Category: How Tos

Double driver backs up all your Windows drivers

Anyone who has been using any Windows OS for some time now knows that you have to reinstall the OS at least once every year. Whether its a deadly virus, hard disk crash or just that Windows has eaten up your partition and is now crawling like a snail, you will always find some or…

August 16, 2010
Play DivX movies on your iPad

If you have an iPad and watch your video collection on it, you probably know the pain involved in converting the videos to a format playable by the device. Wouldn’t it be great if you could play the video files without the need to convert them?

August 10, 2010
Simple and smart way to organize your desktop

Is your desktop cluttered with icons like a bad collage? Check out the following image:

March 31, 2010
How to build an entry level Home Theater and Gaming System [Part 2]

It just doesn’t take good quality components to build an awesome entertainment setup. The placement of the components and their calibration play a lot of role in enhancing the overall experience. In part 2 of our guide to build an entry level Home Theater & Gaming System, we tell you how to setup the components…

November 23, 2009
How to build an entry level Home Theater and Gaming System [Part 1]

This guide is for people who would like to enjoy watching movies and playing games in Full HD and Dolby 5.1 without wanting to spend a lot of money on the gear. The setup which we are gonna propose can be bought at one go, or incrementally, depending on your budget. The guide is divided…

October 25, 2009
How to turn off iPhone screen when using Skype [Tips]

This is one of those posts that a few of you might think – “I already knew this” or “Does this really deserve a post?“. But I am gonna post it anyway, because its one hell of a useful tip if you’re a regular user of this iPhone application and didn’t figure this out before.…

October 15, 2009
Post an email address on your website without the fear of Spam [How-Tos]

It’s a known fact that posting your email address on your website is bound to get you loads of Spam. And unless you are interested in amazing free gifts, Nigerian treasures or *ahem* larger stuff, it’s a big nuisance. But you do want to post your email address on your website don’t you? And you…

October 13, 2009
Send emails in background in Thunderbird [Tips]

Thunderbird is an awesome open source email client. People switching from Outlook to Thunderbird find it annoying that it does not have an Outbox folder and opens a new dialog box (for a few seconds) while it sends emails. Fortunately, there is a workaround for this problem. You will have to use a beta version…

October 5, 2009
Close firefox when the last tab is closed [Tips]

Google chrome has an inbuilt feature to close the browser when the last tab is closed. This is very convenient for avid users who use the middle click to close the tabs. Just close all the tabs with middle clicks and you are done. However, firefox doesn’t allow users to close the last remaining tab…

October 4, 2009
How to get maximum download speed via torrents

A quick guide to set up effective port forwarding on your router to get the maximum download speed with torrents.

May 23, 2009