Sometimes for the sake of fixing our Windows based computer, we have to boot our computer in the safe mode. The safe mode in Windows 7 is a diagnostic mode – a special way to start Windows so that we can fix things that we cannot in the normal mode. The safe mode is very useful in fixing the malware infected computers.
Read moreFind How Many Times You Have Visited a Site in Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is an amazing web browser. Not only it makes the Internet browsing a great experience, but also gives many useful statistics about our web browsing patterns. For example, Firefox can show you how many times you have visited a web site prior to today. This information can be surprising to you as there are web sites that you might have visited for more than a thousand times.
Read moreInstalling Unsigned Drivers in Windows 7
When you try to install an unsigned driver in Windows 7, you are given a warning that the driver is unsigned and so cannot be installed. This is frustrating as some of the devices you buy online come with unsigned drivers and Windows 7 will not let them install on your computer. The only way you can install an unsigned driver in Windows 7 is to disable integrity check at boot time.
Read moreTest Your Password Strength Using McAfee Password Analyzer
Sometimes we just pick up very easy or small password out of laziness. But choosing an easy to guess
password may cost you way more than you can think. McAfee is offering a free password analyzer tool
using which you can test if your password is strong enough. This tool is not only checks the strength
of your password but also suggests various means to protect yourself with a strong password which is
not easy to crack.
Disable Speed Dial in Opera Web Browser
When you open a new tab in the Opera web browser, you are shown a Speed Dial interface – a galley of web site thumbnails, clicking on which you will quickly open the selected site. But this is very annoying for some people. If you do not like the Speed Dial to be opened for a new tab in the Opera web browser, then you can disable it.
Read moreCreate an Alias to Your Hotmail Email Address
Are you tired of your old hotmail email address? Do you wish that it would be a little different. Hotmail or Windows Live allows you to create an alias to your already existing hotmail email address. This way you can have another alias email address of your choice pointing back to the same old email address you already have. Any emails sent to the new alias would be received at the old email address.
Read morePlay Angry Birds Game For Free Online
Angry Birds is a popular game you might have played on your mobile phone. This game was initially
designed bu Rovino Mobile for Apple Inc. Later it was also released for Android based mobile devices.
The game was commercial untill now. Google has released this game for free to be played online for
everyone. This works in all the web browsers.
Backup Your Gmail Emails Using Gmail Backup
Gmail is the best free email service from the Internet giant Google. Everybody likes and uses it. I myself log on to Gmail several times a day. But do not take it for granted. Gmail servers can experience outage like any other servers. It has happened before and it might happen again. So when you cannot access Gmail servers, how would you access your emails? Easy – by creating a local backup of all your Gmail emails using the Gmail Backup freeware tool.
Read moreBlock Scam Links on Facebook with Using Protection
Facebook has become the largest social networking website in recent years. But with increase in the number of Facebook users, the scam links being posted on Facebook have also increased. The security blog of many security software vendors is full of Facebook scam reports. Now you can block such scam posts and malware links on Facebook with the help of free Using Protection service.
Read moreDetect Malware on Your PC Using Panda ActiveScan
Panda ActiveScan is an advanced free online scanner from Panda Security Labs. It is based on Collective Intelligence (scanning in-the-cloud) that detects malware that traditional security solutions cannot detect. Even though you have an antivirus product installed, yet you can have the benefit of a second opinion using the Panda ActiveScan online scanner. Panda ActiveScan can detect various hidden threats on your PC.
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