By default, Windows Explorer does not display files with the Hidden attribute. However, there is an easy way of showing hidden files and folders in Windows. Hidden files and folders will appear dimmed to indicate they are not typical items and they are usually program or system files that should not be deleted or changed.
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Command line path completion is a feature that seems to be randomly enabled or disabled depending on which version of Windows XP or 2000 you are using. When you are typing the path to a file in the command prompt window, command line path completion allows you to press the Tab key to have Windows [...]

By default, the My Documents folder is located on the C: drive, the same hard drive that contains the Windows XP operating system. It is not a good idea to store your data on the same hard drive as Windows. Your data keeps growing in size, taking up more and more room on your C: [...]

If you have been wanting the AeroSnap and AeroShake features available in Windows 7, such as snapping application windows to the edges of your monitor, but you are still using Windows XP, AquaSnap is a free software program brings Aero-style effects to Windows XP and even enhances Aero in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
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Recently, we posted an article, Attach a VHD File in Windows XP, describing the use of a component in Microsoft Virtual Server to attach a VHD file in Windows XP that was created in Windows 7. Thanks to a tip from a Help Desk Geek reader, we found another free tool, called Gizmo Central, or [...]

If you have installed the latest version of Ubuntu (10.04 – Lucid Lynx), there is a useful script available, called Ubuntu 10.04 Start, that speeds up the initial configuration of Ubuntu. The script installs some popular applications and tweaks, and fixes some annoyances.
You can install search for each application in Synaptic Package Manager or the [...]