In the past we have seen how we can securely encrypt the data on our hard disk using TrueCrypt. Without doubt, the program is one of the best when it comes to protection of data on the local drive but there’s no provision to hide data in a portable USB flash drive in the tool. [...]
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While transferring sensitive files on optical discs, thumb drives or over the internet, top concern most of us have is security. One may rename the extension of the file or archive the file with a password to secure it. However, if your content is simple text, document or a media file then renaming the file [...]
Few weeks ago I accidently broke my laptop’s charging pin. When I went to the service center I was told that it would take a couple of days to get it fixed. For nearly 3 days my laptop was in the service center and I had to visit local cyber cafes for my online work. [...]
When your PC goes low on memory (RAM), it is bound to slow down. It does try to get that extra memory from the hard disk, but that hardly enhances the overall performance. ReadyBoost is a feature in Windows which helps it make use of the flash memory of an external USB flash drive when [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
User account in Windows lets you save private information and isolate your work environment from other users of the same computer. You can set your password so that no other user can randomly snoop in to your account. At the time of creating password, Windows provides an option of password hint. In the case you [...]
Whenever an external device, like a USB pen drive or CD/DVD is attached/inserted to a PC, Windows pops up auto-play options depending upon the kind of data the device holds. The main Windows file which is responsible for this auto-run feature is called autorun.inf. It is usually advised that one should disable autorun.inf in Windows [...]
