Category: Technology

Windows auto play dialog box appears upon inserting external (removable) media like memory cards (CompactFlash, Secure Digital, microSD, miniSD etc.), optical media like CD, DVD, USB devices like flash memory drives and portable hard drives. It can help you save time with a list of shortcuts to common operations. If you use removable media frequently, […]

We know how to change Windows 7/Vista license key, here are the steps to change Windows XP key. You may want to change the license serial for various reasons – one common use being to enter a genuine license key on a pirated copy of Windows. You may also need it if you have a […]

MAMP is a web server package for Mac that developers use for local development on a Mac. It has PHP, MySQL, phpMyadmin etc. witihn, and a handy control panel to control some aspects (caching, PHP 4 or 5 etc.). While using MAMP recently, I encountered the following error: 403 Forbidden – You don’t have permission […]

Internet Explorer 8 has a bug – if you right-click a link and then “Open in new tab”, it may not open in a new tab (but in a new window instead). Re-registering DLL files associated with Internet Explorer 8 may fix this issue. Follow the steps below: Go to Start > Run, type each […]

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 […]