Resolving Mac crash due to renaming of the Home directory
Mac users who have made the mistake of renaming their computer name (the one that shows as my computer on the desktop) know what mayhem this simple act can kick-off. Typically, after you have renamed your computer, all of your previous program preferences are removed, along with all of your emails, music, etc. and [...] Continue Reading…
Disabling background processes of Musicmatch Jukebox
Musicmatch Jukebox, the leading music player from Yahoo!, has several snags with regard to file associations and startup. One particular problem is that it starts automatically on Windows startup and this might be inconvenient for many users who do not want to use this player that often. Moreover, Musicmatch Jukebox automatically associates itself with any new music file [...] Continue Reading…
Uninstalling Windows OneCare from your XP PC
Windows OneCare, the all-rounder, super powered antivirus and spyware solution that Windows had launched for its customers ran into a host of problems within a few months of its release and they continued till the end. [For your information, Windows has discontinued this product as of now.] One of the most common problems is that people invariably [...] Continue Reading…
Correcting the Dummy Startup OS problem in Windows XP
Some Windows XP users have reported a booting problem in which the system shows that there are more than one OSs installed (both of them Windows XP), and asks the user to choose between the two. However, the catch is that one of the operating systems is a dummy and does not lead anywhere.
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Exporting your Gmail Address Book for use in Outlook or Apple Address Book
With Google literally taking over all of the services on the web, and Gmail being its star attraction – it is a fair assumption that most of us use Gmail. In this case, most of us also have most of our contacts in the Gmail address book – which even stores [...] Continue Reading…
Solving the duplicate Personal Folders problem in Outlook
Duplication of Outlook Today and Personal folders can be quite a headache. However, there are several ways of fixing this problem. This article lists out a few ways by which you can remove/manage your duplicate folders without leaving any traces. All you have to do is follow the instructions given below.
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Making your Mac OS compatible with your Creative Zen MP3 Player
A common problem with the Creative Labs Zen MP3 players is that they do not have any firmware support for the Mac OSs. This is a huge problem with users who have Mac systems and have bought Creative Zen players. However, the good news is that there are several other options available that [...] Continue Reading…
How to solve the problem of no notification sounds in Entourage
A few Mac users have reported a strange bug in Entourage – in which all of the sound notifications of the application got turned off on their own. Although this seems quite trivial, this might not be the case – as the only resolutions to the problem that can be thought of are [...] Continue Reading…
Converting WMA files to MP3 for your iPod
For those of you who use Windows PCs with your iPods, a simple problem (though not a big one) might be that your iPod will not play songs that are in the WMA format. To tackle this problem you simply have to convert the music files from the WMA format and then transfer them to your [...] Continue Reading…
How to Export MP3 Music from iTunes to your Sony PSP
Life would have been far simpler had there been an easy and simple way to export your MP3 music files from the iTunes library to your Sony PSP console. However, as it runs out, life is not that easy – there is no such option that simply lets you ‘Export’ the selected files [...] Continue Reading…
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