If you are on a limited bandwidth plan, you may want to check which application is eating much bandwidth. In Microsoft Windows 7, you can check the Internet bandwidth usage by any particular program like email clients,Browsers or messengers. Here is how you can do it. Click Start orb. In the search field, type "resource monitor" (or simply resource, without the quotation marks): Resource … [Read more...]
How to use the Tablet PC input in Windows 7
You can enable the tablet PC input in Microsoft Windows 7 from the taskbar. Right click on the taskbar, and hover over Toolbars; then select Tablet PC input: The tablet PC input icon will appear in the notification area; click to launch it. You can toggle between the pen writing pad and touch keyboard anytime: When you click the close button, it will hide on the left side of the desktop with … [Read more...]
Running PC faster: How much RAM you need for optimal performance
The question comes to each new release of Windows : How much RAM I will need to get a blazing fast machine? Windows 7 is now available for more than one year, we suggest you see if adding memory allows it to run faster. Encoding, gaming, 3D rendering : how much memory is essential for Windows 7? To answer this question, we used two different machines. The first machine is an mid level laptop … [Read more...]
Registry Bloat-What they are?
The term registry bloat means the Windows 7 (or any other Microsoft Windows Operating Systems) registry is filled with obsolete or unnecessary data those are useless on that machine and will only slow down the machine, interfering with normal operations or cause malfunctions or crash the programs. Many forms of malware such as spyware and Trojan horses can also cause this registry bloat by adding … [Read more...]
Fabric Swatch looking Start Orbs for Windows 7
Here are some amazingly designed Fabric Swatch looking Start Orbs for your Microsoft Windows 7. The pack contains 50 cloth like designs. Click to get a zoomed view of the Fabric Start buttons. Created by: groove69 … [Read more...]
Ribbon Start Button for Windows 7
Excellent Ribbon looking Start button will now hang on your Microsoft Windows 7 desktop from the top corner. Do not forget to set the taskbar to top. The set include both Microsoft Windows 7 looking flag and Apple's bitten apple logo. Created by: groove69 … [Read more...]
Set your Windows 7 to Shutdown,Sleep or hibernate on closing the lid of your Laptop
A laptop running Windows 7 can be configured to go to Sleep, Hibernate or even shutdown upon closing the lid of the laptop; here is how you can set it. At the same time, the power button on the body of the laptop (or desktop), the sleep button on the keyboard can be configured too. Not only that, you can set separate action when the laptop is running on battery or on AC power. Suppose, you can … [Read more...]
Problems of using Registry Cleaners for Windows 7
When you make a choice to use a registry cleaner, there are some important questions you should ask yourself: Are you getting this from a reliable source? Is it a reputable program that will help me anyway? Why I need to use a Registry cleaner? You can usually answer these questions by doing a little research on it. Microsoft directly says nothing about registry cleaners and Windows 7. … [Read more...]
How to ensure your computer’s safety against virus
If you use a computer even rarely, chances are that at some point of time, you have been effected by a virus. If you were lucky, the virus may have been embarrassing you by only wasting your time and energy but if you were not so lucky may have you lost your valuable data. The viruses are a threat to Microsoft Windows based computer across the world. Thus, to reduce our risk of virus infection, … [Read more...]
Laptop Security: Do not leave home without it!
Hundreds of thousands of laptops are lost or stolen each year. What if it unfortunately happens to you? Think of all the relevant information stored in your laptop and the chaos that would come into your life if it becomes lost or stolen. All the pictures you downloaded from your camera and never had time to mount and print. More importantly, your personal information, your credit card and bank … [Read more...]
Script to manage programs and applications in Windows 7 easily
When you are working with different applications and programs on your Windows 7 PC, a time may arrive, when you need to maintain the same order. For this some simple scripts can automatically arrange the applications in windows 7 and recover the overview of the applications have left open in your Windows 7 PC. We will get into each of the scripts, clicking on them, will arrange windows in … [Read more...]