Following are our posts from last month that our readers appreciated the most. We’ve also got some nice links from our friends that you’ll find use for. Best of Guiding Tech in Jan, 2012 1. 5 Very Neat Uses of Wolfram Alpha Search Engine Some really cool ways to use this unique search engine. 2. [...]
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The use of tabs has made browsing so much more efficient. A power user knows that browser tab management is a productivity boost. Firefox came late on the tabbed browsing scene, but it was a fast learner. The Tab Groups feature is a default way to manage your Firefox tabs if you have quite a [...]
You want to keep an eye on who’s on your home Wi-Fi. This is for a variety of reasons: people could be stealing your bandwidth, resulting in you having trouble stay within your download limits. People on your network could also potentially take note of your personal information or company information. This means you should [...]
Alright, you’re going to quit watching TV. Wait, didn’t you try that 3 days ago? (Or 3 hours ago?) How did that turn out? We all have habits that we struggle with. Luckily for us, the internet has brought us three tools that will help us create new habits and remove those rotten old ones. [...]
When I first made the transition from my Macbook Pro to the Lenovo laptop I have now, I had a bunch of things to adapt to. One of the things I really never got over was the relatively choppy trackpad (or touchpad) scrolling. (Neither Windows or Lenovo’s best highlight.) There’s a great degree of control [...]
There could be a ton of reasons why you want to keep up with the news. In any case, lets say you’ve been trying for a long time, and it simply hasn’t worked. Perhaps you don’t like newspapers and you don’t have cable television, or you don’t like going through 500 different industry websites to [...]
If you intend to introduce your kids to the world of computer/online gaming then it is best that you start with some simple, interactive games that help them learn while playing. Chrome users could start by trying out some apps as they are quick to install and get started with compared to a third-party software [...]
Wolfram Alpha is a mathematical computational engine. Now, if it sounds something that just goes with CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, then you should just hold that thought there for a while. Wolfram Alpha sounds terribly complicated, but scratch beneath the surface and you get to see a cool tool that combines knowledge with mathematical computation [...]
Windows 7 explorer is very powerful when compared to its previous versions. However, if you are looking for some cool tricks to integrate few more useful features to the explorer, here are 7 utilitarian features you can enable on your default Windows 7 explorer to become more productive and increase accessibility at the same time. [...]
It’s time for snow, lights, bells, gifts and Santa. It’s time for Christmas! You must have started decorating the Christmas tree, lighting up the house and hanging the bells to cherish the festive mood. With so many preparations around to welcome Santa, why leave your good old computer behind? Here are 15 high quality, handpicked [...]
Faster processors are a boon but the speed has come with a slight price. Computers have also become power hungry devices with multiple hardware and software (think about games) eating into whatever memory they carry. Overheating is one of the main reasons for hard drive failure (check out seatools to diagnose hard disk). But why [...]
Ability to create good music requires great talent and at the same time, these days it’s an expensive process too. When I was a kid, I had a friend who had a great hold over music and composed many amazing tunes just using his synthesizer. As he was not able to afford all the equipments [...]
Come the season, out comes the Christmas wishlists. From childhood lists of gifts we used to ask from Santa to the more practical ones we think over today, wishlists are fun…and more when they just come true. Christmas wishlists bring some order into the chaos of the festival season and helps you to share your [...]
Knowledge never dies. I guess it gets passed on in the form of books. In India, we have had a long tradition of giving away our old books or selling them off at basement prices. What passed from one hand to another in my country has gone the virtual way in countries like the U.S. [...]
It’s the last month of this eventful year and hence this is likely to be our last roundup of 2011 in 2011 (we’ll do the Dec roundup in the first week of Jan next year). November saw some great articles from GT authors, featuring a lot of cool guides, lists and how-to stuff. The following [...]
TED, the abbreviation that stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design is a non-profit organization that works on a single primary goal of aggregating and sharing “Ideas Worth Spreading”. These ideas are shared via their global conferences called TED Talks which gives a platform to visionaries in diverse fields to spread their creative ideas to the [...]
Learning is the key to fixing a lot of problems. I’m a pretty inquisitive guy naturally, and I love finding out about things — how they work, people’s opinions of them, and the such. Throughout my pursuit of knowledge and answers, I’ve stumbled upon some great sites to answer some of my questions, and give [...]
Hollywood isn’t the only place where great movies are made. Some of the best movies are being made by European and Chinese directors, to name just a few. If you know a good movie when you see one, you would definitely like to download some of them. Thanks to easy availability of subtitles understanding the [...]
