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How to Find Out Which EXE Files are Safe
Malicious software developers are becoming more tactical in disguising the identity of a virus, they do this by hiding them and naming them with something unsuspecting and crafty. You can’t really determine if a file on your system is safe to r...
Simple Ways to Deal with Vista Start Up Failure
A lot of Vista users face the problem of booting up the OS. A number of Vista users have reported the problems they face with using it with regards to the extremely slow pace at which it boots. Users also say that their PC often hangs up at start up ...
Top 5 Rules to Keep Your Computer Free From Viruses
Virus- A word that arouses bad memories for a lot of computer users. Formatted drives, stolen passwords, brand new computer behaving like a Pentium-2 with 16 MB RAM- sounds familiar? I know. You are not alone. Almost every computer has fallen prey to...
The Internet is Great, but It Can Be a Bummer Too
The induction of the internet in our life has been like a boon. They have opened up in front of us an altogether new era of knowledge and learning. Moreover, the internet is a very special avenue which has helped a lot of people to get help in a vari...
The Dangers of Donating or Discarding Your Old Computer
Today it seems that most people replace their laptop or computer every three to four years. Most people are not aware of the proper way to dispose of their old equipment once they buy their new computer. Before you smash your old desktop or laptop ...
Top 10 Signs, You Have Viruses or Spyware
Viruses and Spyware are pretty much the worst hassles to deal with when it comes to computers. A small price, for revolutionizing every aspect of our lives, businesses and day to day tasks making things a lot more efficient and productive. However, t...
Forgot your IM Passwords?
We are all guilty of forgetting a password we assign at some point when hurriedly signing up for a service. Usually, this happens when we sign up for a service we’d need to use only once to gain access to a product or use a service. This coul...
3 Ways To Prevent PC Problems And Speed Up Your Computer
Almost everyone who owns a computer has experienced a system slowdown at one time or another. Initially, this slowing down may go unnoticed, but soon you may start noticing the symptoms more frequently. For instance, your computer may respond very ...
Tips For Solving Frustrating EXE Errors
If you feel frustrated when your computer encounters an error, don’t worry, you are not alone. Users across the world tend to show a similar pattern of behavior when faced with PC errors. The initial reaction is usually disbelief that an error has ...
Watch out for the Twitter Phishing Scam
Yesterday, I wrote a post on Twitter, while you might be all excited about trying this service after reading the post I suggest you proceed with caution. Currently, there’s a phishing scam in progress. for now it’s been only spreading v...
Payment Processors 101
Apart from being a parallel ‘world’ of information,The Internet is also a global marketplace where multiple money transactions for various online and offline products and services are made around the world. Ever wondered how these transac...
How to disable the ‘Run’ Dialog
The Run dialog allows access to virtually any application and command in your computer. If your computer is shared with other users or if you do not use the ‘Run’ command it is a good idea to turn it off. Below is a simple procedure on ho...
How to disable ‘My Recent Documents’
Privacy is an important factor for some users when it comes to computer usage specifically in situations where your computer is shared with other users. Windows by default, has a feature of automatically tracking your recently accessed files in your ...
Combat Email Spam using Redirection Services
No doubt, one of the biggest threats on the Internet is spam. While webmasters are hit most by this factor, day-to-day internet users face this problem as well in the form of email spam. Having your mailbox eventually being bombarded with spam mails ...
Giving Spam Karma a go
When it comes to blogs, one of the biggest hurdles to get over is dealing with spam. Thus making sure you have the best tools to fight spam could probably save you a lot of hassle. When you take ‘Wordpress‘ and ‘Spam’, the f...
Denied Access to delete your own files?
At some point or the other, you might have come across an “Access Denied” or “Cannot delete file or folder” message when you try to delete a file. This could be due to many factors; the file is in use by another application or it maybe even...
Free up your disk space and fix registry issues with CCleaner
It’s always nice to have an application take care of things on your computer for you when all you have to do is sit back click a button and wait. CCleaner is yet another application which lets you do just that. Primarily known as a privacy software...
Registry Tweak - Enabling/Disabling My Computer
Here is a registry tweak which you could use to disable My Computer. First of all read this post on how to backup the registry, it is always important to backup the registry before modifying it just in case. 1. Open the registry – Open Start ...
