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How to open and read docx, xlsx, pptx files in MS Office 2003 ?

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Hi , This post is about how to convert a docx or docm format file of Microsoft Office 2007 to a compatible format of windows 2003.  The most preferred solution for this would be upgrading to MS Office 2007 but still if you aren’t able to do this then refer the following techniques.   Method 1 : Microsoft Compatability Package  Microsof released a support package for MS Word 2003 long...

How to Change Login Screen background, Caption, Notification Text ?

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This article tells about  how you can Customize your login Screen from Changing its background image to Notification Caption and Notification Text. Thanks that Customizing login screen background is an inbuilt functionality of windows 7 so that Original Equipment Manfacturer’s (OEM’s) can create their own custom brandings in the login screen.   Let’s see how can we...

How to set up Office Communicator / Lync using Pidgin ?

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You might probably have using Microsoft Office Communicator or Lync on your work station but there are some situations where you want to login into client communicator due to which you have to sign out of local office communicator. Here in this post let us see how can we use the pidgin to set up office communicator account and login using pidgin into the office communicator. As you might have...

Facebook Account Temporarily unavailable problem and solution

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Account temporarily unavailable Your account is currently unavailable due to a site issue. We expect this to be resolved shortly. Please try again in a few minutes. Facebook Account Temporarily Unavailable Your account is temporarily unavailable due to site maintenance. It should be available again within a few hours. We apologize for the inconvenience. Sorry, this profile is not available at the...

How to download and install google fonts ?

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There are different fonts available in web , probably you might want to use different styles of fonts for preparing a document. As you know there are different available fonts installed in your PC but still you might want to use some font that you find when browsing through different available fonts.  For such things google web fonts is one good source to browse through and there are already many...

How to use hosts file to block any website ?

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If you are wondering how to block a website from opening then one of the possible ways to block it is using hosts file. Hosts is a file that contains lists of host names and its mapping IP addresses , Operating System first looks into the hosts file that is located in your PC and then queries the DNS for relative IP address of the host name.   The Possible location of hosts file for your...

How to write simple batch files that meet your purposes ?

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Knowing how to write batch files is definitely an added advantage for any person who is using computer , There may be number of situations that you come across day to day life where you have to do laborious work for getting things done , In some cases you can avoid your manual work by writing simple batch files. If you want to write a batch file , it is very simple , Open Notepad and just type...

How to control windows using voice commands? ( Speech Recognition )

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For all those who have been using windows7 here is the way for activating speech recognition future which is provided along with the operating system. All you need to have is just a microphone. Though this feature is not so advanced and can recognize your accent but it is a useful feature to at least play some time around with it. Unlikely to SIRI which recognizes whatever you say windows7 is...

How to hack your local area network ? [tutorial]

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 There are many different techniques people talk about when it comes to hacking. Today lets take  a look at Sniffing individually. Sniffing in networks is something like acting like some other person on your network so that you can receive the data that is intended for some other but since there are some protocols that ensure the CAIN(confidentiality , Authentication, Integrity , Non Repudiation)...

What is the difference between a directory and a file ?

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A good administrator should have knowledge on what is a file system and how files are stored in file system. Having atleast some idea about these terms are helpful in restoring filesystem in emergency situations. What is Directory ? Directory is a collection of files stored as a group , say it is a group of files with single name. A directory can be classified into two types Root Directory : root...