All about Hard Disk

All about Hard Disk I don’t know about your computer, but my computer has an enormous amount of “stuff’ on it. Pictures, videos, software, downloads, documents of all kinds…when it goes down I go into a panic attack. Well, you know all of that “stuff” you have on your computer? You know it’s on your computer somewhere, and that somewhere is your hard drive! The hard drive...

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What is the funny word, "CAPTCHA" ?

What is the funny word, "CAPTCHA" ? Yes, CAPTCHA is rather odd sounding, but it's something we all have to deal with on the Internet from time to time. CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing [test to tell] Computers and Humans Apart. It's basically a kind of response test used with computers to determine if a user is human or not. In other words, when you're...

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Stop Not Responding Processes easily with KillProcess

Stop Hanged or Not-Responding Processes easily with KillProcess Task Manager is the only medium for us, to know which processes and services are running on our personal computers and to terminate processes which we wish not to run on our systems. Every time you install a new software or program the likelihood of an unknown service adding into the processes list in the task...

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Load Start-up Programs After Window Boots

Load Start-up Programs After Window Boots with Time DelayInstalling Windows is a difficult and time consuming task and once installed the new operating system work quite fast and responds quickly as well. Time keeps on passing and users try new and different softwares and programs to enjoy the functionality of windows at the fullest. Now after the process of installing...

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Red-Xs... Go away

What are Red-Xs in place of images and how to get rid of it Sometimes images show up as red x when you try to view them. It's so frustrating. Here's a list of the top reasons for the red X and some potentially potent solutions Reason 1 – Your anti-virus or firewall might be set to disable web bugs. What is a web bug, you ask? Nothing important; just a teeny, tiny image used...

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Back-up Firefox

Back-up Firefox About:config settings I've posted about editing about:config in Firefox earlier. But if you are doing so, backing it up becomes very important. Here is how you do it.  Note: You may need to show hidden files for this to work. For Windows 7, just type “Hidden Files” in the Search bar and pick “Show hidden files and folders” and choose the top choice. In...

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How to Password Protect Outlook Express

How to Password Protect Outlook Express Each person can have a separate mailbox in Outlook Express with separate message folders, contacts, and personal settings. You can do this by creating multiple identities. Once created, you can switch between them without having to shut down your computer or lose your Internet connection, and best of all, you they can be protected with...

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Use data streams to send and receive secret messages

Use data streams to send and receive secret messages Everybody has secrets. In the computer world, secrets range from a simple password to an entire hard drive full of confidential information.  Of course, there are many ways to protect your secrets in cyberspace. You can use password managers, secure connections, hidden partitions and many other methods to protect them...

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Desktop iCalendar

Desktop iCalendar Desktop iCalendar is a customizable desktop calendar which can sync with Google Calendar. The program adds calendar, events, to-do list and weather on your desktop. It allows you to edit your calendar offline and sync with Google Calendar when network is available. So you can edit your Google calendar offline, and share your calendar with your family,...

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