Windows 7 is, no doubt, a evolution in windows platform. But the bad side of it is seen as a “Higher memory Footprint” as compared to previous generation OS like Windows XP and even when compared to Linux like Ubuntu 9.1 Often, one would say Windows 7 has memory leaks, Windows Read further »

The end of Internet Explorer is finally here. Series of events: Google Hacking, removal of support for Google apps, several other vulnerabilities are forcing users to move to alternates. Recently, at Black Hat DC conference, a security consultant (Jorge Luis Alvarez Medina) demoed how it’s possible to exploit a flaw in Internet Explorer browser that turns your personal computer into a public file server. In other words, attacker can Read further »

Windows Home Server, codename Vail (also referred to as WHS version 2), has been under internal testing for a while now, but thanks to the first leak notification of operating system by Mary Jo Foley, it’s now available all over the P2P & torrents. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft still won’t talk about Vail officially: “We are not ready to discuss future products but will certainly let you know as soon as more details become available,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars. The leaked copy contains the following Read further »

If you are tired of watching the same look and feel of Windows [XP, 7 or Vista], or you envy Mac OS X Snow Leopard for X reasons, it’s try to change the UI and transform the Experience. All of the transformation packs are straight forward and easy to install. Note: We recommend creating a restore point or backing up the files manually before attempting any of these transformations (list of files affected can be found on the author’s page) Transform Windows XP to Mac OS X Leopard Read further »

Sometimes when we are running lots of apps, your Windows tends to go slow. The Operating System doesn’t always understand end-user’s need for speed on a particular application. All it does is try to share the CPU with all the running applications, so that all (or most) of them have same priority. What is the Result? A hungry process may eat up most the the CPU time leading other programs in disguise. Best example would be Photoshop, Firefox (with lots of Tabs),  Eclipse, any Video encoding app, antivirus etc. Or even sometimes an unwanted process starts eating most of your Read further »

Back in October when we reviewed Apple Magic mouse, we had felt the need of the mouse to be available on windows too. And Indeed,  Magic mouse now gets driver ported to Windows. Thanks to a hidden update here is how you get this MultiTouch gadget to work in Windows XP (32 bit) to Windows 7. Apple’s recent bluetooth driver update was hacked to get it to work on windows. Now you an use these drivers to use it on Read further »

Now that people are rushing towards installing Windows 7, here’s something that will increases speed of Installation. How many times you lost your patience while burning DVD/CD for each installation? You don’t need to do that. The Era of silly DVD/ CD is totally phased out, and will be replaced by BluRay Drives in the near future. So, What is the best and the Fastest way of installation? Its USB drive! (Flash or External HDD). Here’s what you need to do. It’s simple but don’t make any blunders. UPDATE: This guide has been updated to support all windows Installations. Method1: Read further »