Windows 8 comes with a simple administrative user by default. The administrator account used to have all the privileges in Windows XP or earlier Operating Systems. Microsoft changed this in Windows 7 and Windows 8 due to security reasons. Now a user can select a username of his own choice and be rather a limited […]
There has been a surge in cloud storage apps in the recent times. Although Dropbox was not the first one to offer cloud storage with automatic synchronization capabilities but it was certainly the most popular one. But then came so many other online sync and backup apps from tech giants like Google having Google Drive, […]
Any storage device such as a hard drive is the most important component of any computer. This is because all the data is stored on the storage device. All other hardware can be replaced but the data can’t be retrieved if the hard drive gets corrupted. This is why we always say that backup is […]
Ctrl + Alt + Delete (Also known as three finger salute or secure attention) is a keyboard command which is invoked by pressing Ctrl, Alt and Del keys simultaneously. It was first used by David Bradley, a designer of the original IBM PC, who used it for soft-rebooting the Operating System. Those who remember Windows […]
Some websites restrict their users to copy any particular item from the site. For this purpose, the websites will usually disable the context menu on their pages which means that the user will not be able to right click on a particular item of the whole page making it impossible to copy anything using the […]
Windows keeps a log of all the installed programs and software. This log is usually stored in Windows Registry. The visual way to view and manage the list of installed programs in Windows is by going to Control Panel –> Program and Features (Add/Remove Programs if you are using Windows XP). If you want to […]
The hard drive is the most important component of a computer mainly because all the data is stored permanently in the hard drive. Like wise, hard drive failure is the worst case a person can encounter especially when no data has been backed up. Modern hard drives make use of a technology called S.M.A.R.T. (Self […]
If you have recently installed a skin or updated Windows Media Player and the installation didn’t go smoothly, it will display the following error message: The file wmploc.dll has a version number of 11.0.6001.7000 where 11.0.6001.7004 was expected. Windows Media Player is not installed properly and must be reinstalled. Do you want to install the […]
Windows Live Messenger was one of the most used instant messenger apps on the Internet. Microsoft shut down the service when it acquired Skype. Windows Live Messenger and Skype were merged together. Now anyone can use the same Microsoft ID (Hotmail/MSN messenger account) to login to Skype. The Windows Live Messenger contacts will be available […]
Google has released a new version of Google Drive. The latest version at the time of this writing is 1.9.4536.8202. The new Google Drive 1.9 offers some exciting changes the the software. First of all, the users will see a clear improvement in synchronization and download speeds. The download speeds will improve by 50% in […]
