AutoHotKey: Adds Media Keys To My Keyboard!

I have been using the small 14 inch ultra-book or laptop for all these whiles for all work and play. Until recently I have an idea to connect it to an external monitor, I finally realised how SMALL 14 is! I then also bought an external keyboard to make my laptop to 'look and feel' like a desktop system; it was an easy task to choose one keyboard for me........until I got home and asked myself: "where are those media keys for volume and playlist controls?!".

How To Fix Windows Aero Transparency In VirtualBox!

"VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2."

How To Run VirtualBox Guest In Full Screen!

"VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2."

How To Change DNS Server In Windows 7 and Vista!

What is a DNS service? "DNS" or domain name server acts like a storage and verification center which stores details of websites. When a user enters an URL on browser, it is then sent to the DNS to be checked for avaibility; if it is, the website is then fetched back to the browser.

How To Change DNS Server In Windows XP!

What is a DNS service? "DNS" or domain name server acts like a storage and verification center which stores details of websites. When a user enters an URL on browser, it is then sent to the DNS to be checked for avaibility; if it is, the website is then fetched back to the browser.

How To Fix Windows Media Player Missing Subtitles!

Why Windows Media Player does not load subtitles when playing a mp4 movie? Even if you have installed additional codec pack like K-Lite Codec Pack to extend player's capability, the subtitles just won't show up! Before switching to another player, consider the following two common solutions that should help.

Complete Internet Repair: Fixes All Internet Connection Issues!

How often do you encounter network issue on your computer? Fortunately mine has been working great, but not my sister's. One day her computer can run just fine, but losing connection or got unidentified network the next day. Restarting adapter did not solve the issue, neither does Windows built-in troubleshooter.

How To Automatically Update / Scan With Malwarebytes Free!

If you have not known, Malwarebytes is probably the best malware or virus cleaning program dealing with an infected computer. Though, the free version comes in short of automatic update as well as automatic scanning. Thanks to Windows task scheduler, we can now easily tackle Malwarebytes' shortcoming.

How To Confirm Exiting Chrome With Chrome Toolbox!

Google Chrome or any other browsers based on Chromium like SRWare Iron is arguably the best web browser at this time for its speed and simplicity. Though, it has a huge drawback for many users compared to its competitors with no notification or warning to confirm exit. Many times when I was rushing closing other programs, I had also inadvertently closed the underlying Chrome.

K-Lite Codec Pack: Plays All Video And Audio Formats!

"Why Windows Media Player can't play this file?" This question is no bizzare to many when a person wishes to play .avi .mov or .flv videos using the default Windows Media Player. The answer to this popular question is due to the missing audio and video codec. Of course, some would recommend an alternative players like VLC Player or UMPlayer which has included extra codecs in the program itself. Howbeit, I am still sticking to WMP 12 that suits my taste best.

SRWare Updater: Automatically Updates Iron Browser!

From personal computer to university to workplace, I can see the default browser of most still goes to Google Chrome. Indeed this browser is perfect from speed of rendering to the simplicity, but many are unaware of the tracking features built-in. While these tracking actually will not do much harm to users, many privacy-conscious people like myself will prefer SRWare Iron, which uses the open-source Chromium source code.

ProduKey: Recovers Microsoft Product Keys!

How often do you keep a copy of Windows product keys after installing, and you need them one day to reformat computer but simply cannot find it back? Even it is always recommended to jot down all software product keys, don't get intimidated too fast if you really lost them as they're actually stored in your hard disk!

A-Patch: Removes Ads and Customizes Messenger!

If you love Internet chatting, I'm sure you are familiar of MSN, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. No matter which is your favourite messaging client, it comes with graphic or text advertisements and some even with pop-ups.

USB Show: Restores Missing Files After Virus Attack!

Some time back my sister came to me complaining that viruses has deleted all documents in her thumbdrive. An avast! virus scan revealed 14 viruses including Win:Sality. Well, cleaning these viruses away still didn't bring files back into view. Tried "view all hidden files and folders", no luck still and she ended up formatting it.

How to Run Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool!

If you do not know, all Windows come with Malicious Software Removal Tool, which will be automatically updated on every second Tuesday of each month or during Windows Update. Although it is not a replacement for any antivirus or antimalware, it can detect the most known malicious software and worms including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom.

Virtual CloneDrive: How To Mount ISO Image Files!

Few days back I downloaded an 12GB .iso file. As usual I use 7-Zip to extract it then only to install, but this time I feel lazy to waste the time for extracting and it occupies big portion of my small disk space. I believe it's time to change my way to open .iso file. Perhaps mounting it on a virtual drive can save me from more hassles. Unfortunately, all Windows below version 8 does not include this feature.

How To Change Windows 7 Taskbar Button Width Size!

One of the few design that I don't favour in Windows 7 is the taskbar icon grouping as it needs too much precision and accuracy to click on the correct button, especially in a rush. Of course, I can always change it to never combine to have XP style back. But on the other hand the buttons default width size is a little large for me which easily occupy the whole taskbar when only a few applications are running.

F.lux: Automatically Controls Screen Brightness!

Setting the best screen contrast and brightness is always an issue for me, as what I set will look great at daylight, but when comes to night the over-brightness irritates my eyes. Thus I always have two different screen profiles set for different time. Or, say that you wake up at the middle of night to work, I bet your eyes will need some time to adjust.

Ultimate Guide To Speed Up Windows Computer!

If your Windows computer is starting to slow down and you can't recall when was the last time maintenance was done, wait no more! It's time for you to do it now easily. Speaking of speeding up a computer, there are already thousands of guides and different tools available on the Internet, but still I feel incomplete without writing my own  guide!

How To Permanently Delete Facebook Inbox Messages!

Deleting a Facebook account isn't that straight-forward, same to deleting its inbox messages. The "X" icon besides a message does not mean to delete, but simply to move it into archive. This archive will eventually reappear when you have a conversation with that person again.