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Use Transparent Shortcuts To Separate And Organise Your Windows 7 Taskbar Icons
9:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’d like to have empty space in between some of the icon sets on your Windows 7 taskbar to keep things organised and separated, this simple hack will get the job done. More »
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Speed Up Windows 7 Taskbar Navigation With A Registry Hack
6:00AM Richard Mordini | Windows 7’s taskbar is undoubtedly a great addition to Windows, but if you’ve got more than one application window open, you’ve got to either click twice or patiently hover to navigate to an open window. Reader Richard details how he fixed this: More »
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Windows XP Mode No Longer Requires Virtualisation Hardware
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | Windows XP Mode is a pre-configured solution for Windows 7 users needing support for older software, and, until recently, it required AMD-V or VT processor hardware. An update released today should make XP Mode far more accessible to more Windows 7 users. More »
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Google Chrome Adds Support For Multi-Tab Aero Peek
12:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Chrome: If you’re in love with the Aero peek feature in Windows 7 and wish it could show you all your Chrome tabs at once, you’re in luck. The feature is now active in the Chrome development channel. More »
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How Do I Keep Windows From Hibernating While I’m Downloading?
12:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Dear Lifehacker, I frequently download big files to my computer and walk away. How do I stop my computer from going into standby while downloading something from the internet? I’m using Firefox on Windows 7. More »
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WeatherBar Integrates Weather Forecasts With The Windows 7 Superbar
3:00AM Adam Pash | Windows 7: Like to keep the eye on the weather but never been too keen on sidebar gadgets or system tray apps? WeatherBar is a simple app that puts the weather in your Windows 7 taskbar, offering quick access to the forecast. More »
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Remote Potato Streams Windows 7 Media Center Video To Your Browser
5:30AM Adam Pash | Windows 7: Remote Potato is a free application that integrates with Windows 7 Media Center, allowing you to watch and schedule recorded video from the comfort of your browser, no matter where you are. More »
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Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer Tweaks Your Superbar
8:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows 7: Hailing from the camp of “software that does exactly what its name implies”, Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer fine-tunes the size, spacing and margins of your Windows 7 Superbar icons. More »
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SuperbarMonitor Puts System Monitoring On Your Superbar
1:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows 7: If you like visual indicators for things like disk capacity, battery life, memory usage and speaker volume, and you like them prominent and easy to find, SuperbarMonitor puts easy to read indicators right on your Superbar. More »
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