If you’re already running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, then this one is for you! Microsoft is offering all existing users to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for just $39.99. The offer is until January 2013, so if you’re still debating, you have some time to make up your mind. The Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant will check to make sure your PC is ready for Windows 8. It will provide a detailed compatibility report that lets you know of anything you may have to address before or after the upgrade and outlines actions to take. You will need…

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When it comes to power management, the Mac far excels any of the PCs. I have my Mac configured such that it goes to sleep within 30 minutes of it being idle. unfortunately this tends to disrupt my downloads and also prevents me from remote logging in whenever I want to. I’ve been hunting for a good application that keeps my Mac from falling asleep. Before you proceed with installing a new utility, keep in mind that preventing you Mac from sleeping has to be done with care, especially when the lid is closed. This can cause your Mac to…

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Windows 8 has been designed to boot so quickly that you have almost zero reaction time to get to the famous boot screens that allow you to choose a different boot device or enter into the troubleshooting utilities. If you want to enter the boot screens when booting up your PC, you need to hit the F8 key. Usually one tap doesn’t suffice and you’ll need to hit the key repeatedly several times so that Windows can detect one of them. This is already a problem in Windows 7, which has been designed to boot rather quickly. And, its unlikely…

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A few months back I purchased a MacBook Pro. Over the past few months, I have been gradually familiarising myself with the operating system and the features it has to offer. Like any other computer operating system, the Mac OS X needs regular cleaning, both on the inside and the outside. One extremely powerful utility that allows you to keep your computer running smoothly is CleanGenius. EaseUS CleanGenius is an all-in-one and easy-to-use Mac maintenance utility to make your Mac OS run faster and perform better. It offers multiple ways to free up the disk space overall along with other…

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Learning how to uninstall programs on Mac is a very simple task, but this is something that confuses many users’ especially first timers. Removing programs from a Windows computer operating system based machine requires the user to go to the Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel and the select the programs that the user which to uninstall. But in a Mac this process is very different. Uninstalling programs is one such task, and there are two different ways in which you can achieve this. Remember that there are two kinds of programs that will be presented on your Mac namely…

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I have a desktop and a netbook, both of which run Windows. For downloading regular files, I use Internet Download Manager and for torrents I use uTorrent. So far there has not been a single downloading client that competently manages regular files as cialis online well as torrent downloads. Mac users however do not face the same situation. Mac users usually employ Transmission for torrent downloading and another client for regular file downloads. Now there is a freeware available to them that eliminates the need of having 2 programs installed for downloading. This solution is called Folx. Folx is a…

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If you’re using Windows and not running a good antivirus, then you have a high probability of getting your computer infected. While you may be able to disinfect your computer at a later date, some virii can mess up a lot of settings that your antivirus can’t fix. Or, maybe you’re just looking to tweak a few settings in your Windows 7 installation. Like its successful predecessor “XP Quick Fix Plus“, 7 Quick Fix is a simple, fast and efficient click and fix tool. Features: Includes 21 common Windows 7 fixes Only 472kb Portable with no install just click and…

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The bubble screensaver of Windows 7 may be the Windows 7 users’ favorite screensaver. In fact, these transparent bubbles can become solid and metallic balls through a little modification. The operation is simple as below: Start-Run-Regedit. After the Registry Editor is opened, locate in: “HKEY_CURRENT_USER? Software?Microsoft?Windows?Current Version?Screensavers?Bubbles”. Right-click on the blank in the right pane to new build a “DOWRD (32 bit value)” and name it as “Material Glass”. Then double click the “Material Glass” and input the value “0” in the popup window. Finally, save the modification and exit the Registry Editor. Now you can open “Personalization”-“Screen saver” and…

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One of the major reasons I detest Windows Vista is because of the magnanimous bloat that it carries around as “necessary” default “features.” While this bloat has a tendency to annoy on desktop PC’s (e.g. slowdowns, immense hard disk activity etc.) Those annoyances cross over to the realm of death if you’re on a laptop with Vista! Especially if you’re the kind that uses the laptop frequently on battery! However once in a while a software developer comes by with the heart and common sense to produce a simple yet amazingly effective software that the corporate bigwigs couldn’t figure out,…

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Featuring free Link backup applications for any sort of backup need. You can use these applications to perform a complete back up of a file, data, database, system or server. BackupPC (Graphical User Interface) BackupPC is a high performance free backup software suite for Linux that comes with a web-based user interface. It features clever pooling of identical files, no client-side software, and a powerful Apache/CGI user interface. BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain. BackupPC incorporates a Server Message Block (SMB) client that can be used to back up network shares of computers running Windows. It…

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