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How to Completely Disable HomeGroup in Windows 7

Vineet Sharma — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:47:00 +0000

HomeGroup feature in Windows 7 usually hogs up some system resources if it is running on a single computer which is not connected to a network. Here’s how you can completely disable it. 1. Press Windows + R and type in services.msc and press Enter. 2. A list of all Windows services will come up. [...]

How to Configure APN Settings in iPhone for Airtel, BSNL and Idea

Vineet Sharma — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:13:00 +0000

This tutorial is for those, who have unlocked iPhone or an iPhone free from any Operator Contract. Although the process of configuring Access Point Name (APN) in iPhone is pretty straight forward, but still some users goof up with the settings. Here is how you can configure it. Firstly, Enter the SIM card of you [...]

How to Remotely Control Computers in Windows 7 using Remote Desktop Connection

Vineet Sharma — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:32:00 +0000

Often it happens that we want to remotely access files from our home computer when we are at a meeting or we want to remotely shut down our PC. At such times, Microsoft’s Remote Desktop feature comes into play. Here’s how you can enable and use it in Windows 7. Settings you must configure on [...]

BSNL Unlimited Broadband now Available at Rs. 499

Vineet Sharma — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:45:00 +0000

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has announced its most affordable and the cheapest Unlimited Broadband Home plan. The new Broadband Plan comes without any Fair Usage Policy (FUP) as compared to other Unlimited plans offered by BSNL. The new Unlimited Broadband Home plan will cost Rs. 499 + Taxes. The 499 plan is currently available [...]

How to Disable Facebook Places, Step by Step Tutorial

Vineet Sharma — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:33:00 +0000

Facebook has rolled out a new feature that goes by the name of Facebook Places. It is a geolocation feature that lets Facebook users to share their current location or place with their friends. For the time being, it is only available in US and it is enabled by default. Facebook Places can be disabled [...]

BitDefender 2011 Final Offline Installer Download Links

Vineet Sharma — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:54:00 +0000

After rigorous beta testing BitDefender has finally released the 2011 line of their products. It includes BitDefender Antivirus Pro 2011, BitDefender Internet Security 2011 and BitDefender Total Security 2011. BitDefender has always been the antivirus of my choice from past few years. It has a very high virus detection rate as compared to other antiviruses. [...]

Download Windows Live Essential 2011 Beta 2

Vineet Sharma — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:07:00 +0000

Microsoft has released the second beta version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 suite. As expected the Beta 2 comes with a number of new features, enhancements and bug fixes. Windows Live Essentials 2011 beta was released in June 2010. At the time of writing this post Windows Live Essentials Beta 2 is not available on [...]

Free Twitter Client for Symbian S60v3 – Trill

Vineet Sharma — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:46:00 +0000

From the past few days I am on a lookout for a free Twitter Client for my Symbian S60v3 based Nokia N79. It is a non-touch phone and the only available Twitter app for this device is Gravity, which will make a hole in my pocket due to its high price tag. Today, my quest [...]

How to enable Application Installation and Removal in Windows Safe Mode

Vineet Sharma — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:21:00 +0000

Windows Safe Mode comes to the rescue whenever the OS becomes unstable or unbootable due to viruses or incompatible softwares. Windows Safe Mode only loads the System files and Services needed for booting the OS. But there is a glitch in Windows Safe Mode too. The functionality of installing and removing applications in Safe Mode [...]

Download official iPhone OS 4.0 Wallpapers

Vineet Sharma — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:22:00 +0000

Apple has finally updated and added around 25 new wallpapers in the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0, the beta version of which was released recently. You can still use it with iPhone OS 3.xx simply by syncing them. This is the first time that Apple has updated its iPhone wallpaper library since version 1.xx. To transfer [...]