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How to connect my XBOX 360 wireless controller to my computer

In order to connect your Xbox 360 wireless joystick to your computer, you need a special adapter. This adapter is called “Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows”, and its cost is between $14 to $20 brand new in amazon.com or similar stores. As you can see in the picture, this device has a [...]

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How to defragment your hard drive with Defraggler

1. Download, install and launch Defraggler. 2. Once you have launched Defraggler, you will see a window exactly like the picture below.

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Defragmenting a Hard drive in Windows 7

This item was filled under [ Hardware, Maintenance, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP ]

It is known that most baby boomers do not know what “defragmenting a hard drive” means. It is also known that people who understand the concept of defragmentation, do not defragment their hard drives whether for laziness or perhaps they just do not know how to do it. Some people do not know that when [...]

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Top techniques to make your games run smoother

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  All computers eventually start to creak in their old age, but with a few quick tweaks and techniques, you can prolong their life for years – especially if you’re willing to lose a bit of modern glitz to play the games that work them the hardest. Here’s our guide to enjoying the best entertainment, [...]

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How to record my computer keyboard typing

USING A KEYLOGGER SOFTWARE (Not Recommended) There are hundreds of key-loggers on the net. Just typing the word key-logger in your favorite browser, you can get billions of webpages showing tutorials, downloads, articles, etc. Nevertheless, I highly do not recommend you this method for the following reasons: 1. Most key-loggers on the net contain malware/spyware. [...]

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How to show your desktop in Windows 7 using keyboard shortcuts

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These are the 3 most common ways to go to your desktop using keyboard shortcuts. 1. Press the Windows key + D (This option will show your desktop)   2. Press the Windows key + M (This option will minimize all active Windows, so you can visualize your desktop).

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What is CPU-Z and what can I do with it?

This item was filled under [ Hardware, Software, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP ]

CPU-Z is a powerful software that gathers basic information of some of the main hardware devices of your computer such as, processor, motherboard, RAM, and graphic card.   Now, there are many things that you can do with it. Basically, you may need this program whenever you want to upgrade or replace some of the [...]

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How to use my computer as a FAX machine

This item was filled under [ Hardware, Windows, Windows 7 ]

People get confused about this. Please understand that Windows will not be able to work as a Fax machine if your computer does not have a fax/modem device in it. What is fax/modem? A fax modem is a piece of hardware that makes your computer capable to transmit and receive documents and faxes. Internal Fax [...]

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How to recognize the windows key on your keyboard

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Well, this question looks and sounds stupid, but believe me, most people don’t know which one is the windows key on their keyboard. Anyway, just look at your keyboard on the left hand side and you will see a key with this image: . Well, this is the well known windows key! Check the picture [...]

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I can’t enable my USB wireless adapter on Windows 7 (Solution)

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For several weeks, I tried to install a bunch of USB Wireless Adapters without success. Whenever I tried to enable these devices, Windows was not doing it, or it was not allowing it. Moreover, the device manager was showing me the adapter(s) installed, enabled, and ready to use, but going to my adapter settings, the [...]

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