When I switched to Windows 7, I started seeing this message when I plugin an external drive "Do you want to scan and fix removable disk?". The message presents two options, Scan and fix (recommended) which will scan the disk for file system errors, or continue without scanning to ignore the prompt. At first I always ignore the prompt but after sometime I got annoyed so I started looking for a way to disable that message. Normally you can make this go away by properly removing any connected device using the safely remove option from the system tray before you unplug them. An alternative way is to disable the Windows service that is responsible for the message and it is the Shell Hardware Detection service. 1. Press Window+R to open the run dialog. 2. Type services.msc and hit enter to open the Services. 3. Look for Shell Hardware Detection and double click it to open its properties. 4. Under General tab, choose Disabled from Startup type dropdown.
5. Click Apply to save the changes. You can also click the Stop button to close the service at once.
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By default, documents you open from a browser are automatically loaded using the associated application with it. Some application can be slow to load specially if your system is already busy on other tasks. It is faster to open the said document right from your browser which the processor is already working on. If you have Google Docs account, you can use it to open any PowerPoint, PDF, DOC and DOCX directly from your Firefox browser by using an Add-On called gViewer. This extension works like your default PDF Plugin, once installed, just click the link of a document and it's opens automatically in Google Viewer. With the extension, you won't have to install PDF reader or even MS office just to view and read a document.
You can also configure the file types it can handle by opening the browsers add-on manager and click Options for gViewer. gViewer supports Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and up. For this article, I tested it with Firefox 3.6.12 under Windows 7 Os.
Wanna test how further can your Intel processors stretch its muscles? Test it w/ Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool. This free tool can verify the functionality of an Intel® microprocessor. It checks for brand identification, verifies the processor operating frequency, tests specific processor features and performs a stress test on the processor. It supports various types of Intel processor such as Atom, Celeron, Pentium and the latest i5 and i7. The application is configurable so you can specify test parameter and enable/disable options. Once the test is finished, a detailed report will be shown for you to analyze. This result is automatically saved in to a log file in the installation directory.
Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool can run on Windows operating systems. I tested it on Windows 7 machine.
To learn cascading style sheets or CSS is a must for webmaster and web developers. Although CSS is not too complicated to learn, editing large CSS file can be challenging for some. This is why Simple CSS is good software creation because it simplify the editing of cascading style sheets. This cross-platform tool uses a familiar point-and-click interface to edit css. You can either start from scratch or edit an existing css file. The main interface is divided in to 3 major panes. The left page contains all the classes of the CSS file, the main window contains extensive options (no more typing) to customize Text, Display, Borders, Dimensions of the selected class. At the bottom pane, you will be able to preview the appearance of css class.
To create a new CSS file, just click the New Project button and give the CSS a name. Once your happy with your CSS, click Export to save it as a file. The application works on Mac OS X and Windows. I tested it under Windows 7 x86.
Different applications uses different type of databases. Old apps may still be using lotus formats, dbase (*.dbf), paradox (*.db) and others. Using such type can pose a problem during these days because most of applications today uses the newer breed of databases such as MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle and etc. When migrating applications to a newer platform, one critical activity is the transfer of data. Lucky for us there are tools such as Exportizer that can help to make the data migration easier than ever. Exportizer is a free database export tool that allows you to export table to file, clipboard, or printer. Exportizer uses BDE (Borland Database Engine) or ADO to open several database types and port it to a different target formats.
Once installed, on its main interface, click the Open button to load the database you want to export. When the data is already loaded, you will be able to add/delete/edit the table data and freeze the column. If your working with numerous data, you can filter the record list by specifying a filter keyword. When your done, you can export the final data by clicking the export button. Exportizer allows you to export the data to the following formats: - Text (*.txt) - Comma separated values (*.csv) - HTML (*.htm, *.html) - XML (*.xml) - Rich text (*.rtf) - Microsoft Excel (*.xls) - INSERT statements (.sql) - dBase III, IV (with some limitations)
I tested this application under Windows 7 x86 operating system.
People are now becoming more aware of data privacy and security. Steganography is now sharing the spotlight as one of the technique being used by the general public. I had discussed one of Steganography tool called OpenPuff last July and I feel it's time to introduce another one. SilentEye is a similar software but it can run on different platforms: Windows, Mac and Linux. It hides message or data into pictures. Unlike OpenPuff, SilentEye is easier to use, just drag and drop an image on its main window and hit Encode. The next page is where you can put your message, select your output folder and perform encoding options. Clicking the encode button again will process the steganography on the selected image.
Decoding is also simple, drag and drop the encoded image and then hit Decode button. You should know what were the options used during the encoding process to successfully decode the file. I tested it on Windows 7 x86 operating system
Personally I use Notepad++ to code HTML and CSS. I also tried using mEdit, which is more ideal for programmers. But these two editors are missing a feature that powerhouse editor such as Visual Studio or Javabeans have, the Intellisense or Code completion. This is where the Webbo web editor has an edge over other text editor because it has built-in 'Code Assist' code completion for HTML, CSS and ASP.NET. Webbo is a lightweight and opensource editor that provides a sophisticated editing, multi-tabbed interface, colour syntax highlighting, preview mode in Internet Explorer and code completion. Webbo screen is divided into two panes, the left side pane is the file explorer while the right-side is the main editing area. You can also make use of the Output console from view menu to see the output in real-time.
By default, documents you open from a browser are automatically loaded using the associated application with it. Some application can be slow to load specially if your system is already busy on other tasks. It is faster to open the said document right from your browser which the processor is already working on. If you have Google Docs account, you can use it to open any PowerPoint, PDF, DOC and DOCX directly from your Firefox browser by using an Add-On called gViewer. This extension works like your default PDF Plugin, once installed, just click the link of a document and it's opens automatically in Google Viewer. With the extension, you won't have to install PDF reader or even MS office just to view and read a document.
Different applications uses different type of databases. Old apps may still be using lotus formats, dbase (*.dbf), paradox (*.db) and others. Using such type can pose a problem during these days because most of applications today uses the newer breed of databases such as MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle and etc. When migrating applications to a newer platform, one critical activity is the transfer of data. Lucky for us there are tools such as Exportizer that can help to make the data migration easier than ever. Exportizer is a free database export tool that allows you to export table to file, clipboard, or printer. Exportizer uses BDE (Borland Database Engine) or ADO to open several database types and port it to a different target formats.
Personally I use Notepad++ to code HTML and CSS. I also tried using mEdit, which is more ideal for programmers. But these two editors are missing a feature that powerhouse editor such as Visual Studio or Javabeans have, the Intellisense or Code completion. This is where the Webbo web editor has an edge over other text editor because it has built-in 'Code Assist' code completion for HTML, CSS and ASP.NET. Webbo is a lightweight and opensource editor that provides a sophisticated editing, multi-tabbed interface, colour syntax highlighting, preview mode in Internet Explorer and code completion. Webbo screen is divided into two panes, the left side pane is the file explorer while the right-side is the main editing area. You can also make use of the Output console from view menu to see the output in real-time.
