WINDOWS XP SUPPORT ENDED LAST YEAR, 2014

Microsoft first released Windows XP on October 25, 2001 and after over twelve years of supporting the operating system announced it is ending Windows XP support April 8, 2014 which means that they will no longer be providing any updates, patches, or further software security related support. If you are still running Windows XP it will continue to work after this date, but if a security vulnerability is discovered after this date it will not be fixed by Microsoft....

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CONVERT, RESIZE AND CUT VIDEOS WITH VLC MEDIA

VLC, the free and open source media player is great at playing media of even the most obscure formats. However, that is not all it can do. It can be used to easily convert videos from one format to the other. Converting videos with VLC media player is pretty fast and is in the league of most premium video converters in terms of quality. It can also be used to resize videos from one size to other for when you need to shrink videos to fit in your mobile devices. It can also serve as a quick video...

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HOW TO LOCK YOUR FOLDER WITHOUT ANY SOFTWARE

This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to create a locked folder in Windows 7 – without installing any additional 3rd party software. The steps below will guide you in creating a hidden and password protected folder, this method is not 100% secure. It will however deter the average computer user enough, but an advanced user may be able to access the contents of this folder. HERE WE GO Create a new folder and name it whatever you would like. Open the folder,...

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HOW TO DISABLE ACCIDENTAL CLICKS WHILE TYPING ON YOUR LAPTOP

Working on a laptop computer with a touchpad becomes annoying sometimes. It is inevitable that you will mistakenly touch the touchpad while typing, causing the mouse to jump or cursor to move and interrupt your typing. Very annoying huh.....

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HOW TO BOOT YOUR PC FASTER

It is boring and annoying to wait for your computer for longer minutes during boot-up (Starting-up ) The reason being that During the booting process, the computer loads various programs (installed software) into its memory before finally displaying them onto the desktop. If you therefore allow a lot of programs to run on start-up, you definitely have to wait for them to be loaded on to the computers memory before you can finally access the...

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WINDOWS 8 TRICKS AND KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

As we all know the favorite Start Menu is no longer there for windows 8. This makes the windows unsatisfactory for some users, but there are hot corners which can rightly serve the purpose. Please read along as I take you through some hot tips and shortcuts for the Windows. ...

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HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR ANTIVIRUS IS REALY PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER.

 In this tutorial we'll create a test virus on our desktops to test our various antivirus that are installed on our various computers. This test virus is only meant for the test and will not cause any damage to your computer...

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HOW TO SHOW AND VIEW FILE EXTENTIONS OF ALL FILES

Viewing the file extension of a single file Right-click the file. Click Properties. In the Properties window, similar to what is shown below you should see the "Type of file:" this is the file type and extension. As can be seen in the below example this file is a TXT file with a .txt file extension and in this case opens with the Text Pad program. Users more familiar with computer files and file extensions may wish to view all computer file extensions to help with locating...

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How to Use WhatsApp On Your PC.

WhatsApp we all know is one of the most popular mobile applications all mobile phone users crave for.  Unfortunately not all phones support this application, but today I am going share with you how to get whatsapp on your desktop or laptop for free if your phone doesn't support it. Just follow the tutorials belo...

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LET YOUR COMPUTER WELCOME YOU BY YOUR NAME IN ITS OWN VOICE

This is another interesting tutorial which i believe everyone would like to know about. You can imagine the possibility of making your computer welcoming you in its own voice on a start-up. How would you feel if your computer could say "Welcome my dear" or by mentioning your own name on  start-up. I know surely you will feel so high and be pleased with your computer as a real companio...

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TRICK TO USE YOUR EYES AS A MOUSE

Today, We will be talking about a Software that allows you to Control your PC with your eyes. *wink* We shall be making use of a Software called eViacam, This software only use your PC webcam and your face motion to control your computer or laptop's mouse icon, so you don't have to make Use of your Laptop Mouse anymor...

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TRICK TO DISPLAY YOUR NAME WITH TIME IN TASK BAR

Just wanna share this Cool Tips with you Guys today! Do you know you can display your name with time instead of AM/PM in taskbar of windows 7,vista and windows Xp without using any third party software? You can use two names and they will be automatically changed during daytime (AM) and Night (PM...

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