Here’s How You Can Speed up Your Computer Without Re-Installing Windows

If you’re using a Windows PC then you do realize that the performance slowly degrades with time up to a point where you can’t even check your emails until you’ve cursed the machine a number of times. The usual fix is to reinstall the windows. However, it is not that easy all the time and therefore, we have compiled this list which will allow you to speed up your PC without reinstalling the windows. Remember the key is to be consistent and keep checking all the pointers mentioned below.

10. Unused Applications

Why are they still running?! Clear your system tray of all the applications which you are not using. Next, open MSCONFIG and configure your startup to include minimal applications. This allows for a faster start up. You can also use a utility called Process Explorer to gain more insight into what the processes are and to kill them (or you can use task manager). You can also opt for Game booster by IObit which is a freeware program and clears up resources by pausing all background activity to allow for a particular program to run seamlessly.

9. Visual vs. Performance

You don’t need the Windows visual mode, opt for the performance settings which will result in better system performance while what you’ll be lacking are the 3D button styles. Trust us, you don’t need them anyway. These are only visual enhancements and contribute nothing to your experience, save the memory usurping.

8. Shut Down

We all prefer ‘hibernating’ the PC or putting it to sleep mode in order to be able to resume the work ASAP. However, every now and then a proper shut down followed by starting the PC aka cold reboot is necessary. This is done so that the Windows can refresh its memory and clear up the clusters in order to perform well.

7. Recycle Bin

Alright, a simple delete doesn’t really free up space unless you clear your recycle bin. You can also SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete the items. This results in junk being removed constantly and allows for a better PC experience.

6. Uninstalling

The application you installed a year ago for that one time use doesn’t need to stay on your PC. Uninstall it to free up memory and space.

5. Error Checking

This option exists for a reason folks! This will allow for removing of errors which might be slowing down your drive. This is, by the way, not required for SSD drives.

4. Defragmentation

Make this a routine for your PC; defragment it every month or once in two months to gain optimum performance.

3. Anti-virus

You need a good antivirus to fight off the viruses and keep your PC safe. Keeping a PC virus free will allow it to perform better and without any hiccups.

2. Temporary Files

Find and delete the temporary files (*.tmp) which usually take up a lot of space if unattended and usurp your space and memory.

1. Energy Settings

If you’re using laptop or netbooks then this could be one of the reasons why it is acting the way it is. When laptops are turned to energy saving mode they usually limit a processor’s working power resulting in an awful user experience. You should opt for high performance and then vary other aspects such as brightness etc on your own.

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10 Super Cool Services By Google That You Never Heard Of Before

Google is known for a lot of things and then there is a lot of stuff and services from Google that are not so well-known but equally amazing and useful. We have compiled a list of 10 such services for your reading pleasure.

10. Google Body

Started by Google but now owned by Zygote is what was formerly known as Google Body and now known as Zygote Body. We thought you should know who pitched the idea first. The software was built by Google and then open sourced in 2012. The idea is to provide users with human 3D models that can be scrolled and zoomed allowing the users to navigate through human body.

9. Google Mars

Did you know that Google is capable of showing your around Mars thanks to Google Mars which was started in collaboration with NASA researchers from the Arizona State University. Google Mars will provide users with relief, visible and infrared views of the Mars.

8. Google Cultural Institute

Say you were a lover of culture, art and enjoyed viewing exhibits and collections from museums and archives all around the world, then Google Cultural Institute is the thing for you. Browse through museums and archives from the around the world for free

7. Google Person Finder

Google Person Finder falls under Google’s Crisis Response arm and can be used to find any person after a natural/humanitarian crisis. It has been employed a number of times since the World Trade Centre attack back in 2001.

6. Google Music Timeline

Google’s Music Timeline is a part of Google’s Big Picture Group. The Google’s Music Timeline basically works by providing user with interactive visualization and covers music timeline 1950 and onwards. The user can check out the trend of different genres over the years.

5. reCAPTCHA

This one surprised us as well; reCAPTCHA’s basic purpose is to identify that you are a human, right? However, did you know there is another purpose to it? You are required to verify two different words out of which one could not be identified by computers. When you enter a correct response, not only do you prove that you are human but you also contribute in digitizing old printed materials.

4. Waze

Although not created by Google, Waze is still quite impressive even before Google acquired it and works as a navigation app that will allow you to gain navigational information while adding to it. The app is capable of suggesting better routes based on your history with app.

3. Google Trends

Some of us will know what Google Trends is. It is a service that allows user to find out which keyword is being searched the most and for what time period. SEO folks use this to target traffic as well.

2. Google Ad Grants

Google Ad Grants allows the NGOs to gain $10,000 per month for AdWords advertising in order to promote your NGOs mission and initiatives.

1. Google Helpouts

Google Helpouts will allow you to learn from experts in any field through video sessions such as arts and music, computers, cooking and what not.

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Here’s How You Can Use An iPad LCD Screen As Your Laptop’s Extra Display

Do you feel like having more real estate with your laptop screen? Wouldn’t it be fascinating if we told you that you could attach your iPad’s LCD screen to it as additional screen that would perfectly well with your laptop? Oh no, we are so not talking about the Air Display – we are talking about plugging the screen in via the USB port and using the laptop with more freedom than you have ever done before.

A typical iPad LCD on eBay will cost you around $50 and you would be surprised to know that they come with a display port interface. Why is it such a great thing? Because now all you need to is to the splice the ribbon connector into a display port cable, throw a backlight driver in the mix and the display can be used with any computer.

You’ll need to buy a pre-made breakout board (unless you want to make one yourself) and a backlight driver along with it as well. This will cost you about $35. If you power it only via the USB, you’ll notice that only one half of the backlight is lit. Now adjusting the brightness will result in current demand going to 600mA and to counter that, you’ll need to replace the stock resistors with the ones that can cater for the 600mA current.

The next issue to tackle is how do you provide 600mA since the USB 2.0 maxes out at 500mA.

The key is to fool your computer into thinking that the plugged in device is a USB 3.0 high power device and for that you’ll need to go and buy $10 external USB 3.0 hard drive enclosure. Add jumpers between the LCD driver board and the power pins on the enclosure board and you are good to go. The final result will look something like the picture that is given below.

A pretty cool DIY trick, isn’t it?

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Google To Provide Free Internet For All Humans On Earth Via It’s Satellites

Internet has become a vital part of our life over decades and now you can’t possibly imagine life without it will be. However, you’d be surprised to know that even now 2/3rd of Earth’s population doesn’t have access to internet. This is where Google comes in who has decided to change this by launching a myriad of satellites in order to provide internet services to the 4.8 billion people who are still offline.

According to the information; the company is spending about $1 billion on this project which will rival Facebook’s effort to provide free internet to the world. There are rumors that Google will launch 180 satellites for this project. They will orbit the Earth at somewhat lower altitudes when compared to the conventional satellites.

Google’s project is being headed by Greg Wyler who is the founder of the O3b Networks, a start-up aimed at satellite communications, and there are rumors that the team might launch twice the suggested number of satellites. But that is still a speculation and the final verdict will be made once the final design in submitted. This project is basically the latest venture undertaken by Silicon Valley whereas we also have a separate project by Google which plans on employing hot air high altitude balloons to provide internet, dubbed as Project Loon.

Professor William Webb, Deputy President of the Institution of Engineering, said: ‘The idea of using aerial platforms to deliver connectivity is one that is many decades old, from low-orbital satellites to balloons and more recently unmanned aerial vehicles. The difficulty has always been one of keeping the aerial platform in the right place in the sky for weeks or months at a low enough cost. As technologies mature we get ever closer to achieving this and Facebook’s intervention in this space is a welcome boost to the area.’

Right now the task at hand is to make the project economically feasible while ensuring that it serves the purpose. Good luck to Google!

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Funny And Interesting Google

Google is best known as search engine. But it is more than a search engine, it plays prank with us, celebrate birthdays, affected by gravity and much more. It is totally like a emotional and funny robot which can search solution for any possible problems with you in seconds.  So, Here we have collected some funny and interesting searches by which Google makes itself more than a search engine.

Do a barrel roll

The Keyword ‘Do a barrel roll’  rotate  the result page around it’s own axis. Search the keyword without quotes (‘) for funny result.

Google Gravity

Google Gravity proves that Google is also affected by Gravitational force. Access Google Gravity and watch Google falling apart and the effects of gravity.

Pirate Google

The Pirate Google was made to serve as a memorial day to pirate. And it’s not the ‘Search’,  yes, ‘Searrrch’ . Everything is in the language of the pirates.

Google MentalPlex

The Google MentalPlex is the tool which enables search by  just thinking. According to the instructions, You Should removes your hat and glasses and think about what you want to find. Of course it does not work, right? It was only a joke of April 1st.

Tilt

As the the keywords suggests google page will lean by searching these keywords ‘Tilt’ or ‘Askew’ without quotes (‘).

Ascii Art

Ascii Art is the name given to drawings using only characters. When looking for Ascii Art in Google. The doodle will Appear written in Ascii form.

Pacman

It was created for the anniversary of the game pacman, but is still available. Go to page Google Pacman and play version of this famous game.

Les Paul

This was created to celebrate the guitarist Les Paul Birthday. Google doodle is turned into a guitar that Can be played with the mouse or the keyboard keys. It is made  to record the songs and send to someone via the link generated.

Google Sphere

Look for Google Sphere with I’m Feeling Lucky and see it turning into a moving ball. You can even search images but the result will be moving form.

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Computer Hacking In The New Age, All You Need To Know About Hacking Today

Every human discovery has pros and cons, so is the computer which has pervaded all our lives. The modern humanity is increasingly dependent on computer for various day-to-day activities. Computers do us a whole lot of good things, but it is not without some pitfalls. With the extensive use of internet for hundereds of our needs, computer opens a vicious cycle of hacker. Computer hacking is a term which refers to an individual’s illegal and unauthorized access to the data which are stored in a user’s system. This is done to disturb the confidentiality and security of the user’s computer.

The hackers focus on individuals’ computer system when they are online. As long as you are not connected to internet you are less prone to hacking. The access to internet has actually made computer hacking easy. You must protect your computer with strong antivirus and firewall programs to keep hackers away. Hackers are known for creating problems which are difficult to solve. This gives a good business to computer investigators and technicians. Hacking can be done in lots of ways. Few of them are given below:

• Worms: These are the programs which propagate through networks.
• Trojans: These are hidden in websites, attached files and emails.
• Viruses:These attach themselves to various kinds of files. They can damage certain functions of your computer.

Hackers also crash on wireless networks which do not have firewall installed and enabled. They can also send email attachments with malicious software which get embedded on the victim’s computer. Hackers attack accounts which have weak passwords. All these are done to get access to confidential and sensitive information of the users. Whatever is the method of hacking, the effect is harmful for the user. Your system will be flooded with viruses, malwares which steal your information. In order to avoid hacking one has to make sure that the systems at home or office have the latest anti-virus program and firewall installed and enabled. These programs need to be regularly updated. Use the latest browser and scan your computer on a regular basis.

New Age...

The New Age of internet has brought with it many risk factors along with umpteen advantages. The New Age is the time where our personal lives are no longer very personal, but people are able to access personal information of internet users from various sources in the virtual world. We need to be careful about usernames and passwords, else it will lead to dangerous consequences. Universities, large companies and government agencies are mostly targeted by hackers simply because of the bulk of information they handle. The great newspapers like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times were also targeted by hackers.

Computer hackers are people who gain remote access to information stored in a system elsewhere. During the 1950s and 60s hackers were more drawn towards learning the operations of a computer rather than stealing confidential information of a remote user. Unlike the olden days, now computer hacking has become more sophisticated and organized. In the late 1990s hackers tried to get access to files in the network of Pentagon. Some more expert hackers gained access to the patent files at the Indiana University School of Medicine in February 2003. Many hackers were sentenced in the history since hacking represents a potential national security threat.

Viruses

One major tool hackers use to steal information from computer systems is the use of viruses. Over the years the number of viruses has increased drastically. The virtual world now has above 100000 viruses and the number grows virtually every day. Apart from the threat the computer hackers pose, they also can be beneficial in one way. They can bring to light the flaws in a computer network. Hackers can help in redesigning the system and in making information inaccessible to illegal users and to unauthorized access.

Getting Administrative Access

Getting a log in password is one of the predominant ways to get access to a computer which is by the side of the hacker. Getting remote access to a computer is another way to hack a system. Managing to crack a Wi-Fi password is the third method of sneaking into someone else’s system. Hacking if done on a public or school computer will have serious consequences. The hacker will be put behind the bars for illegally accessing the computer which does not belong to him or her.

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Here’s How You Can Make Your Computer LCD Monitor Invisible To Everyone But You

It is more than frustrating when you are using computer and people are staring at your screen. If we had a quarter for every time that has happened; we would be filthy rich. You can’t just tell such people to bugger off and all that you’re left with is anger and imaginary acts of bashing their faces.

However, we have a technique that will allow you to overcome this situation like an engineer. What if the monitor’s screen appeared blank to everyone except to the one who is wearing particular glasses? What you need is an old LCD monitor and our tips to accomplish this goal.

Like any professional who sets out to complete a task, you are going to need a particular tool set and we have made a list for you. You will need;

• An old LCD Monitor which you can sacrifice.
  

• A pair of 3D glasses (single use) / Any old pair of sunglasses
  

• Paint thinner/ Any other solvent
  
• Box Cutter
  

• Screwdriver
• Paper towels
• Superglue
  

The Methodology to accomplish the above mentioned task is as follows:

Step 1

It is time to act like an engineer; take out that LCD Monitor from the garage and take it apart. You will need to remove the plastic frame from this monitor to complete step 2.

Step 2

Most of the monitors (LCD) have two films on their glass; one of them is the anti-glare screen and one is the polarized one. You’ll need the polarized one for the glasses. Take a hold of the cutter and cut out the films. Once you have cut it, peel it off and memorize the orientation (that’s important).

Step 3

This is the messy part of the whole operation. Once the films have been removed; you’ll notice that the glue is still stuck to the screen. Now what you need to do is to make use of the paint thinner or any other solvent to help you with removing this glue from the screen. Paper towels can be used here; place them on screen and soak them in paint thinner. This will allow for adhesive removal without any running and/or evaporating taking place.

Step 4

 Good job! Now assemble your films-less monitor back together. Before we move on to the glasses manufacturing, you can test the monitor with the polarized film. Almost there buddy, almost there. You’ll notice that the upper left corner of the film looks much clear since the anti-glare film has been removed from it. That is the part which will be used.

Step 5

Remove the lenses from the glasses or pry them open if you have to (if they’re the 3D glasses).

Step 6

 Here’s the tricky part of this tweak. You need to be careful with the polarized film since angle is critical and so is the front and back orientation. The options available for cutting include a variety of choices to select from; you can tape the lens and cut the film using an x-acto knife, you can send it to an online service or you can make use of a local cutting service. In any case, the angle and orientation is critical.

Step 7

The final step is to put the glasses back together and voila!

Oh and you better be comfortable with people giving you weird looks when they see you working on a blank monitor screen!

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