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Top 4 Windows 7 tips that you should know

Tony — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:56:42 +0000

Here I am listing some important tips and tricks that you should be knowing about windows 7.Lets start with some tips that will make your desktop more interesting and then move on to some tips that will improve your computers power efficiency. 1. How to use hidden international wall papers and themes? When you first install a windows 7 you are asked to select your country and language. Suppose if you select English (United States), then windows will install themes and wallpapers of that read more

How to Disable UAC Elevation Prompts from Windows 7 and Vista

Tony — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:34:25 +0000

Hey folks! I am not gonna dumb you with my “artistic” introduction this time Get to the point: 1. Type “Local Security Policy” in your Program Search field of the Windows Start 2. Go to Local Policies and then to Security Options 3. Find this thing: “User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode” 4. Set it to “Elevate Without Prompting” Oh! Now that little mischievous kid wont tease you! Okay. Now read more

How to recover deleted files from Memory card and other portable storage devices

Tony — Tue, 03 May 2011 09:51:39 +0000

We all use a lot of portable storage devices in our every day life – in the form of USB Flash drives, Portable Hard Disks, Mobile memory cards, Micro SD, SD card etc etc. – the list goes on and on. And the more often we use these devices chances are that we accidentally loose data from them – in one or other way. You should have atleast one single experience of loosing data from your portable memory device – isn’t it ? Well the question is:- How to recover lost read more

How to speed up your Windows 7 without compromising performance

Tony — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:18:34 +0000

Many of us have been using Windows for a long period of time – may be you guys have started from Windows 95 like me. From there it has been a long way till the recent Windows 7. Windows XP started the graphics revolution which continued through Vista (but compromised OS speed for its luxury graphics and huge demand for system resources) and reached up to Windows 7. When Windows Vista entered the market, the main reason many a guys switched to vista from Xp was for its killer graphics read more

Free Anti Virus and Internet Security Softwares

Tony — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:23:53 +0000

Image Source This is really a hectic world we all live in – we cant say when there occurs an unexpected event – a black swan like the Tsunami and earth quake in Japan, like the Libyan civil war, like 9/11 of USA, like the dot com bubble of 2000 – we cant predict! This world and life around us keeps surprising us every moment Similar is the case with our computers and notebooks – we cant particularly say when will a virus or a malware or a freakin trojan attacks our read more

Install Windows 7/Vista from Pendrive -Boot from USB

Tony — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:06:19 +0000

Do you own a laptop ? If yes, then you also must have faced a problem similar to mine atleast once in your laptop saga. A common problem with most of laptops is its DVD RW frequently showing complaints. It wont read some disks, some disks may get crashed inside and in some cases (like mine) your DVD RW may not even show any signs of life at all. Though a DVD RW is of not much use now a days, we all still find it unavoidable for Installing/Repairing your operating system – may it be read more

New software multiplies computers in schools

kannan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:49:54 +0000

Getting on a computer at school often still requires a trip to the computer lab or competing for a couple of tired machines in the back of a classroom. But Microsoft and a handful of hardware partners are trying to seed schools with many more computing stations by getting single computers to power many more terminals. The concept, called shared resources computing, involves having a handful of stations draw their processing power from one traditional desktop PC, connecting through simple USB read more

Windows Phone 7

kannan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:51:21 +0000

Microsoft announces new mobile phone software Windows Phone 7 at a mobile phone industry conference in Spain. Keeping in view the users’ complaints about the Mobile phone software’s bland interface, slow response time, and tediously repeated `clicking’ for performing tasks, the Windows Phone 7 has essentially been designed for anticipating the phone users’ needs – it can automatically tap into the carrier’s data network to display appointments, photos and read more

Some Useful Network Commands For Windows/DOS

Tony — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:21:13 +0000

Windows has a whole array of helpful command line tools for configuring and testing Internet and LAN connections. The following is a list of useful network commands that can be used from the command prompt. A lot of these commands are intended for administrating a network, but they are great for savvy home users as well. All of the tools are run by opening a Command window and entering the appropriate command. Go to Start-Run and enter “cmd” to open a Command read more

How To: Remove Help And Support Button From Start Menu

Tony — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:08:01 +0000

The “Help and Support” link on the Windows Vista and Windows XP Start menu provides online documentation to Microsoft Windows operating system and the basic applets such as Notepad, WordPad, etc. It also educates you on the programs windows operating system contains, including systems, accessories, and communications and entertainment programs and displays links to online help documents, including those provided by your system manufacturer. If you are an experienced Windows user read more

How To: Change Or Spoof MAC Address In Windows

Tony — Sat, 23 May 2009 09:47:17 +0000

MAC stands for Media Access Control and in a sense the MAC address is a computer’s true name on a LAN. An Ethernet MAC address is a six byte number, usually expressed as a twelve digit hexadecimal number (Example: 1AB4C234AB1F). Although physical MAC addresses are permanent by design, several mechanisms allow modification, or “spoofing”, of the MAC address that is reported by the operating system. This can be useful for privacy reasons, for instance when connecting to a read more

Fix Windows Mail Error: Unable To Delete Email Messages From Inbox And Outbox

Tony — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:11:26 +0000

A number of Windows Vista users experiencing problems with Windows Mail, when deleting email messages from the Inbox and Outbox. The message will first become unviewable in the reading pane and will then generate an error when you try to delete it. “Message could not be displayed Windows Mail encountered an unexpected problem while displaying this message. Check your computer for low memory or low disk space and try again.” This error is usually caused by a corrupt mailstore. This read more

How To: Enable WebSlices Feature In Internet Explorer 8

Tony — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:51:10 +0000

Web Slices is a new feature in Internet Explorer 8, enabling websites to connect to their users by subscribing to content directly within a webpage. Web Slices behave just like feeds where clients can subscribe to get updates and notify users of changes. The idea is that web sites that traffic in constantly updating information, such as weather, stock, or online auctions, can provide the option for users to select the section of the page containing that information and save it in the read more

How To: Enable JavaScript Support In Internet Explorer

Tony — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:02:28 +0000

Javascript is a scripting language that can provide enormous functionality and the ability to create dynamic websites. JavaScript can add activity and function to a website, such as drop down menus, navigation button effects and interactive forms.You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser in order to view multimedia presentations. Please follow these instructions to enable Java though your Web browser: Open your browser(Internet Explorer). Open the “Tools” menu. Select “Internet read more

How To: Copy Data From DOS / Console Mode Program Screens

Tony — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:32:18 +0000

MS-DOS is an operating system created for IBM compatible computers that was first introduced by Microsoft. DOS(Disk Operating System) is a non-graphical line-oriented command-driven computer operating system. It has a relatively simple user interface. The earliest versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system were really just applications that ran on top of the MS-DOS operating system. Modern versions of Windows (Windows 95 and greater) no longer run on top of DOS, but do retain a read more

How To: Force Disk Cleanup Utility To Delete All Temporary Files

Tony — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:18:32 +0000

By default, Windows Vista(also Windows XP) holds a cache of the temporary internet files (Microsoft Windows uses many temporary files to store data about the users’ web browsing history and settings. The most common files associated with Windows temporary files are index.dat and the entire Cookies folder under Documents and Settings that stores HTTP cookies.) for 7 days and then deleted. ie, when you run Windows Disk Cleanup utility in Windows Vista, the temporary internet files for the read more

How To: Enable Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) Field In Windows Mail

Tony — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:36:34 +0000

The BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) field enables you to sent mail to multiple targets without the list of recipients being displayed.What this mean is the recipient will only see the address in the “To” field and will not see any others.Thus, BCC can be employed in sending emails in bulk.Some mail programs have the BCC field enabled already; others do not. Windows Mail is the free email client based on Outlook Express, that comes with the Windows Vista operating system. Windows Mail has read more

How To: Disable Automatic Proxy Caching In Internet Explorer

Tony — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:03:25 +0000

The Automatic Proxy Result Cache is a performance enhancement that was added to Internet Explorer 5.5 and later. The purpose of the cache is to reduce the client-side processing of the automatic proxy configuration script. When Internet Explorer is configured for the usage of automatic proxy configuration, it caches the information which is already returned. In case a proxy server fails, you might then get an error message, although programs are available. By a simple setting, you are able read more

How To: Disable Media Sensing Feature For TCP/IP In Windows

Tony — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:07:24 +0000

“Media Sensing” is a feature in recent versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. This feature automatically detects whether the network media are in a “link” state, in a Windows machine with TCP/IP protocols. With Media Sense feature, Windows senses a link state as UP or DOWN based on the link availability. Ethernet network adapters and hubs typically have a “link” light that indicates the read more

How To: Import Or Export Favorites In Internet Explorer

Tony — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:34:51 +0000

Favorites, also known as bookmarks, are a convenient way to organize and find webpages that you visit frequently. If you use Internet Explorer on several computers, you can save your favorites from one computer and then import that list to another computer.Internet Explorer 7 makes it easy to import and export your favorites, feeds, and cookies with an import and export wizard. To export favorites Follow these steps on the computer that you’re exporting your favorites from. From Windows read more