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Using Latest Communication Technology with Business

Modern day business is heavily dependent on strong communication channels that allow the processing and transportation of information to every member in the channel, every stakeholder in the process. This not only facilitates smooth working, timely response but also increases...

Ways to Cut Your Tech Budget in Half

In these times of economic uncertainty, many will of course be looking for ways to save money wherever possible. Ironically however, it appears that some of the most expensive items such as smartphones and personal computers, are in fact becoming increasingly popular worldwide....

Broadband from Virgin Media Begins Pushing to 120Mbps

Virgin Media has recently embarked on a radical new path as a British Internet service provider. While many companies are attempting to provide gimmicks and special introductory offers to attract and keep customers, Virgin has instead directed its efforts toward the root of what...

How to Pick a Business PC

Whether your business operates from a single PC, or your company has hundreds of desktops, you’ve faced the challenge of finding “everything you need, and nothing you don’t”. Buying the wrong computers at the wrong time (especially in bulk) can be a tremendously costly mistake;...

iWatch

What are the latest techy gadgets that “wowed” you? There’s the touchscreen Smartphones, the tablets, wearable technology and now, an eyeglass and a watch. Is this for real? Google’s Glass Project is already underway with its high-tech eyeglasses. While the world anticipates the...

Why Small Businesses Stick to BlackBerrys

When you’re out of the office, you’ll see that there are more people using iPhones and other Smartphones compared to BlackBerrys. But despite the buzz around iPhones and other Apple products, you still swear by  your BlackBerry. Just like you, many small businesses are sticking...

Soon, a microchip to restore memory

WASHINGTON: Scientists believe that a revolutionary new implant that can help restore memory in people who suffered a stroke or brain injury could start human trials in the next two years.Researchers from the University of Southern California and North Carolina's Wake Forest University, among others , believe they will see...

Printing tech: It's inkjet vs laser printers

It may be politically incorrect to take prints but printers are here to stay. In fact, printing technology has advanced by leaps and bounds revolutionizing the two broad categories of printers: inkjet and laser.Micro Piezo inkjet technology, developed and patented by Epson, uses a highly sophisticated combination of paper handling...

Facebook app Bang With Friends may leak your sex secrets

WASHINGTON: Facebook's controversial app Bang With Friends, launched in January this year, has no privacy settings to keep the user's interests, activities and likes private.Bang With Friends is an app with which one can find out who all from their friend list is open for 'banging' and once the other person responds to the selection made...

Rotate text and turn your status update upside down

If you’ve been on Facebook long enough, you’ve probably noticed a few people posting upside down status updates. They sure do think they’re clever don’t they?! No need to turn your screen to read text upside down. Want to learn how to rotate a piece of text,...

Write In Bubbles or Inverted Mirror-like text on your status update

Just go to bubbleball Text, enter your text and copy the bubbled letters one from the bubbled text column and paste it in your status update or chats. You can also write inverted mirror like text by un-checking the upside down effect. ...

Pirate Language trick

To enable pirate Language in Facebook, simply login to your  Facebook account, click on the down arrow at the right of the top navigation bar, click on Account Settings, click on Edit at the right of the Language option, and in the Primary Language dropdown menu, select English(Pirate)...

Update your Status Via Bluetooth or “Anything you want”

Status update via Bluetooth Create your own facebook application by going to https://developers.facebook.com/apps here you can create your own facebook application. Click Create App then choose Create App in the upper right hand corner, go through the process and name...

6 Personal Secrets Your Facebook Profile Isn't Keeping

Your age– Even if you didn't use your real age when you signed up for Facebook, it's pretty easy to figure out. Mentions of your high school reunion, your favorite bands (Hall and Oates reunion tour, anyone?) or your third-grade class photo (look at those bell bottoms!) will surely give you away. You'd never dream of putting your age on your...

Facebook secret emoticon code

[[329135803797520]] plane [[329135820464185]] angel [[329135840464183]] angry [[329135853797515]] bad [[329135873797513]] beer [[329135897130844]] bowl [[329135923797508]] boy [[329135930464174]] brb [[329135960464171]] cake [[329135987130835]] camera [[329136013797499]] car [[329136037130830]] cat [[329136063797494]] cigarette [[329136083797492]]...

How do you get rid of the ads on facebook?

Facebook earns revenue from advertisements, but those ads and banners that keep popping up on your sidebar are annoying. There is no option to remove them or get rid of them through Facebook. Of course, Facebook doesn't want those ads removed, and there is no official guide...

Problem Steps Recorder

As the local PC guru you're probably very used to friends and family asking for help with their computer problems, yet having no idea how to clearly describe what's going on. It's frustrating, but Microsoft feels your pain, and Windows 7 will include an excellent new solution in the Problem Steps Recorder. When any app starts misbehaving under Windows...

Burn images

Windows 7 finally introduces a feature that other operating systems have had for years - the ability to burn ISO images to CDs or DVDs. And it couldn't be much easier to use.  Just double-click the ISO image, choose the drive with the blank disc,  click Burn and watch as your disc is create...

Create and mount VHD files

Microsoft's Virtual PC creates its virtual machine hard drives in VHD files, and Windows 7 can now mount these directly so you can access them in the host system. Click Start, type diskmgmt.msc and press Enter, then click Action > Attach VHD and choose the file you'd like to mount. It will then appear as a virtual drive in Explorer and can be accessed,...

Startup repair

If you've downloaded Windows 7 (and even if you haven't) it's a good idea to create a system repair disc straight away in case you run into problems booting the OS later on. Click Start > Maintenance > Create a System Repair Disc, and let Windows 7 build a bootable emergency disc. If the worst does happen then it could be the only way to get...

Take control

Tired of the kids installing dubious software or running applications you'd rather they left alone? AppLocker is a new Windows 7 feature that ensures users can only run the programs you specify. Don't worry, that's easier to set up than it sounds: you can create a rule to allow everything signed by a particular publisher, so choose Microsoft, say,...

Calculate more

At first glance the Windows 7 calculator looks just like Vista's version, but explore the Mode menu and you'll see powerful new Statistics and Programmer views. And if you're clueless about bitwise manipulation, then try the Options menu instead. This offers many different unit...

Switch to a projector

Windows 7 now provides a standard way to switch your display from one monitor to another, or a projector - just press Win+P or run DisplaySwitch.exe and choose your preferred display. (This will have no effect if you've only one display connected...

Get a power efficiency report

If you have a laptop, you can use the efficiency calculator to get Windows 7 to generate loads of useful information about its power consumption. Used in the right way, this can help you make huge gains in terms of battery life and performance. To do this you must open a command prompt as an administrator by typing 'cmd' in Start Search, and when...

Understanding System Restore

Using System Restore in previous versions of Windows has been something of a gamble. There's no way of telling which applications or drivers it might affect - you just have to try it and see. Windows 7 is different. Right-click Computer, select Properties > System Protection > System Restore > Next, and choose the restore point you'd like...

Set the time zone

System administrators will appreciate the new command line tzutil.exe utility, which lets you set a PC's time zone from scripts. If you wanted to set a PC to Greenwich Mean Time, for instance, you'd use the command tzutil /s "gmt standard time" The command "tzutil /g" displays the current time zone, "tzutil /l" lists all possible time zones, and "tzutil...

Calibrate your screen

The colours you see on your screen will vary depending on your monitor, graphics cards settings, lighting and more, yet most people use the same default Windows colour profile. And that means a digital photo you think looks perfect might appear very poor to everybody else. Fortunately Windows 7 now provides a Display Colour Calibration Wizard that...

Clean up Live Essentials

Installing Windows Live Essentials will get you the new versions of Mail, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery and others - great. Unfortunately it also includes other components that may be unnecessary, but if you like to keep a clean system then these can be quickly removed. If you left the default "Set your search provider" option selected during installation,...

Add network support

By default Windows Live MovieMaker won't let you import files over a network, but a quick Registry tweak will change this. Run REGEDIT, browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live\Movie Maker, add a DWORD value called AllowNetworkFiles and set it to 1 to add network suppo...

Activate XP mode

If you've old but important software that no longer runs under Windows 7, then you could try using XP Mode, a virtual copy of XP that runs in a window on your Windows 7 desktop. But there's a big potential problem, as XP Mode only works with systems that have hardware virtualisation (AMD-V or Intel VT) built-in and turned on. If you've a compatible...

Enable virtual Wi-Fi

Windows 7 includes a little-known new feature called Virtual Wi-Fi, which effectively turns your PC or laptop into a software-based router. Any other Wi-Fi-enabled devices within range - a desktop, laptop, an iPod perhaps - will "see" you as a new network and, once logged on, immediately...

Recover locked-up apps

If an application locks up under a previous version of Windows then there was nothing you could do about it. A new Windows 7 option, however, can not only explain the problem, but may get your program working again without any loss of data. When the lockup occurs, click Start, type...

Fault-Tolerant Help

Windows 7 includes a new feature called the Fault Tolerant Help (FTH), a clever technology that looks out for unstable processes, detects those that may be crashing due to memory issues, and applies several real-time fixes to try and help. If these work, that's fine - if not, the fixes will be undone and they won't be applied to that process again. While...

Automatically switch your default printer

Windows 7's location-aware printing allows the operating system to automatically switch your default printer as you move from one network to another. To set this up, first click Start, type Devices, and click the Devices and Printers link. Select a printer and click Manage Default Printers (this is only visible on a mobile device, like a laptop -...

Recover Windows: how to reinstall your system

Even if you haven't created a recovery disc, it's still possible to repair your systemNot so long ago, when you bought a PC with Windows 95 or 98 on it you received a disc along with it that you could use to reinstall the system if anything went wrong and you needed to...

The full list of keyboard shortcuts

The full list of keyboard shortcuts includes: Win+Home: Clear all but the active window. Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop. Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window. Shift+Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window...

10 Things You Must Do With Your New Windows 7 PC

If you got a new Windows 7 laptop for Christmas, you are truly in luck. But here are 10 things you need to get the most out of it. 1. Take a Spin Around the New Interface: Still glassy, glossy and damn near glittery, the Windows 7 interface is actually a major...