In these times of financial turmoil, scams are sprouting up like mushrooms overnight on the Web. Tough economic conditions have also resulted in boom time for web development companies, web hosting companies, SEO companies, and freelancers, as increasing numbers of people and small businesses try to set up an online presence and market their products… Read More: Proliferation of work at home scams »
For those of you that use your computers a lot, there are many good reasons why you don’t want anyone simply accessing it and messing with your stuff. Today’s post will be how to add a custom interactive logon message to your computer using Microsoft Management Console (MMC), which is a utility for the system… Read More: Microsoft Management Console Interactive Logon »
So Microsoft officially changed their Live search to Bing a few days ago. I was never one to use MSN Live to search (ever), but when I put it through the paces, I have to say, it’s not bad at all! Although the name sounds a little campy to me, what matters is performance. Unlike… Read More: What do you think of Bing? »
The Chkdsk (acronym for check disk) utility tool is an integral part of Windows that you can use to check and repair hard disk errors that might occur. It’s one of the first steps you can take to check your hard drive if it is giving some problems. One of the things to bear in… Read More: Windows Chkdsk Utility »
I decided to republish a very long but detailed comment from an Ati user, Casondra, on May 5, 2009, regarding the Ati2dvag problem that I used to face – which resulted in me trashing my previous computer completely. I wrote to Casondra much earlier asking her if she would mind me republishing her comment in… Read More: Ati2dvag problem update »
I am a fan of DOS games, and I used to play this game a lot, many years ago – Wolfenstein 3D. So recently, when I looked it up, I was pleasantly surprised to see the game still alive and kicking on its 17th birthday, and it has even been ported onto so many platforms… Read More: Wolfenstein 3D – A great DOS game »
I still use Internet Explorer (and Chrome) sometimes, especially if some websites render better in them. If you use IE a lot, you may notice that it slows down after a while. Many times, it’s due to cookies. This post is mainly concerning IE 7. Some issues you might experience that could be helped by… Read More: How to reset cookies on Internet Explorer »
Network and internet connectivity issues can be caused by a whole host of different things ranging from hardware failures including cabling and NIC card to ISP outages and router failures. Previously, I mentioned how to set up a remote access VPN connection; now let’s take a look at how to troubleshoot network connection problems. The… Read More: Troubleshooting Network Connection Problems »
Spending a night out under the stars is one of the highlights of life everyone should try out every once in a while. No phones, no PDAs, no Internet, no light pollution, and no air pollution. Just the stars spread out over the night sky like an ornate blanket. Waking up to the chirping of… Read More: Earth Day – Some eco friendly camping tips »
If you have been using your computer a lot, you probably have a few programs that you use more often than the others. In my case, I use Microsoft Word, Notepad, and Photoshop a lot. To make your working time more productive you can use keyboard shortcuts, and minimize use of the mouse. Mouse dependence… Read More: Creating keyboard shortcuts in Windows »