Pidgin tip: How to show your pidgin contacts on the Windows 7 / Vista sidebar?
The sidebar in Windows 7 and Windows Vista provides you with gadgets that provide you with quick access to certain apps and features such as you can se a big round clock on your side bar and more. In this article we will tell you how to show the contact list from your Pidgin Messenger… |
How to manually change your status to ‘Idle’ in Google talk?
Google Talk currently enables us to change our status to either Available or Busy. But sometimes, we might just want to take a break and appear to be ‘away’ to our friends even when we are not. The default time to become Idle in Google Talk is 10 minutes. But with the help of a… |
Windows 7 tip: Control Windows Media Player right from the taskbar
Windows 7 doesn’t have the in-built function of the Windows Media Player – Quick Launch integration. All the versions of Microsoft’s Windows operating systems prior to the Windows 7 OS have this functionality wherein when you minimise the Windows Media Player, it would go dock into the Quick Launch bar, provided Quick Launch – Media… |
How to manage settings for an IIS web server and FTP server in Windows 7?
Windows 7 comes with an inbuilt IIS web server and a FTP server. We have already shown you how to install an IIS web server or an FTP server on your Windows 7 system. In this article, we will tell you how to manage the settings for either of IIS web and the FTP servers… |
How to send Windows Live Messenger to the System Tray on minimizing in Windows 7
The Windows Live Messenger in Windows 7 stays on the taskbar by default even when you minimize it. This might prove to be quite disturbing at times when you are not using the Messenger and it still occupies your taskbar space. Now, closing the live messenger isn’t a solution as it will close the messenger… |