Hard drive is at the heart of any computer, if it goes bad - one can lose all the information and system wont start at all. To can take preventive steps, you can check Hard drive for any possible 'technical' problems by looking through SMART information. SMART stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis,
Check DNS propagation status of website
DNS stands for Domain Name Server. You need to change them in an event of moving website from one hosting company to another. For a new domain / website, you need to assign DNS value as per specific web hosting company. DNS change (propagation) can take some time to take effect throughout the
Smart ways to Print selective parts of webpages [save ink, paper]
If you print lot of webpages on reguarly basis, then small adjustment in printing routine can save lot of paper and print ink. Ideally, a user does not need all webpage elements in hard copy format like advertisements, header, logos etc. Hence, instead of printing whole webpage you can select
Compress & reduce GIF image size
GIF is a popular image format used for animated images. Due to animation and dynamic effect, these tend to be of large file sizes. You can reduce file size of a GIF image by compressing and optimizing it. Trout's GIF Optimizer is a free portable tool for quick GIF image optimization for reduction of
See HardDrive details: partitions, bytes, sectors, tracks
Technical details can be overwhelming, specially when displayed in unformatted manner. There are number of utilities to view basic hardware / software details of a computer like portable Speccy and system information tool. Ever wanted to see finer details of hard drive (partitions) on your computer?
Upload large (250MB) files Free to Google Docs
More internet users are sharing bigger videos, documents and large size HQ images. Google previously bumped up maximum Gmail attachment size to 25MB, now you can play around with large files of upto 250MB size. You can upload and share big files of any type (upto 250MB) using Google Docs account.
Open & delete Prefetch files (.pf) on Windows
Prefetch files are temporary files containing information about application programs, which helps in quicker loading of programs. Each time you open a program, an associated prefetch file is created. That file is used for quicker loading of program, next time you try to run it. You can view prefetch
What is Prefetch files Folder in Windows
Windows operating system create lot of temporary files while usage. Prefetch files are one set of temporary files that help in better and faster loading of Windows and other program installed on it. Every time you open a program, the loading information is stored in set of prefetch files. These
Change Windows 7 Login screen with multiple images
Do you want to change visual appearing at Windows 7 login routine? You can easily change this without having to mess around with complex registry settings using free tool "Windows 7 Login Changer". To get started, click browse button and select multiple images to appear at Windows 7 Login