Different Touch Screen Technologies - Infographic

Here is an interesting infographic which describes the working principle of Touch screen phone. There are three different types of touch screen technologies available: resistive, capacitive, and infra-red. Just go through it and learn about the benefits and capabilities of each. It makes you to take a decision to buy suitable touch screen phone for you.

How Does a Touch Screen Phone Work?

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Download Firefox without Using Internet Explorer

What if Internet Explorer doesn't work or crashes at regular time? The next option should be install an alternate browser. At that time you should have a question, is it possible to download alternate browser without Internet Explorer. 

Yes, you can use Windows’ built-in FTP support to download and install Firefox without ever opening IE.It is applicable only for Firefox because Mozilla provides an FTP server but others are not.  Here is the tweak for it!!!

1. To access Mozilla’s FTP server in Windows Explorer, type ftp://ftp.mozilla.org into Windows Explorer’s address bar and press Enter. Then Navigate to the following folder: pub/firefox/releases/latest/win32/en-US/ 

                                                                            OR

Copy the entire address ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/latest/win32/en-US/ to Windows Explorer to go directly to the appropriate folder on Mozilla’s FTP server.

2. You can drag and drop or copy and paste Firefox Setup .exe for download. Then launch the Firefox Setup application to install Firefox.

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How to disable Autorun?

An autorun.inf file is a text file that can be used by the AutoRun and AutoPlay components of Microsoft Windows Operating systems. This file is located in the root directory of a volume and the settings inside the autorun.inf could decide what actions should take when the drive is connected or opened. The simplest autorun.inf files have two settings: one specifying an icon and one specify which application to run.

Some types of malwares are using this feature to spread infection through CD-ROM or other removable drives.  Autorun.inf virus typically spreads via removable devices and it runs as soon as a device is plugged to a computer. The safest way to avoid this malware infection is to always scan all devices connected to the computer before it opens.

To avoid this infection get in your computer, you can simply disable the auto play feature using a free utility called Disable Autorun/Autoplay. This program can work with Windows XP/Vista/2003/2008 and Windows 7 (both x86 and x64 systems).

Here's what this program can do for you:

• Disables AutoRun on drives of unknown type
• Disables AutoRun on removable drives
• Disables AutoRun on fixed drives
• Disables AutoRun on network drives
• Disables AutoRun on CD-ROM drives
• Disables AutoRun on RAM disks
• Disables AutoRun on all kinds of drives

Download Disable Autorun from http://www.disableautorun.com/

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Internet Explorer Back button not working

This issue could be because of any corruption in the add-ons or Internet explorer settings. Follow the below steps to resolve the issue.

Method 1: Disable Add-ons using Divide and Conquer method:

1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Open Internet Explorer (No add-ons)
2. Click on Tools, select Manage Add-ons and   Click Toolbars and Extensions (Under Show: click All add-ons)
3. Then click any add-on and press CTRL + A on your keyboard (this should select all add-ons) and Click Disable all
4. Close Internet Explorer (No add-ons) and Open Internet Explorer  

Now all add-ons are disabled in Internet Explorer, test the back button and see whether the issue is resolved. If you did not see any problem then the next step is to enable the add-ons one by one to find which causes this to happen

1. Open Internet Explorer and click on Tools
2. Select Manage Add-ons and click the first disabled add-on
3. Click Enable and test the Internet Explorer

Similarly enable other add-ons one by one and test to see if the problem has returned. If you did find any corrupted add-on, delete or disable it permanently.   

Method 2: Repair or Reinstall Internet Explorer

First of all try to reset the Internet explorer to the default settings; it may help to solve most of the problems with Internet Explorer and if it did not resolve your problem try to re install the Internet Explorer.

How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer in Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378

Feel free to comment, if you required more assistance. 

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Device Manager is blank or empty - How to fix it?

Recently we have heard a problem with Device Manager and it shows blank or empty window when it opens. This behavior occurs if the Plug and Play service is turned off (disabled) or permissions in the registry for the Device Manager Key are corrupt.

Here is the solution for it.

Method1: Enable Plug and Play Windows Service

1. Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.
2. Double-click Plug and Play.
3. If you receive a Configuration Manager message, click OK.
4. In the Startup Type list, click Automatic, and then click OK.
5. Close Services.
6. Restart the computer.

Method2: Edit the registry permissions

Caution: Improper editing registry key may cause system instability. Hence, we highly recommend you to back up the registry settings before proceed.

1. Go to "Start", "Run", and type "regedit"
2. Navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum”
3. Right-click on Enum and choose Permissions.  
4. At this point you will probably notice there are no permissions on this key.
5. Click "Add" and add the group "Everyone" and the user "SYSTEM".
6. Select "Everyone" and check "Read" ONLY!
7. Select "SYSTEM" and check "Full Control".
8. Click the "Advanced" button and select "Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects".
9. Click OK and if a warning message comes up, just click OK
10. Close “regedit” and restart the computer

If you need more help post a comment here!

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Infographic Comparison iPhone 5 Vs iPhone 4S Vs Samsung Galaxy S3

Apple introduced the world’s thinnest smartphone iPhone5 on last week. Apart from a new design it has full of new features. The below infographic provide a great comparison of the iPhone 5 with iPhone 4S and the Samsung Galaxy S3.

Comment about yuor favourite smartphone.

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How to change browser Home Page and Search Engine?

In this article, we have discussed the way you can change the home page and search engine for top three browsers Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

Change Your Internet Explorer Home Page and Search Engine

1. Open Internet Explorer and click on Tools and Internet Options.

2. Click the General tab, and type in the address of the website you want as your start page under the 'Home page' heading.

3. Under Search click Settings then select your preferred search provider and click set as Default.

4. Click Apply, OK to close the window.

Change Your Google Chrome Home Page and Search Engine

1. Open Google Chrome and click on the spanner icon and select Settings.

2. Go to Appearance and make sure that the Show Home Button box is ticked.

Now click on the Change link, and you can enter the URL of the home page.

3. Click the ‘Manage search engine’ button and choose ‘Google’ and make it your default search engine.

Change Your Mozilla Firefox Home Page and Search Engine

1. Open Mozilla Firefox and click on Tools and select Options.  

2. Go to the Startup section and select When Firefox starts: Show my home page.

3. In the Home Page field, type in the website address you want to use as your home page.

4. Click OK.

5. Click the downward arrow button next to the search box in Firefox. Then select Manage Search Engines and Move up the search engine which you would like to set as default.

We recommend that set Google as your default home page and search engine for a better performance. Feel free to leave a comment if you required more assistance.

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Apple introduced the world’s thinnest smartphone iPhone5

Apple introduced the most awaited smartphone of the year ‘iPhone 5’.  According to Apple, iPhone 5 is the world’s thinnest smartphone, measuring just 7.6mm thick (18% thinner than 4S) and it weighs 112 grams. However, there is no significant visible change in the form factor of iPhone 5, the device retains same width but taller. No doubt it is remarkably thinner and lighter, get hands-on to experience the real difference!

iPhone 5 features a 4-inch Retina display with a resolution of 1136 x 640 at 326 ppi, new A6 chip with 2X faster CPU and 2x graphics compared to the A5, supports 4G LTE, and an improved battery life that claims 8 hours talk time on 3G, 8 hours of Internet browsing on 3G or LTE, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi, and 10 hours of video playback. The main camera with a 8-megapixel sensor packs a sapphire lens crystal cover, delivers better low-light performance and 40% faster image capture. It has a Panorama mode and one can now capture photos while recording a video. With iPhone 5, Apple has introduced a new dock connector ‘Lightning’ which is 80% smaller as compared to 30-pin connector, plus newly designed earphones called ‘EarPods. And it is available in Black & Slate and White & Silver. It uses the world’s most advanced mobile operating system iOS 6. The pricing of iPhone 5 is same. $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, $399 for 64GB.

iPhone 5 Pre-orders begins Sept 14th. Shipping on September 21st in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

To see more detail about the spec, visit http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

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