Friday, November 30, 2012

Windows 8 Customization On Your Desktop


As said ‘first impression is the last impression’, if you wants to make a girlfriend and to impress her, you have to be impressive. There are several ways to impress such as showing your extra talent in games, in your academics and bla, bla, bla…,but if you don’t have any extra talent that doesn’t means you can’t have a girlfriend. Every one of us use computer, even your girlfriend will have one, you can even impress her by showing your talent in computer, for that you don’t have to be so tensed, just go no reading this article it will be helpful for you.
As windows 8 is newly released operating system with advanced features which make your computer faster, and I am damn sure that it will be liked by most of the users if seeing past trends of windows users. You can impress anyone just by customizing your desktop. The steps by which you can customize your desktop are as follows:

·         Windows 8 Lock Screen Picture.
To modify this select Settings from the Start screen> Change PC settings> Personalize and then Lock screen.

·         Windows 8 Lock Screen Apps Customization.
Customize it to just being a static picture, the lock screen is a program indication the battery level, unread emails, reminders and other important notifications.

·         Start Screen Color and Tattoos.
Color combinations for fore and background are the first thing you choose for your windows 8 after installing it. The windows are designed to be more stream lined color wise. Simply choose the Settings charm from the Start screen, Change PC settings, Personalize, and then start screen.

·         Tile Sizes Customization.
Some app tiles are larger than others on the startup. Choices in this menu are unpinning, uninstalling, turning off updates and changing of defaults.

·         Group and Re-arrange Tiles.
You can simply drag and drop tiles to rearrange them or you can pinch to zoom out (or Ctrl-mouse wheel), making your whole screen shrink, making multiple screens visible in one.

·         Windows 8 Account Picture Customization.
From the PC Settings/Personalize page’s Account picture tab, the user has the options to choose a file or take one using the systems webcam.

·         Customize Your Default Apps.
Customization can be accessed from the menu after right clicking within the program running screen. A new feature is that you may pick specific content out of an app to the start menu rather than the whole app in general.

·         Windows 8 Taskbar Options.
Just right click on the taskbar, and choose Properties, and change according to your wish.

·         Desktop background Windows 8.
The new feature here is that your theme and layout choice shall be synced across all PC’s you sign into.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Computer Operating System


Operating system (OS) used to perform various task in a system. It is a software part of a computer system which is responsible for performing various operations of the system. Some of them are controlling the system parts, execution of programs,management of memory, interrupt handling  management of computer files, scheduling programs etc. Different type of operating systems are available in the market as well as available on internet that is online.Here we describes some popular operating system:


Windows 8

Windows 8 is the latest operating system recently launch by Microsoft which allow user to download the operating system online. Windows 8 is the advanced version of windows operating system, it includes some new features like:

  • One can take Windows 8 operating system around with them on a pen drive.
  • In Windows XP and Windows Vista, or any other previous versions, one thing that was absent was the speed of the operating system. The speed of the operating system slowing down with the passage of time and usage.But now with the release of Windows 8 this problem is solved. Windows 8 provides solution for it with two commands 'refresh' and 'reset'. A 'refresh' allows a user to re install Windows, retaining all the personal data and settings. A 'reset' deletes all your data and settings, resets your OS to the absolute initial stage, making it as good as new.
  • Windows 8 include 'Secure Boot' process which is a new boot process for operating system. Due to this secure booting process operating system has not been affected by any kind of malware or spyware.


Windows 7

Windows 7 is the most widely operating system used by people. Its performance and speed is high than the previous operating system. Features of windows 7 is very simple to understand that is the reason that windows 7 used by most of the people. It includes identity recognition,  providing support for virtual hard disks, file formats, and good performance on multi-core processors, booting and kernel which give improvements in computing process. The visual style and the user interface (Windows Aero), is retained in this version. The users can choose to change the DPI (Dots Per Inch) settings of their system.

Windows Vista

Windows Vista is also developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is also known by its codename Longhorn. Its performance and speed is better than Windows XP but lesser than Windows 7. The primary objective of Windows Vista is to improve the state of security in the system which was not provided by windows XP. Some of the criticisms against Windows Vista is that the OS demands high system requirements, restriction to many software, less compatibility and more restrictive licensing terms etc. So, it was not used by most of user.

Windows XP

Windows XP is also an operating system of Microsoft Corporation. It is the first operating system to work with Windows NT kernel. It is programmed in C, C++ and assemble languages, and the Graphical User Interface is redesigned to make it more user-friendly. There are two main editions in Windows XP. One is Windows XP Home Edition, which is designed for home users, and the other one is Windows XP Professional, which is designed for business clients and power-users. 

Mac OS X

Mac OS X is a Unix-based operating system which is developed and sold by Apple Inc. It is designed to run exclusively on Mac computers. OS X is the 10th major version of Apple's operating system for Macintosh computers. Some of its latest and previous versions are: like, Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7), is the latest version of Mac OS X while Kodiak (Public Beta), Cheetah (10.0), Puma (10.1), Jaguar (10.2), Panther (10.3), Tiger (10.4), Leopard (10.5) and Snow Leopard (10.6) previous version of Mac OS X. Apple products work using the Mac OS X Operating System.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a free computer operating system software which is a Debian project, which is based on GNU/Linux. It is used by 12 million people around the world. It provides free software packages to its users. Ubuntu supports desktops which have x86 microprocessors installed in them. The instruction-set architecture can be 32-bit or 62-bit. Ubuntu exhibits some restrictions and demands certification to some software such as Microsoft True Type core fonts, Sun's Java run time environment, Adobe's Flash Player plugin, many common audio/video codecs and files which are compressed in RAR format, MP3/DVD recorders etc.

Unix-based Linux

Linus is a free software OS which uses the system tools from GNU project. It uses command line interface (CLI), a graphical user interface (GUI), for its functioning. The main system functions in the Linux is operated by Linux kernel. Some of the platforms which supports the Operating System are Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Alpha, Advanced Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) Machine architecture, AVR32 microprocessor, Blackfin etc.

Other Operating Systems for Home Use

Windows Vista Ultimate
Mac OS X Leopard
Windows Vista Home Premium
Haiku
Debian
Fedora
Microsoft, Apple, Linux are the top companies that sells different updated versions of its operating system software. Though other companies also try to compete in the market, these top OS producers, always have maintained their standards up till now.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Mozilla releases Firefox OS simulator


Mozilla has appear an addon to firefox, alleged r2d2b2g which allows developers to install and use the actor for Firefox OS on their absolute own desktop. This is accepted to appear in accessible for a lot of humans who do not accept absolute admission to an absolute device.

Inching added on its Firefox OS project, Mozilla has appear a actor for developers to analyze its new adaptable belvedere which can be installed as an addon called r2d2b2g to the Firefox browser and works on all the three desktop operating systems i.e. Windows, Max OS X and Linux.


Mozilla has been developing this addon for absolutely a while now, but the primary ambition abaft absolution such a actor now is to ability adherence and basal functionality afore it alcove 1.0 release. The actor aswell aims at authoritative it simple for developers to try and install the apps that they are developing for this operating system, appropriately extenuative time and costs for those who do not accept simple admission for the absolute devices.

The purpose of creating the actor is to accomplish it simple for developers to try and install apps they are developing for Firefox OS.
Talking about the centralized alive of the simulator, the blog adds, ,“The Firefox OS Simulator is different from some mobile environment simulations in that it doesn’t create a virtual computer. Instead, it is actually B2G Desktop, a version of the Boot2Gecko project that is built for desktop operating systems.” This is absolutely a new access to simulation area the basal actor does not act like a basic apparatus and allows it to assassinate abundant faster than what accustomed accouterments appetite can achieve, that too in bottom bulk of resources. Assuming this is still an Alpha version, the absolute achievement at this moment about ability not be as acceptable as can be expected.
The actor can be accessed from the Actor Manager, which is just a dashboard that allows accession and administration of apps. On beat the “Stopped” button, the actor starts and absolute interface can be accessed.
Mozilla has aswell put calm a abundant commodity answer the action of architecture an app for Firefox OS, yield a attending if you want. The actor itself can be downloaded from here, while added advice about Firefox OS app development can be accessed here.

Windows 8 hybrid laptops face growing pains


The laptop as you apperceive it is about to change dramatically. The band amid laptop and book is acceptable blurred, and aural the next few weeks the PC alley at your bounded computer tech abundance will be abounding with amalgam laptops, able with blow screens that flip, fold, and action as either a laptop or tablet. Prodded by this week's barrage of Windows 8, every major laptop manufacturer has some take on the laptop/tablet chimera, ranging from the familiar twisting screens seen on tablet PCs for years to bizarre folders, sliders, and more.


People may accept misgivings about Windows 8, but the operating arrangement is accessible afterwards a bit of adjustment, and approaching updates will acceptable adamant out any above problems that are begin in the new OS. What can't be anchored with an update, however, is the accouterments on which it's running. After allotment makes and models—mostly because these criticisms administer to all—the aboriginal beachcomber of hybrids are examples of ambiguous architecture and poor architecture advancing in abounding variations of one green anatomy factor.

These amalgam laptops about abatement into two ample categories: convertibles, which action as laptop and tablet, but abide a individual device; and detachables, which affection a standalone book as the screen, with the keyboard abutting via specialized dock. Aural these categories are assorted variations, and we'll acceptable see added in advancing months.

Anyone watching the tech industry for the endure three years has apparent the adamant advance of touch-enabled devicesв-smartphones and tabletsв-on a touch advance with the almost unchange PC. Tablets accomplish abundant added faculty from an ergonomic standpoint than extensive above a board or keyboard to blow the acceptable display. But area new amalgam designs may eventually accept developed organically from the already able trend against blow interfaces, Windows 8 created a borderline to be met—and now it's a botheration that needs to be solved, fast.

While manufacturers are putting out these amalgam laptops, they're accomplishing so abundantly because the absolution of Windows 8 has pushed them to it. The touch-centric attributes of Windows 8 demands the admittance of a blow interface, which in about-face demands a rethinking of the laptop design. The new amalgam designs represent a above change in claimed computing, but it's a change into which the industry was forced. Manufacturers after touch-enabled laptops accessible to barrage this anniversary will accurately be advised abaft the times. But affair an approximate borderline doesn't magically complete a adolescent technology. In the apple of Windows, blow is absolutely young, admitting and in consumer's eyes, it's a aboriginal baby.

What makes a acknowledged hybrid? Nobody knows. Not yet, anyway, because no architect has had boundless success with the anatomy agency and there's never been this array of a advance abaft book PCs before. But we do apperceive what doesn't work, because the history of the PC is blowzy with bootless and abandoned accessories that pushed anatomy over function, or approved to banknote in on contemporary features.
The accompaniment of technology is consistently in flux, but this accepted bearings is added of a bend into which PC manufacturers accept been forced. Here are three things for manufacturers to accumulate in apperception to accomplish these new amalgam laptop designs successful:

Simplicity is golden
The alteration to Windows 8 will be big enough; don't annul users with complicated latches and mechanisms. Shifting from PCs or laptop to book and aback afresh needs to be seamless, straightforward, and simple. A lot of  the amalgam laptops we've apparent advancing down the pike are none of those things.

Quality architecture is essential
Some manufacturers amusement laptop architecture as an afterthought, a appealing (or just passable) appearance over the audacity of a system. But architecture has become anytime added important as PCs become commoditized, and amalgam designs access up this accent exponentially. Unlike a laptop, which abandoned needs to attending good, these new systems are as well tabletsв-devices to be handled, carried, cradled. Shoddy architecture is axiomatic immediately. And this isn't just about the attending and feel of the laptop either; it as well has to be durable. The new hybrids will be acclimated added often, in added places, than laptops. With the mechanics of transitioning amid laptop and book modes, you've got a new point of abortion added to the basal laptop design, and a lot of of the designs we've apparent feel bargain and fragile.

Gimmicks abandoned aren't enough
Companies accept been authoritative ham-fisted attempts to address to aberrant apparatus animalism for a continued time, but for hybrids to absolutely yield hold, there needs to be solid amount above the accretion and whistles. Let me accompaniment this plainly: Blow functionality cannot be advised as a gimmick. There needs to be a polished, adamant user acquaintance that makes Windows 8 and touch-centric accretion plan on a circadian basis. This isn't a claiming abandoned for laptop makers—the software ancillary has a lot of weight to backpack as well—but barmy architecture decisions will not advice this new accretion archetype get off the ground.

The basal band is that these amalgam laptops don't abandoned charge to be on par with absolute laptops and tablets; they charge to be better. For this new class to absolutely accretion traction, the aggregate of laptop, tablet, and blow accessory needs to be accomplished in such a way that consumers see the abeyant of it, and accept an allow

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Windows 7 Troubleshooting


Are you a beginner, or have less knowledge regarding computer, its operation and to solve problems related with them. Do not worry!! , it will be a cup of tea for you. In this advanced technical era, every one of us use computer. It works on various operating systems, but the one which is more users friendly is windows 7. As a human body system requires a doctor in long run to maintain its health, a computer system too needs it.
Troubleshooting in windows 7 means solving and repairing failed processes of windows 7.It diagnose the problem and provide best possible solution. A systematic approach to solving problems quickly and efficiently. Usually troubleshooting is applied to something that has suddenly stopped working, so here the initial focus is often on recent changes to the system or to the environment in which it exists, so that an idea comes from it what exactly has happened to the computer system.
Troubleshooting often involves a logical process of elimination to identify the true source of a problem and once the problem is identified it’s easy to resolve it.
Windows troubleshooting comes with many troubleshooter for problems with networking, Internet, audio and video, and program compatibility. Their areas are specific and solve the problems of their respective field, save time and headache of solving problems. They also provide basic scheduled maintenance, such as cleaning up of temporary files or scanning up of hard disk for errors removal. They also provide a popup message in the Action centre if anything suspicious happened.




Below some steps are given to perform troubleshooting inWindows 7, which come with the original windows 7 operating system:
How to use:
1. Click start button.
2. Open the control panel.
3. Under system and security, click on find and fix problems.
4. Enjoy!

When you run a troubleshooter, it might ask you some questions or reset common settings as it works to fix the problem. If the troubleshooter fixed the problem, you can close the troubleshooter. If it couldn't fix the problem, go for the advance view. Computer repair can also be performed easily with online troubleshooting   process provided by some of well renown companies. Below given some steps to use advance view of windows 7 troubleshooter
Advanced way:.
1. Click the advanced link on a troubleshooter.
2. Clear the apply repairs automatically check box.
3. List of fixes is displayed, if any problem is found.
4. Select and enjoy!!

You can view several options that will take you online to try and find an answer. In either case, you can always view a complete list of changes made.
Windows provides online troubleshooter, get the most up-to-date troubleshooters from the Windows Online Troubleshooting service check box at the bottom of Troubleshooting. If you are technical enough, you can go for this, find errors and fix the problems.

There also come third party software tools, which easily diagnose the problem, troubleshoot it and provide best possible solutions. They are more users friendly and automatically troubleshoot the problem if any exist.