InSSIDer is an open source program for detecting wireless hotspots near you. It analyzes the signal travelling near the computer and shows all the important data regarding it. Unlike its predecessor NetStumbler, it works pretty well in latest versions of Vista and Windows 7. To start with the service, download and install it on your [...]
Himanshu Yadav
A good thing about Google calendar is that you can add public holidays of different countries and get notified of an upcoming holiday. This is particular useful if your work involves interacting with people in different countries, which is kinda common in this era of globalization. Adding holidays is simple. Here are the steps. 1. [...]
Like other instant messaging tools, Skype too has a history feature through which it archives all the chats and call history, and stores them locally on your PC. If you want to erase this history, it can be done. It isn’t difficult to do it but the option may be difficult to locate. You can [...]
Facebook, the most popular social network, is also a huge repository of personal data. There are messages, photos, pictures and much more uploaded by the users. And you stand to lose all of it if your Facebook account gets disabled (yes, it does happen). Good that there are tools to backup your Facebook data. But [...]
Keeping Windows up to date is a nice practice to keep it safe from all vulnerabilities. But do you know that using old versions of programs and software also expose your computer system to attack. To keep your computer safe you have to keep all your installed programs up to date as well. Secunia Personal [...]
Considering that we’ve explained what are iso files and how to mount/extract/burn iso images, you shouldn’t be surprised if we tell you that you could install Windows 7 on your PC with the help of an iso file, and you don’t even require the installation CD for that purpose. You can purchase and download it [...]
Sometime back, we told you about Notapipe, a tool for online document collaboration in real-time. It had some nice features like changes appeared in real-time, online chat, syntax highlighting etc. But this tool came with some limitations like user registration, limited to two users etc. Today we will talk about a similar tool known as [...]
Lets say you’ve got a bunch of images of different monuments (like Taj Mahal, Leaning Tower of Pisa etc). Now, you could obviously search them individually using the search box. But, wouldn’t it be great if you just typed “monuments” there and it pulled up all those images? This could be done by adding the [...]
Here comes the round-up of last week at Guiding Tech. We covered some nice apps, tools, how-tos and two great list posts. Check them out: iSendr: Online Peer To Peer File Sharing Tool There are several online file hosting and sharing sites available, but they have their own pros and cons. Now share the file [...]
Previously we talked about services like Drop.io and WeTransfer to send large files over the internet. These are efficient tools but one needs to upload the files before transferring them. And that takes time. Also, the data you send is not private (unless you password-protect it) as anyone can see and download it if he [...]
WiFi Stumbler is a web based tool to find WiFi hotspots near you. It can display information about channel, SSID, MAC address, signal strength, manufacturer and even the kind of encryption they are using. When you first visit the page, it starts scanning for the networks. It displays the result in a bar graph and [...]
Visualizing data through charts and graphs lets you analyze it in a better way. While offline tools like Microsoft Excel let you create them, if you prefer an online alternative then this article describes 5 such tools to help you choose from. Now, these tools may not be as advanced as their offline counterparts, but [...]
Slow Windows startup is an issue faced by almost every PC user at one point in their computer’s life cycle. There could be various reasons as to why Windows take a long time to boot. Using msconfig to remove useless programs from the startup menu is one way of fixing the issue. However, a lot [...]
Oxelon Media Converter is a nifty tool which converts almost any video and audio file format into another format quickly and easily. It is a freeware, supports high speed multi-conversion in PCs with latest multi-core processors and has some cool features like context menu options. After installing the tool, when you open it, a dialog [...]
Few days back, we told you about completely deleting your Google search history from the browser. It means anyone can easily delete the traces of his web activity using certain steps. Well, to be honest, one could still recover them but that won’t be easy. Deleting cookies and browser history is advisable if you are [...]
If you want to go for a full system backup (or backup a few important files) then Back4sure is a promising tool for the purpose. It offers a nice user interface, quick backup capabilities and some cool features such as filtering files, archives backup and recognize drive by labels. This free tool is available for [...]
Picasa is nice tool from Google for viewing, editing and sharing images stored on your PC. It comes as a desktop software as well as a website (like Flickr) where you can upload and save pictures. Previously, we talked about Flickr uploadr for batch uploading photos to Flickr directly from your PC. Now, if you [...]
While Google may be your preferred search engine, you should still pay a visit to Bing just to check out its beautiful background (which changes everyday). These wallpapers are example of stunning photography and scenery from all around the World. Recently Microsoft released Bing theme pack 2 which is called Bing’s Best 2 for Windows [...]
The Windows clock, as you know, is at the bottom right of your desktop and pops up time and date information when you click on it. If your computer is connected with internet, it automatically synchronizes time with the Windows time server. However, sometimes, the clock doesn’t show the accurate time and that could cause [...]
