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Tips and Tricks

How to Check Warranty Status of Seagate Hard drive Online [Updated]

August 22, 2009 by Venkat Eswarlu

If a user buys computer, the shop owner gives warranty for the whole system for one year or more depends on they offer. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: Hard drive
Tips and Tricks

What is Msocache? how to remove it from your Computer

May 13, 2009 by Venkat Eswarlu

On one morning when you open My computer, you will observe one hidden folder named Msocache consuming lots of disk space in a partition … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: free space, hidden folder, Local Install Source, Msocache, Office 2003, Office 2003 CD, remove msocache
Tips and Tricks

How to Set Foxit Reader as Default PDF Reader

May 7, 2009 by Venkat Eswarlu

Foxit reader and Adobe reader, both are free PDF Readers to view PDF files. If you are using both for some reason, and if … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks Tagged: Adobe Rreader, Default PDf Reader, Foxit Reader, foxit reader as default PDF Reader, PDF Reader
Internet Explorer

Tweak to Bring back IE8 Menu Bar to top

April 19, 2009 by Venkat Eswarlu

As Internet Explorer 8 released ,if you are updated to IE8 from IE7 you can observe the menu bar of IE8 is below to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Internet Explorer, Tips and Tricks Tagged: Browsers, registry tips
Google Chrome

How to Find the Location of Google Chrome

February 17, 2009 by Venkat Eswarlu

It’s normal that any Web browser or program for that matter installs into the “Program Files” directory. If we miss any application shortcut icon, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, How to, Tips and Tricks
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