If you are using Windows Vista or the newer versions of Windows, you might not notice but you have a pre-installed security software called Windows Defender. The good thing is, it is free and it usually comes pre-installed in most systems. The bad thing is, there is no visible option to uninstall it. There are several free antivirus software available today. One of the leading security tool today is Avast. If you intend to use any free or commercial security software, during installation, these security programs are intelligent enough to disable… Read More
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Allowing technical support specialist to remotely access and control your computer
When you are having trouble with your computer, the very first thing that you can do is to ASK for help. You can search Google for similar scenarios in thousands or millions of forum sites worldwide for solutions that you can try yourself. When all else fails, you can ask a computer expert for a remote help. It is better, safer and faster form of computer support. With the advancements of computers and the internet today, almost everything is accessible online. Help and assistance is not an exception. If your… Read More
Be informed when your email message sent through Gmail is opened or read
If you want to know if the person whom you sent an email message already read your email, you need to enable the read receipt request. This is simply to notify you if your recipient opened and read your email. NOTE: If you are using an email program for your Gmail, like Mozilla Thunderbird, MS Outlook 2007/2010 or Windows Live Mail, the read receipt feature is readily available in the email program itself. The procedures described here is only to be used when you are using Gmail in a web… Read More
Are you missing some emails in your Gmail? You can recover them!
There are instances that you find Gmail faulty. One of these instances is when you found out that your emails are missing from your Inbox folder, from your Trash, and from your other email folders in your Gmail account. This is basically NOT an issue with Gmail. The emails can go missing in various possible reasons. Among the reasons are the following: A configuration issue with IMAP or POP access. Settings applied to incoming mail, such as a filter or forwarding Deliberate or accidental human action, or possibly a compromised… Read More
Checking and detecting the hardware components of Windows computers
There are times that you want to know what hardware components are installed in your computer, regardless if it is a desktop computer or a laptop. For instance, you might want to know the exact make and model of your wireless card so that you can check the specifications of this wifi-card in the manufacturer’s website. You might want to know the brand and model of your system’s motherboard so that you will be guided when you perform major component upgrades like adding a physical memory (RAM) or changing your… Read More
From Hotmail to NEW Outlook.com interface: How to Switch back to Hotmail
Did you upgrade from Hotmail.com to the *NEW* Outlook.com interface recently? That was a good move. However, for Mac users using their default Safari browsers, an incompatibility issue has been reported by thousands of users. The problem is described as Hotmail / Outlook screen is frozen and clicking emails and links won’t work. Thus making Hotmail account useless for sending and receiving emails. This is a very frustrating issue specially for Hotmail users who reply on Hotmail for business correspondence. In this case, there are 2 things you can do:… Read More