How To

xp_clean_historyCleaning the recent documents list in the Windows XP is a must if you are working on a public computer such as your office or internet cafe. Well, there are many reasons why some should know how to erase their recent documents, but let’s just stick to the facts here.

For those who don’t know, the “My Recent  Documents” menu from the Windows XP’s Start Menu records any current document activity and places a shortcut to the recent opened(used) file within that menu. Basically, it shows your file history within one tab. Cleaning  the “My Recent Documents” history menu is very easy and can be done within few mouse clicks.

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swf_to_mp3_swf_ripMany users encounter flash files on the web that have a good song or just a  music bit they like. In most cases, the music embedded in the flash files are mp3 objects that can be extracted. There are many ways to extract mp3 files from swf, but we will choose the easiest method which usess a 3rd party application.

SWF Rip is a freeware application that does exactly what it says, it rips objects from swf files. The software itself is not new on the market and actually is quite old, without any recent update.

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Online security and privacy are the 2 most important aspects for a ‘healthy’ online life. If you also share a computer with 1 or more people, then those issues become critical and must be managed with care. It’s very important to keep your browsing history, activity and personal data private and your browser keeps most of this data in its files.

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CSV or Comma Separated Values, are files used by various software applications to export or import tabular data. The comma separated part comes in because the columns of each are separated using commas. The CSV format is very popular because many applications (online or offline) use this type of format to import or/and export CSV files.

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Many Ubuntu users have reported frequent problems within Ubuntu with the Caps Lock, Shift or the Control keys. The specified keys stop working  randomly and an Ubuntu restart is required to re-enable them. While this problem isn’t a major one within Ubuntu, it’s not currently fixed or planned by the developers.

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You may have noticed that when your Windows is downloading updates and fixes, upon booting, it will not login into your account automatically. The cause of this ‘problem’ is most often the .NET Framework installation that adds an additional user account called ASPNET. If you want to check it out, you can browse to your “Control Panel > User Accounts” .

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