IE9 Tweaker: Tweak Internet Explorer 9 Browser Settings

The recently released Internet Explorer 9 comes with lots of new features and improvements. Since one can’t use the already available Internet Explorer tweakers, Lee Whittington has released a new tool which lets you tweak the new features available in the latest version of Internet Explorer browser.

Using IE9 Tweaker one can create a custom homepage, make the menubar always visible, change the menubar position to the top, add 3D border between toolbar and web window, make the toolbar icons smaller, and more.

Other than above mentioned tweaks, you can use this tool to display more websites on the new tab page. You can also do this manually by following our how to display more websites on IE9 new tab page.

Like other Windows tweaking tools, IE9 Tweaker is also a standalone tool. Simply download and run the tool to start tweaking your Internet Explorer 9 browser settings.

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Microsoft Releases Updates For Internet Explorer 9 Beta

Just hours after the leak of Internet Explorer 9 beta build to the web, Microsoft has released two updates to fix stability and feedback issues found in the official Internet Explorer 9 beta build, which was released to public in September.

While the KB2448827 update includes stability fixes for the official beta build, another update KB2452648 resolves send feedback feature issue on x64 machines with Windows Live Essentials 2011.

Please note that this is not a new Internet Explorer 9 beta build. Both these update are available via Windows Update service.

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Leaked IE9 (Build 9.0.8027.6000) Is A Release Candidate Branch Build

Last evening, we reported about the leak of Internet Explorer 9 build 9.0.8027.6000. In that post, we also mentioned that Microsoft has no plans to push a Beta 2 for IE9. It seems the leaked build is a Release Candidate branch build.

Users who have installed the leaked build can clearly notice the entry of Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate entry under installed updates (View installed updates) section. As you can see in the below snapshot, the entry clearly shows that it’s a Release Candidate branch build of IE9.

On the other side, about section of IE 9 build 9.0.8027.6000 displays that it’s still a beta build. Let’s wait for a few days to see the official RC build.

We strongly recommend not to install the leaked build as the official Release Candidate build is just around the corner.

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Leaked IE9 (Build 9.0.8027.6000) Is A Release Candidate Branch Build

Last evening, we reported about the leak of Internet Explorer 9 build 9.0.8027.6000. In that post, we also mentioned that Microsoft has no plans to push a Beta 2 for IE9. It seems the leaked build is a Release Candidate branch build.

Users who have installed the leaked build can clearly notice the entry of Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate entry under installed updates (View installed updates) section. As you can see in the below snapshot, the entry clearly shows that it’s a Release Candidate branch build of IE9.

On the other side, about section of IE 9 build 9.0.8027.6000 displays that it’s still a beta build. Let’s wait for a few days to see the official RC build.

We strongly recommend not to install the leaked build as the official Release Candidate build is just around the corner.

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How To View And Backup Saved Passwords In Internet Explorer 9

Last week, we covered how to backup usernames and passwords stored in Google Chrome browser using ChromePass tool. Since the browser market leader, Internet Explorer, doesn’t have an option to backup saved credentials, we are here to share a free tool with you. 

IE PassView is a tiny standalone tool from the makers of ChromePass tool. The free tool lets you view and backup all usernames and passwords saved in Internet Explorer browser with a few mouse clicks.

Using this tool is very simple. Download and run the portable tool to view all passwords. Select usernames and passwords that you want to backup and then click Save selected items button (found in toolbar) to save them in HTML, XML, or Text file format.

Of course, you can delete credentials stored for one or more sites using this tool. Also check out how to prevent a user from changing logon password in Windows 7.

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Small & Beautiful Icon Pack For You

While going through Deviant Art gallery, I found this beautiful icon pack today. All credit goes to the author. If you too come across a beautiful wallpaper pack or icon pack please share in the comments. Download Here

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Windows 7 Icon Pack For Vista & XP

So, Microsoft has unleashed the much awaited Windows 7 operating system at PDC recently. All are amazed with its performance,features and looks.Of course, we are not here to discuss about Windows 7.

With this Microsoft has also introduced few new great looking icons in Windows 7.If you are planning to revamp your XP or Vista into Windows 7, you really need these icons in order to give a professional touch.

Although, there are many icon packs available, we need an icon pack which gives the exact look of Windows 7. NhatPG from deviantart has come up with a icon pack which resembles Windows 7. In fact, these are the extracted icons from Windows 7 resources. 20.5 MB icon pack includes 535 PNG icons.

Download and enjoy!!

|Download Windows 7 icon pack|

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Collection of 15 Awesome Icon Packs [Set 1]

Here is a collection of 15 icon packs to spice up your system. All credit goes to the authors. Click on the icon pack to get the download screen. Let us know if you know any!

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Download Windows 7 Build 6956 Icons For Vista & XP

Previously, we had reported the availability of  Windows 7 icons for Vista and XP. Once again, it’s time to update your Windows 7 icons with the latest build icons, which is 6956.

Jeremyddual from deviantart has extracted the icons from Windows 7 6956 build and has packed all these icons in a pack. The 3.7 MB pack comes with a total of 57 icons with If you have downloaded the previous pack, update the pack with these icons.
|Download Here|

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Download Cool Emoticons & Wallpapers From MSN Canada

If you are bored with the default emoticons of Windows Live Messenger you can easily download awesome looking emoticons from MSN Canada site.

There are many emoticon packs are available to choose from. You will really enjoy with the new ones. There are also several wallpapers available to download. In order to download the available wallpapers, first you need to download a small installer file, which when executed, will download the wallpapers for you.

You need to note three things before you start downloading emoticons and wallpapers. When you execute the downloaded “.exe” file, the installer checks the following three options by default:

* Use Live Search as my default Search Engine

* Make Simpatico/MSN my default home page

* Set your browser default language to English-Canada(en-CA)

Make sure you uncheck the options if you don’t like to set the above options.

|Download Page|via

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Turn Aero Off or On With Keyboard Shortcut

if you are a keyboard freak, I have an easy shortcut to turn off/on Vista Aero.The idea behind this tutorial is, creating a shortcut for “Aero off” and “Aero On” and then, using them from the quick launch with shortcut keys.

Turn Off Aero:
1.Right click on the empty space of desktop > New > Shortcut.
2.Place the below code in the location box of the shortcut icon and press next.
Rundll32 dwmApi #104
3.In the next screen, type the name as “Aero off” and click finish.
4.Right click on the shortcut icon, switch to Shortcuts tab, select a icon from the Change Icon option.
5.Drag and drop the icon to Quick Launch, after unlocking the Taskbar(right click on Taskbar> Unlock The Taskbar). Turn On Aero:
1.Right click on the empty space of desktop > New > Shortcut
2.Place the below code in the location box of the shortcut icon and press next.
Rundll32 dwmApi #102
3.In the next screen, type the name as “Aero On” and click finish.
4.Right click on the shortcut icon, switch to Shortcuts tab, select a icon from the Change Icon option.
5.Drag and drop the icon to Quick Launch, after unlocking the Taskbar (right click on Taskbar> Unlock The Taskbar).
Now, use the keyboard shortcut for your quick launch icons. Example: If the “Aero On” icon is in the fourch place then, use [Win]+4 to turn on Aero.

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Google Chrome Hotkeys (Keyboard Shortcuts)

Here is a complete list of Google Chrome browser keyboard shortcuts for your reference. Only very few shortcuts of Mozilla Firefox were not working with this fine browser. After working few hours one can easily say that it’s the feature.
New Shortcuts:
Task Manager————————————-Shift+Esc
New Incognito Window————————-Ctrl+Shift+N
Reopen the last tab(closed tab)————–Ctrl+Shift+T
Drag link to tab———————– ——Open the URL in tab
Ctrl+1 to 8————————- ———Switch to the specified tab(left to right)
Ctrl+9—————————————Switch to the last tab
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown—- —————Switch to the next tab
Alt+Home—————– ——————Open the home page
Press Ctrl, and click on a link —————–Open the link in a new tab
Press Shift, and click on a link —————-Open the link in a new window
Space bar————————————Scroll down the web page
Regular Shortcuts:
Bookmark This Page—————————–Ctrl + D
Bookmarks—————————————-Ctrl + B
New Incognito Window————————-Ctrl+Shift+N
Downloads—————————————-Ctrl + J
Help———————————————–No keys
History——————————————–Ctrl + H
Page Source————————————–Ctrl + U
Print———————————————–Ctrl + P
Refresh Page————————————–F5
Refresh Page & Cache—————————Ctrl + F5
Save Page As————————————–No keys
Back————————————————Alt + Left Arrow
Down One Line————————————Down
Down One Page———————————–PageDown
File Open——————————————-Ctrl + O
Find in page—————————————-Ctrl+F
Forward———————————————Alt + Right Arrow
Home Page——————————————Alt + Home
Jump to Address Bar——————————-Ctrl + L
Jump to Search Bar(opens search bar in the address bar)–Ctrl + K
Page Bottom—————————————-End
Page Top—————————————— -Home
Press Ctrl, and click on a link —————–Open the link in a new tab
Press Shift, and click on a link —————-Open the link in a new window
Stop————————————————–Esc
Tab Close—————————————— -Ctrl + W
Tab New—————————————— -Ctrl + T
Tab Next——————————————–Ctrl + Tab
Tab Previous—————————————-Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Tab Select——————————————-Ctrl + [1 - 9]
Up One Line—————————————– Up
Up One Page—————————————–PageUp
Window Close—————————————Alt + F4
Window New—————————————-Ctrl + N
Copy————————————————–Ctrl + C
Cut—————————————————-Ctrl + X
Delete————————————————Del
Task Manager—————————————-Shift+Esc
Text Size Decrease———————————Ctrl + -
Text Size Increase———————————-Ctrl + +
Text Size Default———————————–Ctrl + 0
Undo————————————————- Ctrl + Z
Space bar————————————–Scroll down the web page

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How To Create Windows Key Shortcuts In Vista & 7?

Are you a keyboard freak? If your answer is a big “Yes”, then this post is dedicated to you! We, keyboard frocks always like to know more shortcut ways to work with Windows or any other programs.

I know most of the Windows shortcut keys. I have even created shortcut keys to run any programs instantly. But the catch is, Windows doesn’t allow you add extra Windows key shortcuts. That is you can’t assign a hotkey like [Windows key] + [I] to open any program.

Winkey is a free handy utility that allows you create new Windows key shortcuts. Using this freeware you can create new shortcut keys to any programs or features. By default, Winkey assigns few Windows keys to drives and programs, but you can alter the settings with few clicks. By using this small utility I can now open Control Panel by just holding Winkey and C combination.

One better feature is, Winkey allows you run any program in restricted Windows like normal, minimized and maximized window. Winkey resides at the system tray, making easy to access the program to any modifications.

Winkey program runs with Windows at startup so that you can access the all new shortcuts once you login to Windows without manually running the program.

|Download Winkey|

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8 Most Useful New Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

Time to update your keyboard shortcuts list! Yes, Microsoft has introduced few new keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7 to work faster. If you have been using the old Vista keyboard shortcuts then below are few shortcuts to play with new Windows 7 features.

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Create A Keyboard Shortcut For Snipping Tool In Windows 7

Snipping tool was introduced in Windows Vista for the first time and also exists in the latest Windows 7 operating system.

With Snipping Tool you can capture text, graphics, and any associated annotations and then save them in your desired format. Unfortunately, Microsoft has not defined a default keyboard shortcut for Snipping Tool both in Vista and Windows 7. It’s really pain to dig into the start menu to find out the tool quickly.

To create a keyboard shortcut for Snipping Tool, use the simple procedure given below:

1. Go to Start, Accessories, right-click on Snipping Tool and select Properties.

2. Move to the Shortcut tab.

3. Select the Shortcut key box, and then press any desired keyboard key as your shortcut to the program.

4. Windows will define the new shortcut to the Snipping Tool and will also embed Ctrl + Alt as the prefix to the shortcut. If you have assigned “S” key to Snipping Tool then you need to press Ctrl + Alt + S to launch, for instance.

5. Click Apply and remember your new keyboard shortcut!

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How To: Create A Keyboard Shortcut For “Safely Remove Hardware” Option

If you have been using a USB thumb drive for quite some time you would have experienced the pain to click the Safely Remove Hardware icon each time to remove the thumb drive. Though you need not to do this task for FAT file system USB drives, it has become a default task for many users irrespective of the file system.

The fact is if you have formatted your USB thumb drive in FAT file system then you need not to click the “Safely Remove Hardware” button. Obviously, you need not to go through all the steps as most of the thumb drives comes with FAT file system by default. If you like to have NTFS file system for your thumb drive then follow our “Convert FAT to NTFS” guide.

So it you are ready to trim down the Safely Remove Hardware procedure then follow the below guide.

1. Right-click on Desktop, select New > Shortcut.

2. In the new dialog box, enter the below code:

RunDll32.exe shell32.dll, Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll

3. Click on Next button and type in a suitable name for the shortcut (say, Remove Hardware) and click Finish.

4. You can leave here if you like have a desktop shortcut instead of keyboard shortcut. To create keyboard shortcut, right-click on the shortcut icon, and select Properties.

5. Click on Shortcut key box and press any keyboard button to create a keyboard shortcut.

6. Click Apply and then enjoy your new hotkey.

So, next time you you will get the below screen when you press the shortcut key. Select your device and hit Stop button to safely remove hardware.

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Get Windows 7’s Handy New Shortcuts In Vista & XP

Microsoft has introduced few new handy keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7 that actually help you to make the things faster than ever. If you are a keyboard addict then you should check the list “Handy Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts” article.

If you are using Windows 7 in dual boot with Vista or XP then it’s good idea to have all the new Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts in Vista and XP as well. Or if you are not planning to install Windows 7 for quite a while now than get those handy keyboard shortcuts to make computing faster than ever.

Windows 7 Shortcuts is a small freeware that enables you use all the new Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts both in Vista and XP. The program works from the system tray and can be turned off or on from the tray itself. The program also lets you customize the hotkeys so that you can choose your own shortcuts.

Supported keyboard shortcuts:

|Download Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts|Via

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Windows 7 WordPad Keyboard Shortcuts

Most of the time we use only the basic features of Microsoft Office Word program. And just because of the Office Word program, many users simply ignore the WordPad program that come with a decent set of features.

If you use Windows 7 WordPad program frequently, like me, here are the keyboard shortcuts that helps you finish the job quickly.

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Download Google Chrome 8.0.552.215 Stable Now

Less than a month after the release of Chrome 8 beta, Google has pushed the Chrome 8.0.552.215 to the stable channel, and is ready to download now. Google Chrome 8 comes with stability improvements, security fixes, over 800 bug fixes and a built-in PDF viewer.

To update to the latest version, navigate to Wrench menu and then click About Google Chrome option. Google is yet to release the Chrome 9 beta build. Early adopters can download and test the Google Chrome 9 dev channel build 9.0.597.0.

You can download the Google Chrome 8.0.552.215 from below mentioned link. Also checkout how to recover/backup saved passwords in Google Chrome browser.

Download Google Chrome 8 Stable

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How To Install Google Chrome Web Apps

Now that the Google Web Store is live with hundreds of free and paid apps, many of you might want to try out some of the free apps before installing paid apps. Of course, to be able to install paid apps, you need to have a Google account, Google checkout account, and the credit card (Discover, American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Solo, or Visa Electron).

There are numerous free apps live on the store including popular apps such as Ever Note, TweetDeck, Seesmic, Google Packman game, and more. If you are willing to install free apps, here is how to install.

Please note that the web store apps are available only to the U.S Chrome users as of now, and requires Google Chrome 8.0 or above version.

1. Visit the Chrome Web Store in your Chrome browser, and make sure you are signed in to the Google account.

2. Browse the web apps available in the nine different categories.

3. Click on a web app to get details page. If it’s a free application, you will see the Install button along with app details.

4. Click on the Install button. All installed web apps will appear on the new tab page in browser.

5. That’s it.

To uninstall an app, right-click on the app icon that you want to uninstall, and then select Uninstall.

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How To Install Google Chrome Web Apps

Now that the Google Web Store is live with hundreds of free and paid apps, many of you might want to try out some of the free apps before installing paid apps. Of course, to be able to install paid apps, you need to have a Google account, Google checkout account, and the credit card (Discover, American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Solo, or Visa Electron).

There are numerous free apps live on the store including popular apps such as Ever Note, TweetDeck, Seesmic, Google Packman game, and more. If you are willing to install free apps, here is how to install.

Please note that the web store apps are available only to the U.S Chrome users as of now, and requires Google Chrome 8.0 or above version.

1. Visit the Chrome Web Store in your Chrome browser, and make sure you are signed in to the Google account.

2. Browse the web apps available in the nine different categories.

3. Click on a web app to get details page. If it’s a free application, you will see the Install button along with app details.

4. Click on the Install button. All installed web apps will appear on the new tab page in browser.

5. That’s it.

To uninstall an app, right-click on the app icon that you want to uninstall, and then select Uninstall.

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How To Install Google Chrome Web Apps

Now that the Google Web Store is live with hundreds of free and paid apps, many of you might want to try out some of the free apps before installing paid apps. Of course, to be able to install paid apps, you need to have a Google account, Google checkout account, and the credit card (Discover, American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Solo, or Visa Electron).

There are numerous free apps live on the store including popular apps such as Ever Note, TweetDeck, Seesmic, Google Packman game, and more. If you are willing to install free apps, here is how to install.

Please note that the web store apps are available only to the U.S Chrome users as of now, and requires Google Chrome 8.0 or above version.

1. Visit the Chrome Web Store in your Chrome browser, and make sure you are signed in to the Google account.

2. Browse the web apps available in the nine different categories.

3. Click on a web app to get details page. If it’s a free application, you will see the Install button along with app details.

4. Click on the Install button. All installed web apps will appear on the new tab page in browser.

5. That’s it.

To uninstall an app, right-click on the app icon that you want to uninstall, and then select Uninstall.

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