How-To

How to See/Find All Your Likes on Facebook

April 19th, 2012 by Aseem Kishore

One of my friends was recently asking me how they could see everything they have ever liked on Facebook. I asked the obvious question, why, and got some convoluted answer about being a friend with someone who is no longer a friend, etc, etc. Anyway, if you want to see all your likes on Facebook, [...]

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Disable Aero (Permanently or Temporarily) in Windows 7

April 14th, 2012 by Aseem Kishore

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In Windows Vista and Windows 7, the older Luna interface was replaced with a new default theme/interface, called Aero. Aero uses a number of features, such as transluscent windows and title bars, live thumbnails, and other eye candy to create a more pleasing experience for users. The problem with Aero (and other compositing window managers), [...]

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Access Hidden Themes and Wallpapers in Windows 7

April 11th, 2012 by Aseem Kishore

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Most people are familiar enough with installing software that when they are asked which language they use, it doesn’t come as any big surprise. Installing Windows 7 is no different. During the process, you’ll be asked for your language and location. Once installed, you can – of course – change your desktop wallpaper and theme. [...]

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How to Install Chrome OS on a Netbook

April 3rd, 2012 by Aseem Kishore

So I was rummaging through some junk I had in my garage the other day and I ran into my old beloved, but now completely useless, Asus 1000HE netbook! Wow, that segment vanished just as quickly as it appeared! Anyway, it’s still a decent little computer, so I didn’t want to give it away. It [...]

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Find, View and Analyze BSOD Dump Files

April 2nd, 2012 by Aseem Kishore

So you just got your first Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or maybe your twentieth? Whatever the case, most people don’t know how to fix BSOD problems themselves. If you have someone geeky in your family, they might be able to fix it for you, but there are a lot of times when you have [...]

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So, who finds the Windows startup chime annoying? Especially after hearing it time after time after time (for instance, during a series of upgrades). Same here. You can avoid hearing it by turning your volume all the way down, but that’s not always easy to remember, especially if the last thing you did on your [...]

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For netbook users, and others concerned with maximizing their computer’s display, “extra” things such as multiple toolbars and tab bars (especially on web browsers when only a single website is open), can cause problems, as all the extras take up space from the content. Every pixel matters. Firefox users have the option of turning off [...]

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A new background image on your computer Desktop can really make the difference between a computer that gets used, and one that feels personalized to the individual user.  Similarly, we don’t always want the same wallpaper on our Desktops, day after day after day.  While we might really like a particular image, we don’t want [...]

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Spotify is one of the more popular streaming music services. It offers two tiers of paid services (either $4.99 or $9.99 per month), both of which are free of any advertising, as well as a free option. One of its main drawbacks, at least for users from the United States, was that because of licensing [...]

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