How to Encrypt your USB Flash Drive

USB flash drives are great because they are really cheap and you can conveniently use it to move data between computers. The only problem is when you store sensitive data on a USB drive and it can gets lost by mistakenly deleting it. Now, follow the process below to encrypt your USB and its contents Format USB drive in NTFS format Firstly, you have to make sure the USB drive is formatted in NTFS format. Most USB drives are formatted in FAT16...

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Ways to Increase iPad Battery Life

  IPAD  offers excellent battery life that should lasted for hours but after so many charges, battery life invariably begins to fade.   Also, part of the iPad's appeal is its long battery life -- Apple claims the wi-fi-only version will last ten hours, and the 3G iPad will last nine hours before needing a charge which make it  impressive.   However,  what happens in the real world is considerably different than...

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How to Delete and Remove Cookies

 Cookies are a concern for Internet privacy because they track user behavior on the Internet.  The problem with cookies is that they may not always provide accurate identification of a user but they can be exploited by hackers. A cookie is a file that is created by a Web site that stores information about you and your preferences. Cookies are quite common on many major websites and do not contain any spyware or viruses. They are...

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How to prevent websites from tracking your location

At times you'll be surprised that when you open some website, it shows you the IP address of your gateway address. What this means is that your physical location of where your accessing or browsing the sites is being tracked based on your IP. To prevent this tracking of your IP address, follow this very simple process. Open your internet expolorer Click on Tools , Scroll down to pick ' Internet Options 3.  After clicking the 'Internet...

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How to change the yellow folder to a color

Many  folders within folders, it’s definitely not easy to spot the folder you are looking for at any point in time. With 'Folder Colorizer' it's now possible to colourize your folder with this desktop application     First, download Folder Colorizer to your computer. Once downloaded, run the FolderColorizerSetup.exe setup file. Click the small radio button beside ' i accept the agreement', then click next to proceed. Follow the...

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Using Keyboard as Mouce

Your computer’s mouse may seem like an essential peripheral, but it’s not – it’s just nice to have. If you don’t have a working mouse around – or if you just feel like learning some new keyboard tricks – you can use your Windows computer entirely from the keyboard. Find below the short-cut to using your keyboard instead of mouce Windows system key combinations F1: Help CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs ALT+F4: Quit program SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE) General...

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List of Device Manager Error Code

Below is the complete list of Device Manager error codes: Code 1 This device is not configured correctly. (Code 1)   Code 3 The driver for this device might be corrupted, or your system may be running low on memory or other resources. (Code 3)   Code 3 The driver for this device might be corrupted, or your system may be running low on memory or other resources. (Code 3)   Code 10 This device cannot start. (Code 10)   Code 12 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this...

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Yellow Exclamation Point in Device Manager?

 A yellow exclamation point next to a device in Device Manager means that Windows has identified a problem of some kind with that device.     The yellow mark itself does not  give  any valuable information but what it does is to confirm that a Device Manager error code has been generated. To fix whatever problem is going on, you'll need to view this code and troubleshoot accordingly.   How to determine the...

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How to View Device Status Driver in Device Manager

The path between the operating system (OS) and virtually all hardware not on the computer's motherboard goes through a special program called a driver.   Device drivers are essentially small programs that enable the operating system of your computer to communicate with various hardware devices like mice, keyboards, speakers and disk drives, making them an integral part of a computer system.   For many hardware devices to work...

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Differences between SQL and MySQL

SQL stands for "Structured Query Language", and is just a definition of a computer language ( not a computer application) that can be used to access data stored in relational databases. SQL is not itself a standalone computer application, but is rather part of many relational DB programs such as MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, etc. SQL can execute queries against a database SQL can retrieve data from a database SQL can insert records in a database SQL can update records in a database SQL can delete records from a database SQL...

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How to Install VPN on Window 2008 Server

VPN in my view is the best technological invention in recent times as it completely secures your data through highly grade encryption. Obviously, you will not like to risk your credit card information while you are making an online purchase or transferring extremely confidential document on internet. VPN comes to rescue on this and it provides users with required encryption to secure everything that flows on your internet connection. Follow...

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How to recover Window 7 using System Restore

There are times that your system Window becomes unstable probably as a result of new software or driver being installed. This could be devastating, worrisome and fear of loosing what you have on the machine start putting you under pressure. The inbuilt of system restore that was that came with the Window 7 could definitly restore hope as it will help restoring back to an ealier state before the machine became unstable. Follow the process to...

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Difference between Shared and Dedicated Cloud Hosting

 Technical Skills: With shared hosting, you will not require much technical skills as maintenance and security are managed by the shared hosting provider. With a dedicated server, you will need webmaster skills to set up, administer, and manage the server. However, fully managed dedicated hosting plans are available which will be more expensive. Security: With shared hosting, the hosting company installs firewalls and server security applications and programs. Securing a dedicated server will be your responsibility. You will be able to...

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How to resist access to a programs with AppLocker in Window 7

If you share a computer and don’t want other users accessing certain applications, there is a  feature in Windows 7 and Window 2008 R2 that allows you to block  certain application on the network We  look at restricting what programs other users can access using AppLocker. Note: AppLocker is only available in Ultimate and Enterprise versions of Windows 7. AppLocker is the successor of Software Restriction Policies...

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