Home » Archive by Category

Articles in Interesting Tricks

Free AVI, FLV, MP4, VOB, MKV Video Cutter (Splitter)
May 25, 2011 | 2 responses
Free AVI, FLV, MP4, VOB, MKV Video Cutter (Splitter)

Here we’ll show you how to cut videos into parts using a well-known video splitter called Free Video Cutter. In some occasions, we would find a certain part of a video to be especially interesting. Instead of keeping the entire video, we can cut only the …

How to Rip Audio From Youtube | Extract Audio From FLV Video
May 23, 2011 | one response
How to Rip Audio From Youtube | Extract Audio From FLV Video

Here’s a question we received a while ago: how to extract audio from Youtube video? On some occassions, people don’t just watch youtube, they listen to it. Instead of having to load the video every time when you just want to listen to the music, you …

Microsoft Office 2010 Serial Number Keys Finder
May 9, 2011 | one response
Microsoft Office 2010 Serial Number Keys Finder

A proper Microsoft Office 2010 Serial Key is a proof of your license to use the software. If you ever need to reinstall Microsoft Office 2010 (perhaps because of a clean wipe out of your computer or simply a software crash problem), you will need …

How to Play RMVB on Windows Media Player
January 21, 2011 | one response
How to Play RMVB on Windows Media Player

No doubt RMVB has become one of the most popular media formats on the network. Sometimes we just want to play a video on a simple player like Windows Media Player, instead of playing it on a complicated player with crappy interface that full of ads …

How to Block PPS (PPStream)
December 24, 2010 | 2 responses
How to Block PPS (PPStream)

If you are unlucky enough to have a house mate that run PPS (PPStream) for like 24/7 and you’re so pissed off about that, here we will show you how you can block that bastard from using PPStream.
There’re multiple methods you can block a computer …

How to Use P2POver to Limit Bandwidth on Home Network
December 23, 2010 | 4 responses
How to Use P2POver to Limit Bandwidth on Home Network

What on earth is P2POver? To me, hell yeah it’s a godlike software that does godlike stuffs! It is a piece of software that is able to hijack your home network and limit the bandwidth of any computer connected to the home network. I used …

How to Speed Up Gmail
November 20, 2010 | no responses
How to Speed Up Gmail

Gmail isn’t slow. If you notice a slow down while loading Gmail, it’s most probably because you have a slow internet connection or other factors from your side that make Gmail load slow. Here we will show you some tricks to speed up Gmail and …

How to Block Contact in Windows Live Messenger 2011
November 13, 2010 | 10 responses
How to Block Contact in Windows Live Messenger 2011

One of the most revolutionary changes in WLM 2011 is the removal of the block list. For those of you who have a long block list, it would be a sad case as all blocked contacts will now reappear on your friend list again. It …

How to Change Display Name (Nickname) in Windows Live Messenger 2011
November 13, 2010 | no responses
How to Change Display Name (Nickname) in Windows Live Messenger 2011

The new Windows Live Messenger 2011 removed the capabilities for users to change their nickname or screen name for their accounts. Instead, the new WLM 2011 displays the full name of users (first and last name) which are set in their windows live profile. This …

Free PDF Password Remover
November 11, 2010 | 2 responses
Free PDF Password Remover

In PDF formatted document, password restriction is used in two situations. One is to restrict a few functions such as copying, modifying or printing the PDF document. The other one is to password protect the document in a manner that might prevent you from opening …

How to Add Google or Other Search Providers to Internet Explorer 9
November 7, 2010 | no responses
How to Add Google or Other Search Providers to Internet Explorer 9

In IE9, the address bar can be your search bar, which means that you can search from the address bar itself. By default, bing would be your search provider if no other plugin or toolbar is installed. Usually if you have Google Toolbar installed, your …

8 Important Tips and Tricks for Internet Explorer 9 (IE9)
November 2, 2010 | no responses
8 Important Tips and Tricks for Internet Explorer 9 (IE9)

To open a new tab, just Double-Click an area to the right of the tabs boxes, without having to click the little blank Tab Box.
Right-Click a blank area and click Favorites bar to enable the Favorites bar.
Right-Click a blank area and click Command bar to …

How to Factory Restore An iPad
October 25, 2010 | no responses
How to Factory Restore An iPad

Previously, I wrote up an article regarding how to reset an iPad when it hangs, which indeed happens a lot. If resetting your iPad doesn’t fix your problem, you can restore your iPad back to factory condition. The restore process will delete all the data …

How to Connect Xbox 360 to Windows 7 PC
October 22, 2010 | 2 responses
How to Connect Xbox 360 to Windows 7 PC

If you have a Xbox 360 console, you might want to share your videos, photos and musics stored on your computer with your Xbox 360. This can be fun if you have a huge gorgeous TV and want to show your family and friends your …

Disable or Stop Windows Update Restart Popup
October 15, 2010 | 2 responses
Disable or Stop Windows Update Restart Popup

When you search this term, “stop windows update restart”, I’m pretty sure you’re annoyed by the popup which keeps prompting to you requesting you to restart your computer after some automatic Windows Updates.This thing kills my patience especially when I’m playing full screen games that …

How to Increase or Change Font Size in Google Chrome
September 14, 2010 | 2 responses
How to Increase or Change Font Size in Google Chrome

If you have trouble reading text that appear to be too small for you on some webpages, then you have came to the right place. This post will show you 2 simple tricks on how you can force to change the font size of some …

How to Increase or Change Font Size in Mozilla Firefox
September 13, 2010 | one response
How to Increase or Change Font Size in Mozilla Firefox

Today morning, while my 55 years old father was reading a comment on his facebook profile, he yelled at me: “Alvin!! how can I increase the font size in firefox?? The font is too small!!”. In fact, on some web pages, the font size or text size is really too small that make …

How to Set Password to Protect Files or Folders in Windows 7 Vista or XP
September 2, 2010 | no responses
How to Set Password to Protect Files or Folders in Windows 7 Vista or XP

Everyone has a secret. And your secret could be stored in your computer. If you are not the only one who use your computer, your secret files and folders will need to be stored with password protected. This article will show you a trick on how you can set password for …

Tweak: Firefox Address Bar Search
August 26, 2010 | no responses
Tweak: Firefox Address Bar Search

Whenever you type keyword(s) in the firefox address bar and hit enter, by default, firefox will search the keywords in Google search engine and direct you to the search result page, or to I’m Feeling Lucky page which is the page that rank #1 for the …

How to Use DVD Shrink 3.2
August 25, 2010 | one response
How to Use DVD Shrink 3.2

DVD Shrink is a free software that allows you to rip any of your home video DVDs. Ripping a dvd means to create an image of the dvd. Most people do this to make backups of their favorite DVD movies. When using DVD Shrink alongside …

How to Install Virtual Windows XP on Windows 7
August 24, 2010 | 2 responses
How to Install Virtual Windows XP on Windows 7

Sometimes we may need to run a program that is not compatible with Windows 7. In this case, we can run a program in compatibility mode in Windows 7. However, if running a program in compatibility mode doesn’t work out, the best way is to install a Virtual Windows XP (or commonly …

How to Change User Profile default location in Windows 7 and Vista
August 17, 2010 | no responses
How to Change User Profile default location in Windows 7 and Vista

If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7 installed in your computer, the default location of your User Profile is usually in the same partition as where your system is installed. For example, if your windows is installed in C:\Windows, then your user profile will probably be located …

How to Move Documents and Settings default location in Windows XP
August 17, 2010 | no responses
How to Move Documents and Settings default location in Windows XP

If you have Windows XP installed in your computer, the default location of your Documents and Settings folder is usually in the same partition as where your system is installed. For example, if your windows is installed in C:\Windows, then your user profile will probably …

How to Disable Windows Error Report : exe has stopped working?
August 16, 2010 | 3 responses
How to Disable Windows Error Report : exe has stopped working?

You have probably seen this kind of message uncountable times. This is known as the windows error reporting window which usually happens when an application gone wrong or often known as “crash”. You would need to do a fix according to what application has been crashed, …

Trick: Use Chrome to check all different browsers memory usage – Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari
July 27, 2010 | no responses
Trick: Use Chrome to check all different browsers memory usage – Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari

The amazing code - about:memory
By typing this about:memory in the address bar of Google Chrome, you’ll be able to see a list of all web browsers you’re currently open and their memory usage.  Not only does it tell you how much physical and virtual memory each browser is using, but it also tells …

1420 Cool Alt Key Codes Symbols and Characters For Facebook, Twitter and MSN Messenger
July 25, 2010 | 7 responses
1420 Cool Alt Key Codes Symbols and Characters For Facebook, Twitter and MSN Messenger

How to use?
You can see lots of people using cute and cool symbols or characters as their profile names in Facebook, Twitter or MSN Messenger names. If you want to do so, you can use the cool characters or symbols provided in this article. Simply copy and paste to where you …

3 Tricks about “Run As Administrator” in Windows 7 and Vista
July 21, 2010 | no responses
3 Tricks about “Run As Administrator” in Windows 7 and Vista

Getting trouble with “run as administrator”? Does it ever annoy you? Wanna know how to get rid of it or stick with it with the most simple way? In today’s tip, we’ll show you 3 tricks on how to play around with it. 

How to Clean Laptop Fan
July 16, 2010 | one response
How to Clean Laptop Fan

How long have you been using your laptop? Is your room dusty? Does your laptop often auto restart? Have you ever check the temperature of your laptop? All these questions are directly related to how dirty your laptop fan is. If it’s not being well …

10 Simple Tips on How to Clean The Inside of a Computer
July 14, 2010 | 2 responses
10 Simple Tips on How to Clean The Inside of a Computer

Have you ever seen the inside of your computer? Do you know how much dust and grime has built up inside your computer? How does dust affect your computer? Try to open the casing of your CPU and you’ll be amazed how much dust and dirt can get …

How to Change/Hack Windows Experience Index Rating in Windows 7 or Vista
July 14, 2010 | 2 responses
How to Change/Hack Windows Experience Index Rating in Windows 7 or Vista

What is Windows Experience Index
Windows Experience Index was first introduced in Windows Vista, back then the maximum score of each aspect was 5.9. When Windows 7 came to the market, Microsoft has increase the top score to 7.9 in order to catch up with new emerging …

Tip: How to add Subtitles to Movie – Add srt to avi
April 11, 2008 | 46 responses
Tip: How to add Subtitles to Movie – Add srt to avi

This tutorial will lead you through a few VERY simple steps of adding a subtitle to a movie. I bet you wouldn’t enjoy the movie if you don’t understand the language of it. The best way to solve this problem is to simply add a piece of subtitle …