DRM Implementing Bastards

So you just bought or built a brand new shiney media center PC only to find that, oh shit, I can't play 3/4 of the DVDs ever made on it. Welcome to the world of DRM (Digital Rights Management), where it just so happens 3/4 of DVD publishers prevent the playback of DVDs through any video outputs designed for a TV. This includes, especially, component and S-Video. Well, today's your lucky day as there is a solution and a very good one at that. Head over to DVDIdle.com and grab a copy of DVD Region+CSS Free: http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm Once installed this sweet app will let you watch any protected DVD you could imagine through your TV outputs, yes, including component and S-Video.

Really Shoot the Messenger (with x64 compatibility)

So you're fed up of that jack ass MSN Messenger wasting your precious RAM everytime you turn on your computer. Well here's the non-convoluted and very straightforward way to keep that program closed from where it all begins.

1. Click Start -> Run...
2. Type "msconfig" and click OK
3. Click the Startup tab and uncheck msmsgs
4. Click OK

Now when you restart your computer and for the rest of eternity MSN Messenger will remain closed. The first time you restart your computer you'll see a message telling you that settings have been changed, just click the check box saying not to tell you this anymore and click OK. You're all set!