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Vista Shortcuts
I'm sure you all know how helpful shortcuts can be, but if you're not sure how to create them, Well, in Windows Vista, there are several ways you can create shortcuts, I'm just going to show you two of the easiest. The first is a simple drag and drop. For example, if you want to create a shortcut for one of your favorite programs, just find it under your Start menu and drag it to your desktop. That's all there is to it! The second way is to find the item you want to create a shortcut for, right click on it and choose Send To, Desktop. Either way you choose, a new icon will appear on your desktop for easy access!
Now, what if you want to create a shortcut for one of your favorite Web sites? Well, all you have to do is go to that site and drag the small icon you see next to the site's URL to your desktop. That way, you won't have to type in the Web address every time you want to visit that site. How cool is that?! Also, if you want to rename one of your shortcuts once you get them on your desktop, just right click on it, choose Rename and type in the name you prefer. Or, if you want to remove one of your shortcuts, simply right click on it and select Delete, then Yes. No matter what you make a shortcut for, your Vista experience just got a whole lot easier!

Introducing IE 8's New Features

As you probably know, Microsoft recently released Internet Explorer 8 Beta and it already promises its users "the best Web experience ever." It is now available for download to everyone, but it primarily targets Web developers and designers so that they can test the new tools, layouts and programming enhancements.
Internet Explorer 8 Beta will run on both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Windows Vista with the Windows Vista SP1, as well as, Windows XP SP 2 and Windows Server 2003 and 2008. So, what do you say we go over a few of the new features found in IE 8? Let's go!
Controlling ActiveX Installations - Many controls are not secure and could be misused by malicious Web sites. Luckily, all of that can be eliminated by running ActiveX controls on a site by site basis.
Activities - This is a new right click menu feature in IE 8. You can right click a selected item to find a list of activities that can be done, such as blogging, defining, searching, translating and many more.
WebSlices - This new feature enables you to subscribe to marked content on a Web page. It is similar to subscribing to an RSS feed. When the content changes, you receive a notification on the new Favorites bar. A WebSlice can also be previewed without an additional navigation, because it is provided as a drop down item under the Favorites bar. When you click on a WebSlice, it drops down and you can preview the content. You can then click through to go to the slice's original Web page or you can simply view it in the drop down list.
Favorites Bar - The Links bar has been replaced with a new Favorites bar. It can contain links to documents on your hard drive, WebSlices and RSS feeds. Crash Recovery - This long awaited feature is finally making its debut in Internet Explorer. After a browser or individual tab crashes, you will now have the option of restoring it on the spot

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Here at Meemix, all you need to get started is the name of a song or an artist you like. The site will then give you a list to choose from and if what you're looking for is there, great! Go ahead and choose it and it will start playing for you. If it didn’t find what you wanted, simply try a new search. Once you’ve found something you like (I did have to search several times, but then again, I like a lot of music that isn’t mainstream), it will ask you to register so that you can save your preferences.
Registration is very easy! All you have to do is click Register (it doesn’t even interrupt the song your station is playing), type in a username, click the button next to that to check its availability and then enter in a password. Next, it needs an e-mail address and for you to type in your confirmation image. That’s it! You are now logged in and Meemix is recording your preferences.
Now, you will notice on the left side of the screen that you have a station listing and beneath that, you have some slider bars for your Mood Control. The first one is surprise, the second is pulse and the third is volume. The first one (surprise) controls the variety of the station, playing tunes that are more of a variant than what you originally selected. This is a great way to discover music. The second one (pulse) controls the tone of the music. The left is more relaxed and the right is more upbeat and aggressive. The third controls the volume of the music.
Now, if you hear something you don't like, you don’t have to keep listening to it. Just use the slider bar under the middle section of the page. Slide it all the way under and the station will move on. You may have to do this quite a bit at first, but it is very worthwhile, as your choices customize your station. Of course, if there is something you really like, make sure you rate it as "hot" so that you keep getting more music just like it!

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