It is unprecedented that Microsoft has dropped the next version of its Operating System, Windows 9 and instead moved straight to Windows 10. Shroud in mystery, the new version is called Threshold. One of the main features of Windows 10 “Threshold” will be the reappearance of the Start Button. […]
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Opening a picture in Windows Photo Viewer gives is yellow tint. This happens because of an incorrect colour profile. It might happen after installation of a new monitor software or a buggy video driver. To rectify go to Control Panel and Colour Management, as shown below. First click Remove and […]
Its phenomenal that Microsoft has skipped a version to move straight to 10. Claiming it to be a “Threshold”, Microsoft has finally acknowledged and understood that their main strength lies in desktop users who have been neglected all this long. Read about Windows 10, the newest windows yet by Microsoft […]
A high resolution screen shot of the Windows Desktop sometimes becomes a very important requirement. While there are many software out there to help you out, this article will focus on the inbuilt Windows Tool called Snipping Tool. Microsoft has introduced the Sniping tool since Windows Vista. It is available […]
In an interview with Wall Street Journal, Brian Dye, Symantec’s Senior Vice President declared, “Antivirus (in its present form) is DEAD”. Symantec thinks that it is now time to move from a 100% protective system to a damage control model. The problem as identified by Mr Brian is that Norton […]
TrueCrypt, a popular file encryption tool has suddenly announced end of development since May 2014 in view of termination of Microsoft support to Windows XP. STRANGE! A visit to both links, namely www.truecrypt.org and http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net shows a page notifying users that using TrueCrypt is no longer secure as it may contain […]
This problem is going to hit your Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC all of a sudden. A right click will simply freeze in an unending blue circle. Mostly, it will happen inside an active window, but might happen on the desktop also. Frustratingly enough, only the active window freezes, […]
Heartbleed bug has recently been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Dooms Day or over reaction! Heartbleed Bug is an anomaly, accidently inserted in the code of Open SSL, a popular open source toolkit. The Heartbleed Bug allows hackers to steal information on the internet. A server […]