Himanshu Yadav

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Windows offers a smart way to launch any application via keyboard shortcuts. You can assign keyboard shortcuts to launch any application by changing the property of application shortcut. Let’s take the example of Google Chrome here.

If your computer has various user accounts and you no longer need them then you can either delete or disable them.

Let’s say you transfer a photograph from your Sony digital camera to the computer. By default it’ll give a name like “DSC001” and so on to each photograph. To identify the pictures, you generally rename them.

You are a concerned parent who doesn’t want his child to visit any unsafe website. Sometime back, we mentioned about Windows parental control feature of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Probably, this is the best way in Windows to restrict internet acc

One of the World’s largest sporting events, FIFA World Cup Football (or Soccer) is going to start on June 11, 2010inSouth Africa.

WMA was the file extension created by Microsoft to compete with popular audio formats like MP3 and Real Audio.

If you want to quickly view the desktop in Windows 7 without minimizing any open windows then you can do this with the help of Aero peek feature. You can easily view files, folders, shortcuts and gadgets on desktop using this feature.

Microsoft finally launched the awaited Office web application officially after it tested it through the technical preview it offered to a large group of users over the past few months.

We discussed how to hide files inside JPEG/GIF/PNG images in Windows PCs in a previous article. The method was not difficult but it involves some hassle. It includes making a new folder and copying files through the command line. There is a tool known

If you are a heavy computer user who can spend hours in front of the screen without taking a break then it’s high time you change this habit. It might affect your eyes/wrists negatively and could also cause RSI (Repetitive strain injury). Big Stretc

Backing up files and keeping data in sync is important, especially since now we don’t stick to a single device for our computing needs. We have mentioned file backup and sync using Syncback, Windows backup and restore method, and apps like Back4sur

Facebook recently introduced a new security feature which notifies you via SMS or email whenever someone tries to login or hack your Facebook account using another computer or device. You can enable this setting from your account settings page.

Been in a situation when you’ve downloaded a file but can’t open it since you don’t have the required program? It’s frustrating, right? Well, that’s why you might want to have Universal viewer installed (Windows only).

Sometimes, while switching through different open tabs in the browser, we accidentally click on the cross (X) button, which closes the tab. This is a common problem with Google Chrome users because this browser doesn’t yet include a tab overflow fe

Sleep option is a feature in Windows which saves power during work. It brings the computer to a state of rest by saving all open documents and programs. It also allows you to resume your work from the state you left it at.

Have you ever had a situation when you plugged in your USB drive and it didn’t come up in the My Computer area along with other drives. One of the reasons behind this problem might be the drive letter.

Cl1P.net is a nice web app which lets you copy and paste data between two computers easily and quickly. By using this app you can transfer both plain text and rich text. Transferring data is a three step process.

Important UPDATE: Google has discontinued this feature and you cannot directly add a background wallpaper to Google anymore. However, we have covered certain workarounds using which you can get back that feature.

Though Facebook has overtaken MySpace to become the most popular social network, one area where MySpace still has the lead is music. It lets users upload music, create playlists and stream tracks online.