How to Stop Windows 8 Waking Up Your PC to Run Maintenance

It also means that Windows has the permission to wake your PC as it needs. Heres how to stop it from waking up your PC to do maintenance tasks. When the Control Panel opens head into the System and Security section. Then into the Action Center. Now you will need to expand the Maintenance section. Then punch the Change maintenance prefs hyperlink. Thats all there is to it, click OK and you are good to go....

November 4, 2012 · 1 min · 89 words · Allison Booker

How to Modify Caching Behavior in Internet Explorer 10

What is Caching? Caching is used in a wide variety of technology, both hardware and software. If you want to change it hit the kick off the controls menu and launch Internet options. Then choose the prefs button. Here you will see the amount of disk space IE uses to cache files. While the default is probably OK for everyday browsing you may want to change it depending on your situation....

October 30, 2012 · 1 min · 187 words · John Cisneros

How To Use Flash on Any Website in Modern Internet Explorer 10

This trick works on both Windows 8 and Windows RT. However, some websites are allowed to play Flash YouTube, for example. Uncheck the Download updated compatibility lists from Microsoft checkbox and click Close. If you leave this option enabled, the changes you make to the whitelist will be overwritten. Press WinKey+R to kick off the Run dialog. poke the Find Next button and youll see the section in the file....

October 30, 2012 · 1 min · 161 words · Andrea Herrera

How to Restore Uninstalled Modern UI Apps that Ship with Windows 8

What if you accidentally uninstall a built-in app? It can be easily restored with a few clicks of your mouse. NOTE: you might also press the Windows key to get into the Modern UI screen. On the Modern UI screen, poke the Store tile to pull up the Windows Store. Right-click anywhere on the Store screen. A green bar displays at the top of the screen. A list of apps installed on your setup displays....

October 24, 2012 · 1 min · 173 words · Gerald Olsen

8 New Features in Ubuntu 12.10, Quantal Quetzal

Quick Links Ubuntu 12.10 has been released and you candownload it now. features that will be unveiled closer to Ubuntu 13.04s release. Visit a supported website in Firefox or Chromium and youll see a prompt to set up the web app. Visit our post aboutUbuntus web app integrationfor more examples of how this feature works with different websites. Applications on your Ubuntu desktop can integrate with these accounts. Right-click an image or document and youll see a preview of it....

October 20, 2012 · 1 min · 173 words · Warren Hernandez

How to Clear Metro Application Notifications at Log Off in Windows 8

Now switch the radio button from Not Configured to Enabled, then hit the OK button.

October 15, 2012 · 1 min · 15 words · Lisa Hodge

What You Said: Your Favorite Co-Op Games

Read on to see what your fellow readers are playing. Originally released as an arcade game, it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. Clearly that kind of side-by-side play resonated with readers. RJ writes: When my fiance and I played and beat Contra on the NES. I knew she was the one and we got married and its been great. That’s no small feat; Contra was voted “Toughest Game to Beat” by IGN....

October 12, 2012 · 1 min · 140 words · Collin Mckenzie

How To Get a Better Wireless Signal and Reduce Wireless Network Interference

Quick Links Like all sufficiently advanced technologies, Wi-Fi can feel like magic. But Wi-Fi isn’t magic – it’s radio waves. A variety of things can interfere with these radio waves, making your wireless connection weaker and more unreliable. For example, placing the router on a metal desk or up against a metal wall will cause problems. Signals can travel through a wood desk easily, but metal will obstruct the signals....

October 10, 2012 · 1 min · 207 words · Holly Smith

From the Tips Box: Free Documentaries, DIY Custom-Fit Headphones, and Nintendo Papercraft

This week we’re looking at documentary sites, custom headphones, and Nintendo papercraft. Like for example, this week they’re featuringThe Pleasure of Finding Things Out, a Richard Feynman classic. We’re never one to turn down a good documentary; nice find Brian! I found asimilar tutorialonline that uses a clear material for the ear-bud portion. It looks pretty slick so I figured I’d pass it along. Keep up the good work! The clear look does look pretty slick; it definitely gives it a store-bought feel....

September 27, 2012 · 1 min · 146 words · John Gaines

The Most Common and Least Used 4-Digit PIN Numbers [Security Analysis Report]

How ‘secure’ is your 4-digit PIN number? PIN Number Analysis[viaApartment Therapy]

September 27, 2012 · 1 min · 11 words · Ryan Graham

How to Change the Registered PC Owner in Any Version of Windows

Change them to whatever values you want.

September 25, 2012 · 1 min · 7 words · Roy Kennedy

How To Easily Back Up Your Gmail and Perform Scheduled Backups With GMVault

Gmail Setup You’ll have to change a few parameters in Gmail before you begin. On the Labels pane, ensure the all labels are set to Show in IMAP. Any labels that aren’t visible in IMAP won’t be backed up. GMVault Setup Download and install GMVault fromGMVault’s website. Once it’s installed, you could launch GMVault from the gmvault-shell shortcut on your desktop or Start menu. GMVault doesn’t provide a graphical user interface, but using it is easy....

September 25, 2012 · 1 min · 192 words · Brian Wilson

How To Make NVIDIA's Optimus Work on Linux

The notebook switches between the two when necessary. However, this isn’t yet well-supported on Linux. Installation on many other Linux distributions is fairly simple – you might findinstructions on the Bumblee project’s website. The page includes instructions for Fedora, Debian, Arch, Mandriva, and Gentoo. When the game quits and optirun is no longer running, your notebook will switch to integrated graphics. To test whether it’s working, you might try using the glxspheres graphics demo....

September 17, 2012 · 1 min · 74 words · George Cervantes