Category: Utilities

I don’t have a Print Screen button on my keyboard, which means I can’t take screenshots using the normal method — hitting Print Screen, pasting the image into Paint, and saving as a PNG. But there are other reasons for not using Print Screen for screenshots, too. Here are a few alternative methods you can use instead.…

It’s far too easy to run out of disk space. If you have countless high-resolution photos, hundreds of HD-quality movies, and tens of thousands of songs, you can find yourself hitting your memory limit in no time. Whatever the reason, if you hit your limit, you’ll want to know how to free up space without…

We’re a few months into the year and you’re starting to enjoy that new computer. Your new computer glides like a dream, but in a few months it’s going to slow down; after all, there are only three things certain in life: death, taxes, and sluggish computers after hours of Internet browsing. With all the new software,…

Unquestionable, backing up is the optimal way to keep people information’s safety at the present times. Like windows system, once your DVD scratches or is damaged due to weather or poor storage, a backup system will be so important to you. Here is the instruction to tell you how to create a backup copy of…

File Creation Date will be recorded once it comes up in your computer. Finding the file creation date is useful if you want to see when the file was created. You could locates your file by searching the creation date. Here is the instruction to tell you how to find the creation date. 1. Browse…

Explorer.exe is the process that controls the instance of Windows Explorer that is running on your computer. Sometimes we may find out that Explorer.exe is using too much of your CPU’s available resources. This is an important question which means something wrong happened on the file. Here is the instruction to tell you how to…

WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client, SCP client, FTPS client and FTP client for Windows. Its main function is file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers scripting and basic file manager functionality. Users could use it to transfer read-only memories to iPhone. Here is the instruction to tell…

As we all know, there are many folders of importance in windows system cannot be deleted. So most of them are hidden by default. If you want to check the folders or files, you may need to change some settings in windows. Here is the instruction to tell you how o unhide folders in windows.…

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Users can run multiple instances of different guest operating systems from a single host machine with it. VirtualBox allows for a number of settings to be specified by the BIOS. Here is a instruction to tell you how to change…

The Windows 7 Boot Manager let you to choose which of the operating systems installed on your computer you’d like to boot to when you turn your computer on. Here is an instruction to tell you how to change Windows 7 boot manager. 1. Click “Start.” Type “MSCONFIG” into the search box. 2. Open the…

As we all know, temperature is a key factor to computer hardware, the cooler the better. So monitoring hardware’s condition is very important to us. SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can even access S.M.A.R.T. info and show hard disk temperatures. Here is…

IrfanView is a fast and compact image viewer/converter. The interface of IrfanView is clear and intuitive, which makes it easy with use for beginners and powerful for professionals. Besides, IrfanView enables you to change saved file size easily and quickly. Here is the instruction.   1. Open an image with IrfanView by clicking the “Open…

The Boot Configuration Data (BCD) is information used to boot the Windows operating system when you start up your computer. But as we always said, backup your data before it’s too late. So Here is the instruction to tell you how to back up your Boot Configuration Data before you change its information. 1. Click…

Google Chrome is a great browser program, which can be checked Google’s servers for new versions to make sure you get the newest features and keep your system safe from vulnerabilities by Google Update. Google Update may automatically launch on system startup, if you want to disable it, it can help speed up slow computers.…

ThinkVantage Access Connections is a connectivity assistant program for your ThinkPad computer. It enables you to quickly switch the network settings and Internet settings by selecting a location profile. You could also disable ThinkVantage Connections and use Windows to help manage and connect to the Internet. Here is the instruction.   1. Run ThinkVantage Access Connections from…

Now matter what brand computer you are using, it would become slower and slower inevitably. How to solve this problem? Here is an instruction to tell you how to troubleshoot your Vista system computer to make it quicker. 1. Click “Start.”Go to “Control Panel—-Performance Information and Tools”. 2. Check for a section marked “Performance issues.”…

GOM Media Player is freeware video playback software developed by the South Korean company, Gretech Corp. Designed with both power and simplicity in mind, GOM Media Player is an ideal video player for both beginners and experts alike. You could also use it to do advanced capture screen. The advanced method is primarily for taking…

If you own a laptop and a desktop PC, you can easily transfer files from one machine to the other by setting up folder sharing. The same does to two laptops, two desktops or any other combination. This is a built-in feature of Windows. It is a fairly simple process, which should not take more…