Windows is a great Operating System but its performance deteriorates with the usage and passage of time. To understand why Windows starts performing slowly, we will need to understand the working of Windows. Windows makes use of files and registry in order to operate. The registry is the database where all information regarding Windows and [...]
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There are several techniques of hiding sensitive and important files from unauthorized access. One of the most popular method is to encrypt files with a third party encrypting software like TrueCtypt. I have reviewed 14 file and folder encryption software which can be used to password protect or hide files from unauthorized access. If you [...]
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Windows generates quite a lot of errors and gives a corresponding codes to each type of error. Some of the errors pertain to installed applications while others are system errors, warnings and information messages. Generally if we look at the event viewer, we will find some information about the errors that Windows is encountering during [...]
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The download of Windows 8 Consumer Preview was made available on 29th February 2012. Since this is a beta product, it can be used free of charge for a period of about one year. Windows 8 Consumer Preview will expire on 15th January 2013. So you can use Windows 8 CP for one year for [...]
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Microsoft has just released a new version of Silverlight 5. The latest version becomes Silverlight 5.1.10411.0. For those who don’t know what Silverlight is, Microsoft Silverlight is a direct competitor to Adobe Flash and Adobe Air and can be used to create web graphics and animations. While Silverlight is not as popular as Flash, it [...]
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If you are a shortcut lover and use a lot of shortcuts while using Windows, you must be familiar with the popular Alt – Tab keyboard shortcut which is used to switch between open windows and applications. The open apps and windows usually show up in the task bar but one has to take the [...]
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Gaming has become an integral part of our digital lives. Everyone, whether young or old, who is using a computer also plays his favorite games on the computer. There are dedicated gaming stations like XBox and Sony PlayStation but here we are talking about games on the PC. If you are a game lover and [...]
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Windows comes with a good firewall which can be useful for blocking a lot of basic hacking attacks. The built-in Windows Firewall was first introduced with Windows XP and then improved its way to Windows 7. Windows 7 Firewall is an advanced version of Windows Firewall. By default, Windows Firewall will block all the unknown [...]
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There is a large no. of free text file editors for Windows and they come in several varieties. Some are geared towards simple text editing while others are meant for more complex tasks like programming language editing etc. Windows also includes two text file editors by default, Notepad and Wordpad. Notepad is meant to be [...]
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Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) final has recently been released. The creative suite is a collection of software that are related to web, design, video and photography. Adobe offers 30 day trial of each of its software including Adobe CS6. Just after the release announcement, direct download links to the setup installers of Adobe CS6 [...]
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