Create a Dynamic Display Picture in Windows Live Messenger

Have you ever felt bored with your messenger display picture? Most of us probably use the messenger template picture or personal photos as the display. This is nothing unusual and not much fun. Why not give your pals a great surprise with a dynamic picture? With Window Live Messenger’s Dynamic Picture, you could create your own funny dynamic picture as easily as A-B-C.
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How to Open a DAT File Whose Original Format is Word Doc

Many users probably have encountered problems in receiving files with dot dat extension (.dat) and wonder what to do with them. There are various possibilities of what these dat files are. Generally files with dat extension can be a generic data file created by a specific application; or an exchange e-mail attachment sent from Microsoft Exchange Server; or also possibly a VCD video file. Users need to know the original source of the dat files in order to tackle and get the right way to open them. Different types of dat file require different tricks to open them.
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Download Multirow Bookmarks Toolbar To Add Multiple Rows To Firefox Bookmarks Toolbar

Users will generally store their favorite web sites in the browser’s bookmarks/favorites folder for future reference. This useful browser feature allows users to view and recall their bookmarked sites easily. For users who are using Firefox browser, probably some may not like the browser’s default format to display bookmarks. If you have too many bookmarks, the screen can’t fit them all into one row but will display them in a pull-down menu. Some users might find it difficult to view or access the bookmarks. To keep thing simpler, users can overcome this shortcoming with this free browser extension, Multirow Bookmarks Toolbar.
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Download ClipAll to Keep Track of Clipboard History

Generally users seldom bother to check the clipboard history and the contents or items they have copied and pasted. However, if for some reasons you want to keep track of the history of the clipboard facility and find out what you or other users have copied and pasted using your computer, the free clipboard manager, ClipAll, will do the job for you.
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How To Configure Microsoft Outlook To Delete Blank Email Messages Automatically

Many email users surely have experienced receiving spam email messages from unknown senders with the body content is completely blank. These emails do not state the receivers’ name or email addresses, but somehow they reach users’ email accounts. Of course users can remove these blank email messages one by one easily. However, repeatedly doing the same process everyday can be quite frustrated or irritated. This is especially worst when you have many email accounts to manage and the same problem keeps prompting and disturbing you. If you are using Microsoft Outlook, you can actually set a custom rule using the Rules and Alerts wizard in Outlook to instruct Microsoft Outlook delete these received blank emails automatically.
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How to Change the Default Setting for Power Button Action in Windows 7

By default, the start menu power button in Windows 7 is set to “Shut Down”. This may be preferred by some users while others may find it inconvenient. For instance, many users have complained about accidentally clicking on the power button and shutting down the computer while it is still in use. If the default setting creates inconvenience to you, reconfiguring the start menu power button action to other preferences, e.g. switch user, log off, lock, restart, sleep or hibernate might help.
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Useful Mouse Shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox

Nowadays, we can practically surf the internet from everywhere using the ever popular notebook or laptop. However, with the latest introduction of smaller and more convenient netbook and webbook, some of us may find it difficult to use its tiny keyboard when surfing the internet. Well, grumble no more. Here are some common yet very useful tips on using the mouse shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox.

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How to Remove Recycle Bin Icon in Windows 7

By default, Windows 7 users will notice the Recycle Bin icon appear automatically on the desktop. It allows users to have quick and easy access to the bin to clean/restore files. Having said that, some users might not like the idea and think it is an eyesore. Hence, if users prefer, they can easily hide the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop. With some simple setting, users will be able to remove the Recycle Bin icon from the desktop. However, this approach will not stop the Recycle Bin from functioning or prohibiting other people from access it via the Recycle Bin folder itself.
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