Simple and useful computer maintenance you should do

Your computer need regular maintenance. You should update your software,hardware devices and do periodically scans for spywares.
-> First keep your softwares updated
When you get an update notice, download the update immediately and install it.
Now it’s time to start moving into longer term maintenance tasks.I recommend to do this once a week
->Back up your files. Backing up your files simply means creating a safe copy of your computer files that you can use when the original file are lost.
->Scan your files with up to date antivirus software. Use your antivirus scan tool regularly to search for potential computer viruses and worms. Also, check your antivirus program’s user manual to see if you can schedule an automatic scan of your computer.
One of the best ways to help protect your computer is to perform maintenance regularly.

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Ever wanted thumbnails smaller and a good quality?

If you like to use the thumbnail view, especially for browsing through photos and images you must know that it is possible to lower the thumbnail size and quality by editing the following registry keys.
Open the registry and navigate to :
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft \ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer
Create a new DWORD value called ThumbnailSize, and set the value between 32 and 256.
Then create another DWORD value called ThumbnailQuality, and set the value between 50 and 100.
Examples :
USER Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft \ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer]
Value Name: ThumbnailSize
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Data Value: 32 – 256
USER Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft \ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer]
Value Name: ThumbnailQuality
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Data Value: 50 – 100

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How to clean your computer without CCleaner, using notepad and bat language

Ok guys, first create a new notepad file and paste this code :
@echo off
if %username% == Administrator.WINDOWS goto admin
REM ** Delete User Files **
rmdir /S/Q “%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\Recent”
rmdir /S/Q “%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temp”
rmdir /S/Q “%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\History\History.ie5″
rmdir /S/Q “%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\content.ie5″

Using FTP – File Transport Protocol

Let’s assume:
- We have registered a domain name (for example domain.com or domain.net)
- We found a hosting server
- We built the site; the files are on our computer
The next step you need to take is uploading the site on the server, or in other words the transfer of the files that the site consists of on your computer on the web server.
FTP – File Transport Protocol is the used protocol for uploading and downloading the files from and on a server.
The upload can be made in three methods, using:
- Specific FTP commands, typed from the keyboard similar to the MS-DOS ones
- A specialized software named FTP client

Transform Windows XP SP2 in XP SP3 without upgrading

You probably already know, Microsoft stopped the support for Windows XP SP2 in July last year (2010). That means that no matter what security or vulnerability problem that gets discovered on the Windows operating systems, from the XP versions only SP3 gets patches for those issues, which makes SP2 (and earlier versions) to be more risky. One choice can be upgrading to Windows XP SP3. But even if, this is the most recommended thing to do by all the computer specialists and of course Microsoft, this is not a good solution for all XP users. And that is because, XP Service Pack 3 has some real bugs in it, it actually gained the unstable SP title.

Batch-Files are small yet powerful tools that you can create to easy your daily chores. Back in the day when Windows was glass covered holes for letting air and light into your house, Batch scripting was an essential and every day tasks. Today, most people don’t even know it exists.This time we’ll explore how to create a multiple choice menu that can trigger files, website and functions.

Create a multiple choice menu in a batch-file

There are endless possibilities to this, so what I’m about to show you will only cover a few bases that will point you in the direction you might want to go.

First up a few definitions

How to Create Strong Passwords

Our passwords are the keys you use to access personal information that you’ve stored on your computer and in your online accounts. In today’s online world, having a strong password is a must. However, the problem with strong passwords is that they can be difficult to remember.
If criminals or other malicious users steal this information, they can use your name to open new credit card accounts, apply for a mortgage, or pose as you in online transactions.
So am here writing about some good tips which will help you to create strong passwords.



1. Combine letters, numbers, and symbols. The greater variety of characters that you have in your

How To Know Your Password is Strong or Not

Strong and safe password is the first way to protect your online privacy. So always make the strong password for all your online accounts to be safe. You can check out our guide here, How to Create Strong Passwords. Most of the people are using the same password on different systems, that was the bad idea always. So always make the different password for different account’s that you use. Your password needs to be totally unique. This is to make sure that in the event that one account is hacked into, your other accounts will not be affected.

6 Free Ways to Track All Your Passwords

Its very difficult to remembers all of your passwords, the easy options to remebers them is using the same password each time or writing them down on paper or in a spreadsheet but that one i not so secure. In fact, security experts strongly warn against these options as they leave you vulnerable to online theft. So am here posting some of the best password managers that can help you to remember all you password safely.