Archive for July, 2008

How to Disable Automatic Update in Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat 3D and Adobe Reader using Registry

All the adobe products these days come with auto update feature, if you want to disable the auto update feature of Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Acrobat 3D then you need to access the update tool preferences. This update tool preferences will work only if you have an active Internet connection.
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How to Convert PowerPoint 2007 Presentation to JPEG Format using Universal Document Converter

We recently reviewed Universal Document Converter, in today’s tutorial we will see how we can convert a Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 presentation to JPEG image using Universal Document converter.
1. Before we can proceed you would have to get Universal Document Converter and install it from here.

2. After UDC is installed it should be visible along with [...]

Firefox Addon: PDF Download 2.0

PDF download 2.0 is a PDF addon for Firefox that allows you to control the behavior of PDF files within Firefox. We had earlier covered PDF download 1.0 and now the version 2.0 has been released with additional features that you just simply cannot resist.
Features that PDF download 2.0 offers:
1. PDF file handling: When ever [...]

Search and Download Subtitles for Movies right from Desktop

Movie buffs like me who often search for subtitles from the Internet. Then I can say life has just become more easy with Sublight which is a freeware utility that allows you search for movie subtitles from your desktop.
Here are some of the features of the Sublight:
1. There are two ways in which you [...]

USB Optical Mouse that cools your Sweaty Palm

Thanko has introduced a unique optical mouse that features 3 button with scroll wheel layout. The unique feature that sets apart this mouse is a 2 inch fan that is present beneath. The 2 inch fan helps cool palm while you are using the mouse. If you are person who has got sweaty palms like [...]

How to Find Hard Disk Drive Activity even without HDD indicator LED in the Cabinet from Windows Task bar

There may be occasions when the Hard disk drive activity LED present in the computer case may blow out. Then it becomes very difficult to know if your hard disk drive is active or not active. HardDriveIndicator is a freeware application that will come to your rescue this scenario. Just download this small utility and [...]

How to Fix Dead / Stuck Pixels in LCD or TFT Monitors

These days LCD or TFT monitors have become the mainstream displays that are shipped with computers. There are chances that you may end up with a Dead pixel or Stuck pixel in your LCD or TFT monitor. Before we go to the fixing part let us get know what is Dead pixel and Stuck Pixel.
What [...]

BatteryBar the Battery Meter for Windows

BatteryBar is a freeware Windows utility that places a good looking battery meter to your Windows task bar. It gives you the status of your laptop’s battery charge and expected duration that your battery will last in Hours:Minutes, in a visually appealing way. There are three colour codes that the author has used to indicate [...]