When there are many programs installed,you may have observed that accessing the list to remove any one of them via Control Panel > Programs and features may result in a delay and can cause overall system sluggishness. The same list can also be accessed within a fraction of time using CCleaner plus you get to …
It may happen that you may find cumbersome to launch Twitter client or the website to post tweets. As like most of the stuff related to applications and Windows,status updates too can be tweeted through good old command prompt. 1.Download the small utility that exactly does just that from here. 2.Extract the files to a …
Changing the command prompt color is not really a performance or functionality enhancing tip as much as it is a cool geek trick. The color command enables to change the default black background and white font color to anything we wish to change to. Here is how : Open command prompt ( Start > Run …
Access to command prompt especially as an administrator can be dangerous provided one is not aware of what they are doing. What if execution of batch files needs to be blocked from a particular Windows 7 system as a security measure? Batch files too use cmd.exe for launching and hence the need to block access …
You might have often wondered about how long has Windows been running since last started and also if there is a way to find out the exact uptime. Here are 3 ways to do this : First Way : This is through a Windows sidebar that automatically collects and displays Window uptime info. Download any …
Mozilla FireFox is a pretty cool browser but becomes even more cooler with the variety of add-ons that can be installed for it. Screengrab is an add-on which allows you to take screenshots of full web pages,particular window,custom selection or a specific visible portion all from within FireFox. Get it from here and once installed …
Mozilla FireFox by default saves bookmarks in JSON (Java Script Object Notation) format which can often cause bookmarks to be lost when importing to another browser like say Internet Explorer. To avoid this,we can save these bookmarks as a standard HTML file which can be imported as and when needed in any type of browser. …
System locale in Windows determines the default way in which letters,numbers,fonts and symbols are used for input and showing information in non Unicode programs. To check which is the default language for Windows locale,we can either use the long way or the short and cooler way. The long way : 1.Go to Start > Settings …
Let’s face it,viruses and malware are a pain in the neck not only because they disrupt productivity but also the clean up involved after them. As elementary as this sounds,here are the 5 simplest ways to keep Windows healthy and happy : 1.Apply updates religiously : Microsoft releases security updates and the same are detected …
It can happen at times that you may forget the management ip address of home wireless network router and wonder how to gain access to the console page of the router to make required changes. I know I certainly did today and hence this post. This also shows why to keep a detailed record of …