Alpesh Nakar Blogs on SharePoint, Microsoft and that’s IT

Nothing beats Windows Vista ‘Ultimate’. The real beauty with Vista Ultimate is Ultimate Extras.

If you know what I mean - Dreamscene. Windows DreamScene enables you to use looped, full-motion video as your desktop wallpaper instead of a static image.

This is available as a Windows Ultimate Extra. Not for any other version. And if you using Windows Xp/MAC, you really don’t have a choice.

Yes, you do. VistaWired shows you how.

1) Download the latest version of VLC Player here.

2) Open your video file, right click, and choose wallpaper. You can find some great videos to use here:
Winmatrix
SkyTimeLapse
Corbis Motion
Microsoft WMV HD

This registry hack will ensure that Windows Vista does not wait for a service to stop before prompting you to forcefully stop it. Just decrease the time, Windows Vista will shut down quicker. This can be achieved via hack of your registry.
*Registry hacks are dangerous. Be warned, take a backup, before performing this hack. I will not be liable for any loss.*

1) Access your registry editor: Open up the Start Menu, and type regedit in the Search bar. When working with the registry editor, it is always a good idea to make some sort of a backup in case you make a mistake. You can access it by going to File > Export.

This morning Nirmal emailed me news that IE8 Beta was out.

Direct download links have now gone live and here they are:

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Window XP SP2

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Server 2003 SP2

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64 Edition and Windows XP SP2 Pro x64 Edition

In Vista, there is this awesome feature - ReadyBoost. You can use nonvolatile flash memory devices, such as universal serial bus (USB) flash drives, to improve performance without having to add memory “under the hood.” The flash memory device serves as an additional memory cache—that is, memory that the computer can access much more quickly than it can access data on the hard disk drive.

Note: Edit registry at your own risk. It’s a risky business. As always, backup, backup, backup! I am not responsible for whatsoever that can happen if you try this!

Microsoft has launched DreamSpark for millions of students in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Germany, France, Finland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium.

What is DreamSpark?

DreamSpark is simple, it’s all about giving students Microsoft professional-level developer and design tools at no charge so you can chase your dreams and create the next big breakthrough in technology - or just get a head start on your career.

What do you get for being a student?

Other free tools

How do I get these?