To accomplish this, we are going to use the Compatibility Mode feature—which will trick the application into using the old behavior for previous versions of Windows. Force Messenger Into the System Tray Firstly, you’ll need to close Windows Live Messenger completely by right-clicking on the icon and choosing Close window. You then need to go to the start menu and find the program. In this case it’s Start, All Programs, Windows Live, Windows Live Messenger....

This article is divided up into two sections… if you want to understand how it all works, you can read through the description of the registry hack. If you just want to get right to the utility, skip down to the bottom. The Painful Manual Registry Hack Method Scenario: We want to be able to preview reg hack (.reg) files. The first thing we’ll want to do is navigate down to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT....

You’ll have to download and install the free LogonStudio application and make sure that it is set as the default logon handler, which is easy since it will prompt you when you first open it. (Note that this is the same application you can use to customize Windows Vista’s logon screen.) The three default welcome screens aren’t very impressive, but there’s a ton of great ones on the wincustomize site, including the Vista one you see here....

Usually, Microsoft publicizes significant changes in Windows Insider previews, but the company tucked a brand new task manager into Windows 11 Build 22538 in the Dev channel. However, you have to jump through some hoops to enable it. Gustave Monce first spotted the feature on Discord and shared it on Twitter by FireCubeStudios. Basically, it brings the Windows 11 design to the task manager. That means it gets Mica effects, the WinUI design components, a sidebar that replaces the tabbed interface, and even a dark mode....

Windows 11 introduced an (optional) widgets button in the taskbar, which opens to reveal a customizable panel with weather, traffic information, to-do items, news, and other data. However, all the widgets are currently made by Microsoft — there’s no mechanism for non-Microsoft apps on your computer to add their own widgets, like apps can on iPhone, iPad, and Android. That’s finally changing, though. Microsoft revealed in a blog post, “we’re energized by the customer feedback on Widgets to date, people are enjoying the quick access to content most important to them in a way that is seamless without breaking their flow....

title: “Mysticgeek S Week Review " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-09” author: “William Johnson”

In Windows Vista, there’s a new syntax for opening control panel items – you can use the /name switch to pass the friendly name to control.exe instead of the difficult syntax. For instance, if you want to open the Power Options panel you could run the following command from either the command line or the start menu search box: Here’s a table of all the names that should work, which you can use in shortcuts or batch files....

But for those of us with no interest in touching RealPlayer with a digital ten foot pole, there is a reasonably straightforward way to play the streams without having to sell your soul, and what’s more it uses the geekiest media player around; VLC. If you aren’t aware of VLC, it pretty much plays everything. To download VLC follow this link. Once you’ve installed the the program, open it up and click Media, then Streaming....

The short version is that PrivadoVPN can do a lot of what it claims, but never quite as well as you’d wish—with the exception of getting through to Netflix, which it does pretty well. While there is a lot to like here, most of the providers in our roundup of the best VPNs do a better job and I have a feeling PrivadoVPN’s main draw will be its generous free plan, which gives you 10GB of bandwidth per month....

The nice thing about the folder context menu is that the search window will be already set to search only that folder. Manual Registry Hack Open up regedit.exe through the start menu search or run box, and then browse down to the following key: Find the LegacyDisable key on the right-hand side and either delete it, or rename it to something else. That’s all you have to do… now you can right-click on a folder and see the Search… option again:...

Save Up to 47% on Roborock Robot Vacuums Give your mom the gift of automation this Mother’s Day! From now through Sunday, May 8, Roborock’s running a huge sale on some of their most popular robot vacuums, including the advanced S7, affordable E4, and quiet S6 Pure. Roborock S7 Roborock E4 As one of the earliest models in Roborock’s lineup, the E4 is a tried and true workhouse that gets the job done without breaking the bank....

Hotkeys: Ctrl + 1 will always select the leftmost tab. Ctrl + 2-8 will select each of the tabs in order from left to right. Ctrl + 9 will always select the rightmost tab. To see this “in action”, notice that I currently have the middle tab selected: I hit the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + 1, and I’m instantly taken to the first tab again: This can save you a ton of time if you like to open a bunch of tabs....

Sharing Files In Windows 7 and XP Sharing folders between two Windows 7 machines with the new HomeGroup feature is an easy process, but the HomeGroup feature is not compatible with Vista or XP. For this tutorial we are using Windows 7 x64 RC1 and XP Professional SP3 connected through a basic Linksys home wireless router. First make sure both machines are members of the same Workgroup which by default is named Workgroup....

After reports circulated all over the internet, T-Mobile was forced to step in and explain that the only time Private Relay was blocked was when users had parental controls enabled on their devices. In a statement to 9To5Mac, T-Mobile said, “Customers who chose plans and features with content filtering (e.g. parent controls) do not have access to the iCloud Private Relay to allow these services to work as designed. All other customers have no restrictions....

A CLASSIC!! Yes indeed. In the haste to become technologies next big thing many ideas, products, and applications fall to the wayside. When I was growing up, the kid on the block who had an Atari 2600 was king! If you were lucky enough to own a Tandy computer you were considered rich! Oh how I long for the days of playing Oregon Trail on an Apple II. For cruising down memory lane I decided to put together a few pictures and links to remind you of some of the “good old days”....

After creating your free account you will have a dashboard type start screen where you choose what type of document you want to create. You can choose from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint clones. Here I choose the Power Edit option so the document is compatible with M$ Office. Type in the File Name then click on Create A New Document. Interesting … waiting for Java to load grrrrr…. also … of course there would be ads by Google....

The first thing you need to do is download and install MIDI Yoke which acts as virtual MIDI input ports. Although the site does not state it … this application is compatible with Vista. Next, download the freeware application Avis Rejoice V 1.6. Rejoice allows any USB input control to be input as a MIDI command. At first there are no settings needed to be changed in MIDI Yoke. You will want to launch Rejoice to assign the gamepad controller buttons command....

Please note – this method is much less reliable. If you use this method, you MUST be prepared to fix problems manually, such as packages being unexpectedly removed. Using Update Manager is likely to be much less problematic. Before you read this HowTo, you may want to consider installing using the GUI with Update Manager, which is probably a simpler method for regular users. If you are a power user, then let’s move on....

What Is a Telepresence Robot? A telepresence robot is a device that can move around using remote control. It has onboard cameras and microphones so that the operator can feel like they are present in the place where the robot is. Telepresence robots are generally mobile as well, using self-balancing board technology. Basically, if you attached an IPad to a selfie stick and glued that to a Segway, you’d have something close to a telepresence robot....

Why Layer 2 Is Necessary A few years ago, blockchains were more than capable of handling the traffic on their respective networks. The amount of users has grown exponentially since then. As more people use cryptocurrencies today, these networks are becoming bogged down with traffic. The traffic on some of these blockchains leads to high fees and slow processing times. To mitigate congestion, developers created secondary blockchains that work in conjunction with the main blockchain....