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How to Get Your Computer Specifications and Hardware Info

If you’re like me, you may forget how much Ram, Harddrive Space, or Video Memeory you have, after having used your computer for a longer period of time. Hey- it happens. We forget. You ever forget? I forget..
How to Check with DirectX
- Start->Run
- Type in DxDiag
There you! You’ve got everything you need at your disposal. [...]

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How to Force Your Computer to Shut Down

Remember when computers had handly little flip switches in the back, or on the side, that you could toggle to power your computer on and off? Most desktops today just have those push-buttons on the front. If you’ve been wondering how to get your computer to forcefully power down, here’s how:
- Simply push and hold [...]

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How to Take Screenshots of Videos in Winamp or Windows Media Player

If you have ever tried to take a screen shot of a video or movie playing in Winamp or Windows Media Player you may have found that after you save the file you are left with nothing more than a black square where your video used to be, even screen capturing utilities will often be [...]

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Lesser Known Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Sometimes when using an application in windows you may be thinking “there must be an easier way to do this”, fortunately for us there usually is. To save you the time of figuring them all out yourself, here is a quick list of some of the more usefull shortcuts you may find yourself using frequently [...]

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