Learn Vista - Resetting Internet Explorer 7 Settings

Resetting IE 7 settings is useful if you've changed IE settings, then you found your browser didn't work correctly and you don't know how to turn it back again. Resetting IE to the default settings won't delete the favorites, feeds, and a few other personalized settings.

Learn Vista - New Features and Security on Internet Explorer 7

Microsoft is very serious to enhance Internet Explorer security. Different from IE 6, IE 7 has undergone many changes particularly relating to security issues. One of the changes made to IE 7 is the separation of browser and critical components of Windows system. On Windows Vista, IE 7 in standard condition, runs on Protected Mode. It means browser have no privileges on significant system files, except folder of Temporary Internet Files. So that, IE 7 is getting safer because it's not easily infiltrated by spyware, worm, virus, and bad hacker. However, surely you still have to put anti-virus and other security softwares on your system.

Learn Vista - Managing Internet Explorer 7 Add-Ons

Add-on is a small program that provides additional features to a web browser. For instances, add-ons for extra toolbars, animated mouse pointers, stock tickers, pop-up ad blockers, and other interactive web contents. In Internet Explorer, add-ons are also known as ActiveX controls, plug-ins, browser extensions, or Browser Helper Objects. You can get various add-ons from internet available as freeware or shareware.

Learn Vista - Deleting and Managing Browsing History on Internet Explorer 7

When you're opening a website in Internet Explorer, all associated files to the website including webpage contents, images, style sheets, scripts, etc, are stored in particular location in harddisk. Internet Explorer 7 allows you to delete them for privacy reason as well as managing all related settings.

Section 06 - Using Windows Media Player 11 on Windows Vista

Windows Media Player 11 is the engine for playing back and managing music and video files, ripping digital music from audio CD, burning CD and DVD, and also has capability to synchronize all media files from computer to portable devices such as mp3 player, smartphone, etc.

Learn Vista - Watching Visualizations On Windows Media Player 11

When listening music using Windows Media Player (WMP) 11, it's more pleasant to watch visualization. Like other music softwares, WMP also own  this feature. By default, there are three groups of visualizations you can watch, namely Alchemy, Bars and Waves, and Battery.

Learn Vista - Synchronizing Media Files To Portable Device Using Windows Media Player 11

You can use Windows Media Player (WMP) 11 to sync media files from your computer to a mobile electronic device such as mp3 player, smartphone, pocket pc, etc.

Learn Vista - Ripping Music From CD Using Windows Media Player 11

By using Windows Media Player 11, you can copy (rip) digital media content from an audio CD (an album or selected tracks) into your computer. You can also convert the content into different file format.

Learn Vista - Playing Music or Video Using Windows Media Player 11

You can use Windows Media Player (WMP) 11 to play audio and video file from harddisk or even from internet (streaming).

Learn Vista - Managing Your Digital Media Using Windows Media Player

If you have many digital media files (music, videos, recorded tv, etc), Windows Media Player 11 has a facility to manage all of them namely by using WMP library playlist which can classify items easily.