How to Make IE7 Look Exactly Like IE6

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Maybe you are one of the many people that dislike the way the toolbars or icons are arranged in Microsoft?s new browser, the IE7. Honestly speaking, I have been using IE7 for quite some time now and I find it hard to navigate the browser?s new layout.

Firefox Tweak Guide for Firefox 2.0

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The Firefox Tweak Guide has been completely revised for the release of Firefox 2.0. Everything in the guide has been retested, refined, and new tips, tweaks and details of the new features for Firefox 2.0 have been added. I strongly recommend that you start with a fresh install of Firefox 2.0 and then follow the guide from start to finish to get excellent results.

X1900GT Rev 2 Voltage Mods

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Alright so you want to voltage modify your X1900GT Rev2, with that new cooler, changed PCB? No software voltage adjustments? No worries, here's some simple mods for you, all the way up to 1.85v!

VR-Zone

SAPPHIRE - See the HDA and AA Advantage

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SAPPHIRE have just issued out an article which explains the characteristics of AA, HDR, and HDR+AA on their SAPPHIRE X1K Series of graphics cards. They also go to the effort of displaying side by side screenies showing certain features turned on and off so you can clearly see the effect they have.

TweakTown

Embryo Zero Case Mod

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Antti got fed up with his laptop and decided to build himself a nice desktop system. True to his style, the outcome is unique and very stylish. Step-by-step with high quality photographs.

MetkuMods

3D-Analyze User Guide

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At 3dfxzone.it was posted a tutorial about emulation tool named 3D-Analyze. The guide shows main application targets and functionalities, giving general hints to get games running on unsupported video cards.

Intel IHS Lapping and Removal For LGA775 CPU's

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If you've maxed out your processor by overclocking and want to squeeze more out of it or are just looking to reduce core temperatures lapping the processor might be something worth looking into.

Howto protect yourself against phishing

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DV Hardware takes a look at how thieves steal your identity and how you can protect against phishing: "Security Measures. A threat to suspend his account to prevent "fraudulent activity". The email went on to say that there were "procedural safeguards with federal regulations to protect the information you provide for us." Bob clicked the link and was confronted with an authentic looking logon page, just waiting for him to input his user name and password and confirm what ebay supposedly didn't know. He almost did it."

Tweaking Vista

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As I've mentioned previously, I will definitely put out a Windows Vista version of the TweakGuides Tweaking Companion (TGTC) in the coming months. However as I play around with Vista myself, I'm surprised to find much of the existing basic tips and tweaks in the current TGTC apply to Vista. It appears even certain XP Registry cleaning utilities such as RegSupreme can be used safely in Vista.

Switching from Single to a Dual Core CPU without re-installing Windows

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Yesterday i changed my Athlon 3200+ cpu over to a dual core Athlon X2 4200+. The thing was that my existing Windows XP Pro installation was without ACPI enabled therefore i had a maximum of 15 interrupts and only one of the two cores was enabled at windows (windows task manager showed only one cpu graph).

Motherboards that work with Kentsfield

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Will Intel's upcoming quad core processor work with your existing motherboard? If you are planning for Kentsfield we have a list of boards that will support the new CPU.

ASUS P5W64 WS Pro Simple Pencil Mods

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The ASUS P5W64 WS Pro is not just a hot choice for a workstation PC, like what it is marketed as with a "Wall Street" Boot-up picture, but also a top toy board among the overclocking enthusiasts. Out of the box, it comes with a good offering in terms of nitty-gritty voltage control. However, should one crave for more, look no further than your sharpened pencil tip.

VR-Zone

Apple iPod Battery Secrets

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There have been documented issues of iPod battery problems throughout the life of the product line. However, we've uncovered something a bit controversial about battery life and how to extend it.

Futurelooks

Fix Windows Vista?s Fonts

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I?ve been labeled a nitipicker for seeing skipped details that few others seem to see on the surface of an application?s user interface. Guilty as charged! Download this simple registry patch, but please read this entire post before applying it?