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HP BIOS and HDD password removal and recovery

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If you have an HP computer, either it is a desktop, laptop, netbook or ultrabook, it is indeed a huge problem is you forgot your computer’s BIOS password or Hard Disk Drive (HDD) password. The BIOS is password-protected for the purpose of restricting changes in your BIOS settings. On the other hand, the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is password protected to prevent the computer from being used by anyone except the owner who created the HDD password. Even though the purpose of protecting the computer BIOS or HDD with a… Read More

How to unlock user and owner passwords of a PDF file

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A PDF (Portable Document Format) file is widely used today. The reason for this is because it is “portable”, as the PDF file type is intended to be. With PDF files, computers, smartphones and other devices can open open them readily using a PDF reader. Examples of well known PDF reader software include Adobe Reader and FoxIt Reader. One good feature about PDF software like Adobe Acrobat is the ability to lock the PDF file for opening and viewing. That is, a password is required before teh PDF file can… Read More

How to increase and manage your Windows Virtual Memory

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Let us begin by defining what a “virtual memory” is all about. It is a memory that appears to exist as main storage although most of it is supported by data held in secondary storage, transfer between the two being made automatically as required. There are several other definitions of virtual memory in the internet. But to put it simple, a virtual memory is not actually RAM (Random Access Memory) or a part of a RAM. It is basically a portion of your hard disk drive that is used as… Read More

How-To: Optimize your Windows PC or Mac for safer, better and faster performance

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As you continue to use your computer, whether it is a work computer or a personal home computer, over time it accumulates chunks of unwanted files. These files could be “temporary files” when you install a certain software and the said installer failed to remove them after the installation process. They can also be temporary internet files that your browser downloaded so that your web browsing experience will be faster and efficient. They can also be “orphaned files” or left-overs when you uninstall a certain program. To top it all,… Read More

How to View Saved Passwords in Google Chrome

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When you are using a web browser like Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and many others, you are saving some important information about you and your identity. These information are stored on cookies and internal browser system database so that your browsing experience will be fast and efficient. These are the same information that hackers exploit to hack email account and even banking or financial accounts. This might be scary but as long as your computer is protected by a good antivirus software and constantly updated, the information… Read More

How to View Saved Passwords in Mozilla Firefox

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If you are using Mozilla Firefox web browser to surf the internet, then that is a very good decision as Firefox is safe, reliable, fast and stable browser. But this article will not just promote the use of Firefox, this will describe how you can hack or reveal the passwords that Firefox “remembered”. Most web browsers like Firefox, offer an option to “Save” or “Remember” the password you enter when you are logging in to your online accounts like emails, banking sites and other user-account related portals. When you choose… Read More

How to Check your AOL Subscription Bill

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One way to keep your online subscriptions healthy and in good standing is to ensure that you are paying your accounts payables on time, whether online or other means. This is true for AOL service subscription as well. In order to keep your AOL subscription in good standing, make it a habit to check your bill and make the necessary payments. The following procedures will describe how to check your AOL subscription billing. First, it is recommended that you use a web browser like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox… Read More

How to Block Pop-up Windows in Mozilla Firefox

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Mozilla Firefox is one of the most widely used web browser in the world. Besides from being free, it is fast, reliable and is supported by several functionality expanders called plugins or add-ons which like Firefox, are also free. Even if Firefox is a stable and always up-to-date browser, it is still prone to the attacks of malicious websites. Most attacks are in the form of unwanted advertising through pop-ups. In order to protect your Firefox browser from these annoying pop-ups, you can configure it to block all pop-ups and… Read More

How to remove WinZip Registry Optimizer malware

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WinZip Registry Optimizer is basically not a malware, it is a legitimate registry cleaner. However, it is a troublemaker for most Windows users, it is not a recommended tool. A better registry cleaner could be CCleaner from http://piriform.com. If you are infected by a copycat, fake WinZip Registry Optimizer, which is a malware, here are the things that you can notice or observe: Do these sound familiar? To completely remove the infection, here are the steps: A. Boot your computer into Safe Mode with Networking Step 1: Turn ON your computer or… Read More

How to extract text to the right of a character in Microsoft Excel cells?

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Suppose you have a list of text data in Excel columns that you want to work with and you need to extract only a portion of the text following a specific pattern. This pattern can vary, like a specific character, a particular number of characters, or whatever your actual data is. It is the very first and important step that you can decipher the actual pattern of your data so that you can build the correct formula to manipulate the data. See for instance the sample column of data below:… Read More