How to turn off Windows sounds?

If you are one of those who easily get nervous with all kind of error sounds, turning off/on the sounds of Windows and similar, the “problem“ can easily be resolved by turning them all off. All sounds of Windows will be turned off (that means error sounds, warning sounds, information sounds, turn on/off sounds and similar). Of course, the sound system in Windows that you normally use is still available (playing music/movies and similar).

All you need to do is go at Start – Control Panel – Sounds and Audio Devices. Choose Sounds tab.

Under Sound sceheme: choose No sounds. You’ll get a warning about saving last changes/preferenecs, simply click No.

Apply i Close.

How to remove language icon/bar?

If you use only one language on your computer (probably that will be [EN]) simply you can remove icon tray (right down corner) which represents language choice (probably between english and some other one). Language refers to “keyboard language“ – the symbols/letters you are writing in the computer with your keyboard, is the language that I’m talking about here – not the langauge of the Windows interface.

Simply you can right click on icon and select Settings… (here is HR as Croatian keyboard layout)

Choose any language you don’t use (if you have one) and click on Remove. Then just Apply and close the Window.

Here I have english and croatian keyboard layout, and because I use only the Croatian one, the English one can easily be erased/removed.

Google visit card

Surfing around the Internet, I have found this very creative idea for a visit card. It’s about Google visit card (link by imaticx). Visit card looks like this one

From pure curiosity, I decided to create my own in Adobe Photoshop to see how it will “come out“. And for me, the result is more than good (although it must be a few centimeters bigger, but that’s not some problem because everything is in source .psd file). (more…)

Windows 7 RC – free download

In a few days Microsoft will have released RC version (Release Candidate – version which will be almost like final one, if there aren’t some very dangerous bugs) owner operating system named Windows 7. Months ago, there were many different BETA versions avaliable only to subscribers and BETA testers, as others have other “ways“ of getting it. Now finally, the long awaited RC version which you can download from their website (with legal key) for free. This version will last till 1.6.2010., and from 1.3.2010. your computer will shut down every 2 hours. After download you must activate it within a period of 30 days. The version is avaliable in 32-bit and 64-bit version. All you need to do is create a Windows Live account (if you have one, you needn’t create a new one), go on Windows 7 page, at the bottom of the page choose 32-bit or 64-bit version and click on Go. You will pass through a few steps and you can download the complete version, with legal key – for free. They say that current RC version will be avaliable at least ad the end of July.

How to remove automatic update (Adobe)?

If you are a user of the Adobe package or just one program (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Flash and similar) from their range, you can very frequently see that some Update windows pop-up. If you turn it off (close it), after few days it comes on all over again. What’s the best part, it downloads updates by itself, so suddenly your Internet connection is very slow. I have found a solution for how to remove it and advise this.

Run any Adobe program (I will use Adobe Acrobat 8) and click on Help – Check for Updates…

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