Disk errors plague virtually every Windows user at one time or another. These errors can show up in just about any stage of usage. Sometimes this can be something as simple as a bad connection. In these cases you can either reseat the hard drive (i.e. disconnect and reconnect the hard drive properly), or simply replace the hard drive entirely. In many cases, however, you may need to go into the disk system and check for specific errors. Odds are, like the majority of Windows users, you’re not an IT wizard, so you can’t just go into your system, look…

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Opera has always been one of my favourite browers. It’s fast and they have steady update to valuations. It still needs to go a long way to get close to Chrome or Firefox in terms of add-on support, but it’s a good alternate browser, if you need one. The Opera team have released 12.10 beta. Opera 12.10 beta offers a big boost of speed, along with better compatibility across websites, improve standards support, new capabilities for extensions, as well as with the major operating systems in use today. New features include: Support for Windows 8 and Mac OS X 12.10…

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Messenger is a new app that brings Facebook to your desktop. While you surf the web or use other applications on your computer, you can: Chat and message with your friends on Facebook See the latest updates from your friends in ticker Get quick notifications about what’s going on Messenger lets you use Facebook without being on www.facebook.com. You will now be able to stay in touch anytime, no matter what you’re doing. Facebook Messenger is available for Windows 7 with an app for Windows Vista in the pipeline. Download Facebook Messenger

And not just on your iPad, but also your Blackberry Tablet, Windows and Android devices! If you love to read and you can’t keep away from your newspapers, then PressReader is one the best apps that you can download for this purpose. PressReader is the only application that lets you read a growing list of over 2,100 full-content newspapers from 95 countries in 54 languages available through the world’s largest online newspaper and magazine kiosk PressDisplay.com.     Key features include: Flipping pages like you’re reading a real publication The ability to pan, zoom or rotate pages, articles and photos…

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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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Welcome back to the Top 7 stories of the day! So there’s some useful stuff for iPhone, iTouch users; people thinking about upgrading to Windows 7 and Mac Users! 1 – ONE! The Ultimate Guide To Speeding Up Firefox 3.5 – Makeuseof.com – We all love Firefox but if you’ve ever wondered about how to speed it up even more, wonder no more! Here’s a nice and extremely effective list that will get FF running even quicker than you’d want it to! 2 – TWO! Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional) – Cnet Reviews – So Cnet does us all a favour…

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I’m back… again… with the top 7 stories of the day, according to ME! Right! This time I’ve got some serious stuff for you guys to feast on. 1 – ONE! Weaponizing Web 2.0 – The Washington Post – I thought this was quite an interesting article. Imagine your browser turning against you, all your personal information being used by someone else without your knowledge! I’m sure we’ve all had this nightmare before, but if what this article says is true, I think we’d better be really careful. This is a real life version of one of those scary movies…

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According to Me. So I’m back just a day later with 7 more stories for you to check out. Of course, their importance depends a lot on how aligned your priorities are with mine, however even if you’re from a different planet it’s fun to ‘throw caution to the wind’ sometimes.. 1 – ONE! The iPhone’s Latest Hit App : Sex Offender Locator – TechCrunch -  I think this is hilarious. Now every iPhone user knows if you hang Pedo-bear posters in your room. Don’t think this app has much use outside of the US, but I’m sure it’s a…

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Stuff we’d like to throw into the black-hole, Microsoft’s new retail store, how to hack the iPhone (well, not really…), it’s all in here!