XPde: Make Your Linux Desktop Look Like XP

New users often face problems understanding the Linux desktop environment when they start using it, the problem grows to become a challenge when they have no prior understanding of Linux. Many quit using Linux after few weeks of numerous attempts to get used to the desktop environment, needless to say the desktop of XP is much simpler than Linux.
XPde is a desktop environment for Linux (on x86) which makes it look like the desktop of XP system. It does not

NetPing: A Ping Utility that Does More than Just Pinging

NetPing is a free utility that is many steps ahead of the standard command line ping utility, found in Windows family of operating systems, in terms of features and functionality that it offers. The tool lets you perform custom actions on the computers that it shows. It also shows you the response time, uptime of computers and their operating systems. The functionality increases with more add-ins that you download and install.

You will have to provide the tool with a range

Wayki: Create Your Own Markers on Google Maps and Share with Others

Wayki is a free service that lets you create your own markers on Google maps and share them with other by linking to them from your website or blog. You can also add a photo, message or a place on the map to share. The interface is pretty easy to work with and creating a new place on the map is such an easy job that you will love it.

Creating your own marker is easy. Login using your free account

Remote Boot Diskless Clients in Linux with DRBL

DRBL is a small piece of software using which you will be able to use your old hardware to remote boot into a central Linux server and perform several tasks with ease. Specially useful for large networks where lots of diskless clients can perform variety of tasks, can also be used at your home for pure learning purpose too.
DRBL [Diskless Remote Boot in Linux] is one of its kind of software that uses distributed hardware resources and makes it possible

5 Reasons Not to Resize the Browser Window of Your Visitors

Some website developers prefer to resize the browser window of the visitors, without their permission, to display their own creativity in terms of flash, presentations and other graphics in either a full screen window or a browser window size that best displays what they have created. These developers either just do not know that it annoys most of the visitors, me included, or may be they never gave it a thought. Its impact on a business is even more, when

Monetize Your Web Site Traffic using Video Ads from Gaiam and GT Media

Are you looking for ways to make money online by leveraging your website traffic?
Look no further, Gaiam and GT Media have an affiliate marketing program, through Linkshare affiliate network and managed by AMWSO, that lets you add video ads to your blog posts and website pages with an affiliate tracking ID embedded into it. By using video ads in your site’s content, you increase the chances of your visitors purchasing the product that you are recommending. The video ad

108 Commands You can Execute from the Run Command Prompt in XP

Mentioned below is a list of 108 commands that you can execute from the ‘Run’ command prompt in XP. All you have to do is click on Start » Click Run and type the below commands to run the respective application/tool.

COMMAND
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Will run the following app/tool

access.cpl
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Accessibility Controls

hdwwiz.cpl
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Add Hardware Wizard

appwiz.cpl
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Add/Remove Programs

certmgr.msc
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Administrative Tools

charmap
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Character Map

chkdsk
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Check Disk Utility

clipbrd
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Clipboard Viewer

cmd
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Command Prompt

dcomcnfg
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Component Services

compmgmt.msc
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Computer Management

timedate.cpl
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Date and Time Properties

ddeshare
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DDE Shares

devmgmt.msc
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Device Manager

directx.cpl
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Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)

dxdiag
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Direct X Troubleshooter

cleanmgr
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Disk Cleanup Utility

dfrg.msc
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Disk Defragment

diskmgmt.msc
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Disk Management

diskpart
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Disk Partition Manager

control desktop
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Display Properties

desk.cpl
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Display Properties

control color
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Display Properties