Category Archives: Software

Beta Program, Microsoft Windows, Tips and Tricks, Windows 8

[How To] Install Windows 8 Developer Preview in Virtual Machine

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Windows 8 Start Screen
Windows 8 Start Screen

Windows 8, an answer from Microsoft to the rapid-growing Apple Inc. in personal computer (MacBook Air) and tablet market (iPad), finally has it’s Developer Preview released to the public. Since it is not even a beta release, it is definitely not recommended for a normal user to install it over the stable Windows Operating System. However, it is certainly interesting to test run the new Windows 8 Developer Preview, so to do this without causing any damage on your stable system is – Virtual Machine. Currently the Windows 8 Developer Preview can be easily install on Oracle VM VirtualBox only, not on the VMWare Player (do let me know if it is possible). Step-by-step guide to install Windows 8 in VirtualBox after the jump. Continue reading [How To] Install Windows 8 Developer Preview in Virtual Machine →

Microsoft Windows, Tips and Tricks, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

[How to] Remove the white block on the top left of desktop

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If you suddenly found that your desktop has an un-clickable, un-removable white block on the desktop, you might be in the right place. Check whether you installed Soluto (for my case, it is the culprit), if you did, just simply quit it and guess what? Problem solved.

It is apparently a bug in Soluto that is known by the developer, but it is not fixed yet in the latest version. Current workaround for this issue is to turn on the ‘Exit Right After Boot’ option for Soluto.

Hope it helps.

P/S: If you doesn’t have Soluto installed, but having the similar issue, probably it is caused by lack of memory, incomplete exiting of some applications such as IE, the installation of Double Twist etc. These are some common causes that I found during the searching. Good luck!

Android, Apple iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Management Tools, Microsoft Windows, Software, Software Review, Tips and Tricks, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

[Review] wunderlist – A simple multi-platform task management tool

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WunderlistLooking for a simple task management tool that you can access anywhere, either on your smartphone, Windows PC, tablets etc.? wunderlist might be just your thing.

A product from 6wunderkind, a Berlin-based company, wunderlist aimed to provide a simple and user friendly task management experience which can be synchronized across almost all of your mobile devices, and your computer, be it a Windows PC or an Apple Mac. Currently they have the wunderlist app for iOS devices (iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad), Android devices (1.6 above), Windows PC (XP, Vista and 7), and Mac (OSX 10 and above). They also have a web-based wunderlist, which is very useful especially when you are using a public computer, or using an unsupported operating system eg. Linux-based distro. No news for Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry yet, but don’t be disappointed, they are currently hiring now, so I am expecting some surprises in the near future.

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Microsoft Windows, Photo Tools, Software, Tips and Tricks, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Resize image using right click? Image Resizer is your answer.

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Image_ResizeIf you have a bunch of photos shot at a huge 10 Megapixels (and thus the huge file size) that you wanted to quickly share them to your friends and family via email, Facebook etc., and you are too lazy to fire up the slow-loading-and-complex image manipulation application, look no further, Image Resizer is possibly the best solution for you.

Image Resizer is an evolved product from the Image Resizer Powertoy Clone by BriceLambson, which allow the user to resize images with just a few clicks. Once it is installed, it sits comfortably in your right click context menu (only when you right click on images), and it is always ready for your resizing command.

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Desktop Customization, Tips and Tricks

Weather code for Malaysia

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If you are using some desktop customization tools such as Rainmeter or Samurize, just to name a few, you might need to look for the weather code for the weather forecast plugin/gadget. If you are looking for the weather.com weather code for your plugin, you are in the right place. Below covered most, if not all available weather code for Malaysia:

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