Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.1 the launch of Windows Mobile 6.1 at CTIA Wireless 2008.The Windows Mobile 6.1 comes with an improved navigation system, newer version of Internet Explorer Mobile, increased security safeguards.

Windows Mobile 6.1 Features :

Here’s how the Home screen differs

Windows Mobile 6.0 Windows Mobile 6.1

Pocket Internet Explorer has a new Zoom feature.

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard has Copy/Pasting capabilities.

Here a You-Tube Video that shows some of the new in Windows Mobile 6.1

Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Features :

• Native “Task Manager” application.
• Most new features of Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard are also available in the Pro Version which are more easier to perform than in the standard version.

Get more information about Windows Mobile 6.1 is available here.

More Information about Windows Mobile 6.0 is available here.

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When you pop in a CD/USB Drive in XP/Vista you get an AutoPlay Option Window giving you an option to chose the action to be taken directly using the applications listed in the AutoPlay Options.

CleanHandlers helps you remove the invalid entries from the listing. In addition, this utility can find invalid AutoPlay entries and also remove them automatically.

Application Fixes :

1. Select an action to perform box is completely blank for an event.
2. To remove unwanted entries from the AutoPlay window.
3. A junk entry appears in the AutoPlay window, sub-titled as <need provider>

AutoPlay Handlers are located at the following registry location in Windows

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ AutoplayHandlers \ Handlers \ <handler>

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ AutoplayHandlers \ EventHandlers \ <Event Name>

Note : Registry Editing is a tricky part, so do backup your registry before you try editing your registry.

Download CleanHandlers v2.4
(For Windows XP and Windows Vista systems)

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Operating Systems have come long way, so have the issues of compatibility of applications from one OS to another.For example you like a game which was released 10 years back trying to run such a game in Windows XP would be in vain.Windows XP does provide a solution to this problem that not many know.

To run old applications in XP,

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Password strength and security are the most important for keeping your online accounts, computer files, and personal information.

To check your password strength enter a password in the text box to let the Password Checker determine its strength as you type.

To check your password strength visit the Microsoft Site.

Also check out the page on How To Create Strong Passwords

Most of us like Vista for the looks, then why not have all that in XP.How do we do that? With VistaMizer you can transform your Windows XP, MCE or Server 2003 into the looks of Windows Vista.The installer is so developed that you have completely the change which will be modified and which is not. Even if you select files, which are possibly not at all on your system available or not compatible, the application recognizes this and jumps over these. This ensures that the system does not become unstable because of wrong modification.Therefore over 380 files with new Icons, pictures as well as videos are modified.

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If you are a full time or a part time blogger, setting up a blogging tool like Windows Live Writer can be time consuming especially when you are moving from one system to another.You can make this process look really simple by using Scott Lovegrove’s Live Write Backup Utility. It’s a free utility which eases the process of backing up and restoring your Windows Live Writer settings.

Livewriter backup Utility Features

• Backup Blog settings.
• Backup Draft posts.
• backup Recent blogs or posts .
• Backup Plugins.
• Restore the settings on to your new setup.

Download the Live Writer backup Utility

Via — Shivaranjan

Technorati Tags: Windows Live Writer , Blogging Tools