tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:04:22 +0000ReviewsWindows XPGamingHTTrackInternetLinuxPrivacyHardwareTweaks and TipsBuying GuideDownload websiteMust knowsSecurityMotherboardInternet tipsHow to do'sNewsWindows 7computer tips and tricks, software reviews, tech news...http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)Blogger33125WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputershttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-7047736559028544993Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:59:00 +00002010-10-29T10:42:05.913+05:30Tweaks and Tips Sooo what's that? A screenshot of my Mac? Nope! It's a screenshot of my XP  which is using the Leopard theme! I have a few friends who just cannot switch to operating systems. "It's so beautiful and elegant" they say. That's true. And I do have some friends who still stick with the good old XP for many reasons. This post is for all the XP users who are bored with the XP themes. And I also http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/CQ3GcULqsws/transform-your-xp-into-leopard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)5http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/10/transform-your-xp-into-leopard.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-1263000198355284534Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:32:00 +00002010-10-19T17:02:07.642+05:30GamingTweaks and TipsHow to do'sMust knowsMany of the games that we use today need the game cd/dvd to be inserted during gameplay. It is very annoying especially if you play the game frequently. And there's a good chance of your disk getting damaged due to frequent use. There's another technical non compatibility here. The game is installed into your hard disk and it uses the cd/dvd for getting additional data during gameplay.The hard http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/-V5ijfWqooU/play-games-without-disk-using-daemon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)3http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/10/play-games-without-disk-using-daemon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-8812993180278412840Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:16:00 +00002010-10-10T21:47:02.331+05:30MotherboardHardwareBuying GuideHow to do'sI promised to write a post on motherboards in one of my previous posts. So here it is… After reading this post, you will get a fair idea about the motherboard and its various components. Before you buy a motherboard, you should decide which cpu you’re going to buy. The Socket The socket on the motherboard supports the cpu. Intel and AMD use different types of sockets. Intel uses Land Grid Array http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/phElmlkz_yw/how-to-find-best-motherboard-that-suits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)5http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-to-find-best-motherboard-that-suits.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-5641340532048811119Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:18:00 +00002010-09-24T13:09:06.253+05:30ReviewsNewsInternetEven though the arrival of Firefox and Chrome did a lot of damage to its reputation and popularity Internet Explorer has remained one of the most widely used web browser (simply because it is bundled with all versions of Windows). It was slow, ugly and was flooded with virus attacks. People were eagerly waiting for a better, safer option. That’s when Firefox was launched. It became very popular http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/6cvlwVAtHDQ/microsoft-launches-internet-explorer-9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)3http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/09/microsoft-launches-internet-explorer-9.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-1660007957171867323Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:23:00 +00002010-09-20T11:55:19.550+05:30ReviewsLinuxThe lack of user-friendliness of Linux has always been an issue that kept the common man away from it. The most common distros like Ubuntu,Debian are not user friendly at all. They makeup for it in other departments but one cant recommend it for newbies. The introduction of KDE solved the issue somewhat but many people still found it difficult to use and it had many stability issues too.   I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/7oJJVL-zKtM/pclinuxos-user-friendly-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)12http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/09/pclinuxos-user-friendly-linux.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-4015745017525830426Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:31:00 +00002010-10-01T15:46:54.233+05:30Internet tipsTweaks and TipsGooglepedia is an extension for firefox and chrome that can dramatically change your searching experience. It displays the relevant Wikipedia article along with your search results on google. The search page will be divided into two equal parts. One portion shows the search results and the relevant Wikipedia article is shown on the other. You can expand or shrink the article as you wish. Clickinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/4wphmV0Aw3M/integrate-wikipedia-to-google-search.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)2http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/09/integrate-wikipedia-to-google-search.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-9098653156206896114Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +00002010-06-02T17:47:19.276+05:30Tweaks and TipsHow to do'sDownload websiteHTTrackhere are many websites that we regularly visit to get some already added data. You might not have the time to read all the articles at once. Or you might not be able to access the internet whenever you want. Saving every page on the website separately is both difficult and inconvenient. But a software called HTTrack can help you. HTTrack is a free  and easy-to-use offline browser utility. Ithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/qrSN0I4VFo8/browse-websites-offline-using-httrack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)6http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/06/browse-websites-offline-using-httrack.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-4102827773861834221Fri, 28 May 2010 19:18:00 +00002010-10-01T15:47:31.632+05:30Internet tipsHow to do'sVery often we struggle with long URLs. They are not email  or chatbox friendly, and it is impossible to remember them. There’s a very simple method to shorten URLs. Just go to a URL shortener website and enter the URL. It will give back a short URL without any delay. http://ow.ly/1RhXb This is the shortened URL of this blog created using ow.ly The shortened URL I created may not be the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/FCf69uShbAA/how-to-shorten-url.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)1http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-shorten-url.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-7398751417751988777Wed, 26 May 2010 19:22:00 +00002010-09-24T12:59:31.618+05:30NewsInternetAfter a loong effort, Google has now released the first stable version of the Chrome browser for Linux and Mac. The stable release comes with a host of new features. You’ll be able to synchronize not only bookmarks across multiple computers, but also browser preferences -- including themes, homepage and startup settings, web content settings, preferred languages, and even page zoom settings. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/2dX3PCZNuBI/google-chrome-now-for-linux-and-mac.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)3http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/05/google-chrome-now-for-linux-and-mac.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-6661095932244563904Wed, 26 May 2010 10:12:00 +00002010-05-26T19:53:48.375+05:30Windows 7Tweaks and TipsHow to do'sWindows XPI recently came to know that many people setup Linux on their PC just to run some basic applications. Many institutions now use Linux as a part of cost cutting. The employees and students don’t really like it. But they are forced to use it and they often get entangled in the mysterious loops inside Linux. Actually UNIX is user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are. :Phttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/iEYnns--X9M/linux-applications-that-run-on-windows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)3http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/05/linux-applications-that-run-on-windows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-1048034764661002614Sat, 22 May 2010 18:41:00 +00002010-10-01T15:47:31.633+05:30NewsInternet tipsPrivacyToday, whatever we do on the internet is virtually visible to anyone. Questions have been raised against the heavyweights like Facebook and Google about the privacy of their users. Even though it was known to many, serious discussions about this issue have taken place only in the recent past. Issues like these tarnished Google’s reputation. So they came up with a new idea: Encrypted http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/I5IARW944V4/google-introduces-encrypted-search.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)1http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/05/google-introduces-encrypted-search.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-8959735881839634146Thu, 20 May 2010 07:07:00 +00002010-10-01T15:47:31.633+05:30Internet tipsTweaks and TipsHow to do'sI know that this is not the first time you are reading an article with a similar heading… Most of them are useful for downloading Youtube videos only. Click a link on the article and you will be directed to the page of some snake oil downloader software or to some snake oil download websites. I’m not saying that this is a perfect article but I’m gonna tell you my way of doing it using a tiny http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/whefS5CGr34/download-videos-and-images-in-simplest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)7http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/05/download-videos-and-images-in-simplest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-7002020141122755221Mon, 17 May 2010 15:26:00 +00002010-06-02T20:34:53.521+05:30SecurityNewsTechnorati Tags: News,SecurityMost people believe that after installing a popular security suite their system is safe from viruses. Well the fact is that you are NEVER protected from viruses. According to the tests conducted by Matousec most or all of the leading security suites that we use today are vulnerable. The article describes how the argument switch attack can be used to get around those http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/gvvk1v5FuUU/khobe-80-vulenerabilty-reality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)9http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/05/khobe-80-vulenerabilty-reality.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-8710392359520416226Sun, 16 May 2010 07:28:00 +00002010-05-16T15:43:35.753+05:30ReviewsTweaks and TipsWe often see dialogue boxes with some error code (usually when we do something wrong) while using Windows . Even the experts sometimes fail to understand what they mean. It is not practical to google or search a tech dictionary every time we see an error code. So what do we do? FavesSoft has developed an application called ErrMsg which explains the error code that we enter. It is a small but http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/GPTpaitJAnY/get-error-code-meaning-using-errmsg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)1http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/05/get-error-code-meaning-using-errmsg.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-5566805851980091400Fri, 14 May 2010 22:17:00 +00002010-05-15T21:25:15.599+05:30Tweaks and TipsIn windows, all the programs are installed into the C:\Program Files directory by default. I don't like it because I always install software to another volume. Filling the C drive with files can cause problems and I use that partition for so many other purposes also.Today you will learn to change the default installation directory so that you wont have to change the path manually. First open http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/kcSAa3HjmxY/changing-default-installation-directory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)4http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/05/changing-default-installation-directory.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-497630456176852620Thu, 13 May 2010 07:16:00 +00002010-05-13T13:15:05.258+05:30Tweaks and TipsWindows XPHere is an interesting and funny trick to change the background image of folders in Windows XP. It is an old trick but still many people don't know about it.Note: this trick will not work in Windows 7.First open notepad and copy the following code:[ExtShellFolderViews]BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC=BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC[BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC]IconArea_Image=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/7vaTRzSvGnM/change-folder-background-in-windows-xp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)0http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/05/change-folder-background-in-windows-xp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-2771956338826737214Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:56:00 +00002010-04-20T00:29:52.918+05:30Tweaks and TipsHi!You may not realize it, but your computer and your car have something in common: they both need regular maintenance. No, you don't need to change your computer's oil. But you should be updating your software, keeping your antivirus subscription up to date, and checking for spyware. Read on to learn what you can do to help improve your computer's security.Getting startedHere are some basics http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/diJQbPe5Bq8/computer-maintenance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)5http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/04/computer-maintenance.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-4972347034457210705Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:04:00 +00002010-10-01T15:47:31.634+05:30Internet tipsTweaks and TipsIn this trick we will be entering the advanced settings page of MF and let me tell you that these settings are case sensitive. Make a mistake and you might regret. So follow the steps carefully. This trick is only recommended for broadband users because most of the steps are beneficial to them only.First of all, type “about:config” in the address bar and press enter. Now you're in the advanced http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/9G_ZmSipMVQ/speedup-mozilla-firefox-significantly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)4http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/04/speedup-mozilla-firefox-significantly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-3599997403880602265Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:55:00 +00002010-04-15T23:35:00.204+05:30NewsMicrosoft took steps Tuesday to avoid repeating the debacle two months ago that left Windows XP users staring at the notorious "Blue Screen of Death" error message after they applied a patch.In February, a security update that fixed two flaws in the Windows kernel -- the operating system's most important component -- wreaked havoc when it was applied by users, who almost immediately flooded http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/PCvLNDh9gl0/microsoft-acts-to-avoid-windows-blue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)0http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/04/microsoft-acts-to-avoid-windows-blue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-6684844266712822332Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:40:00 +00002010-01-13T22:33:42.890+05:30Windows 7Tweaks and TipsFixWin is a 529 KB freeware portable application to repair & fix common Windows annoyances & issues. FixWin detects whether you have Windows 7 or Windows Vista installed and accordingly offers you the relevant fixes only.The solutions to repair and fix 50 common Windows annoyances, issues & problems have been categorized under 5 tabs, viz : Windows Explorer, Internet & Connectivity, Windows Mediahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/ucRsz4nmLn4/repair-fix-windows-7-vista-problems.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)0http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/01/repair-fix-windows-7-vista-problems.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-7812755458783500725Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:54:00 +00002010-01-13T22:10:24.713+05:30Windows 7Tweaks and TipsHere’s a very interesting tip for Widnows 7 users. There’s a way to manage your settings instead of launching the Control Panel. You can access it by simply creating and opening a folder! That’s cool… isn’t it? First create a new folder and name it ‘anywordyoulike’.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and hit enter. I named it ‘Ultimate Control Center.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01Chttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/gTGA305NcvI/ultimate-control-center-in-windows-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)0http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/01/ultimate-control-center-in-windows-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-4996244120540008849Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:19:00 +00002010-01-09T00:51:35.865+05:30Windows 7Tweaks and TipsThey have made it easier to burn ISO images in Windows 7 by natively supporting the ability to burn ISO images directly within Windows without the need of a third party tool. None of the previous versions of Windows had this feature. All you have to do is just right click on the image file and choose ‘Burn disk image’. This will launch the Windows Disc Image Burner. It is a very useful and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/mn2-yt8OWvw/burn-iso-images-instantly-in-windows-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)0http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/01/burn-iso-images-instantly-in-windows-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-9012080111256368019Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:27:00 +00002010-01-09T00:14:45.000+05:30Tweaks and TipsPrivacyWindows XPDisable Recent Documents History When you open a file, it is added to the 'recent documents' list. Stopping this process can improve the performance a little bit. And also you can maintain your privacy.Here's how to do it.Go to Start -> Run -> type regedit and hit enter.Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer.Create a DWORD value (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/XzKwUAVDsNQ/improve-performance-of-windows-xp-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)0http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2010/01/improve-performance-of-windows-xp-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-2197889760785190250Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:38:00 +00002010-06-02T18:11:05.118+05:30Hi!       This is actually a mini hardware tutorial covering some of the basic but important things which all computer users should know… A few advanced terms like cache memory, FSB etc. are also covered. As I said earlier, this is not just a laptop buying guide but a mini hardware tutorial… OK! Let’s start… Before I start… This guide is written by keeping in mind, the needs of an average user…http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/OsvdoXnteZI/few-things-to-look-out-for-before-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)3http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2009/12/few-things-to-look-out-for-before-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192310407929059008.post-1043741119785651273Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:49:00 +00002009-10-02T00:19:24.804+05:30The Mozilla Firefox web browser has been around for quite a long time now... The browser became better and better ever since it came out in Nov 2004. Today most of the expert users use Fx for safe net surfing. It is my favourite web browser. I used Google Chrome for some time but I didn't like it. The Fx project was such a huge success and people started to think about creating new web http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WelcomeToTheWonderworldOfComputers/~3/u8xl0nnODsc/like-browsers-they-any-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PrinceOfHeartz)0http://techwizardonline.blogspot.com/2009/10/like-browsers-they-any-better.html