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		<title>Repair Windows MBR with Ubuntu LiveCD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If something happens to your Windows Master Boot Record (MBR), here is a very quick and easy way to restore it with nothing but an Ubuntu LiveCD WARNING: You are working with your disks in a very direct manner throughout this process. As always, having thorough and recent backups is essential. Boot into your Ubuntu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Removing the Links folder from Internet Explorer Favourites</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 21:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Explorer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does it irritate you that Internet Explorer insists on showing you its Links folder in your Favorites (I know, American spelling but that&#8217;s just how Microsoft make it)? Sure, you can remove the Links toolbar by simply right-clicking an area of the Internet Explorer toolbar and de-selecting it from the popup menu. However, the Links [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vista User Account Control</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among many nice features in Vista, one of the more annoying is User Account Control (UAC). This is a system gatekeeper, which is a good idea, but UAC just goes too far. It doesn&#8217;t just want permission to install software but pops up when adding, removing or renaming any Start Menu folders, or setting the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Windows start up performance</title>
		<link>http://tips.mistergeek.com/21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the more frustrating problems with Microsoft Windows is its start up performance. It has been a problem since day one really and remains so even with Vista, in fact Vista could well be the worse offender thus far. There are, however, a few things you can do to improve the situation. Device DriversYour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vista activation crack</title>
		<link>http://tips.mistergeek.com/17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of pirated software is illegal. The following procedure is described purely for the purpose of education. Additionally, do not use this crack if you have already tried another, or have used the re-arming technique documented on Windows Secrets. This crack will stop the activation timer, permanently leaving the time left for you to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reset Outlook nicknames</title>
		<link>http://tips.mistergeek.com/15/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email address]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Outlook maintains a nickname list that is used by the automatic name checking and completion features. The nickname list is automatically generated as you use Outlook. If the nickname cache becomes corrupted, Outlook may not be able to identify recipients, may offer incorrect recipients when automatically completing the e-mail address, or may send the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cycling between windows</title>
		<link>http://tips.mistergeek.com/9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[expose]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To quickly cycle through open applications in MS Windows, hold down Alt and repeatedly press Tab. Just let go of all keys once the desired application is highlighted. Similarly, in Apple OS X, hold down Command and repeatedly press Tab. Another option in OS X is to use Expose. Press F9 to invoke it and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MS Office XP menus</title>
		<link>http://tips.mistergeek.com/8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benriley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most irritating things I find about Microsoft Office XP is its insistence on automatically customising all the menus based upon how often you use each command, leaving all the other menu options hidden under those infernal double-arrows. To turn this off and have your MS Office XP applications show their full menus [...]]]></description>
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