Have you ever wondered why your computer feels so hot to the touch? Perhaps, if you have a desktop, the only time you notice it is when your fan begins to spin out of control. You hear the sound and you know your system is working extra hard to keep up. If you own a laptop, no doubt you have felt how hot your ...

Since the announcement from Google about its changing privacy policy, many users are beginning to worry that their e-mails, calendars and even documents are no longer going to be secure on the Google services network. After March 1st, 2012, users will either have to agree to the privacy policy or jump ship. However, m any users have already begun finding alternatives to Google. If you ...

No matter what version of the Kindle you use, being able to send documents at will to your device is a handy feature to have at your fingertips. For years now, several alternatives have been developed to make it easier to send webpages, Word documents, PDFs and more to a Kindle. However, now Amazon has finally received the hint and released its own solution: ...

Boomerang for Gmail is a Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome plug-in that allows you to have more control over when you send e-mails. There is even a mobile version available for those on the go. Boomerang allows you to write an e-mail now and schedule when to send it later. This gives you more control over when to send out carefully constructed e-mails in a variety of situations. Boomerang also allows you to ...

Google understands that when you social network, you want to be able to share what is going on as it is going on. While status updates can occur instantly, sharing videos and photos often take much longer and are often forgotten. By the time you get to a computer, the moment has often passed. While some still like looking back, Google wanted to make sharing photos and videos even easier. That ...

(image credit) In Windows operating systems, the administrator is considered to be the user with the most privileges. Despite having more privileges, many administrators are not able to delete their files. If you commonly use a computer as the administrator, you have likely experienced the following issues when trying to delete  files: Cannot delete file: Access is denied. The file is in use by another program or user. The source or destination of the file may be in use. It is irritating to not have complete access to your files when ...

When people think of remotes, thoughts of flipping through endless television channels often come to mind. However, your computer can also be used as a remote. Windows 7’s Remote Desktop feature allows you to remotely connect to other computers on your network. As a result, you don’t have to physically be on each computer to access them. Remote Desktop is thus a convenient way of accessing your files while you are away from your home or office. Enabling Remote Desktop: Note: Please make sure the computer you are connecting to has a password. It needs a password in ...

Disk partitioning is essentially separating the hard disk into different sections or parts for storage. If you want to try a new operating system without overwriting your main Windows drive, you can do this partitioning the hard drive. Partitioning the hard disk also makes it possible to multiboot different operating systems. In addition to creating multiboot configurations, you can also use partitions as extra storage mediums for specific files or for backing up important files. Benefits of Having Another Partition: Backup System Files Install multiple Operating ...

Running multiple operating systems on a computer is something all tech enthusiasts enjoy doing. You can do this by installing the operating system to a separate hard disk partition or as a virtual machine. Installing an operating system as a virtual machine is more advantageous because you don’t have to constantly restart your computer to access the other OS. However in order to create a virtual machine, your processor must support virtualization. Fortunately, there are many tools that enable you to ...

Google’s open source Android operating system has become one of the big hits in mobile technology. Many different types of handsets are appearing based on it, and it’s headed for non-phone platforms too. Android application development has also matured. Over the last few months we have witnessed a tremendous growth of Android OS to the extent that it now commands over 43% market share in the mobile OS space. While many ...