Font Basics
There are two basic kinds of fonts, bitmapped fonts and scalable fonts. Bitmapped fonts are constructed as a pattern of dots. Bitmapped fonts can be enlarged, but this produces jagged looking type. More ...
Three Important Techniques for Securing a Wireless Network
If you have a wireless network at home or in the office, it is critical to have it secured. Wireless networks are prone to attacks from outsiders - perhaps even more so than with wired networks. This article shows how you can implement three techniques to secure a given wireless network. More ...
Video Tutorial 3 - The Windows 7 Backup and Restore Utility
This is a series of tutorials about how to use Windows 7 Backup and Restore Utility. In Tutorial 1 you learned how to perform a backup. In Tutorial 2 you learned how to recover files from a backup. In this Tutorial You'll learn how to restore your PC from a system image. More ...
Command Line to Get Computer's Numner of CPU Cores
WMIC (Windows Management Interface Command) is a command line tool that returns information about your syste. To learn your computer's numner of CPU cores, type wmic cpu get deviceid,numberofcores,numberoflogicalprocessors at a command prompt. More ...
Planning a Backup and Restoration of Files for Disaster Recovery
Planning a backup and restoration of files is the most important step to protect data from accidental loss in the event of data deletion or a hard disk failure. The backup copy can be used to restore lost or damaged data. More ...
How to Check Your PCs TPM
One of the requirements for Windows 11 is TPM version 2.0. If you have Windows 10 and you have TPM version 2.0 module, and it's enabled, then you can install and run Windows 11. More ...
The Fastest Way to Move PC to PC
Upon installation, many applications write keys and other information to the Windows registry. For this reason, when you want to transfer your programs and files to a new computer, you can't just copy them over. More ...
Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP
This article explains in detail how to set up a small network at home so you can share your Internet connection between two computers running Windows XP. More ...
Synchronize Your PC's Clock with an Internet Time Server
Your PC should, by default, be configured to synchronize to time.windows.com every seven days. One of the reasons you might be thinking of synchronizing your PC's clock is because it doesn't keep accurate time. More ...
Create and Change Password, Picture and User Name in Windows 7
In Windows 7, the logon screen usually contains a picture that you choose when setting up the computer and a default user name. Here's how to change your password, picture and user name. More ...
Disable Programs That Run at Startup on Windows 10
Some programs start at the same time you start your computer. This can cause your computer to start slower, and because these pre-loaded programs stake out a portion of memory, they can cause your computer to run slower too. More ...
How to Erase a Hard Disk Drive Permanently
Erasing data or files from a hard disk permanently is not easy. Even after emptying the Recycle Bin, the files can be easily recovered. Many people also think that formatting the hard drive will erase the files, however a computer specialist would be able to recover the data. More ...
How to Optimize Your Solid State Drive
Solid state drives or SSDs are replacing the slower, chunkier magnetic hard drives in the personal computers. SSDs function very differently from magnetic drives so it needs to be treated differently. More ...
Find Your WiFi Password on Windows 10
One of the most common reasons to find your Wi-Fi password is to use it on another PC or device to connect to your Wi-Fi network. Here's how. More ...
