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Add Windows 7-Style Icons to Vista 27/01/2009 05:51:00

As most Windows watchers know by now, Windows 7 brings a handful of interface tweaks to the table, starting with large, eye-pleasing program icons that take up residence in the taskbar. Of course, this is little more than an update to the Quick Launch feature that debuted in Windows XP. And believe it or not, Vista users can easily bring that Windows 7 look to their own taskbars. Here's how:
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How to add Flash to your website 07/08/2008 16:42:34
Add photos, videos and MP3s to your site

Flash animation gives websites pizzazz. It's used for video and other moving graphics, as well as non-static adverts. Flash is an excellent way of adding a little something extra to your site and making it stand out from the crowd.
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How to add a Google map to your web page 13/03/2008 16:10:00
As Google continues its steady progress towards domination of all things Internet-based, a clutch of useful tools is filtering down to Web designers.

Put your business on the map
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Born from Firefox 07/02/2008 09:30:10
Developers and startup founders use the Mozilla toolkits to build apps for diverse uses including music and video playing.

They are four applications designed to serve different purposes: A web browser, a music player and organizer, another that does the same for video, and a word processor for screenwriters. Yet they share one thing in common: All were built with a Mozilla-based toolkit, either the Gecko Runtime Environment or its successor, XULRunner. Both toolkits use the same codebase which runs Firefox.
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Virtualize this: The pleasures of a virtual PC 26/09/2007 10:11:49

I like trying out lots of new software. But when I uninstall a stinker, I know it is probably leaving behind chunks of code that will bog down my system over time. So lately I've been trying out new programs on a virtual machine.