All the Beryl / Windows fans are probably giving cold-stares at all the lucky Linux users that can enjoy 3D Desktops. Well, those days are over thanks to the guys over at Chris’Soft. They’ve come out with a new tool called Yod’m 3D. Basically, it allows you to have four different desktops instead of just one. They are situated on a virtual cube which can be revolved to switch between the different desktops. It’s not as amazing as Berryl, but part of the effect is still there.
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In Windows XP, a shortcut was simply a button that allowed you to access a program without having to go all the way to its original directory. However, Windows Vista provides the option of using your keyboard as shortcuts to opening your programs. You can now use 1, 2, or 3 simple keystrokes to open one of your programs.
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By default, Windows Vista is the OS you will boot up in if you decide not to push anything at the boot-selection screen. However, this setting is changeable for those who would much rather have their earlier version of Windows become the default OS. You might be wondering why someone would want to do that? For instance, my brother is a very hardcore gamer but unfortunately, there is no driver support for my video card on Vista. Because he uses this computer more often than I do, the default OS on this particular PC is set to XP.
Now, let’s modify the default OS to start at bootup. First, go to Start Menu, right click on my computer, and choose properties.
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