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Apr
28th

Denied Access to delete your own files?

Author: luq | Files under security, software, tips

At some point or the other, you might have come across an “Access Denied” or “Cannot delete file or folder” message when you try to delete a file.

This could be due to many factors; the file is in use by another application or it maybe even the source of a virus. While most of the [...]

Popularity: 54% [?]


Apr
18th

Free up your disk space and fix registry issues with CCleaner

Author: luq | Files under security, software

It’s always nice to have an application take care of things on your computer for you when all you have to do is sit back click a button and wait. CCleaner is yet another application which lets you do just that. Primarily known as a privacy software, A product from Piriform, CCleaner looks into various [...]

Popularity: 13% [?]


Apr
16th

Registry Tweak - Enabling/Disabling My Computer

Author: luq | Files under security, tips, tutorials

Here is a registry tweak which you could use to disable My Computer. First of all read this post on how to backup the registry, it is always important to backup the registry before modifying it just in case.

1. Open the registry – Open Start > Run > Type ‘regedit’.
2. [...]

Popularity: 18% [?]


Mar
27th

Six Applications to have on your portable storage device

Author: luq | Files under hardware, security, software, tips

Today, most applications are very ‘portable’ friendly unlike in the past where applications were as machine dependent as an OS. Well, here I’ve compiled a list of six applications you should have on your portable device. All these applications are non-machine dependant and do not require installation.

Mozilla Firefox

It’s always nice to have your favorite [...]

Popularity: 27% [?]


Mar
5th

Registry Tweak - Enabling/Disabling the Shutdown capability

Author: luq | Files under security, software, tips, tutorials

Here is a registry tweak which you could use to disable shutting down your computer. First of all read this post on how to backup the registry, it is always important to backup the registry before modifying it just in case.
I will describe how to perform this tweak in a few steps.

Open the registry [...]

Popularity: 13% [?]


Feb
11th

Test your popup blocker

Author: luq | Files under security, software, the internet, tips

Ever installed a popup blocker and still got annoying pop ups flashing up on your screen? Well PopupTest lets you check how efficient your popup blocker is.
It features a series of links which executed popups in different techniques used by online advertising companies and malware sites.
In addition to the popup test it provides it also [...]

Popularity: 7% [?]


Feb
7th

Data Validation

Author: luq | Files under Miscellaneous, security, software, technology, tips

All data entered into a system is validated. Data validation is performed by a computer program. There are a variety of validation methods used on data to ensure accurate entry of data. Let’s look at some of the validation methods used:

Length Checks

In this validation technique, data entered is checked to make sure it is a [...]

Popularity: 7% [?]


Feb
5th

Registry Tweak - Enabling/Disabling the Display properties

Author: luq | Files under security, software, tips, tutorials

Here is a registry tweak which you could use to disable your display properties. First of all read this post on how to backup the registry, it is always important to backup the registry before modifying it just in case.
I will describe how to perform this tweak in a few steps.
1.Open the registry – Open [...]

Popularity: 68% [?]


Jan
5th

Data Transfer in a Network

Author: luq | Files under security, tips, tutorials

Data transfer in a network differs slightly from the general data transfer compared to say data transfer in between two hard drives. There are two main ways in which they are transferred, Packet Switching and Circuit Switching.

Packet Switching

Here data is transferred in the form of packets, thus the name Packet Switching. Every data ‘packet’ is [...]

Popularity: 6% [?]


Jan
2nd

How data is checked for errors

Author: luq | Files under hardware, security, software, technology

Ever wondered how data is checked when it is transferred from A to B? When you download a file online, wondered how the downloaded file is checked to see if it was downloaded properly? Here’s how.
Parity
One way data is checked is by checking the bits in a byte, if you have a fair knowledge of [...]

Popularity: 7% [?]