Windows 8 – Easy or Complicated !! Microsoft recently have released their brand new operating system Windows 8. Like always, Microsoft has put much effort to make the operating system more easier and approachable to all kinds of users, especially the beginners. They have thus introduced a new Metro UI. Metro UI might assist the […]
Windows 8 has no Start Menu Windows 8 is the latest operating system from Microsoft. With Windows 8 Microsoft has made a drastic change in concept. The Metro UI has been introduced for making the usage of Windows easier for the beginners. The concept of start menu has been removed and has been replaced with […]
It is often useful to know windows uptime. This is necessary mainly for the maintenance and troubleshooting of your PC. Some computer users hate to reboot PC never/rarely turn it off. Such practice may affect PC performance in long term and as a part of troubleshooting they may need to checkout the time you last […]
B1 Free Archive for Android Android is a growing platform on smartphones and archive files are popular for a long time to distribute multiple files at once. So, compatibility between the two is a must. Android does not comes with any built-in archiver software and so you have to rely on third party solutions. It’s […]
Like living systems Windows performance decreases day by day. The main reason behind this is the growing number of junk files and registry entries, defragmentation in file system and Windows registry and also increasing number of startup, services etc. Moreover the default Windows settings are often not optimal for all cases. So, tweaking and maintenance […]
Performance of a Windows PC depends on various parameters: its hardware specifications, running processes, startup items, installed software etc. So, to troubleshoot any issue, you need to know such details. PC HelpSoft Smart System Informer is a tiny freeware that provides all such information. According to the webpage, Smart System Informer is a free tool […]
While testing SSuite Office – Backup Master earlier this day, I found out another tiny piece of software from them. Its SSuite Office – System Monitor; A real time desktop system monitor, that monitors system ram, cpu usage, page file load – {swap file}, and the system power in real time. It also shows internet […]
Computers made our life simpler and better by storing, processing and computing things in a faster pace. We store, process loads of valuable data everyday for various needs. But the digital life is so uncertain. You can loose everything withing a few seconds. Be it a hacker attack or a computer hardware crash – your […]
Internet and computers made our life easier but it also made it easier for hackers to loot your account online. They use a variety of methods to do this like by spreading spywares, hacking you PC, via Brut-force attack to reveal account passwords etc. In addition to using a layered computer security system, there is […]
Keylogging means monitoring keyboard inputs. Keylogger softwares, are legal and are normally used to spy on the PC usage habits of kids, employees etc. As obvious from the nature of the phenomenon, keylogging is mostly of interest for illegal activities. With a keylogger installed in a PC, one can easily know what the passwords and […]
Windows uses many different processes and service to improve the experience and to for serving various needs related to its stability, security etc. We also install third party software to customize our choice and needs. Most if not all such software runs some background service all the time for its stability. Of course, with all […]
For different purpose we use different file types and we often feel the need of software that interconverts among file types. An exciting way to file type conversion is virtual printing. With this nice feature any printable file can be converted to virtual printers output. Virtual printing softwares are common for printing to PDF but […]
Incompatibility issues always are troublesome when you work in multiple platforms. Now-a-days, both Windows and Mac are widely used and as such interoperability barriers between Android and Mac OS / Windows PCs are getting strengthened. Very often a Windows user fails to record a program received by an Android-based media center to his USB stick […]
Normal File deletion in Windows (Shift + Delete) deletes only its metadata. Actually, the files hides on your hard disk somewhere and Windows only removes the entry from the FAT (file allocation table) so that the system does not see the file. These files can be found and recovered again as long as they haven’t […]
Browser is the most common infection vendor in Microsoft Windows. Malicious software hijack browsers, adds toolbar, change search engine, changes registry settings and makes internet browsing a hell-like experience with frequent pop-ups, redirection, crash etc. Among all browsers for Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer still rocks the market share since it comes pre-installed in Windows. Mozilla […]