Year: 2013

Microsoft’s Windows activation woes continue. OEM versions of Windows Vista and 7 (ie. bundled with new computers) have activation error due to corrupt/missing data in the motherboard BIOS chip. The issue is known for Lenovo X60 and T60 laptops. The error messages might be any of the following: Invalid Volume License Key In order to […]

Apple products, including the iPhone and iPad, are highly intuitive and easy to use. However, one thing that stumped me when I used an iPad for the first time was removing installed applications. I had downloaded several apps to try out (all free, of course  ), and after picking a few to keep, I wanted […]

Online comics are often distributed in .cbr or .cbz formats, which cannot be opened with any built-in applications on Mac. What are .cbr .cbz files These files contain a sequence of image files (usually PNG or JPEG formats). .cbr uses RAR compression, .cbz uses ZIP, .cb7 uses 7-Zip, .cbt uses TAR and .cba uses ACE. […]

ESET’s Nod32 is one of the more popular antivirus software available for Windows. However, many users experience difficulty when trying to remove Nod32 AV from their computers completely, for example when the subscription period ends (in which case you should take a look at our article Best free security software). To uninstall/remove ESET Nod32 Multiple […]

AVG Antivirus is a popular choice among those looking for free antivirus software. AVG has a free and paid version of antivirus software. However, if you want to use a different antivirus, you might find it difficult to remove AVG completely. Like some other antivirus software, AVG may not uninstall completely if you use the […]

YouTube has introduced minor tweaks over the past few years, some of them popular and some of them outright failures. An example would be the horizontal bar at the bottom with recommended videos. An obvious ploy to get more viewership, the worst part is that YouTube does not even provide an option to revert such […]

Flash might be the preferred choice for delivering videos and rich media, but you cannot deny that it has also given rise to annoying ads with effects, popups and what not. To hide annoying Flash advertisements on sites, you can get rid of Flash elements entirely, and then enable them selectively when, for example, you […]

Using non-standard hardware can be a pain on Linux sometimes – we experience it with printers, webcams, modems etc. all the time. When I tried to use Reliance Netconnect wireless USB modem with Ubuntu, the process was not as easy as I would have liked. Below is a write-up of the steps required to get […]

Excel 2010, part of MS Office 2010 suite, uses Calibri 11pt font as default in a worksheet, header, footer, text box etc. However, if you are not a big fan of Calibri and/or like another font, you can easily change and use a different font face and size default in Excel. To modify default font […]

Backups of your iPhone and other iOS devices (iPod Touch, iPad) can take up more disk space than you think. If you are in a tight spot thanks to your small Mac hard drive and need to clear out files to make space, consider deleting older backups of iOS devices. Backups can go back quite […]