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How to install Ubuntu 11.10 in a PC running Windows 7

I admit I was pretty indulged to the Microsoft Windows system because other than it is very famous; there are packs of software built for it as well. However, today I was enlightened by the idea that other operating systems do well too. The MAC OS and the Linux OS are both amazing systems. I would try MAC OS later, but as for now, the Linux system will worth a try because it’s FREE and EASY to get. Linux’s idea to share a FREE operating system to the world and giving the world the right to change it to the way they like adds to the appeal of this software. People always love FREE things and sharing something very valuable is worth admiring. The appeal and the much talked about power of Linux caused me to decide to install it on one of my PC. I believed, as it was told, Linux only needs minimal hardware setting, giving me the chance to use my old PC running on Windows 7. There are lots of Linux operating systems available online for free but I chose Ubuntu. I was influenced by

How to easily repair your PC after a lag or an application error

I have an application that saves lots of files on my temporary files folder and I also love installing different kinds of software whenever something interests me. Sometimes I forgot to clean my temporary files folder. And, sometimes I just uninstall software that doesn’t pass my preference. Having these things happening inside my computer, it costs me a lag, delay, slow speed, and errors from time to time. It would be very easy to fix these things if you know exactly what’s wrong or what application is involved in the problem. But, when things go mixed-up and you are brought to a side where you forgot what you have done to your PC, you really need a tool to sort this thing out. This problem is very common to all who have applications that stores a lot of temporary data to your PC like browsers and even games. Installation and uninstallation of programs could also cause some registry problems. The biggest problem is when you experienced a lag or an application error and you have

How to Play CrossFire Philippines like a Pro (Tutorial with video)

CrossFire Philippines is an online first person shooting game which resembles the old CounterStrike. However, this online game has lots of purchasable items and you can create a character or an account which will increase in rank every time you play. Missions and Clan Wars are also key parts of this game in which players could play up to 8 versus 8 persons divided in two teams – blacklist and global risks. SmileGate developed the game from Korea which is known to be a great developer of this sort of games. Neowiz made it available around the globe and Gameclub published it here in the Philippines. This game became very famous and attractive to online gamers because of its graphics quality (realistic environment and effects) and the creation of personal accounts. I believe lots of young ones in the country are getting addicted with this game. What I really love with this game is the ranking. I am now a “Captain” in this game and it always makes me feel good to increase my leve

How to get the looks of Mac OS X Lion to your Windows PC easily

Windows is always my favorite but I am also interested with the other operating systems because I love doing things with this programs. I tried Ubuntu first which I posted here and before I will post about the installation of Mac OS X Lion, I would like to have a glimpse of the interface of this latest Mac OS. I believe many people who are using Windows are very curios with the looks of Mac OS X Lion since it has a very prestigious integrity in the market. Some having no choice but just wanted to experience the beautiful interface of the Mac OS tried to use software and several configurations to change their boring Windows 7 desktop. Some are also like me who just want a glimpse of it without really trying to install the OS. While there are lots of applications and processes to help you gain the Apple looks, my experience will help you do the procedure easily without any troubles. What tool to use? I use the Lion Transformation Pack from WinXSoft.com which you can eas

How to effectively use Deep Freeze Standard to your computer

I am maintaining an Internet Café and surely I need software that when I restart a PC unit, it will go back to my decided configuration. This will make my job very easy, avoiding long period of repairs, error fixing, or even virus treatment processes because all I need is to restart the PC and restore it to the condition where it does its best (as I configured it according to my preference). Happily, there is a bunch of software that do function likes this. Deep Freeze is one of them. I choose Deep Freeze and it has become my partner in maintaining 10 of my PC clients. Deep Freeze is software that memorizes your computer’s settings and configuration before you “FREEZE” it and whenever you restart it, it will return the system to its original state. It means total peace of mind because whatever goes wrong, you just don’t bother to even know the problem but just restart the PC and expect that it will be good as new again. Security and Preservation are two strong words that this sof

How to easily create a website using Blogger 2015

Creating a website way back before I am high school is for professional computer guys only. But as of today, even your kid could surprise you with his page having some creative flash images. Creating a website today is even a necessity for almost anyone. With that trend, website creation software and hosting sites are spreading and evolving every day. There are lots of choices, but of course, not all are so user-friendly and reliable. Today, I decided to create a website for our CrossFire clan (online gaming clan) and I choose Blogger.com as my platform and my hosting site. Though, Blogger is generally used for blogging, a website and a blog are almost identical today. The fusion is I believe caused by the demands of interactivity and dynamism in the internet. So, what I am talking about here is that you can make your blog at Blogger look like and function like a modern website. My choice is also affected by the following exceptional Blogger features: First, it is so easy to

How to make your DSL Internet connection stable (prevent long timeouts)

This is question submitted by Alex Dimacaraig of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. A stable DSL Internet connection is very important especially if you are fond with online games. I love playing CrossFire Philippines so upgraded my PLDT internet connection to the 10mbps plan. The speed really went faster but along the way I experienced this “cut-offs” in the connection. By typing “ping yahoo.com –t” to the command prompt, I was able to know that my connection is experiencing regular request timeouts from time to time. Regular short timeouts or when the REQUEST TIMEOUT message appears only once between successful pings is normal, but mine has several request timeouts before successful pinging works again. Obviously, my online game disconnects even before I finish one game which is frustrating. Most of the answers you can find online are solutions applied to your computer settings or software-involved. However, most of the time it is your physical connection line that has the problem. It m

How to Easily Create a Website Using the Microsoft Word 2010

Many of us knew that when creating a website, you must have to sign-up have an account in Blogger, WordPress and etc. However, Microsoft Word does just fine when making a basic website. I just found out how to create with just following very simple steps. In this tutorial, you can create a website using Microsoft Word in two ways. OK, here’s how the first goes: You have must have a Microsoft Word in your laptop or computer (I am using Microsoft Word 2010). And then, open a new document. Go to FILE and click NEW. Now when you click NEW, you can see different kinds of templates. Choose PROJECTS (if you can’t see PROJECTS, you can open OTHERS and you will find it there). In the PROJECTS section, choose WEB PAGES and then choose among the templates given. Once you have chosen a template, just click DOWNLOAD and it will automatically appear on your document. When the template chosen is displayed, you can freely edit or put images and texts to make it beautiful. Once it’s done,

How to Set up Two Monitors for PC using 1 cheap video card

I have one extra monitor set aside in my room which I have been thinking to be of use someday. After stumbling on a stock exchange topic where you can observe that people are using multiple monitors in one computer, I was motivated to add my extra monitor to my PC. This will give me 2 monitors functioning with one computer. This would be very helpful because it will give the chance to use separate screens at once or use the other one as an extension, for greater productivity in my work and in my gaming. For an increase in your work or gaming output, you may want to add another monitor for your PC. Since Windows does support this enhancement, I encourage you to do this, especially if the work or even game really demands it. In gaming, it me sound just like an option but if you really have the passion, do the move, just like what I do. There are lots of ways to install multiple monitors to your PC. In this tutorial, I choose the cheapest but effective one. This installation wil

How to easily install Linux Mint 12 Lisa 32-bit in a Windows PC

Today, Linux Mint, a Linux-based operating system, has its latest version named Linux Mint 12 Lisa. I previously discussed the installation of Ubuntu, which is also a Linux-based program, giving me more motivation to interact with these Linux systems. I will try to use Linux Mint. However, same problem with Ubuntu, I don’t want to remove my Windows 7 on my computer. So basically, I need a side-by-side installation, this means I will I install Linux Mint 12 Lisa in a PC already running Windows 7. This is the same problem to anyone of you who wants to try an operating system, such as Linux Mint 12 Lisa to an existing Windows installation. Here’s how I did it so easily: First, you need to download the torrent file of Linux Mint 12 Lisa here. In my case, I will use the 32-bit DVD version of the OS. Second, after downloading the ISO file, if you are like me who doesn’t like to have extra expenses of buying a CD or DVD and burning it, just download PowerISO to be able to m

How to Delete your Google Web History (Easily)

This is a question sent to us Ms. Melinda Coursel of Atalanta, USA. We are all surprised when we open our Gmail or Blogger account and the new privacy policy of Google pops-up for us to read and understand. Though it sounds reassuring, we are still concern of how much this search giant keeps our personal data. Well, the main reason of Google’s “improvement” of its privacy policy is for easy sharing of information to its various services such as displaying your Google Plus profile photo in a search result displaying your Blogger blog post. Google whether you are concern or not gets much information from our searches. Our search histories are actually telling more stories about us including our habits and even our health concerns. Your likes and favorites will be recorded to Google’s powerful database. If this sounds unfavorable to you, here’s how to delete your Google Web History so easily: Log-in your account at Google History. Lastly, click the “Remove all Web History”

Download and Convert YouTube videos online (no software needed)

I have just discovered this wonderful site name Zamzar.com. It is a free online YouTube conversion site for free. You need to be a registered member of this site to experience full functionality. There are basically four services that they offer: First, it will let your convert almost any kind of file to a desired format. The maximum file size to convert is 100 MB if you are just a free user. The converted file will be forwarded to your email. Second, you can easily download YouTube videos and convert it to your desired format which will be forwarded to your email as well. They also support other video sites such as Google Video and MySpace. Read the overview here. Fourth, using their other website named FilePigeon.com, you can send a large amount of file to any email you want. Lastly, you can store and manage your converted files using your account in their site. ADVANTAGES: This is the easiest way to download and convert files, especially online videos. You don’t need

How to Easily Connect Your Samsung Phone to Your Computer

Have you experienced having some troubles connecting your Samsung phone to your computer? Well, if you don't have the appropriate software for this, it will surely give you some nuts. As for my personal experience, I bought my Samsung Wave S525 last December 2010. At first, I had some troubles opening my files when I connected it to my computer. But thank be to God because I've found the very best software where I can easily access my files in my phone when I connected it to my computer - SAMSUNG KIES. Through this, I can also easily update my phone whenever there is a latest Samsung device. What is Samsung Kies? It is software that is used to communicate between the latest Samsung devices. Whenever you plug or connect your phone into your computer using this software, it'll automatically update the firmware of your phone. When there is a latest device released, it will appear it on the computer and once you download or install it, your phone will be automatically be

How to Easily Speed Up Your Laptop Using Windows 7 ReadyBoost

Most of the problem among laptop owners is when their gadget seems to work slowly. In effect to this, your work will be interrupted due to these problems. Thus, people (especially those working ones) got no choice but to buy a new one rather than spending lots of money for repair. However, there are many options and alternatives that are very effective except of buying a new one. One of this is using your flash drive (USB) to speed up the performance of your laptop.  Honestly, I had encountered this problem also with my NEO laptop. I got a problem with its low performance. But, as I was searching for a remedy of this, I found out that a USB would help. So, when you are having the same problem with me, I tell you, no need to buy a new one, just a right USB and then it’ll be OK. The very first thing you need to do is to find or buy a flash drive of at least with the same memory capacity of your RAM cards or not more than twice its gigabyte capacity. In my case, my laptop has a

How to Easily Keep Your Laptop Cool this 2015

Have you ever asked yourself why does your laptop is poor in performance when in fact you have upgraded all the software in it, especially this 2012? Keeping your laptop cool is important to increase the machine's life. Laptops may possibly overheat for quite a few instances; the most rampant being because it is unclean or the fan doesn’t function well. Overheating normally can cause inner damage especially to your laptop's motherboard and stop the computer from working well or at all. In fact, there are some or many tips on how to keep it cool rather than always murmuring what’s happening to it. And in this post, I have some tips to share to you in keeping your laptop cool as far as my experience is concerned this 2012: Put your laptop on a solid surface with a towel or cloth when or while it is on. Or, you can also use a recyclable cap of plastic soft drinks (I preferably use 1.5L Coke) and place it as a stand so that the lower part of your laptop can breath and the air

Why would you use Windows 8?

Although the release of Windows 8 is yet to be announced which is a very long wait to those who are interested with the changes, many people wants to test it right away in their computers to really see if there will be a transformation. Most of these people are using Windows 7. Windows 7 just rescued us from the cruelty of Vista and now Windows 8 seems to be promising us more relief. But, the question is, do we really need Windows 8 or just stay with the comforts of Windows 7. The same question we asked when we are introduced to Vista while we are enjoying the lightness of Windows XP. Well, as a technology researcher, I strongly believe that Windows 8 will bury Windows 7 because the upgrade is very helpful and this is just a nice job from Microsoft. Unlike Vista, Windows 8 is really a needed update and it is just a very appropriate improvement for the modern people and needs. I also believe that Windows maintains a tight competition with the Mac OS which is positively giving the

How to have a FREE Word processing, Spreadsheets & Presentation software like Microsoft Office

Microsoft does not include the Office software for FREE in their operating system which means you have to buy it separately, which also means another expense for you. Unlike some operating systems that come with a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation application, Microsoft will sell you their latest version of Office, which is a little bit expensive. Microsoft Office is very common in the workplace and sometimes the standard for office works giving you no choice but to purchase the software. If you are out of budget, this will be a problem for you. 

Macbook Pro Late 2011 Battery Life Problem

This answer is to those who have just bought MacBook Pro this Late 2011. Before going to any solution or conclusion, please try to compare the MacBook Pro (Late 2011) Battery Life benchmarking of Anandtech.com (you can find the table in the bottom part of the post). If your time record (considering the model and task) is lower than the review of that site, you can try considering these things before going back to where you bought your new laptop:

How to Speed Up Globe Tattoo Stick E153

This is a question given by George Umalis from General Santos City, Philippines. He is a friend here in the Philippines which has a Globe Tattoo kit. It is like a USB drive with a SIM card and a memory slot in it. I believe it was an old model with the number E153 at the back. He wants to use it to access the internet, specifically to chat with his relatives abroad using Skype and Facebook. Of course, he does not want to use it regularly but he wants me to increase the speed of the kit every time he uses it knowing it is just a wireless internet provider.

How to convert an external drive or USB drive into a media player

This is a suggestion to Greyson Ferguson post on eHow.com. Working with computers for so long gives me lots of reasons to buy storage devices such as USB drives and external hard drives. Keeping up with the updates and the increasing demand of storage capacity in this time, I was able to accumulate a number of these drives that some of them are not used anymore. They cost an amount that you don’t like to just put them in a corner and wait if they are needed in the future. “They got to have some uses.” This is the idea that gave me the motivation to research about how to use them as media players. I really love watching videos and pictures in my free time, so this will be very exciting and useful to me.

How to know if you need to replace your router?

If you feel that your router seems to slow down or you even experienced regular timeouts of your internet connection, you better think of replacing it. Slow or unstable internet speed maybe caused by your ISP’s maintenance services, broken or damage lines (phone or cable), slow computers, or even wrong networking configurations. However if you think none of those aforementioned causes trigger your connection problem, it is the time that you examine your router.

How to Setup a catch-all email account in GoDaddy.com? (Updated)

Before anything else you need to know what is meant by a catch-all email account. It is an ordinary email address but designated to receive emails that are incorrectly addressed by its name. This means if you have the email addresses author@yoursite.com and owner@yoursite.com , you can set up lost@yoursite.com as the catch-up email. Lost@yoursite.com will then catch messages that are incorrectly addressed. For example, an email sent to writer@yoursite.com (which is not the proper email address that you have) will be forwarded to lost@yoursite.com automatically. Wrongly addressed emails happens often times especially if you have a confusing email name such as masters@example.com, people may send emails to master@xample.com.

Special Force DFI PH Review

Special Force is a pure military FPS game which feature highly-advanced weapons and equipment. You belong to the so-called Special Force as a player of this game. The game has a different style in giving modes. It has a single battle or a team battle mode. It has also Team Deathmatch and Captain Modes. While CrossFire is mostly an individual-centered game, Special Force focuses on team play. SF has also realistic weapons based on historical records. You can also equip your character with your desired items and weapons. The gameplay is almost similar to CrossFire PH and PointBlank PH. However, the graphics is not that good compared to PointBlank. What we like about this game: 1. It is easy to install this game to any PC with the minimum requirements and it is light. We haven't seen any issue from it yet unlike PointBlank. 2. It will run good with only minimum requirements unlike CrossFire. It has a lighter graphic requirements. You can enjoy this game eve

How to Purchase eCoin items in the CrossFire PH game?

CrossFire PH is more exciting because of the eCoin items available for anybody (no matter what is your rank) to have some advantages in the game. There are eCoin weapons, characters, items, tickets, and lottery. However, some eCoin items are not permanent and you need to renew them for further use. Proceed to the instructions below if you already Top-up or load your eCoin in your account, here’s how to do it.