Blue Screen of Death Survival Guide

It’s late at night, you’re sitting at your computer playing a game or working on a project when, suddenly, Windows freezes completely. All your work is gone, and you find a blue screen full of gibberish staring back at you. Windows is dead, Jim, at least until you reboot it. You have no choice but [...]

6 simple tips how to extend your laptop’s life

Don’t you just hate it when you are about to dump your Notebook or Laptop just because it’s no longer in working condition. Reason could be anything, starting from hardware to software. In last few years laptop prices have dropped considerably but they’re still a expensive pieces of equipment which might cost you anywhere in [...]

Windows Cannot Find Msconfig

Error message: Windows cannot find msconfig. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.
MSConfig, which stands for Microsoft System Configuration Utility, is a administrative tool that gets distributed with the Windows operating system. It has been designed by Microsoft [...]

How to create bootable Windows 7 USB flash drive

It surprised me to find that there are very few dead-simple guides to creating a bootable USB thumb drive for a Vista and/or Windows 7 installation. I cobbled together the following from VistaPCGuy and another source I don’t remember right now.
This will walk through the steps to create a bootable USB flash drive for [...]

How To Use Torrent Like a Pro

Even if you’ve been casually Torrenting for years, BitTorrent tools keep getting better. Here’s our guide for getting the most out of what is, slowly but surely, changing forever how people acquire and consume entertainments.

This guide is intended for folks who understand the basics but may have only just started to scratch the surface of [...]

Computer Software in Plain English

A short explanation of how operating systems and programs work together to make computers useful and customizable.

15 free tools to pimp your old computer

Got an aging Windows laptop or desktop computer, but money’s too tight to buy a new one? Fret not. There’s plenty of life in your old PC. It may seem sluggish and on the point of expiring, and its hard disk may be nearly full to bursting, but there’s plenty you can do to clean [...]

Got a Computer Virus?

Sometimes even the most cautious of us slip up, our PCs ending up with a nasty virus like the dreaded Conficker that’s making its way around the Web right now. But even if you fall victim to a program written by a ne’er-do-well half way around the world, all hope is not necessarily lost. It [...]

Computer Hardware in Plain English

A short explanation of the basic parts of computers and what they do to make computers work. Focuses on the Hard Drive, RAM and Processor.

Hackintosh a Dell Mini 9 Into the Ultimate OS X Netbook

There are a lot of netbooks on which you can install and run OS X, but if you’re mindful of the handy comparison chart those lads at Boing Boing Gadgets have compiled, you’ll know that the Mini 9 is about as ideal a platform as you’ll find for a Hackintosh ultraportable: Everything from wi-fi, sound [...]