Microsoft has just released the trial versions of all Office 2010 editions which you can use free for 60 days. The editions include Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010, Microsoft Office Home and Student and Office Professional 2010. To get the license key for these trial versions, you need a valid Windows Live ID. Read the rest of this entry »

Instead of Windows 7 Folder Background Changer we’ve discussed on previous post, some users might prefer to use this tool because of its ability to integrate with folder properties in Windows Explorer. It has the same features from applying the folder background change to the subfolders, changing text color, adding shadow to text–this shadow text is only visible if you view folder in icon mode, and removing the picture background to restore the boring white empty background. Read the rest of this entry »

Using a docking program like RocketDock or ObjectDock and want to get rid of Windows 7 taskbar but still wants to be able to access it whenever you need? In this case, you’ll need more that the standard auto-hide feature in Windows. My suggestion is use Taskbar Eliminator. Read the rest of this entry »

Windows Live Mail is a replacement for Outlook Express in Windows 7. If you use Windows Live Mail, you might notice that it can’t be minimized to the system tray. Clicking the minimize button can only minimize the program to the taskbar. Some users suggest to run Windows Live Mail in Vista compatibility mode to be able to minimize it to the system tray, but if you want to have more options while being able to minimize the program to the tray, try Windows Mail Minimizer. Read the rest of this entry »

If your need is only to view visio files (.vsd, .vss, .vst, .vdx, .vsx or .vtx), you don’t have to buy Microsoft Visio. There is a free program you can use to read visio files. It’s called Visio Viewer. The latest version is Visio 2010 Viewer that allows you to view visio files that are created with Visio 5.0 through Visio 2010 without having to install Microsoft Visio on your PC. Read the rest of this entry »