12
2011
Hardware Diagnostic
Memory Diagnostic: In Windows 7 we have Windows Diagnostic but I would no longer recommend it. Then best tool to run the Memory Diagnostic is to Download MemTest86+ – Advance Memory Diagnostic Tool
Hard Drive Diagnostic: We’re going to use the command prompt method of running the program, since it gives more visual feedback
Display Card Diagnostic: Most of them might be using nVidia or ATI. So here I’ll suggest a method you cleanup the Drivers
18
2013
Sleipnir–A New Age Browser
Sleipnir is stylish browser with a lot of features. I know the name is kind of strange, Sleipnir means an eight legged horse from Norse mythology. So let’s go right into the features. Sleipnir is a browser built using the Mozilla Firefox engine. But it’s nothing like Firefox because this browser is packed with a lot of features which is not available in most of the browsers. Tab management is really awesome in Sleipnir browser. [...]
17
2013
Custom Settings- All in One Kernel Tweaker
ustom Settings is a small utility build for Android smart phone who are using custom Kernel developed by XDA Member xcesco89. In order to get this tool to work the custom Kernel should support features like GPU Overclocking , Smart dimmer, Backlight values, Swipe to Wake, Double Tap to Wake etc. This tool is specifically designed for HTC One X International edition. But the developer of the application claims that it also works on other [...]
12
2013
Bug Check 0×116: VIDEO_TDR_ERROR Troubleshooting Tips
Over the years I have come across lot of 0×116 errors most of the times I was able to fix it. In this article I’ll share some tips that might help you in resolving such errors. I would like to thank JCGriff, Usasma, Ken, H2SO4, VirGnarus and all the other BSOD analyst who helped me gather these information. Unfortunately there is no easy fix for this we have to do lot of troubleshooting to narrow [...]
5
2013
BonAView – A Free Photo Manager
BonAView is a good image management & an organizing tool by High Motion Software. BonAView is packed with couple of nice features which comes handy for those who manages images and looking for a free image management software. One of the feature I like is the 3D Image preview. It renders the images and generates an awesome third dimensional view of the images with a couple of options like Easy rotating, flipping and moving between [...]
22
2013
A quick review of Baidu Antivirus 2013
Baidu Antivirus 2013 is the latest product of the Chinese search giant. For those who don’t know them Baidu offers many services, including a Chinese language-search engine for websites, audio files, and images. Baidu offers 57 search and community services including Baidu Baike, an online collaboratively built encyclopedia, and a searchable, keyword-based discussion forum. Baidu has several products like Baidu Internet TV, Baidu Wireless etc. For more information please refer Wikipedia. It’s a very [...]
24
2013
HTC One – A Complete Round up
HTC One is an upcoming flagship device from HTC announced on 19th February at HTC own event happened in New York and London. Unlike last year HTC was determined to make the HTC One commercial success with more marketing. HTC has already made deals with 185 carriers and more than 80 countries at the same time. Now let talk about some of the new features that HTC has introduced by HTC One HTC Zoe™ HTC [...]
16
2013
FIX: Windows 8 Doesn’t Wake up from Sleep when Pressing Windows Key
I have come across this situation couple of times where when you press the Home key or Windows key it doesn’t wake up from sleep. It mostly happens with Windows 8-based device. I have been keeping an eye from a solution or a workaround for such situations. Recently I came across a FIX from Microsoft that will resolve this issue. Go to Microsoft KB 2795944 to find more information about it. The other issues that [...]
28
2012
How to Create a New Windows Users on Windows 8
In this article I’ll show you how to create a new Windows user on Windows 8 machine. Step 1: Go to Modern UI screen (Metro UI) and type in “Users” Step 2: Now click on Settings then you’ll find couple of shortcuts and one of them will be called “Users” select it. Step 3: You’ll be in this screen Now if you scroll all the way down and you’ll see “Add a user” click [...]
9
2012
How to Boot Straight to Desktop on Windows 8
Lots of people still prefer to boot directly to desktop instead on Metro screen. I’ll suggest you a few methods to boot directly to desktop. Method 1: In this method we will use “Show Desktop” shortcut to the startup folder so it will boot straight to desktop. Open Notepad and type in the following lines [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop Go to File and click on Save as, under the file name type [...]
9
2012
How to use SFC /SCANNOW command in Windows 8
You have encountered a situation where your system files might get corrupted. In such cases the easiest way to rebuild the damage files or to find who which ones got corrupted you could use “SFC SCANNOW” command on Windows 8. To run SFC Scannow follow these steps. Go to Windows UI screen Type in CMD Now right click on “Command Prompt” Click on “Run as administrator” from the bottom of the screen Or you can [...]
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An article by Shyam Sasindran, MVP


