When you create a new file and type some data, one unnamed default stream is created to store all data written to the file. Since NTFS file system in Windows 2000 or above has supported Alternate Data Streams, so you are allowed to create additional streams for text file. All data stored in the addition streams will be hidden and none of us will be able to read the data when opening the file. This may be useful when you would like to hide some sensitive info from being read by others when sharing the file to public.

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For Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 users who download and try to install any of the Windows Live Wave 3 beta programs such as Windows Live (MSN) Messenger, Windows Live Writer, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Movie Maker, etc. would have been disappointed and frustrated.

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If you are a mobile computer user and need to work in DHCP and static IP network environment from time to time, you may need to keep on changing the network TCP/IP properties on your laptop. It is really annoying and irritating to repeat this routine task each and every time when switching from one network to another especially when you are in the hurry to solve an urgent issue or need to get the task completed as sooner as possible. Now with this Alternate Configuration functionality offered by Microsoft, it will auto detect the network change and switch for you automatically without the hassle to manually configure it anymore.

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Have you came across a scenario whereby you want to delete all files in main and sub folders while maintaining folder tree structure? By default, Windows doesn’t provide such a feature and you need to do it in a very manual way, by going to each of the folders and highlight all the files you want to delete followed by a Delete button pressed. You need to repeat the same action by going to each of the sub folders until all files have been deleted. All these steps could be very time consuming and painful especially when the folder tree structure becomes more complicated. Now with this simple utility, you can delete all files in main and its sub folders while maintaining the folder tree structure with only few steps.

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When we talk about Google, the first thing comes into our mind is Google Search. Nevertheless, Google is the premier search tool in today internet world, it is not only providing the best web search engine, but also offers other great features like directory, image search, current news, user groups and etc that attracts many people configuring it as a default search engine in their computer. However, if you have OpenDNS configured in your PC at the same time, all search type from Firefox location bar or Internet Explore address bar will be directed to Yahoo search instead, that could be very frustrating especially for those that prefer to use Google search engine. Not to worry, here is a simple tips of how to continue using Google search without removing OpenDNS.

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Some software developers like to add a hidden feature or algorithm inside their program which will only be executed when certain sequences of keys been pressed or actions been performed. These informal tricks inside an application is called easter egg. For example, easter eggs in Firefox 3, Windows XP easter egg, Windows Vista easter eggs and notepad easter egges.

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DNS (Domain Name System) is a resolution mechanism to translate, resolve and return real IP address of the serving machine against the fully qualified domain name of the URL (Uniform Resource Locator), aka link location. Whenever a domain has been resolved, the DNS resolution is stored and cached locally for future use.

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Almost all new Windows operating system such as Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and other Microsoft products such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Money, Office Accounting and etc. now require user to activate online against activation server in order to continue using the full version product, using a mechanism named Windows Product Activation (WPA) (also see WPA FAQ and description for WPA).

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