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- Link Fixer Thing (xpi)
- Link Fixer Thing LFT creates a more enjoyable browsing experience by rectifying common hyperlink annoyances. This extension is created to fix a Web annoyance and has the ability to strip the javascript off of the links. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Annoyance, Jarrod Wells, Link Fixer Thing, Scripting Languages, Channel Management, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-09-25
- Adblock Pro (exe)
- AdBlocker Pro is a small, effective, and intelligent anti-ad software product that can remove annoying ads of website without human intervention. It features a smart engine that can identify possible ads and remove them even before you can see them. AdBlocker Pro can block annoying pop-ups, banner, flyins ,flash, ActiveX...
- Tags: Annoyance, Advertisement, AdBlocker Pro
- Software downloads 2007-12-12
- Disable Page Annoyances (zip)
- Disable Page Annoyances removes various Web page annoyances, including floating/banner ads, mouse restrictions, exit confirmations/pop-ups, tricks to hide URLs, tracking components in hyperlinks, and blinking/moving text styles. All major functions categories can be autostarted independently with independent autostart exclusion lists.
- Tags: Annoyance, Mouse, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2005-11-15
- How do I... Turn off overtype with the Insert key in Word permanently
- This blog post is also available in PDF form in a TechRepublic download.Life is full of little annoyances, many of which we can do little about but grin and bear it. But that doesn't mean we have to put up with these little annoyances from our computer applications. For example,...
- Tags: How do I, Office and Productivity
- Blog posts 2007-08-01
- SolutionBase: Dealing with Windows Vista User Access Control
- One of the key new features to Windows Vista is User Access Control. In this article, Scott Lowe takes a close look at UAC and shows you how to change how it works.
- Tags: User Access Control, Security, Windows Vista, Group Policy, Application, Annoyance, Administrator, System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Spyware, Computer, Token, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Operating Systems, Viruses And Worms, Software
- Technical articles 2007-07-18
- Top 10 Windows Vista annoyances
- This article is also available as a PDFdownload.With most newsoftware releases, there's usually something missing or different from theprevious version that annoys at least one user. You can eliminate some annoyanceswith a few simple changes. Others you have to live with.During the past year of working with Windows Vista, I...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Diana Huggins, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Control Panel, annoyance
- Technical articles 2007-03-27
- What bothers you when you are a customer?
- If it doesnt upset you too much, Id like to ask you to reflect on and share what bothers you as a customer. It can be in your professional lives (e.g. working with vendor technical support) or in your personal ones (e.g. standing in line at the checkout counter...
- Tags: annoyance, Customer Relations, Vincent
- Blog posts 2007-03-04
- Linux Annoyances for Geeks: Configuring User Workstations
- Linux geeks are normally happy to talk about the advantages of open source software. However, describing those advantages to a non-geeky user who is just converting from Microsoft Windows can be difficult - and to the extent that Linux requires extra steps or does things differently, the need to describe...
- Tags: Annoyance, Workstation, O'Reilly Media Inc., Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Book chapters 2006-04-01
- Home Networking Annoyances: File-Sharing Annoyances
- One of the most common activities of network users is accessing files across the network. Sometimes one needs to move or copy files from one computer to another, and sometimes one needs to use files on another computer when one is working in a software application. This paper discusses some...
- Tags: Annoyance, Network, Home Networking, O'Reilly Media Inc., File-sharing, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet
- Book chapters 2005-01-24
- Mac Annoyances: iPod Annoyances
- The iPod has changed the way people listen to music. For many, the iPod is the main reason to use iTunes. With an iPod, the user can carry around their own personal radio station, playing the music they prefer, without the interruption of commercials and annoying jocks. The appeal of...
- Tags: Annoyance, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Book chapters 2004-11-11
- Save your sanity with these fixes for Windows XP multimedia annoyances
- When it comes to multimedia appliances, there is probably nothing as versatile as the personal computer. However, there is probably no appliance as annoying as a multimedia PC running Microsoft Windows XP. This chapter excerpt from Fixing Windows XP Annoyances: How to Fix the Most Annoying Things About the Windows...
- Tags: annoyance, computer, Fixing Windows XP Annoyances, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Most Annoying Things About, multimedia, O'Reilly Media Inc., operating system, PC, TechRepublic Inc., Web, Web site
- Download resources 2006-04-21
- Advanced features in Firefox reduce the Web's annoyances
- Conducting business and finding entertainment on the Web is a fact of life. Choosing which Web browser to use for those transactions is still up for debate. As the open source alternative, Firefox is attempting to steal market share from Microsoft's Internet Explorer by offering more features and providing a...
- Tags: annoyance, entertainment, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, O'Reilly Media Inc., open source, phishing, TechRepublic Inc., Web, Web site
- Download resources 2005-09-13
- Tune Windows XP to speed up boot and shutdown times
- A common annoyance for both IT professionals and end users is having to sit and wait while Windows reboots. This sample hack from OReilly's Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition shows how to tweak a PC's BIOS, the Windows Registry, and other Windows XP settings to streamline boot and shutdown times....
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Windows XP Hacks, annoyance, hack, network security, IT professional, BIOS, network administrator, Microsoft Windows Server, network, PC
- Download resources 2005-03-24
- Find the right exam simulator to help you prepare for the Microsoft MCSE/MCSA exams
- So now that you’ve actually made some progress studying for your MCSE/MCSA exams by burning the candle at both ends, you’re probably itching to try your hand at the Real Thing—an actual MCSE test. However, if you’re a little nervous at the prospect of spending well over 100 bucks on...
- Tags: exam, exam simulator, ExamSimulators.com, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft MCSE/MCSA, Peter Parsons MCSE, simulator, software
- Technical articles 2003-01-23
Additional Resources
- Annoyance Remover (xpi)
- Annoyance Remover controls the visibility and behavior of annoying browser elements such as the autocomplete popup and password save suppression. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Web Browser, David Shea, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2007-09-21
- Can't Load Library from Memory
- Is there a solution to this XP Professional error?It's more of an annoyance than anything but one I'd like to get rid of...
- Tags: mbaxter@..., ms - xp professional
- Discussion threads 2007-02-20
- Photos: iPhone celebrates a year
- The Apple iPhone's first year in the hands of consumers has seen excitement--and some moments of annoyance. Here, a look back. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Apple iPhone, TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, CNET News.com, news, iphone, apple
- Image galleries 2008-06-26
- What if Jim Allchin is right about no AV on Vista?
- Lockdown against user "repetitive annoyance syndrome"A locked down system is a great idea, as 95% of work can be done in a plain limited user session and any damages are limited to your documents (say, you *do* have a backup don't you ;) ) and not t
- Tags: george ou, programming, software, windows, security, dlpage@..., repetitive annoyance syndrome, annoyance syndrome, Microsoft Windows Vista, syndrome, firewall, antivirus, What-if Jim Allchin
- Discussion threads 2006-11-20
- 10 annoying Word features (and how to turn them off)
- Annoying features, are they?The idea of the article is good to train users, but the motyvation is weak annoyance, because it may encourage to complain on everything but your ignorance. The situation is well known to everybody, who are grown up and understand what is the "RTFM" term. :)
- Tags: Word processors, B.Balvocius, Microsoft Word
- Discussion threads 2007-07-10
- PowerTOC (exe)
- PowerTOC solves one little annoyance of the otherwise great program Microsoft PowerPoint. If you want to present your audience with a summary agenda of what are you going to present them, you know you have to manually prepare a Table of Contents slide at the very beginning of your presentation....
- Tags: Microsoft PowerPoint, PowerTOC, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2006-12-14
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