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How to Set the Navigation Pane to Automatically Expand to the Current Folder

{ Posted on Apr 19 2010 by Jeedo }
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Categories : How To, Windows 7
I just find the default behavior of Windows 7 explorer to be annoying. The left navigation pane doesn't automatically expand to the current folder. If you wish to change this behavior to expand the directory tree when a folder is ...Read More »

How to install Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit on ASUS F8SG

{ Posted on Apr 09 2010 by Jeedo }
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Categories : How To, Windows 7
Yet another upgrade to my aging laptop. From 2GB my laptop now has 4GB of memory and what better way to exploit the use of this upgrade than to upgrade my operating system as well. Enter Windows 7 Ultimate 64 ...Read More »

Enable Finger Print Authentication for ASUS F8SG in Windows 7

{ Posted on Jan 09 2010 by Jeedo }
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Categories : How To, Tips, Windows 7
MS did a good job of integrating the finger print reader (software) for ASUS F8SG, well I guess it was too good because after it was installed on my laptop, I had no idea initially how to use it (or ...Read More »

How to add a bluetooth mouse in Windows 7

{ Posted on Jan 02 2010 by Jeedo }
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Categories : Blog, How To, Windows 7
For those of you who wanted to know how to add a bluetooth device in Windows 7, specifically a bluetooth mouse (MSI BM500). Here's how to do it:1. Click on bluetooth icon on taskbar.2. Once the bluetooth manager window is ...Read More »

Windows Mobile Connection Error on Windows 7

{ Posted on Dec 30 2009 by Jeedo }
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Categories : How To, Windows 7, Windows Mobile
I had a problem earlier connecting my Windows Mobile 6 smart phone (daxian x999+) to my ASUS F8SG laptop with Windows 7. Whereas ActiveSync worked fine with windows XP, Windows Mobile Device Center seemed to have a problem detecting my ...Read More »

Installing Windows 7 on ASUS F8SG

{ Posted on Dec 29 2009 by Jeedo }
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Just upgraded my ASUS F8SG laptop to Windows 7 32 bit Ultimate from Windows XP SP3 and it simply rocks. MS really did a good job improving their OS and indexing system. I use MS Outlook for my work mail ...Read More »

Task Manager: Checking for an Application’s CPU Usage

{ Posted on Sep 07 2009 by Jeedo }
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Categories : How To, Tips, Windows XP
There are just days when your computer comes to a crawl and you have no idea what's going on. Actually, you can take a peek and see which of your application is eating up a lot of memory and CPU ...Read More »

How Can I Switch Users or Profiles Without Logging Off

{ Posted on Sep 04 2009 by Jeedo }
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Categories : How To, Tips, Windows XP
If you share your computer at your house and sometimes just sometimes, your brother barges in and begs to log-in to his profile to check his mail for just 5 minutes and you are in the middle of your work ...Read More »

How to Enable the Guest User Account in Windows XP

{ Posted on Sep 03 2009 by Jeedo }
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Categories : How To, Security, Tips
Need to share your computer? Make sure you only have access to your own account. For everyone else, let them use the Guest user account. What's a guest account if you may ask. Its an existing (dormant) account on Windows ...Read More »

How to Change the Mouse Pointer Speed

{ Posted on Sep 02 2009 by Jeedo }
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This is a guide to show how you can change your Mouse Pointer Speed in Windows XP. Some people want their mouse pointer fast (specially gamers) others like it slow (most of the oldies).To adjust your mouse pointer speed, ...Read More »
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