It’s been a long time since the release of Windows 7 but there are few individuals who are not impressed with Windows 7 and want to continue with XP.
Windows XP is so simple and easy to use that not everyone wants to come out of XP. So if you are using Windows 7 but also wants XP back then Windows 7 has something interesting for you. [Read the rest of this entry...]
If in case you are bored up with the regular text of the icons and want something exciting then here is something different for you.
You can change the names of the icons on the desktop to different characters or shapes like a circle, square, heart or a fraction. Doing this is very simple and requires no additional tool.
Method:
• Select the icon, and right click on it to rename the name. [Read the rest of this entry...]
It is a common problem that whenever we try to open an Office application we come across a dialog box with the following message:
Preparing to install…
Please wait while Windows configures Office Edition
These messages may appear if any one (or all) of the following DWORD values in the registry is missing from [Read the rest of this entry...]
It happens many times that we wish to run multiple Operating Systems but the effort required to uninstall one and install another is huge, so it is a better option to run another OS virtually without the need to install it.
VMware Player is the easiest way to run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC. You don’t even need to restart your PC to switch between them. With this tool you can try out any OS whether compatible or not simultaneously. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Graphics Card is very important for better display of the picture and for that it is necessary to have a good and sufficient Graphics Card installed in the system. In case you didn’t know anything about the Video Card installed in your PC then here is a simple tool for that.
GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU or Graphics processing unit. [Read the rest of this entry...]
If you have been dealing mostly with the private stuffs or some secret data that you don’t want to disclose then cleaning all the cookies and history will surely add up to your privacy but for the people who don’t know how to operate, here is a free tool called Liksoft.
Cleaning all the data saved by the computer while surfing the net is a good habit and it leaves the other user with less chances to view your private details. This program can quickly clean history of your web browsing and computer use permanently. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Windows default Task Manager provides capabilities to manage the processes on the local system but it cannot be used to manage the processes of the computer connected to a network.
So if you ever wanted to manage and control the processes running in the background of a remote computer then this can be done easily with the free and easy tool called Remote Process Explorer. [Read the rest of this entry...]
If you ever wanted to print or list the files you have in a folder then you can do that easily with the following tools which are free and simple to use.
Using these tools you can not only print the file names but also the file information like file’s size, date and time of last modification, and attributes (Read-Only, Hidden, System and Archive). The tools can also be used to list the files in a sub-directory. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Is your RAM faulty? What is your processor configuration? Don’t know? No problem, answer is here.
Here is a tool called LookInMyPC which generates a complete, comprehensive system profile that includes information on all installed hardware and software.
Along with these details, it provides system diagnostic information such as details on running processes, installed services, startup programs, Windows updates and hot fixes, active network and Internet connections, TCP/IP port usage, event log detail, and much more. [Read the rest of this entry...]
In this week’s tip, we will share how to use the internet safely and effectively.
Inappropriate use of Internet is unsafe and can lead to several and big problems. It may result in loss of confidential data/Intellectual property, damage to critical internal systems and more. Some of the practices that can harm our system and confidentiality are: [Read the rest of this entry...]
Recently while surfing the net I came across this brilliant article called “64 Things Every Geek Should Know” and thought to share with the viewers of TS.
The article will help you gain more knowledge about the computers and will actually let you know where you stand as a Geek in this terminology. [Read the rest of this entry...]
If you have come across this process named NMIndexStoreSvr.exe lately and do not know what this process is for, then here are the details of it.
What is NMIndexStoreSvr.exe?
NMIndexStoreSvr.exe is part of Nero Scout that comes with Nero CD/DVD Burning 7. Nero Scout is a database program that catalogs all of the media files on your computer and that makes this database available to other programs in the Nero 7 product package. [Read the rest of this entry...]
