You will see tips and tricks about different software and Operating Systems which will allow you to be more productive. If you are stuck with a problem, we also cover troubleshooting different software and hardware. All this is included in this category.
I was working on Microsoft Excel 2010 and I needed to combine or merge the content in two cells into one. While searching the Internet, I found many methods of doing this so I thought of listing down all the methods here so that it may be useful for everyone to know. Using the concatenate […]
Today a client called me and asked about a strange problem. She had bought a new Dell laptop some time ago. The Operating System got corrupted and she installed Windows 7 again. She had downloaded Windows 7 and then burnt it on a DVD for installation because the laptop came with no recovery disc. The […]
Here I am giving a trick for Windows users to block internet for all applications and for a specific program. The Microsoft has developed a built in Windows Firewall with Advanced Security in Window Vista and later operating systems. All the traffic whether inbound or outbound passes through firewall first. There is a way by […]
Windows 8 Consumer Preview comes with a brand new touch enabled boot loader. You will see the boot loader touch enabled selection screen only if you have installed Windows 8 in dual boot environment. The new boot loader has integrated some tools which can help repair Windows 8 Operating system in case it has corrupted. […]
Google Chrome is fast but uses more memory after a prolonged browsing session. Why the chrome uses so much memory? Every tab you open uses the same memory as you have opened a new window. If you open the task manager you can see how many instances of Google Chrome are open and how much […]
The Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows had the same hirarchy of power options. All the power buttons were located in the same menu. But this is not the case with Windows 8. Windows 8 makes it harder to shutdown and restart although it will seem easy when we are running Windows 8 on […]
Recently I was reading about a Windows 8 problem faced by a Windows 8 user. The problem was weird because no matter how correctly he typed the password during Windows 8 logon, he would get the password incorrect error. I was able to reciprocate the error message on my installation of Windows 8. I setup […]
Security is the main issue when one install a new Operating System. Since Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been released lately, I have written about how to secure it using an antivirus or Internet Security suite compatible with Windows 8 security center. Another important aspect of security is the use of strong passwords for logging […]
Right from the release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, I have been playing with Windows 8 CP installation and lurking around in different forums in order to see what problems people are facing while using the new Windows 8. I have seen the following error while installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview many times in different […]
Windows 8 Consumer Preview features the new Metro interface which has been designed to work with tablets and smartphones as well as desktops and laptops. The problem with the Metro interface is that the users who are used to the old Windows interface will have to learn about the Metro interface before starting using it […]