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Open multiple PDFs in seperate Foxit Reader windows

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When doing taxes or any other task requiring document comparison, it can be very handy to view PDFs side-by-side. Unfortunately, many PDF readers today (including Foxit Reader) default to opening PDFs in tabs and you cannot ‘pull’ a tab out to make a new window. However, there is a simple workaround: open multiple instances of Foxit Reader and then open (or drag/drop) your files to whichever Foxit window you want. 🙂 First though, you need to do is enable the ‘Allow

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List of MD5/SHA1 hashes for various Windows OS ISOs

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Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Volume License (VL) English Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_server_en-us_VL-GRMSXVOL_EN_DVD.iso Size: 2,996,799,488 bytes SHA1: AD855EA913AAEC3F1D0E1833C1AEF7A0DE326B0A Windows 7 Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit: Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso Other name: en_windows_7_ultimate_x64_dvd_X15-65922.iso MD5: F43D22E4FB07BF617D573ACD8785C028 SHA-1: 326327CC2FF9F05379F5058C41BE6BC5E004BAA7 CRC: 0x1F1257CA / CRC32: 1F1257CA Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit: Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULFRER_EN_DVD.iso Other name: en_windows_7_ultimate_x86_dvd_X15-65921.iso SHA-1: 5395DC4B38F7BDB1E005FF414DEEDFDB16DBF610 CRC: 0xC1C20F76 Windows 7 Professional 64-bit: Name: en_windows_7_professional_x64_dvd_x15-65805.iso SHA-1: 50127304441A793EE51B3F501289F6599A559E9F CRC: 502C42C1 Windows 7 Professional 32-bit: Name: en_windows_7_professional_x86_dvd_x15-65804.iso SHA-1: 697FA06554502FB21D30275273B25747299C020D CRC: 578725D1 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit: Name: en_windows_7_home_premium_x64_dvd_x15-65733.iso SHA-1: 336779EA6B65F63E11A609B4D021439C47AB315B CRC: 56D954E4

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List of Dell E6430 Drivers for a clean Windows 7 or Win 8 install

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Please note: Dell has been having some major issues with their drivers/support site recently. Currently (as of Feb 8th 2013) this page http://downloads.dell.com/Pages/Drivers/latitude-e6430.htm only lists “The page cannot be displayed because an internal server error has occurred.” 🙁 Therefore, here is a mirror of their drivers listing for the E6430 laptop. I hope this is helpful to you if their site remains down! 🙂 Drivers for Latitude E6430 View the full details here Click here for all drivers (including historical drivers) Quick Links

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aimersoft vs daniusoft: Daniusoft DRM Converter and Aimersoft DRM Converter

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Q. Hello I need to remove DRM from Amazon and iTunes so I can convert them play them on my Android tablet, I heard that Aimersoft bought Daniusoft, so which is the best version to buy: Daniusoft DRM Converter -or- Aimersoft DRM Converter? -R.W. A. Of the two, Aimersoft DRM Converter is the one to buy, and here is why: Both Daniusoft DRM Converter and Aimersoft DRM Media Converter can help you convert protected WMA to DRM-free MP3 files. Their functions and stability are

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ACPI TOS6205 drivers for Windows 7 [solved]

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Q. Hello JD H, I have an issue, I installed win 7 (32 bit) on my Toshiba Satellite P300 and there is this unknown device (ACPI\TOS6205) I cannot find the right driver! Please can you assist me to get the driver? Abdul M. A. Here is the download link for the bluetooth driver that should fix your ACPI TOS6205 Unknown Device issue: [download id=”10491″ format=”1″], Toshiba dl link UPDATE from Abdul M. That was the right driver and I thank you for fixing my Toshiba Satellite

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Portable FTP server: Serva 32/64

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While looking for a nice portable (no installation, etc.) FTP server today, I found the following: Serva is an all-in-one portable multi-server HTTP server FTP server TFTP server TFTP client DHCP server proxyDHCP server BINL server * DNS server SNTP server SYSLOG server * MS WAIK independent RIS and WDS install server alternative via Serva 32/64 – Serva32 – Serva64. Serva 32/64 – Serva32 – Serva64http://www.vercot.com/~serva/default.htmlHome HowTo Windows PXE Debian PXE Ubuntu PXE Advanced Serva Protocols TFTP Topics DHCP Topics

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iPhone 5 unknown device driver windows7

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Is anyone out there getting an ‘unknown device driver’ error when they plug in their iPhone 5 into their Windows 7 computer? If so, here is a tip that may help: Make sure you iPhone 5 is disconnected from your Windows PC Open a command prompt: If you are logged in as administrator: Open your command prompt, click Start select Run  Type cmd  then press Enter (this opens a command prompt window) If you are not logged in as administrator

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Automated WHOIS query solutions for Windows

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While consolidating a variety of disparate domain names for a corporate client, it was useful to have a way to automatically get WHOIS information for all the domains. Two free solutions I found were: MultiLook – Windows based utility that can find WHOIS info for domains and then export the info to HTML Great for a one time lookup of domains. The interface is not perfect, but it does get the job done for most domains. 4/5 stars PHPWhois Ideal for

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