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5 Best TrueCrypt Alternatives to Safeguard Your Data

TrueCrypt is no longer a good tool for encrypting your data. Check out these 5 TrueCrypt alternatives and find the one that is best for you.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 30, 2014

Change Steam’s Font for Better Readability

Steam’s UI is frequently critiqued for its ugliness. You can easily change the font for better readability. Here are the steps.

By Paul Ferson – Jul 30, 2014

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How to Add Open Powershell Here Option to Right Click Context Menu in Windows

In Windows, you can right click and select “Open Command Prompt here”. Here is how you can add another “Open Powershell here” option to the context menu.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 26, 2014

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How to Change the MAC Address in Windows and Ubuntu

Sometimes, you might need to change the network device’s MAC address for testing. Here’s how you can do so in Windows and Ubuntu.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 25, 2014

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Manually Start and Stop Automatic Maintenance in Windows 8

The automatic maintenance feature in Windows 8 runs automatically on its own. Learn how you can manually start or stop the automatic maintenance feature in Windows 8.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 24, 2014

How to Delete Fonts using the Windows Registry

If you have installed plenty of fonts and find that you can’t delete them later, follow these steps to delete fonts using the Windows registry.

By Paul Ferson – Jul 23, 2014

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Easily Edit the Win + X Menu in Windows 8 to Increase Your Productivity

The Win+X menu editor in Windows 8 is useful, but not easily customizable. Here is how you can easily edit the Win + X Menu to increase your productivity.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 15, 2014

Fix Duplicate Icons on Your Windows 7/8/8.1 Taskbar

You might come across duplicate icons in your Windows taskbar, some of which come with a (2) after its name. Here’s how to fix duplicate icons on Windows 7/8/8.1.

By Paul Ferson – Jul 15, 2014

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3 Ways Windows 8 is More Secure Than Its Previous Versions

Despite all the rage on Windows 8, Microsoft has made Windows 8 more secure by introducing several security features. Here are 3 ways why it is more secure than XP and Windows 7.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 14, 2014

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How to Log In Into a Windows 8 Computer Automatically

if you have a single user PC and wish to be able to login to Windows 8 automatically, here is how you can bypass the login screen reach the desktop automatically.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 13, 2014

3 Things You Should Know About Windows 9

Sometime in 2015, Microsoft will be releasing Windows 9. If you are wondering what will be in Windows 9, here are 3 things that you should know about.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Jul 11, 2014

How to Get Lyrics in iTunes Automatically [Windows]

Adding lyrics to iTunes is often a time-consuming and tedious task. With iLyrics, your task of getting lyrics for iTunes is made easier.

By Paul Ferson – Jul 10, 2014

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Remotely Access Windows 8 From Android Tablet

There are tons of things that you can do with your mobile device, and one of them is to remotely access Windows PC and work remotely. Here’s how it works in Android.

By Maria Krisette Capati – Jul 9, 2014

What are DLL Files, and How Do They Work?

You have probably come across a situation where a software doesn’t work due to missing dll files. So what are DLL files and how do they work? Find out here.

By Diogo Costa – Jul 8, 2014

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How to Install VMware Tools in Ubuntu Guest

It is easier to install Ubuntu in VMware player, but to get its full potential, you’ll need VMware Tools. Here is how you can install VMware Tools in Ubuntu.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 8, 2014

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How to Install Ubuntu in VMware Player [Windows]

The best way to try out Linux is to run it as a virtual machine. Here is how you can install Ubuntu in VMWare Player in Windows.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jul 6, 2014

WriteMonkey, a Markdown-based “Zenware” Editor

Zenware focuses on removing all the visual distractions and allows the users to be more productive. WriteMonkey is one good example of zenware. Let’s check it out.

By Paul Ferson – Jul 3, 2014

How to Remove Windows 8 Metadata to Protect Your Privacy

Files metadata can contain information that exposes the identity of the owner. If you are concerned about your privacy, here is how you can remove Windows 8 metadata.

By Maria Krisette Capati – Jul 1, 2014

How to Enable the Delete Confirmation Dialog Box In Windows 8

Windows 8 doesn’t show the delete confirmation dialog box when you delete your files. Here is how you can enable delete confirmation dialog box in Windows 8.

By Vamsi Krishna – Jun 30, 2014

How to Compile Linux Programs Under Windows with Cygwin

Windows and Linux are two different systems and to compile Linux programs under Windows is not an easy task. Luckily, there is a solution known as Cygwin.

By Gary Sims – Jun 12, 2014

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In August 2006, naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor waded into a remote grove in Redwood National Park and pointed a laser rangefinder at a tree that turned out to be 380 feet tall, and the National Park Service has refused to disclose its location ever since, fearing the foot traffic alone would kill it.

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Inside a six-walled wedge-foam chamber on Microsoft’s Redmond campus, the background sound is so far below human hearing that visitors start to perceive the grinding of their own joints, the rush of blood in their ears, and eventually a faint ringing that turns out to be the firing of their own nerves.

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Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren’t passive — they’ve simply opted out of the performance while retaining access to the information, which is a sign of quiet self-awareness

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In 1964, IBM risked its entire corporate empire on the System/360, a chaotic gamble to make all of its future machines compatible with the same software — and the architecture proved so robust that modern enterprise mainframes today are still running sections of binary code written more than sixty years ago

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In 1982, a Soviet pipeline suddenly exploded with the force of a tactical nuclear weapon, and the disaster was traced back to a stolen piece of Canadian pipeline software — and years later, it was revealed the CIA had intentionally allowed the KGB to steal the code, after subtly altering the software’s logic to trigger a catastrophic pressure surge months down the line.

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In the early 1980s, a Dutch radio broadcaster figured out how to transmit video games over standard commercial radio broadcasts — and teenagers across Europe would sit with blank cassette tapes waiting for the local station to broadcast a series of high-pitched squeaks and buzzes that they could record and load into their home computers

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