Disable Autoplay of Audio CDs and USB Drives
by Razvan on Mar.11, 2009, under Software, Windows
I find it very annoying when I go home from work and plug my laptop into my external hard drive… The autoplay window always pops up and asks me what I want to do with the files, which may be fine the first time, but definitely isn’t after a year of that.
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Rip DVDs to Video Files Easily with FormatFactory (Windows)
by Razvan on Mar.11, 2009, under Software, Windows
So, you want to rip DVDs to video files on Windows, but you’re not sure where to begin? While there are a ton of guides on the Internet on how to accomplish this task, most of them get complicated really quickly.
In this simple guide, I’m going to show you how to easily rip a DVD to a video file in as few steps as possible. Ready? Let’s get started.
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Install and setup OpenVPN on Debian 4.0 Etch
by Razvan on Mar.05, 2009, under Linux World
OpenVPN is a software allowing to create virtual private network without using such technologies as PPtP (Microsoft) or IPSec. It is available on many operating systems (Microsoft Windows, GNU / Linux, MacOS X, …). It a simple way to manage a virtual private network between various operating systems and computers.
WinPrint routes print jobs from DOS to Windows USB printers
by Razvan on Mar.05, 2009, under Software, Windows
As much as I’d like it to not be the case, some of my customers still rely on clunky (but functional) DOS applications to manage their businesses. While their applications tend not to change, their hardware does – which invariably leads to problems.
Take printing , example. If your business is stuck with a DOS application and restricts you to a half dozen or so “supported” printers, you may think that you’ll have to use that HP Laserjet IIp forever. DOS isn’t all that fond of printing to USB printers.
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How to: Romove the annoing pop-up on free-edition of Avira AntiVir
by Razvan on Mar.04, 2009, under Security, Software, Windows
For years now I have used the free edition of AVG Antivirus, but recently I switched to Avira AntiVir (free edition). I still like AVG, but a number of reports show that it suffers in comparison to AntiVir. While my system has not had a virus in a long time, I decided to give AntiVir a whirl.
I like it, for the most part. However, there are a couple of easy hacks improvements that one can make.
Disable the Annoying Popup
The free edition of Avira AntiVir comes with an nagging popup window that rears its ugly head after each update (usually) every day, begging you to consider upgrading to the premium version. The popup is easy to dismiss, but annoying nonetheless. I understand that Avira needs to make money, but every single day is excessive.
Anyway, here is how to disable it:
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Configurare Outlook Express
by Razvan on Mar.04, 2009, under Windows
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Configurare Microsoft Outlook
by Razvan on Mar.04, 2009, under Windows
GHID PENTRU CONFIGURAREA MICROSOFT OUTLOOK
Aceasta pagina contine câteva informatii utile pentru configurarea Microsoft Outlook
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Configurarea acestui client necesita parcurgerea urmatorilor pasi:
Pasul 1. Porniti aplicatia Microsoft Office Outlook. Daca aceasta este prima utilizare a aplicatiei, se va porni automat si programul de configurare a conturilor:
