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Use MozBackup to easily backup your Mozilla firefox and thunderbird

You never know when your PC gets infected or corrupted and you might have to format your system. So it is always good to keep backup of all your important things ready. MozBackup is one of the tools...

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[How to] Easily synchronize your office documents with Google Docs

Google Docs is one of the most amusing and most useful service available on the net. If you are a frequent user of Google Docs or you always want to have your worksheets or office documents available...

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Use KeyRocket to learn new keyboard shortcuts

Use of keyboard shortcuts can incredibly improve your productivity but it’s difficult to find all the keyboard shortcuts at one place and remember all of them at once. KeyRocket helps you to learn new...

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How to dual-boot Windows 8 + Windows 7 without burning a DVD

As we saw few days back Windows 8 Release Preview is available for free. If you haven’t downloaded  it yet, you can download it right now. After downloading the iso file and mouting it using any image...

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Caesium : Open source tool for loss-less image compression

If you are a blogger or running a website then you must be knowing the importance of reducing the page load time. In turn to achieve this the first thing we look at is reducing the image size. But as...

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[HOW TO] Lock/hide partitions in Windows without any software

Sometime it is important to maintain privacy of some personal/important files and hide it from others who are using the same PC. Everyone now days is smart enough to find hidden files and folder,  so...

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[How To] Get Windows 8 like start screen on Windows 7/XP

If you are amused by the all new start screen concept of Windows 8 but haven’t got a chance to give it a try then here we have something for you. The most discussed feature of this new OS is it’s all...

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Turn your laptop into Wi-Fi hotspot with mHotspot

In past we showed you, how you can use Virtual Router to share your wired internet connection with others over Wi-Fi. mHotspot is another free software to serve this purpose with intuitive user...

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How to block forced reboot after installing updates on Windows

Even though the update process on Windows 8 is better than that of the earlier Windows operating systems, you might see the countdown timer to restart your computer for finishing the update process....

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How to disable built-in PDF viewer of Firefox 19

As we have mentioned in the earlier post, the main feature of Firefox 19 is it’s built-in PDF viewer. But if you still prefer to use a third-party tool for this then you can easily turn off the...

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[How To] Add Shortcuts to Windows Run Command ( Win + R )

The Windows Rundialogue box is something that allows you to look for any applications or execute any type of commands that would make your work more convenient. You can now look up  any application by...

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Add useful commands to Windows right click menu

Using context menu is the quickest way to do certain tasks on Windows-based PCs. You can immediately access a software, execute a command or do edit operations from right-click menu. The right-click...

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How to easily recover deleted/formatted files and drives

It often happens that we lose an important file or data by accidentally deleting it using shift + delete or remember it only after formatting hard drive partition, or it gets corrupted because of some...

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Chrome styled tabbed file explorer for Windows

Windows 8 has gone through many changes, but the concept of file browser remained very much same.  No doubt, the new improved ribbon interface looks good but not everyone would satisfy with a cool...

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Quickly access files and folders using the stylish RocketDock

RocketDock is kind of bar which allows you to easily access files and folders on your computer. If you don't like to have icons on your desktop then this can be a very good option for you. RocketDock...

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Access Linux partitions from Windows using Ext2fsd

If you are using dual boot to use Windows and Linux on the same machine then you must be knowing that Windows OS does not support the ext partitions. Fortunately for the users like us there is one...

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How to reset Windows admin password without knowing the old password

Here is a simple tutorial on resetting the admin account password of any Windows Operating System.  All you will require for this is one Ubuntu live CD. Insert Ubuntu Live CD and boot from it. Open...

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How to show a banner at each startup in Windows

There is a hidden feature in Windows and not many users know anything about it. You can setup a banner with a message in it. Each time your Windows boots up the same banner will pop up. The message can...

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Easily restore deleted files with “Restore Deleted Files Now”

How often do you delete some file from your PC and then suddenly realize that it was an important file??? Restore Deleted Files Now is a free software which can be used to restore your accidentally...

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Use MozBackup to easily backup your Mozilla firefox and thunderbird

You never know when your PC gets infected or corrupted and you might have to format your system. So it is always good to keep backup of all your important things ready. MozBackup is one of the tools...

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