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Basics PC Tweaks
December 31, 2011 – 10:47 am
In previous versions of window it was very complicated to install or update any driver. If a driver accidentally got uninstalled or removed, then you had to go through a series of difficult steps in order to install it. For the installation of drivers, a compact disk was usually required. Thanks to the newer versions of windows it has become very easy to install video card drivers on to your system. A new and improved device manager automatically searches for the best driver available online for your system and helps to download video drivers automatically.
This tutorial shows how to update Drivers for a Video Card on your system. You would have to start by following the list of steps mentioned below:
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Basics PC Tweaks
December 31, 2011 – 10:43 am
There are many problems that can arise when your sound card is not updated properly. Problems can even surface during installation or un-installation of certain devices. This is because some important shared files might get deleted during the un-installation and that might cause a sound problem.
People are usually unaware of such problems and think something might be wrong with the hardware. The whole problem can be fixed by a few simple steps. All that is needed is for you to update your windows drivers.
This tutorial shows how to update drivers for a sound card. Just follow this step by step process and update your system.
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Basics PC Tweaks
December 31, 2011 – 10:33 am
In the fast paced technological world that we live in today, its very hard to keep yourself updated to all whats happening around. Businesses are growing very rapidly due to the many technological advancements taking place on a day to day basis. Such advancements have aided the working environment and people are able to share important information in a split second. Furthermore, people can work on the same document, at the same time and get real time updates as and when changes have been made in a particular document.
With the help of such a technology, users are able to synchronize the files between different work stations at the same time from one place only. Many applications and sync softwares are available for this purpose. For this tutorial, we would be choosing the “Windows Live Essentials” application which has a user friendly interface. It is a free file sync application which shares all your important documents and sync folders across different computers as and when any changes are made.
Here is a step by step guide on how to sync files across computers.
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Basics PC Tweaks Video
December 31, 2011 – 9:44 am
Youtube is one of the most popular online video sharing network. It has a variety of music videos available, including music videos, songs, movie reviews etc. More and more people upload and share videos on this platform on a daily basis. When people try to upload a long video, it can take up a lot of time due the size of the video file. The best solution of this problem is to split the video into two or three segments. This will help in uploading the files much faster. Youtube also has the time limit of ten minutes and fifty nine seconds. Any video longer then that cannot be uploaded. By splitting videos, you can upload a complete video on the platform in several different parts. Splitting up a video into several different segments is an easy task. In this tutorial we would be using the Windows Movie Maker to split a video.
You need to follow through these simple steps to learn how to split videos into sections for Yourtube.
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Basics PC Tweaks Web
December 31, 2011 – 9:34 am
Nowadays there is a lot of competition amongst the internet browsers. Popular browser applications like that of Microsoft, Google, and Mozilla are rapidly enhancing their products with new features. All of them are almost equivalent in features and have certain features which separates them from all the other applications. With so many options readily made available to us, users have a number of choices and it’s really hard to select any one browser which is supposed to perform all the required tasks. Due to this reason, most people prefer to use different browsers at the same time to enhance their internet surfing experience.
Sometimes a situation may arise when that bookmarks saved are saved only on one browser. Problem arises when one needs those bookmarks on other browsers as well. People usually consider this to be a complicated process. All the major browsers already have a built in program to organize bookmarks. They all have the same feature to save, export and import bookmarks from different locations.
This tutorial guides you to a step by step procedure on how to save your bookmarks in various browsers on the windows platform. You can follow the steps mentioned below to create a backup and share bookmarks.
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Basics PC Tweaks
December 30, 2011 – 6:34 pm
You can easily restore the My Computer, Recycling Bin and other desktop icons. The desktop icons can easily get deleted and disappear. One way of restoring your desktop the way it was is backing up your computer to a particular restore point. A drawback of this particular method is that it will restore the complete system, meaning that all the recent items can get deleted.
There is a simpler way of restoring the desktop and system icons. All you need to do is open the desktop properties window where you can see a number of options, including restoring the desktop icons, selecting and customizing them according to your desire.
This tutorial shows you how to restore desktop icons in just a few simple steps. Follow the step by step procedure mentioned below:
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Basics PC Tweaks
December 30, 2011 – 6:20 pm
Flash drives and memory cards are the safest and most efficient way to store large amount of data from one place to another. These peripheral devices are gaining popularity day by day due to their effectiveness, mobility and capacity for storing large amounts of data. With constant technological advancements taking place, new and improved features are made available to you. These flash memory devices come with a plug and play facility, meaning that you only have to plug them in your computer or laptop and they will start working instantly without requiring any software or driver installation.
People always look for easy recovery methods in order to recover files and valuable information which might have gotten deleted from their flash memory devices. There are many applications available which help you to recover the deleted items from such peripheral devices. In this tutorial we would be using “Undelete Plus”, an application which restores deleted.
Follow these few steps and learn how to restore deleted files on a SD card.
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Basics Graphics PC Tweaks
December 30, 2011 – 6:15 pm
In this tutorial you would learn how to process images using Photoshop in batches. Through Adobe Photoshop you can process and edit images in batches. This technique is very helpful when you have to add the same effect on many pictures. With this method you can just record the whole picture editing process once and it will be applied on a group of selected pictures.
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Basics PC Tweaks
December 30, 2011 – 6:02 pm
As newer version of Microsoft Office are introduced, many people face compatibility issues. This is because the newer versions create a docx file extension, a format which is not compatible with the older versions. This means that one can’t view docx files in word 2003 or older versions. On the other hand, the newer versions support the older extensions. There are various steps one cant take to solve this docx compatibility issue.
Here we guide you through a simple procedure in which we would create a sample docx extension file and upload it online, to view and edit the file without having the newer versions of Microsoft Word installed in your system.
Just follow through these 7 easy steps to learn how to open docx files.
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Basics Graphics PC Tweaks
December 30, 2011 – 5:56 pm
With the advancement of GUI (Graphic User Interface), colorful images and pictures have become an essential part of all softwares and applications developed now a days. The internet has become a popular source of media just because of its interactive nature and vibrant websites with images that attract people towards the content of the website. With this improvement there are many image editing softwares that have been developed over the years. One of them is Photoshop which is the most interactive and easy to use photo editing application. You can render and edit out images with a number of effects using this application.
Here in this tutorial we will show you how to use tilt-shift effect in Photoshop in a few simple steps.
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