Media Player Hotkey: Assign common hotkeys to all Media Players on your Windows PC

How many Media Players have you installed on your Windows PC? I bet more than one. The most popular of them are Windows Media Player, VLC, Classic Media Player, Winamp and others. Everyone knows that different media players have different […]

Access FTP Server using Windows Command Prompt

Earlier we have posted about FileZilla Client, a free FTP client for Windows, which can be used to access your FTP server and transfer files on it. We also saw how we could use NotePad++, a Notepad alternative for Windows, […]

IconRestorer: Save, Restore, Manage Your Desktop Icon Positions

If you are an application or a web developer or simply an untidy person, who has just too many icons on your messy desktop, this is one freeware you might want to check out. A study tells us that a […]

USB History Viewer: View any installed, connected USB devices on your system or network

Accessing of pen drives is blocked in most of the organizations – usually schools and offices. And if you are in the same situation where you do not want to allow people to use pen drives and other USB devices […]

Microsoft Access : Features, Tips and How-To

Microsoft Office is the most popular office productivity suite and why shouldn’t it be? Microsoft has improved Office from time to time and now offers everything we would have wanted. Since the very first release, Microsoft Office has always impressed users. Now Microsoft […]

5 Open Source Database: Overview, Comparison and Features

Earlier we have talked about SQL Database. In this post I am going to list some of the popular open source, free database software. Before starting any service online it is much necessary to choose a database that can guarantee […]

Difference between HTTP and HTTPS

A lot of people end up getting confused when they see two different URL’s one as HTTP and other as HTTPS. So what is the difference between these two? In this post, I will discuss the evolution of HTTP and […]

Cygwin : UNIX shell for Windows

Cygwin is a free application that provides a UNIX like environment on Windows operating system. Cygwin consists of UNIX system call libraries along with many GNU application. Compilers, development tools, development tool kits, GNU emacs, TeX and LaTeX, OpenSSH (client […]

Monitor & keep track of file changes & activity on your Windows computer

If you are dealing or working with sensitive data and worried about the last or recent changes made on your files, or if you have noticed some sort of data loss or leakages, then in such sensitive situations, you might want […]

Windows Server 8: Download, Overview, Features, Product Guide

Windows Server 8 as a Developer’s Preview was introduced at the BUILD conference last year and now Microsoft has launched its Beta version with loads of features for the IT professionals and software developers. Microsoft has been pioneering Servers for a […]

Pencil Animation and Cartoon Software for Windows

If you are an animation lover and want to do get started with something very simple, then this animation application called Pencil is for you. With the advancements in the development tools, the animation is now a fairly simple and standardized task. Visual effects, […]

Difference between Eclipse and Netbeans

Earlier we had talked about some of the most popular IDE’s (Integrated Development Environment) out there viz, Eclipse and NetBeans. Most of us agree these two are widely used in programming world especially while working on Java. If you haven’t come […]

How to access FTP Server using Notepad++

Earlier we posted a complete screen shot tutorial on installing FileZilla client and server and synchronizing files between multiple clients. In this post, I am going to show you how to synchronize or access files on your FTP Sever directly […]

IBM Docs Features – Comparision with Office 365 and Google Docs

The evolution of Cloud at the back-end has led to many changes over the Internet in the past few years. One of the best examples would be – document editing application on the Internet. First we saw Google-Docs, then came the Microsoft Office […]

Understanding Blob, Queue, Table storage in Windows Azure

This article throws light on storage in Windows Azure. When it comes to large storage, there are certain things that need to be understood. Windows Azure offers a wide range of storage services supporting virtually all types of storage needs, […]

Microsoft Lync 2010 Features, Download

Lync is Microsoft’s unified communication platform that helps you to establish virtual connection between you and people you work with. The latest release delivers a fresh, intuitive user experience that is directly accessible from Microsoft Office applications such as Microsoft […]

New: HP ENVY 15-3017tx Laptop Specs, Overview, Price

Just when you needed a power house notebook, HP has one to offer in its latest HP Envy 15-3000 segment of laptops. The model is HP ENVY 15-3017tx and is the latest Quad Core processor laptop to hit the market. […]

Difference between SQL and MySQL

We have earlier seen the difference between SQL and NoSQL. Now in this post, I will tell you the basic difference between SQL and MySQL. Most people find it hard to wrap their head around SQL and MySQL, and you […]

Transact-SQL : Introduction and Overview

T-SQL or Transact-SQL is a proprietary extension to SQL (Sequential Query Language). The extended features includes: Improved performance, increased functionality and enhanced globalization support. Transact-SQL is Microsoft SQL Server’s implementation of the language. It is largely SQL-92 compliant, so if […]

Font Load-Unload : Load and Unload fonts without installing, uninstalling them

Installing too many fonts on your Windows can affect the performance of your system. It may delay the launching of your Microsoft Word application and maybe even your Windows start-up as well, as all of the fonts have to be loaded into the computer’s memory. […]