If you have set some other browser as your default and wanted to make Internet Explorer as your default browser then here is the way how we could make internet explorer as default. All the browsers will show a message to make it as default when it is not set as default but if you have selected not to show the message again then you can follow the below steps to make it as default. 1. Open...
How to make firefox as default browser ? ( quick tip )
Firefox is one of the best browsers to use, In case if you don’t know how to make it as your default browser try following the below steps to make it as your default browser. 1. Go to options in the “Tools” menu bar (or) by clicking on firefox drop down menu. 2. In the options window go to “Advanced” tab and select “General” sub tab, There you can find an...
How to make google chrome as your default browser ? ( quick tip )
Almost all the browsers will ask you to set it as default when you open them and same is the case with the chrome and by chance if you selected not to show the dialog box and wanted to make chrome as your default browser here is how you can make it as default. Steps to make chrome as your default browser : 1. Go to settings options by clicking on the “settings” which is shown with...
Windows Hosts File – Complete Explanation
To speak about “windows hosts file” you must have to know about the term “hosts” in information technology context and how do we connect to a host. What is a host ? A host in technology terms can be considered as a node in internet. A node in internet is nothing but a device that is connected to internet. It can be your computer, PDA or it can be a web server that is...
How to use custom image as background to taskbar ?
If you are using windows 7 or windows 8 and would like to tweak your operating system to customize and personalize to your tastes then you can try changing the background of your taskbar. In this tweak we are going to add a custom image as background to taskbar and because of the transparency in the aero theme we can see the image behind the taskbar. However the aero theme has been disabled in...
How to Install windows 8 from USB drive ? ( ISO File )
Installing windows from USB drive is one of the possible ways of installing windows. There can be many reasons for you to install windows from a pendrive, It may be because the problem with your DVD drive or probably you don’t have the DVD copy of the windows you want to install. In such cases you can install the windows using USB stick provided that you have the copy of windows...
How to Search using an Image : Reverse Image Search
If a picture is worth a thousand words then isn’t it be great if you can search using an image ?. There would be times when you wanted to search for an image but you don’t find keywords to describe the image. Gone are the days where you cannot search for an image itself to query for an image, Now you can use Reverse Image Search for this problem. What is Reverse Image Search ? Reverse...
Google Penguin Update Rolls out
Today I have came across Matt cutts tweet in twitter, The tweet gave information about the latest Google Penguin update Roll out Weather report: Penguin data refresh coming today. 0.3% of English queries noticeably affected. Details: goo.gl/AF5kt — Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) October 5, 2012 If you have not heard of Google Penguin then Penguin is basically designed to fight web-spam and to...
How to know the Last Shutdown Time of your PC ? (windows)
In our previous post we have discussed on how we can find when was your PC last turned on, In this post we are going to use the same concept to find the last switch off time of your PC. It will be helpful to know at what time was your computer previously shut down for some or the other reasons like monitoring the usage of computer by your kid. Follow the simple steps below to get the last shut...
What time your computer was last switched on ? (windows)
There may be times when you leave your computer or laptop at home and go some where and you doubt that some one have used your computer or it may be situation where in you stay in a hostel and chances are more that your friends may have used your computer. Whatever may be the reason, you want to know when was your PC last time turned on . There are different ways to find it out. Every time you...