Don’t like the search assistant in XP? Want to take “My Computer” off your desktop? Tweak UI for Windows XP can help you change these settings and several more. I can’t link directly to it, since it seems to move frequently, so go to Microsoft and search for Tweak UI. (There is also a version for Win 98 and ME)
Something not working right with your internet connection? DNS Stuff can help you find the source of the problem.
If you’re not satisified with listening to a traditional internet radio station, why not create your own? Yahoo’s Launchcast let’s you specify what your station plays. You begin by telling Yahoo what genres that you like, then as each song plays you can rate the song, artist and album and Yahoo will create a playlist for you based on your ratings. You can also listen to My radio station.
If you like to use Google’s “I’m feeling lucky” button, then this tweak is for you. Now you can enter “goto (search term)” and perform a Google “I’m feeling lucky” search right from IE’s address bar.
Here’s How:
Open regedit
Navigate to “HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearchUrl”
Add a new key called “goto” (without the quotes)
Make the default string value “http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%s&btnI=I’m+Feeling+Lucky” (without the quotes)
Now open IE and type “goto (search term)” and see the results.
Everyone knows just how great Google is, so why not make searching with it easier? This tweak will allow you to search Google by typing “goo (search term)” in IE’s address bar, I would have used “go” but it requires 3 letters for the shortcut name.
Here’s how:
Open regedit
Navigate to “HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerSearchUrl”
Add a new key called “goo” (without the quotes)
Make the default string value “http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%s” (without the quotes)
Now open IE and type “goo (search term)” and see the results.