Tech Tips, Tricks and Guides
Fix Audio Static Crackling Popping with Realtek Sound Card
Jun 1st, 2012 by Aseem Kishore
It's actually a pretty tricky problem
Windows 7 Devices and Printers Hangs or Won’t Open?
May 31st, 2012 by Aseem Kishore
Chances are it's because of one setting
Erase Scratches in Photos with the GIMP’s Heal Selection Tool
May 27th, 2012 by Aseem Kishore
Get rid of blemishes in a click
How to Combine Two Images/Pictures without Photoshop
Once you get the hang of it, it's easy
Recently, I had a situation where I wanted to send someone a picture, but I wanted it to be a combination of two pictures. Sending the pictures separately would not […]
How to Write an IF Formula/Statement in Excel
Essential if you are dealing with numbers
Excel is such a powerful spreadsheet program that I doubt anyone can possibly know everything that it can do. There are so many aspects to the program, it’s amazing that […]
Windows 7 Switch User Disabled or Greyed Out?
We'll give you a registry hack to make it work
A client of mine recently had a strange problem in Windows 7 where he could not switch between users using the normal procedure. By default, if you click Start, then […]
Top 10 Differences between Windows 7 and Windows 8/10
Overall it's a huge improvement for PCs
Like Windows 7 was to Windows XP (see our previous post on the differences between Windows XP and 7), Windows 8 is a “completely re-imagined” version of Windows from start […]
Outlook Autocomplete Not Working or Resetting?
We found 5 methods to fix this
One of the great things about online email services like Gmail is that you never have to worry about things like autocomplete because all your contacts are stored in the […]
Merge Two Partitions in Windows 7/8/10
In case one partition is running out of space
One common complaint that I get from friends and family is that their computers with default system configurations from Dell, HP, etc. often make the C partition too small and […]
Cursor Jumps Around While Typing in Windows?
Several solutions for you to try
So I encountered a strange problem recently where my mouse pointer/cursor would randomly jump around the screen, making it impossible for me to type anything! I never had this problem […]
Remove Lock Icon on Folder in Windows 7
They've managed to make it even more confusing
Windows XP had a few ways to share a folder and it was always a little confusing dealing with NTFS permissions and Share permissions. Now in Windows 7, it’s even […]
What is Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter?
We had never heard of it either
So recently I was on a friend’s computer trying to troubleshoot some network issue and when I went to adjust the settings on one of the network adapters, I noticed […]
Fix MS Office “Cannot Verify License” Error Message
This solution works with any version
I’ve been running Office 2013 in a virtual machine on my Mac for over a year, but suddenly the other day when I tried to open Word, I got the […]
Disable Aero (Permanently or Temporarily) in Windows 7
Also on a per-application basis
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 […]
Move a Window with the Keyboard in Windows 7/8/10
Comes in handy once in a blue moon
So for those of you who do not like to use a mouse, it would be pretty cool if you could move a window using just the keyboard in Windows […]
Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide for Windows 7 Hanging Issues
Every different situation that we've encountered
Previously, I wrote the Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide for Windows 7 Homegroup Issues, which a lot of people found useful. Today, I am going to write up a ultimate troubleshooting guide […]
Install Adobe Digital Editions In Ubuntu Linux
So you can read ebooks easier
Libraries have been around for quite some time. One of the nice things about living in the digital age, however, is being able to check out books from the library […]
Use Alternate DNS Servers In Windows For Faster Internet
Your results may vary but give it a try
For many computer users who have complaints about their ISP’s Internet speed, one factor they may not be considering is the quality of their ISP’s DNS servers. DNS stands for […]
Create and Edit Zip Files In Linux Using The Terminal
Why do it? Because you're a Linux user!
In a previous article, we detailed how to use the tar command to create archives. While tar is a very common compression scheme for Linux, it isn’t nearly as popular […]
Shutdown and Restart Your Computer From The Ubuntu Terminal
With the addition of modifiers a complete set of commands
In Linux, it’s pretty simple (as it is in most operating systems), to restart your computer, logout of your user account, or completely shutdown your system. Often, it’s as simple […]