[How To] Remove Unread Mail Count in Windows XP

If you’re using Windows XP, you might have noticed that annoying “X Unread Mail Messages”
message that shows up below the user name on the logon screen. It’s
actually a pretty useless number considering it never seems to be
right, at least for me.
By default, the Unread Mail Count is derived by looking at all
accounts that have been [...]

Torrent2Exe – Convert Torrent files into EXE

Windows
only: Want to direct your non-Torrent-savvy friends or relatives to a
download they really need to check out? Free web utility Torrent2Exe
takes torrent download links—the kind you’d normally pass to your
favorite BitTorrent client—and creates tiny .exe programs that do all
the download work for whoever double-clicks them. You can also grab a
link to post on your own [...]

DriveSpacio – A Free Space Monitoring Tool

DriveSpacio
is a free Windows utility for examinging hard drive usage. When you
first boot the program you’ll get a list of each hard drive and
partition on your system, along with, some details like the files
system, cluster size, and a pie chart or bar graph showing used and
free space.
But the fun really begins when you click [...]

[HOW TO] Fix Windows Icon Cashe

There is a hidden icon cache file in your windows directory, ShellIconCache, which contains a copy of all the default desktop icons. It sometimes gets corrupted. If it does, your icons will go all black or they may display the wrong icons. If this happens, delete it and reboot. NT (& Win9x) [...]

Working with SATA Hard Drive

Well, in the previous post, I started the installation of Windows XP on my new Toshiba notebook. I got an error message and I got shocked about it in the first screen of my installation.
I performed an internet search and I found that this is a common problem. Microsoft doesn’t support SATA hard drive in [...]

Toshiba L40-17R Notebook

Finally, I got my new Toshiba L40-17R notebook. Although it’s little bit slower than the HP 6720, but it’s more robust. The computer is really well-made. The design of the notebook itself is nice. U can find USB ports in a very suitable locations. Network interface is in a very nice place.
The notebook comes with [...]