Even though GMail got a powerful SPAM detector we do get some advertising mails from some online marketing agencies. Because we are subscribed to them by knowingly or unknowingly. Here’s the simple tutorial to create a simple filter that automatically detects those mails and process them as we want. Simply follow these steps: Log into your GMail account Now goto your settings panel by clicking on the ‘Settings’ a...

Well who doesn’t need a performance boost to their computer? Well may be someone who have a ‘Dell Studio’ with 4 GB ram and 1GB graphics card will laugh about performance boost… :-P  Anyway there are people like me who need  little tweaks to speed up their system. Heres some simple steps to make your windows work faster.. There are a few unwanted “features” windows offer that eats up your CPU, they are good tools t...

Open Notepad (Start->Run->notepad) or any simple text processor. And write this code : X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H* and save with name virus.com I prefer you to save it in desktop. Then open the the file virus.com and if your antivirus find it your antivirus is Ok and you can keep it , but if it doesn't recognize it like a threat i prefer you to change your antivirus. T...

Do you know? There are lots of tools that makes your life easier by configuring them in your Windows XP? But some of the cool tools are hidden by Microsoft for some reason, dont ask me why.. Anyway here are a handful of them.. To run any of these apps go to ‘Start’ => ‘Run’ and type the executable name (ie charmap). Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters) Disk Cleanup = cleanmg...

Everybody’s favorite open-source browser, Firefox, is great right out of the box. And by adding some of the awesome extensions available out there, the browser just gets better and better. In my case I love Firefox ;) , its the best I think. Anyway its your choice, but please stay away from IE 6 or earlier. They are really waste to display modern sites. But look under the hood, and there are a bunch of hidden (and ...

Friends, heres an interesting FACT-POST. Almost everything listed here are true. To gals - use the information given below to your advantage. To guys - just make sure you know what the gal will think about you when you do something!! "Hey, are you busy?" or "Are you doing something?" ~ two phrases guys open with to stop from stammering on the phone. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep,...

Ever thought of downloading Windows Updates from their site without using ‘Automatic Updates’? If you are a ‘techie’ you must have thought of it at least once. Here is a simple way to do this : Go to the Windows Update Web Site. Make sure you open it in Internet Explorer, for some reason this site wont open in any other browsers! In the left panel, under Other Options, select “Personalize Windows Update”. ...