name in quotes. And, if there’s even one typo in the folder name, you have to start all over. Fortunately, you can use the Command Prompt history feature to easily correct typos without having to type the entire command from scratch.

However, you can save yourself from ever having to type folder names at the Command Prompt simply…

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Windows XP is a good operating system, but getting it to perform at peak capacity can sometimes be a frustrating affair. You have so many options when it comes to tuning the system that sometimes it’s hard to figure out where to begin. That’s where a product like NitroXP comes in handy. With it you can fine tune Windows XP on your workstation and squeeze a few more drops of performance out of it. Here’s how it works.

What’s NitroXP and how do I get it?

NitroXP is a shareware offering from RoadSide Software. It provides an easy way to optimize several…

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One of the many features of Windows XP’s Start Menu is the most frequently used programs list. When it comes to configuring this feature, Windows XP provides you with only two controls: the ability to completely clear the list and the ability to specify the maximum number of programs that can appear on this list at any one time. However, there is one other thing that would be nice to be able to control and that is preventing certain applications from appearing on that list.

For example, you probably don’t need to have often-used but inconsequential applications such as Calculator or Notepad…

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Apple’s one of the popular and eye catching product iPhone is coming to Vodafone users this year. To book your iphone SMS IPHONE to 56789 and set you updated.

Note : Charges Apply Rs 3 / SMS.

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‘USB Safely Remove’ utility was honored by PC World magazine with a “100 Best Products of 2008 Award”

‘USB Safely Remove’ utility, created by SafelyRemove.com, was honored by PC World magazine with a “100 Best Products of 2008 Award”. The TOP 100 products were selected by editors of the famous magazine among huge list of hardware, software and Web products for their exemplary design and usability, features, performance, and innovation.

‘USB Safely Remove’ is a small yet powerful utility that extends your abilities to manage USB devices, as well as making everyday tasks such as safe removal easy and convenient.

The program makes…

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Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 (KIS2009) is the latest version of Internet Security Suite from Kaspersky Lab. KIS 2009 version 8.0 is a new generation product for protection of home users against all types of data-related threats.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 prevents and blocks all known malware types or threats, proactively defense against new threats of any type with behavior emulation in isolated virtual environment for unknown applications and restriction of their access to system resources.
Highlights of features including new enhancements and improvements to Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 8.0:

• New component for filtration of application activity based on an internal innovational HIPS…

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uTorrent was very slow for me until recently I applied a few tweaks. Here’s what I did.

Note: Some of the settings mentioned below are optimized for 256k connection. If you want to calculate the optimal settings for your connection, check at the end of this tutorial. But I suggest you to read the entire tutorial for guidance on other settings.

First go to Options>Preferences>Network

1. Under ‘Port used for incomming connections’, enter any port number. It is best to use a port number above 10000. I use 45682.

2. Randomize port each time utorrent starts: UNCHECKED. I leave this unchecked because I have a…

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