, but sometimes I look over at a Mac and wish I had just a few of their features on my Windows machine. After doing some searching, I have been able to find four applications that give me the few things that I wanted to have on my Windows PC but has traditionally only been available on a Mac.<br>Rocketdock<br><img style=border-width: 0px; src=http://www.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/rocketdock-ss-thumb.png alt=rocketdock ss width=421 border=0 height=314><br>As you can tell, Rocketdock is an application launcher that functions in the same way as the Dock does on Mac computers. I have always really liked the Dock on Macs, because it helped keep your desktop and task bar clear of clutter that can get built up over time. Rocketdock also has several docklets available that allows you to customize it to your liking.<br>RocketDock has been previously mentioned on Make Use Of, such as Tina here.<br>Yahoo! Widgets<br><br><img style=border-width: 0px; src=http://www.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/yahoo-widgets-ss-thumb.png alt=yahoo widgets ss border=0><br>Widgets have always interested me with their ability to keep you up to date on whatever you want while still being hidden behind your desktop. A simple press of a hotkey opens up a world of tools and knowledge. Yahoo! Widgets allows you to bring this functionality to your Windows XP PC. There are almost 5,000 widgets available from Yahoo so you will definitely be able to find what you need.<br>DExposE2<br><img style=border-width: 0px; src=http://www.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/dexpose2-ss-thumb.png alt=dexpose2 ss border=0><br>Expose has always been such a nice feature on Macs that serves as a great alternative to alt+tab. Alt+tab has traditionally served me well, but as I have gotten more and more into being a geek, I tend to have more and more applications open at the same time. This can make alt+tab not as useful when switching between windows or applications. DEexpose2 brings great expose functionality to your Windows computer to give you an alternative to alt+tab.<br>Launchy<br><img style=border-width: 0px; src=http://www.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/launchy-ss-thumb.png alt=Launchy ss border=0><br>Quicksilver was the first keyboard application launcher I ever heard about, but it was only available for Macs. Quicksilver allows users to quickly perform many different types of tasks through just a couple of keystrokes. In early 2007, Launchy was released and brought Quicksilver-like functionality to Windows XP. Since its release, Launchy has received critical acclaim, and it was also recently written about on Make Use Of by Shankar. You might also want to check out Enso Launcher that was covered by Jimmy. We also talked about it in latest MakeUseOf Podcast as well.<br><br>What Mac features would you like to see brought over to the PC?)
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IhavebeenaWindowsuserfromthetimeIwasalittletot.IamstillaWindowsuser(andamperfectlyhappywithit),butsometimesIlookoverataMacandwishIhadjustafewoftheirfeaturesonmyWindowsmachine.Afterdoingsomesearching,IhavebeenabletofindfourapplicationsthatgivemethefewthingsthatIwantedtohaveonmyWindowsPCbuthastraditionallyonlybeenavailableonaMac.
Rocketdock
Asyoucantell,Rocketdockisanapplicationlaunc...[
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Losingyourvaluablefilesasaresultofaharddrivefailure,virusattackorevenaccidentalfiledeletioncanbeverydevastating.Whetherit’syourphotos,giantmusiccollection,importantdocuments-datalossisalwayscostlyandstressful.Harddrivesalwayscrash,it’sjustamatteroftime,thereforeDOregularbackups.Especiallywhentherearesomanyfreebackupsoftwareoptionsthatcanrunregularbackupsautomatically.Justsetitoncetorunsc...[
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 Connecting Port<br><br>This may seem obvious, but you should connect to the internet though an ethernet port, rather than a serial, parallel or USB port. If ethernet is not an option, it may be advisable to update your hardware.<br>(2) Enough RAM<br>Make sure your system memory can handle the load! If you want to browse fast, you will need to close other applications in case your RAM is maxed out.<br>(3) Fast Browser<br>Mozilla based browsers generally are among the fastest browsers, while still being comfortable to use. Whichever open source browser you pick, make sure you don’t overload it with extensions or addons, those will just slow your browser down dramatically. On the other hand, if speed and RAM are not an issue, go for the luxury!<br>Also there are a number of tweaks and addons to increase the speed of your browser.<br>(4) Increase Speed under Windows XP Pro<br>Windows XP Professional reserves 20% of your bandwidth for services like updates or spyware checks. If you would like to exploit this reserve, do the following:<br><br><br>1. Click [Windows] + [R] and type gpedit.msc in the Run window.<br><br>2. Under Computer Configuration expand the Administrative Templates.<br><br>3. Go to Network and click the QoS Packet Scheduler tab.<br><br><br>4. Double-click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth and enable it.<br><br>5. Finally change the Bandwidth limit to 0% and click Apply.<br><br>6. Reboot your computer and enjoy.<br><br><br>(5) Tweak Tools<br>There are a number of programs that promise to increase your internet speed. They may work, they may not. They all apply a number of changes to optimize your network settings. Whether or not they will really improve your internet speed or which one will work the best for you greatly depends on your system, hence it’s difficult to recommend an application.<br>For further reading I will refer you to a set of articles found on About.com. Start with DSL and Cable Broadband Speed Tweaks and work your way through the links at the bottom.<br>Which tools and tweaks worked best for you?)
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DoesyourISPdeliverthespeedyoupayfor?It’srathereasytotestyourbroadbandinternetspeed.However,thereareafewthingstokeepinmind.Forone,ISPsusuallypromisean“upto”speed,soyoucan’texpecttopperformanceatalltimes,that’spartofthedeal.DuringhightraffictimesyourISPwillsufferfromhighloadsandwillcertainlynotbeabletodeliverthemaximumspeed.Thusyou’dbestperformdifferentspeedtestsatdifferenttimepoin...[
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 Connecting Port<br><br>This may seem obvious, but you should connect to the internet though an ethernet port, rather than a serial, parallel or USB port. If ethernet is not an option, it may be advisable to update your hardware.<br>(2) Enough RAM<br>Make sure your system memory can handle the load! If you want to browse fast, you will need to close other applications in case your RAM is maxed out.<br>(3) Fast Browser<br>Mozilla based browsers generally are among the fastest browsers, while still being comfortable to use. Whichever open source browser you pick, make sure you don’t overload it with extensions or addons, those will just slow your browser down dramatically. On the other hand, if speed and RAM are not an issue, go for the luxury!<br>Also there are a number of tweaks and addons to increase the speed of your browser.<br>(4) Increase Speed under Windows XP Pro<br>Windows XP Professional reserves 20% of your bandwidth for services like updates or spyware checks. If you would like to exploit this reserve, do the following:<br><br><br>1. Click [Windows] + [R] and type gpedit.msc in the Run window.<br><br>2. Under Computer Configuration expand the Administrative Templates.<br><br>3. Go to Network and click the QoS Packet Scheduler tab.<br><br><br>4. Double-click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth and enable it.<br><br>5. Finally change the Bandwidth limit to 0% and click Apply.<br><br>6. Reboot your computer and enjoy.<br><br><br>(5) Tweak Tools<br>There are a number of programs that promise to increase your internet speed. They may work, they may not. They all apply a number of changes to optimize your network settings. Whether or not they will really improve your internet speed or which one will work the best for you greatly depends on your system, hence it’s difficult to recommend an application.<br>For further reading I will refer you to a set of articles found on About.com. Start with DSL and Cable Broadband Speed Tweaks and work your way through the links at the bottom.<br>Which tools and tweaks worked best for you?<br>)
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DoesyourISPdeliverthespeedyoupayfor?It’srathereasytotestyourbroadbandinternetspeed.However,thereareafewthingstokeepinmind.Forone,ISPsusuallypromisean“upto”speed,soyoucan’texpecttopperformanceatalltimes,that’spartofthedeal.DuringhightraffictimesyourISPwillsufferfromhighloadsandwillcertainlynotbeabletodeliverthemaximumspeed.Thusyou’dbestperformdifferentspeedtestsatdifferenttimepoints...[
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WindowsVista除了继承Windows家族一些贯有的快捷键外，还新加入了一些新的快捷键。下面这一份WindowsVista快捷键大全将帮助你轻松使用Vista的快捷键。
常规快捷键
这些快捷键能够让你的计算机更容易使用。
Alt+双击：显示选中项目的属性
Alt+Enter：显示选中项目的属性
Alt+Esc：当项目打开时按顺序切换
Alt+F4：关闭当前活动项目或退出活动[
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很牛X，利用Google地图驾车环游世界
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你或许经常用GoogleEarth“环游”世界，看到了很多奇观。你也或许经常玩赛车游戏，例如极品飞车、拉力赛、F1等等。或许你会抱怨F1游戏里只有不到20条赛道，极品飞车只能在一个城市里飙车，你想在全球任意一个角落飙车。显然对于普通人这是不现实的。那么，何不将赛车游戏和Google地图结合在一起呢？至少能得到精神上的满足。[
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《PCWorld》网站日前评出了2008年最佳IT产品100百强，结果，苹果iPhone手机、Facebook和WindowsXP等纷纷上榜。
该评选活动始于1983年，至今已进入第25个年头。期间，尽管产品名称或种类不断更新，但获奖产品始终是集设计、功能、性能和创新为一体，当然价格也要合理。
排在首位的是新闻集团与NBC联合推出的视频网站Hulu，苹果iPhone位居第二，Facebook网站排名第三，微[
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