Determine what Services are running in Windows XP

When you bring up the Task Manager you’ll see an entry for Services and the amount of memory consumed. However this one listing is actually all the Services combined into a single entry. As you can see I have them trimmed down to only the Services needed for this machine.
To view [...]

Access Linux Files from Windows with Linux Reader

Dual-booters have long been able to get at their Windows-formatted files, but Windows certainly doesn’t make it easy to go the other way ’round. Enter Linux Reader, a free Windows application that emulates the look and feel of the Windows XP Explorer and allows read-only access to ext2 and ext3-formatted drives, the most common formats [...]

ThinkFree widgets

by Jonathan Crow
View ThinkFree or Microsoft Office word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation files without having any other office applications installed. After installing the appropriate Widget simply drag and drop files from your desktop, or copy and paste…
Compatible with Firefox [...]

Plenty of time to spare?

This watch might come in handy.

You can of course tell the time (duh!) but what’s more beneficial is that you can also STORE up to 2 gigs of data in it’s built in flesh memory stick too.
Other sleek features :

Standard USB interface and USB extension cord included
USB 2.0 (read 4MB/s and write 3MB/s)
Sleek design, very [...]

Remove Windows Messenger

There are a few methods to remove Windows Messenger, if you don’t use it.

Type this command in your Run box - RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove - and press OK.
The second method is for someone who is familiar with editing Windows Information (.inf ) files. Look for sysoc.inf in \Windows\Inf and remove all the hide in [...]

Faster Shutdowns? Use Run dialog

Want a faster Windows shutdown without installing any softwares? Then Lifehacker reader, Eric suggest you use the run dialog. It will immediately forces any open applications to close without warning prior to Windows shutting down.

>> Originally on LifeHacker
Note: Another LifeHacker reader, LinuxMatt advice against using -f, you can read about it in the Comments.
According to [...]

Stock exchange embraces Linux

By Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld
The New York Stock Exchange is investing heavily in x86-based Linux systems and blade servers as it builds out the NYSE Hybrid Market trading system that it launched last year.
Flexibility and lower cost are among the goals. But one of the things that NYSE Euronext CIO Steve Rubinow says he most [...]

XP vs Vista

CodingSanity made a comparison between XP and Vista based on the following criteria,

Look & feel
Performance
Device support
Reliability
Gaming, and
Multimedia

In performance, codingsanity said, “Well, here there appears to be no contest. Windows XP is both faster and far more responsive.”
“In addition, numerous tasks that take a long time on Vista have been greatly speeded up. File copies are [...]

RQ Money

RQ Money is your portable personal finance software. You should know by now that portable apps are applications that does not need to be installed, thus saving you a few megs of drivespace.

>> Originally on PenDriveApps but the download link on their site is not working. Click here instead to download it.
Check out PenDriveApps for [...]

Technician’s Kit - Computer Repair Utility Kit

The Computer Repair Utility Kit is a combination of all of Technibbles Repair Tools of the Week up to date in one easy pack. The Computer Repair Utility Kit allows you to run all of the repair tools from your portable drive (eg. USB Flash Drive, External Hard Drive, IPod etc.) and comes with an [...]