How to Change Some Files in your Hosting Account from Read and Write to Read Only so Your Files are Hack Proof

There are a million and one ways in which you can get hacked and even if you apply every single defense you can think about, there is no guarantee that your hosting account and the sites you host are safe. However, this doesn’t mean that there are no little steps you can (and should) take [...]

How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to Windows 7 Taskbar

If Windows 7 is in your use for some time now, you might have noticed that it does not allow you to pin icons directly on to the taskbar. For instance, if you have tried dragging and placing ‘Recycle Bin‘ on the taskbar, you probably might have noticed that it gets pinned under the Windows [...]

How to Burn .ISO files in Windows 7?

It took Mircrosoft long enough to figure out the compatibility issue of .ISO files (a.k.a. disk image) which persisted in the older versions of Windows. Previously, users had to download a third-party tool to burn .ISO files to DVDs. Gladly, that issue has now been catered for. The upcoming OS system – Windows 7 – [...]

Prank: How To Create a Fake Computer Virus in Windows

Sometimes you are in a mood to fool your friends but are unable to think of any prank. What could be more fun to create a fake computer virus that once executed displays a ‘shutdown system‘ message and eventually shuts the system down after the specified time has elapsed. Harmless but fun! Any one can [...]

How to Remove Menu Items Under Right-Click or Context Menu in Windows

I am in a bad habit of installing all sorts of applications that I think could be useful, not only this makes my system run slower, some of the applications add themselves to my right click context menu. Now each time I right click on any folder or file, it takes some time for the [...]

Surf Web Anonymously with 35 Classic Web Proxies

A Proxy site is a web page which allows you to browse your favorite web sites — even though your access to those web sites might be blocked by a content filter. If you find that you are blocked from your favorite websites, use one of these web proxy sites to get around the block. [...]

How to Disable AutoRun feature in Windows Vista?

Previously, we had a discussion on how to disable autorun feature in Windows XP, as this feature might harm your computer. The reason we gave was that when ever you insert any removable media storage drive, such as a USB or a CD/DVD, you run into the risk of infecting your system without ever being [...]

Prevent Your Computer from Virus Attacks by Disabling Autorun of USB in Windows XP

Data carrying devices such as USBs and/or MP3 devices could be very helpful in carrying large chunks of data from one place to another. You can place it in your pocket and carry it anywhere or everywhere you go. Despite, it usefulness these portable storage devices could easily be affected with harmful viruses, such as [...]

How to Unblock Facebook at School or at Work?

Facebook is one of the largest social network on this planet and is growing at a rapid pace. The reason that Facebook is so popular among all ages is its highly interactive interface, you can do all sorts of things in Facebook, like playing games with your friends, send them gifts, poke them etc etc. [...]

How To Enable ‘Undo Send’ Feature in Gmail?

There are moments in your life when you feel very angry at some one, may be because he or she has hurt your feelings or any other reason. If you are in a bad mood and don’t want to face that person and still want to express yourself, you would probably send him/her email, expressing [...]

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