This tutorial shows you how to take full backup of your Windows 7 by creating a disk and that is too, without using any third party software. Microsoft Windows 7 provides a set of good tools to take backup of your hard hard drive. This will be very similar to what we know with Acronis True Image .(Image Disc + bootable rescue disk). To access it: Click Start > Click Control Panel> click … [Read more...]
A brief history of Mouse: rubber ball, optical and wireless laser
we want to summarize the history of the mouse, the device which is so important that often it "prevents" us to use the keyboard, sometimes even we forget that computers have it. First patent was called XY position indicator for a display system, the most used name "mouse" was given by the team of Stanford University during its development as its shape and tail (cable) is reminiscent of a … [Read more...]
Examine the health of battery of your laptop in Windows 7 without any software
The lifespan the battery of a laptop is limited. Microsoft Windows 7 gives you the opportunity to examine the battery of your laptop to know its current capacity and efficiency potential of maximum load without using any third party software. At the same time it will provide you with a detailed report of the power management in Microsoft Windows 7. Click start, type "cmd" (without the quotation … [Read more...]
Computer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 : Chance of getting a glimpse of Windows 8?
Rumors are running like wildfire! Microsoft Windows users are now visualizing the probability of getting a glimpse of Windows 8 in Computer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 8 by Steve Ballmer. The rumor got its position in the internet from an news article published in The New York Times which mentions the chance of demonstration of Windows 8 : Next month, at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las … [Read more...]
What are keyloggers, trojans and Backdoors?
Well, you have set up a system of PGP encryption of your data and your mail and logically the pass-phrase you use to crack the toughest in the world, is not it ? But be aware that if the authorities (or any other opposition force) really want access to the contents of your encrypted data, there are still few methods available to them. These include the use of keyloggers (= keystroke … [Read more...]
Keyboard shortcut to run any application or program with Windows 7
You can create specific keyboard shortcut in Microsoft Windows 7 to run any application, program or software under Microsoft Windows 7. Here is a small tutorial on how to create such shortcut. We will show you with the example of Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. Click start, type the name of the program, in our example, we will type "Photoshop" (Without the quotation marks) ; then right click over … [Read more...]
Selectively remove the icons in the navigation Pane in Windows 7
For those who want to remove one or more of the icons links displayed in the left sided navigation pane of Windows 7 Explorer, here is the way to guide you how you can do it. Note: All these changes are reversible, however, make a restore point before you start. This tutorial is intended for intermediate to advanced users. [crayon-69ee7f751a1ad368547773-i/] 1. Click start. Type "regedit" (Without … [Read more...]
Encrypt Decrypt any file or folder from right click context menu in Windows 7
Important: This procedure is only valid for the Professional and Ultimate editions of Windows 7. You can add Encrypt or Decrypt option in Windows 7 right click context menu. Thus any file or folder can be Encrypted or Decrypted on single click. Here is how you can add the Encrypt or Decrypt option in right click context menu in Microsoft Windows 7. Normally, in the Professional and Ultimate … [Read more...]
Verve: an non Windows Microsoft operating system to ensure memory safety
High-level computer applications build on services provided by lower-level software layers, such as operating systems and language run-time systems. These lower-level software layers should be reliable and secure. Without reliability, users endure frustration and potential data loss when the system software crashes. Without security, users are vulnerable to attacks from the network, which often … [Read more...]
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2010
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: December 9, 2010 Microsoft Security Bulletins to be issued: December 14, 2010 This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on December 14, 2010. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the December bulletin summary on December 14, 2010. For more information about the bulletin … [Read more...]
Taking screenshots in Windows 7
You can catch your screen with the integrated tools in Microsoft Windows 7. 1) Use keyboard shortcuts: It is possible to capture the entire screen by pressing the "Print Screen", "Prt SCRN" : The name varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. It is usually the third button above the keyboard starting from the right. The image will be copied to the clipboard, simply paste the example in Paint … [Read more...]