Uninstall IE8 from Vista

You've done it now... You've added Microsoft's latest Internet Explorer (version 8) to Vista in its beta form and can't figure out how to remove it?

Well, so did I, and I figured I'd share with those of you who might have decided to try the development release of IE:

Open the Uninstall Dialog

1. On the Windows/Start Menu click on Computer or on your desktop double-click My Computer
2. Then at the top of the window (under the menu bar) in the blue area click 'Uninstall or change a program'

Uninstall Internet Explorer 8 (Following Screenshot Above)

1. Following the screenshots above first click on 'View installed updates'
2. Then type 'Internet' into the search bar at the top right so it finds Internet Explorer 8
3. Select Internet Explorer 8 from the list and click the 'Uninstall' button on the bar just above it
   
4. Wait for the uninstallation to complete, you will be asked to restart, and will be IE8 free
   

Read your Linux partition from Windows Vista or XP

If you're like me and want performance from Linux but can't get away from Windows so you have both installed then this tool is a must for you. It adds native low-level file system support to Windows Vista or XP for the Ext2 file system (the default used in Linux).

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Get rid of the annoying Windows XP or Vista System Beeps

Yea, we've all heard the annoying beeps that your computer can make to remind you that you aren't pressing the right key or clicking the right button. After a while they are pretty annoying! There's really two sets of beeps, one that is a sound from your soundcard (the easy one to turn off), and the PC speaker beep, which is annoying and every time it goes off it scares my friend and co-worker Guy Fugate. (I almost don't want to tell him how to turn it off cause it's funny to watch him jump at least once per day)

First the more difficult to attack, but more annoying, PC speaker beep...

Open Device Manager by right-clicking on My Computer and choosing Properties, then on the Hardware tab you'll find the button for Device Manager.

Select View \ Show hidden devices from the menu.

Find Non-Plug and Play Drivers in the list, and then right-click on Beep and choose Disable:

When it prompts you to reboot, select no, and then right-click again and choose Properties this time. On the Driver tab, change the Startup Type to Disabled and then click the Stop button if its not grayed out.

This should disable the system beep speaker.

This helps kill the beeps, remove it from the registry!

In anything but Windows Vista simply click the Start button, then choose Run, and type regedit and press ENTER.

In Windows Vista click the Windows Logo button at the bottom right, in the text area on the menu type regedit and press ENTER.

Then navigate down to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound

Find the Beep key on the right-hand side and change the value to no OR you can download this REG file and apply it by double-clicking it.

Kill the Windows WAV file ding or beep...

Click Start and choose to open the Control Panel, find and open the Sounds and Audio Devices panel, choose the Sounds tab and then find Default Beep in the list.

Change the Sounds drop-down on the bottom to (None) and then click Apply. This should disable the volume control beep.

You'll want to also change Critical Stop to (None) as well, and should probably also turn off some of the other items the same way at your preference.

Peer-to-peer network invites drivers to get connected

CarTorrent could smarten up our daily commute, the question I have to ask is, how much more do we need distracting us from the road? Supposedly it is supposed to help in reducing accidents and bringing multimedia journey data to our fingertips. Researchers from UCLA are working on a wireless network that will allow cars within 300-1000 feet of each other to talk to each other, simultaneously downloading information, capturing road safety warnings, entertainment content, and navigational tools (i.e. traffic jam ahead). Toyota and BMW are on board helping to bring the project to life.Under the scheme, cars would be able to use their onboard radios to exchange three categories of information: safe navigation (such as reporting on icy road conditions, traffic jams and possible collisions ahead), content distribution (locally relevant information, advertisements and videos of upcoming attractions) and urban surveillance (collecting information which could be used later by police for forensic investigations).

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Will iTunes rentals play on a 5G iPod? Nope.

The long-rumored iTunes rental service is finally up and running. For many users, the most attractive part of the service (and certainly the only part that really sets it apart from any of the other online rental options) is the ability to transfer your rental to an iPod, iPhone/iTouch, or third-generation Nano for playback on the go.

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