Computer Tweaks

YouTube maintains a record of your previous searches to help you search faster. However, if your search history contains sensitive keywords or private information, you may not want people to know what you have searched before. Similarly it keeps track of your viewing history (what videos you have watched).So if you don't want people to know about these stuff, you need to delete your previous history (viewing and/or searching) and simillarly Pause it. You can also clear specific searches. So here are the steps to follow: 1) Login into your YouTube Account 2) Click your account name at the top right of the window to expand its menu and choose Video Manager. The Video Manager section will appear on screen. 3. From the left side of the window, choose the Search History option for Search History or History option for Viewing History. 4. The right side of the window contains all of your previously searched keywords on YouTube. You can re...

Long back I had discussed about Viruses, Worms and Trojans , today I am going to talk about ways to avoid these harmful elements from your system. Viruses exploit your system in some or other way, you need to be very precocious about it. These are definitely easy to avoid but fatal to ignore. So, do not ignore your system. Don't let Viruses harm your system. Here are few ways or tips that you can follow to avoid Viruses: 10 Ways to avoid Viruses from your System 10) Use good quality antivirus software: Using a good quality anti-virus software is very important to protect your system from viruses. If you are using free or trial versions then your system is definitely at risk! 9) Always update your antivirus software: To protect your PC from getting infected by newly born viruues you need to update your antivirus softwares database. Use auto-update facility. 8) Purchase or obtain software only from trusted sources :   Cheaper softwares, that are ...

Google has launched a new search app for your iPhone . The new interface is really very nice, with cool navigation options. The new design is much better than the previous search app, definitely Google has taken iOS and Android very seriously. It has come up with a lot of cool changes in the design that will definitely enhance your experience.    The search app provides "significantly faster" autocompletion and page loading, as well as a slide-in panel allowing the user to swipe back and forth between multiple pages. Tapping the magnifying glass at the bottom of the screen finds specific text within a webpage. Searching has been surely improved. Try it out yourself.

Microsoft Office for iOS and Android: Recently we got this news that Microsoft will be launching Office for iOS and Android. It will be launched by the time Microsoft will launch Windows  8 and new version of Office , in November this year. Microsoft Office is a product of Microsoft that truely has no competition. We all love it. The version coming for iOS and Android will have complete Office, it will include Word, Power Point and Excell. It is not yet confirmed that it will be available for all iOS devices or only for iPad. (I think it will for all devices including iPhone, iPad and iPod). Many people think it's very late for Microsoft to take this action. Even I agree with that, but atleast they have taken this step now! Windows 8 is completely on stake, as every big manufacturer is in doubt with it's success. We hope Office on iOS and Android will get good appreciation.

How to uninstall a program completely from your system?    Every day we download new softwares and install them on our system, but after some time for different reasons we need to uninstall them. Here in this post I am going to show you different ways to uninstall your program that you don't need any more. 1) Traditional Add/Remove Programs utility 2) Third party softwares The traditional add/remove programs is not that effective, it leaves many files in the system, it does not completely delete all the files. It leaves a lot of fragments like folders or registry files that are no longer needed. This garbage keeps on increasing and it badly affects the performance of your system.  So if you want to completely remove programs then I would recommend some uninstaller programs . So I am listing  a few softwares that you can use to uninstall a program completely. Sorry pals, for most of the softwares you will have to go pro this time. They...

Facebook stock has dropped 18% from its IPO price, losing over $15 billion in market cap. Source: Business Insider

In celebration of Robert Moog’s 78th birthday, Google has created an epic Google Doodle to honor founder of Moog Music , pioneer of electronic music , best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer .The Doodle presents an interactive Moog synthesizer . Users can adjust dials on the synthesizer, turn switches on and off and play sounds on the keyboard. They can also record and playback their creations. Don't miss playing this with your keyboard!!!! Google is also showing a regular link of Google+ to share whatever music you have created.

Hide Files or Folders Using Command Prompt Do you want to hide some important files? Do you want to keep some of your folders very confidential that no one can see?? Not even by Changing the View settings to "Show Hidden Files and Folders".   ??? If YES, Here is the way to Hide Files or Folders Using Command Prompt . Once the file is hidden then it won't be shown in search, can not be seen in any way. (Click on the image if it is not properly visible) Suppose you have a folder named workdata in your D: Drive and you want to hide it. So here is the procedure to be followed to hide it. SO HOW TO HIDE? Follow the simple steps: Press windowkey+R to open RUN dialog box Now type " cmd " and hit enter to open Commad Promt Window Now type " attrib +s +h D:\workdata " and hit enter. The folder "workdata" will be hidden (Now tt cannot be viewed by any search options) (To view this folder aga...

Computer Management we are refering is a Utility Provided by Microsoft Windows . It was first introduced in Windows XP . So what is there for me in Computer Management ? What does computer management provide? It enables users to manage their computer by giving them access to system tools. See the following picture of computer management , you will see what sevices does it provide to the user. (If pic is not visible click on it to view large image) How to open Computer Management? Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. Double-click on Administrative Tools if in Classic View or click Performance and Maintenance and then Administrative Tools if in Category View. Note: If you do not have admin rights to the computer this will not be available. Once in the Administrative Tools window double-click Computer Management . Basically there are 3 sections: 1) System tools 2) Storage Management 3) Services and Applications The System Tools that...

 Store App of Windows 8 is a great place and very useful to download Windows 8 applications. But sometimes we don't need it, the reason can be any one of these:     1) You leave your Tablet of PC at public place/ office/ school where other people access it.  2) Your Tablet or PC is used by children where there is no monitoring on them. So, people will download large no apps from your PC which will make it difficult for maintenance. Children? you can't stop them. So if you are leaving your PC at a public place then it is a good practice to disable App Store. Here is how you can do it, simply follow given instructions: I) Press Winkey + R to open the Run window. Type in gpedit.msc to open the Lo cal Group Policy Editor . II) When the Group Policy Editor window appears, navigate to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components. III) In the same section, scroll down and ...

It is another social networking site. And as they describe themselves, read this:   "One of the amazing things about Zurker is that it's owned by small investors, rather than venture capitalists. And that's not all. Those small investors are also members here. New members can easily earn a stake of ownership in Zurker, in the form of a vShare , by inviting their friends." Let's have a look what we found after some research. Founder of Zurker?   Nick Oba : A failed enterepreneur who started a magazine website and had to close it afterall.   User Interface: It is average. Considering their competition with Google+ and Facebook , the UI fails at providing anything new. I am amazed of people saying it a replacement of Facebook and Google+. The UI is not even user-friendly. When you are using Facebook you know what you are doing (even if you are doing nothing lolz:-) ) Referral system: The network is emphasising on having v...

Mark Zuckerburg the man who changed the world of social media, and became a billionaire as a result of the Facebook IPO on 18th of May 2012 is now married to his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan. He got married in a surprise ceremony at his home in  Palo Alto, Calif. on Saturday 19th. Priscilla met Mark in Harvard, and bothe were together since for last nine years.

Windows Magnifier can be used to zoom in on parts of the screen we find difficult to read. Suppose your are writing a word document, or  simply reading it, you can use magnifier for it. Here is how you will find it.  Goto:  Start Menu->All Programs->Accessories->Ease Of Access->Magnifier When you will click on it you will see a window like this:     All the options given are self explanatory. You can set the scale that how much you want to zoom. If you check on Docked you will see the magnifying window either at top or bottom, or left or at right depending upon what option you have selected for Dock position. Now what do you want to Zoom? This you will specify under Tracking section. Check on any of the suitable option. If you are browsing web you might be interested in following the mouse cursor. If you are reading or writing some document you might need other two available options i.e. Follow keyboard focus or Follow text...

I had posted about Facebook IPO as I had expected a lot from it. But it din't go the way Facebook and Facebook lovers expected it to go. Here is the complete story that Yahoo shared:    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned on Friday, as the social networking company's sky-high valuation combined with trading glitches left the stock languishing near its offering price at the market close. Facebook shares, which opened up 11 percent, closed at $38.23 after a nail-biting last half hour of trading when the shares dipped to their $38 IPO price. Most investors had predicted a first-day pop. More than 576 million shares changed hands, setting a trading volume record for U.S. market debuts. The company had priced its IPO at the top end of its target range and increased the size of the offering, becoming the first U.S. company to go public with a v...

I am pretty sure about this fact, that if I will ask this question; most of the people would say, "NO, We don't have an antivirus! Do we really need it?". And my friends from India and other asian countries, I can't even expect people to have genuine copies of their operating systems. This is a shame on us. You are purchasing the hardwares but not the softwares! You are using carcked or pirated versions. If you think this is not a crime, just sit and think again, if you would have not purchased your PC or Lap Top but have jumped inside the store took the PC or the Laptop and just have ran away. Will this be a crime? Of course the reply would be positive this time. Your machines (Hardwares) need quality softwares to make full utilization of your system. Always make sure that you purchase a genuine copy of Operating System. And if you are not using an antivirus, your computer may get down, it may get crashed, it may stop working or it may start producing unexp...

Finally the day has come!!!! Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to make at least $846 million as the company goes public. Facebook had announced that it will sell 337.4 million shares at a price range of $28 to $35 in its initial public offering. According to the company’s filings with the SEC, Zuckerberg will be selling 30.2 million of his own shares.  On the low end of the price range, that would make him $846 million richer. On the high end, he would net $1.05 billion. According to the filing, most of that money will go to paying Zuckerberg’s taxes. Which, considering the 60 million shares the CEO will acquire through an outstanding stock option, are about to increase significantly. Facebook’s valuation of $88 billion or more would make it the most valuable U.S. company today (after IPO) The record is currently held by Google, which was valued at $23 billion when it went public in 2004.

While at the MS-DOS prompt or in the Windows command line you can quickly repeat any previously entered command and view a history of commands by using the arrow keys. For example, if you previously used the cls command to clear the screen press the up arrow key to repeat that command. Continuing to press the up arrow will scroll though a listing of commands that have been previously entered.  This is a fantastic tip for users who are entering long commands, file names, or directory names. If you happen to mistype a command, pressing the up arrow and then using the left arrow to move to and correct the error can save you a lot of time.

If you working in Windows command line and want to see the history (all commands entered) here is how you can do that. While you are in Windows command line, press the F7 key.  Following image shows what you will see.  Pressing the up or down keys will allow you to browse through all commands and once highlighted pressing enter will perform the previous command.

So many Windows users see this file in every folder they create. And yes, few of them think it a virus, few just consider an annoying file. So what is it actually??? What is this desktop.ini file ??? What is desktop.ini ?    This file is placed inside every folder created on your PC. Desktop.ini defines how the folder will be viewed, whether this folder is having a custom icon or will be viewed in what format etc.  Why does it appear so often? It is basically set as hidden file, whenever you change the view option to view hidden files as well, you can see it in any folder. So don't worry it's not a Virus. You don't have to delete them. You can simply change your settings to hide hidden files. If you will delete it, Windows will again try to create it. Better leave it, it does not harm anything. When you delete it you will only loose the customizations that might have been done on that folder.

You might have tried to get Free Google Apps (For 10 Custom users). The main page or home page of Google Apps now does not contain any link to Free Apps. You might wonder for some time and then ultimately leave saying "Google Apps are no more for Free". But for your information, Google still gives it's Free Apps service for 10 custom users. Google is simply promoting the Paid Version of Apps to increase their sales. Here is the link where you can sign up for Free Google Apps which you wont find directly on the home page of Google Apps: Free Google Apps