TrIDNet: Identify unknown file type without extensions in Windows

Many a times we receive files whose extension is unknown. This often happens when the sender puts a wrong file extension and it becomes difficult to open the file due to an unknown format. Here is a simple way to [...]

Cellphone & Laptop Battery Explosion – Reasons and Prevention

You must have heard about battery explosions in laptops, cellphones and even other gadgets. Did you ever think you might be playing with a bomb waiting to explode? Of phone and laptops, the latter is a little more dangerous though [...]

Best Of Internet Privacy Products

The phrase – Internet Security products – would generally imply antivirus software, internet security suites,  firewall software, etc.. In this article, we will talk more about Internet Privacy Products, which can help you with your privacy and ability to control what [...]

LeeLu Monitors AIO: Monitor System, Folders, Files, Registry, Memory, etc

When different system monitoring tools can co-exist together in a cordial atmosphere, they can improve the performance of a computer manifold and give the user valuable insights about any upcoming issues related to system performance. LeeLu Monitors AIO claims to one [...]

How to add Skype button to your website

Many consumers when buying online, have many queries about the product. Although the product will have some description on the site, users would feel better if they could get more information by talking or texting to the business owner. Similarly small businesses [...]

Enable Microsoft Installer logging & Verbose logging in Windows 7 | 8

The Windows Installer also known as Microsoft Installer is a software component of the Windows operating system, that is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal of software. Sometimes installations fail because the Windows Installer is not able to do [...]

Disable background processing of Registry Policy in Windows 8 | 7

The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores configuration settings and options on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It contains settings for low-level operating system components as well as the applications running on the platform. The kernel, device drivers, services, [...]

Digital Scent Technology – Challenges Ahead!

Do you know that three-quarters of our emotions are affected by our sense of smell? You must have heard of aroma therapy. People with different emotional problems use different aromas to stabilize their mood swings. Much can be written about [...]

Firefox 21 Features: New Security & Privacy settings

Firefox 21 has been recently released. The new version comes with improved security and privacy features and settings. In addition to it, there are some more amazing features available in the new improved version. In this post we may discus [...]

History of the Digital Camera – PDF & Slideshow

Almost everyone loves photographs as they are moments captured forever in different formats. Some like saving their memories in printed format while other keep digital albums. With mobile phones and tabs providing camera features it becomes easier for people to [...]

Add Shutdown, Restart options to WinKey+X Power User Menu in Windows 8

We have seen many ways to shutdown and restart Windows 8 in our previous posts, like 10 different ways to do Shutdown, Restart Windows 8 or PowerShell Scripts to create Windows 8 Shutdown, Restart Tiles on Start Screen. Now in [...]

Chasys Draw IES – An Advanced Photo Editor

Chasys Draw IES is a fully featured image editing software application with loads of features. The developer claims once you get used to this interface you’ll never go back to another application. That’s quite a challenge. According to the John, its [...]

Download Windows 8 & Windows RT End User Training Brochure

Microsoft has released a brochure titled Meet the new Windows. It is an excellent training brochure and guide which every new Windows 8 end user must read. Windows 8 End User Training Brochure & Guide This Windows 8 End User Training [...]

How to set up chat with Google contacts in Outlook.com or SkyDrive.com

Outlook.com now supports Google Talk. This feature has rolled out to many. I this tutorial, we will see step-by-step how to set up chat with Google Contacts in Outlook.com. In last few months since Outlook.com came out of the preview, we [...]

Fix: This Application Wasn’t Installed, Error code 0x8024001e

Windows Store is probably the best way to get new stuff in Windows 8, but sometimes it may embarrass you with error messages. Like in past we have covered fix on unable to install apps, Error 0x80073cf9, error 0x8024600e when trying [...]

Rapid Environment Editor: A Powerful Environment Variables Editor for Windows 8 | 7

Rapid Environment Editor (RapidEE) is an environment variable editing tool that give you a nice little GUI that helps in managing Environment values. The default Windows  Environment value editor can create lots of problems – like you may accidentally enter a [...]

Free Cloud Storage Providers: Who is leading the Cloud?

Personalized cloud sharing has made information sharing and online storage pretty convenient. Most of these cloud storage services providers offer free storage too. It’s high time you get out of that pen drive/hard drive mode and make your life easier [...]

Enable F8 key & Safe Mode in Windows 8

Windows 8 boots real fast, as a result, you may have found that the F8 key does not work. There is a reason for this. Microsoft has reduced the time-periods for F2 and F8 keys to almost near-nil intervals – less than [...]

SkyFonts: Download & Install Google Fonts on to Windows PC

Google has always been launching, and sometimes discontinuing, many products and services for the user. One of its offerings, Google Fonts has always focused in offering beautiful and open-source fonts to the web, free of cost. As such, It has made some [...]

Processor Scheduling in Windows 7 | 8

Depending on the usage of your Windows computer, you can configure processor scheduling, so that it gives you the best performance while using Programs or for Background Processes. You can make this adjustment easily via the Control Panel. Processor Scheduling [...]