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Build Start Menus with Taskbar Toolbars 07/02/2008
Want easy access to programs but hate rummaging through the Start Menu’s All Programs list? Don’t like keyboard launchers such as Launchy? One overlooked feature of Windows is the ability to create custom toolbars on the taskbar based by folder. This article will show you how to get started.
(About the picture: Don’t confuse the Start Menu icon (Windows flag) with the actual toolbar (button that has the word “Start” on it).) [read more...]
Open Vista’s Snipping Tool with Print Screen 07/02/2008
(Windows Vista only, Tablet PC programs enabled) Open up Snipping Tool using the Print Screen button at the top of your keyboard with this AutoHotKey script.
We’ve provided the source for those of you who have AutoHotkey, and a compiled EXE for those of you who don’t. Simply run the snipping-tool.exe, and press Print Screen, which will automatically open up the Snipping Tool.
More Webapps on the Desktop 07/01/2008
As a follow-up to embedding Remember the Milk on the desktop, we’ve compiled a list of some more web apps you can embed. [read more...]
Downloading Flash Games with Adblock 06/30/2008
Using Adblock Plus and Firefox, this tutorial will show you how to save Flash games and other Flash media to your computer. It assumes you have Adblock Plus installed on Firefox. For this tutorial, we’ll be downloading the excellent Portal: The Flash Version. [read more...]
