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Tip of the Week: Hidden International Wallpapers & Themes

Windows 7 has some pretty amazing pictures included to use as your Desktop Wallpaper, but there are many more hidden away that are the defaults in International markets.

1. In the search box in the Start menu, type C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT and press Enter. (Note: If Windows 7 is installed in a drive other than C:, use that letter instead.)

2. Windows Explorer will launch and show you a list of subfolders under C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT: MCT-AU, MCT-CA, MCT-GB, MCT-US, and MCT-ZA. Each subfolder has wallpapers for a specific country: AU for Australia, CA for Canada, GB for Great Britain, US for the United States, and ZA for South Africa.

For any of the countries whose wallpaper and themes you want to use, go into its Theme folder, for example, C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT\MCT-ZA\Theme. Double-click the theme you see there (for example ZA).

3. That will install a shortcut to the theme and wallpapers in the Personalization section of Control Panel.

You can now use them as you would any other theme or background, by right-clicking the desktop, choosing Personalize, and choosing a background or theme. They will be listed in their own section.

Headwhack of the Week: ToneCheck - Don't send the wrong message

Studies show e-mail messages are interpreted incorrectly 50% of the time. ToneCheck is an e-mail plug-in that flags sentences with words or phrases that may convey unintended emotion or tone, then helps you re-write them. Just like Spell Check... but for Tone.

Avoid continuous editing and unnecessary conflict with ToneCheck.

Geek Speak of the Week: Drive-by friending

The sending of a friend request on Facebook or other social networking sites without including any information on who you are or how you know the recipient. Most of us decline drive-by friend requests!

Security: Ugly reminder to check your Facebook settings

The latest privacy brouhaha where details of 100 million Facebook users were published on Pirate Bay comes with a lesson we should have already learned;

change the default privacy settings in FACEBOOK!

News: The Web Means the End of Forgetting

Four years ago, Stacy Snyder, then a 25-year-old teacher in training at Conestoga Valley High School in Lancaster, Pa., posted a photo on her MySpace page that showed her at a party wearing a pirate hat and drinking from a plastic cup, with the caption "Drunken Pirate."

You probably already guessed how this story is going to end!!!

News: Can Surfing the Internet Help You Lose Weight?

The Web, it sometimes seems, is a siren specter that lures us into sitting around like some species of houseplant while our trunk grows abnormally wide. Its abundant enticements keep us from doing what we know we should, like, say, making any movement whatsoever or consuming foods that do not come packaged in styrofoam.

But according to new research, the Internet can also be something else: a place for helping people keep weight off.

Mobile App of the Week: hellotxt

If you are active on more than one social network, this week's mobile app may be one of the best we've ever suggested.

Imagine being able to post pictures, status updates, etc. to all of them from a single mobile app! Ladies and gentlemen, please say hello to hellotxt!

Weekly Advice Column: Tips for dealing with CAPTCHAs

Those weird letters and numbers that you have to type out when you want to sign in or submit a web form on some websites are becoming more of a pain... here are some things to know that may help you (and if you are a webmaster, a suggestion to make it easier for your users!)

This Week's Show: Facebook Tips & Tricks

ATTN: Frustrated Musicians! This week's show is just for you!

Facebook recently reached the 1/2 billion member mark and shows no signs of slowing down.

Facebook users spend over 16 billion minutes per day connecting with friends, family, and customers.

Since this has become one of the most popular communication tools in the history of mankind in a scant 6 years, it's clear that lots of you are engaged in the community every day.

With this in mind, we thought we'd spend this week's show trying to uncover some tips and tricks that even avid Facebookers may not know.