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Keyboard shortcuts Windows | Leaving behind you mouse and getting used to your keyboard exclusively will make you much more efficient at performing any task on any Windows device. Here are some most useful keyboard shortcuts, Ease of process shortcuts Shortcut Task Windows key + E Explorer Windows key +  L Lock Screen ALT + Tab Switch between windows ALT, Space, X Maximize window CTRL + Shift + Esc Task Manager Windows key + Break System properties Windows key + F Search Windows key + D Hide/Display all windows CTRL + C Copy CTRL + X Cut CTRL + VRead More →

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Before you spend a dime on security, there are many precautions you can take that will protect you against the most common threats. 1. Check Windows Update and Office Update regularly (_http://office.microsoft.com/productupdates); have your Office CD ready. Windows Me, 2000, and XP users can configure automatic updates. Click on the Automatic Updates tab in the System control panel and choose the appropriate options.2. Install a personal firewall. Both SyGate (_www.sygate.com) and ZoneAlarm (_www.zonelabs.com) offer free versions.3. Install a free spyware blocker. Our Editors’ Choice (“Spyware,” April 22) was SpyBot Search & Destroy (_http://security.kolla.de). SpyBot is also paranoid and ruthless inRead More →

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Fatal error: the system has become unstable or is busy,” it says. “Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications.”You have just been struck by the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who uses Mcft Windows will be familiar with this. What can you do? More importantly, how can you prevent it happening?1 Hardware conflictThe number one reason why Windows crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates to other devices through an interrupt request channel (IRQ). These are supposed to be uniqueRead More →

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Computer Laptop Battery Care and Usage Tips Tips for saving charge 1. Turn off Wi-Fi and BlueTooth – They consume most part of the battery charge.2. Adjust the screen brightness to optimum – Dimming your display saves battery power. 3. Avoid playing computer games, music or DVD movies as ultimedia activities drain laptop batteries.4. Disconnect all external device like PC Card modems, USB devices and optical drives. Try to use the notebook touchpad instead of an external mouse. 5. Utilize Windows Power Option – Select Laptop power scheme that turns off the notebook monitor and hard disk after 10 minutes of inactivity.Read More →

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Its  important to take all the possible steps to keep your network safe and away from hackers. When a hacker gains access to your network, all sorts of problems can pop up. It ranges from your inability to access your system to the worst-case scenario where your wireless network is used as a platform to launch criminal attacks.Use the below tips to keep your network safe: Disable the DHCP    For a hacker to gain access to your wireless network, when you disable your DHCP, the hacker must decode the IP address and the TCP/IP parameters. Disabling the DHCP willRead More →

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     In this E-world of online transactions , its a fact to worry that the online  fraud and hacking is worth billions of dollars every year.  Hackers will utilize every chance of intruding and spying our details. In very few cases the untrusted shop workers are also causing a threat to our e-shopping transactions.There are risks  involved in making online as well as phone purchases.  So its important to learn how to shop safely online with our cards and bank accounts.       Nowadays, card and account details are mostly stolen by phishing scams. The fake  websites resembling the original bankRead More →

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Twitter is becoming more and more popular these days as more and more people use it to tweet about what they are doing. However, Twitter has some security problems and therefore protecting your Twitter account is important for your security. There are things you can do in order to protect your Twitter account from hackers. These tips are presented below in this article: a) You need to create a strong password for your twitter account. Also, don’t give your password if possible. Check out Creating a Secure Password for more info. b) Another way of protecting yourself would be throughRead More →

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Facebook is becoming more and more popular these days as more and more people use it to connect with their friends. However, Facebook has some security problems and therefore protecting your Facebook account is important for your security. There are things you can do in order to protect your Facebook account from hackers. These tips are presented below in this article: a) Your profile should be made private from your privacy settings in Facebook. This way you will only allow known people to connect with you and see your details. Therefore your photos will be available only for your acceptedRead More →

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The Internet is full of security risks. There are security risks even where you would not expect. For example, you can encounter security breaches in places such as Facebook or MySpace. The whole idea is that you have to be aware of these risks and try to avoid them. Otherwise, people will gain access to your personal information.In this article below you will find out 3 of the biggest security risks: MySpace MySpace started its business a few years ago. Since then it has become more and more popular for people all over the world. It has millions of membersRead More →

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Most of the computer users don’t know how to take the full advantage of the computer Mouse. Today we will give you some simple computer mouse tips and secrets which will help you get the full potential of your computer mouse.   Shift key and mouse click Many text editors and programs allow you to highlight all or portions of text using the Shift key and the mouse. For example, place the cursor at the beginning of a paragraph, hold down the Shift key and click at the end of the paragraph to highlight the full paragraph. Advantage of theRead More →