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Category: Software

  • Steps to Activate ‘Find My iPhone’ for iOS 4

    Steps to Activate ‘Find My iPhone’ for iOS 4

    Most Apple products are expensive and valuable. It’s not for the technology alone that people buy it, it tends to represent something greater, an acquisition. People tend to get emotionally attached to their iPads, iPods and iPhones more than they ever have been with their other gadgets.

    Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that it is an Apple product. Perhaps you’ve saved for a while to be able to buy it. Maybe it’s all the information you’ve got stored on it, and all the connections you’ve made with the Apple Cloud, or even the sleek design.

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  • 5 Games to Play at Work (Without Getting Caught)

    5 Games to Play at Work (Without Getting Caught)

    Overworked and underpaid? Want to get your boss back for constantly avoiding any kind of work and yelling at anyone else who pauses for a moments rest? Feel like you might melt into your desk with boredom?

    Unfortunately, installing Diablo 3 to conquer those hours of tedium might not be as inconspicuous on a work PC as you’d dreamed. Fortunately, there are a plethora of addictive games out there that, from a distance, simply look like you’re working on an Excel spreadsheet.

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  • Macintosh Applications for Small Business

    Macintosh Applications for Small Business

    The subject of small business involves many aspects. Traditionally, small business is known to be a considerable part of any separate countries’ economics in general, and millions of people are involved into it.

    And not in vain – after thorough thinking we have to confess that small business has a few very significant pluses that make it much more profitable than many kinds of regular employment, and by simplicity and amount of income a few different spheres of small business bring larger profit and less headache than a single sphere of middle-sized business.

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  • Top 6 Must Have Apps For Your New iPhone

    Top 6 Must Have Apps For Your New iPhone

    There are hundreds of thousands of apps on the Apple’s app store and after getting your new iPhone and playing around with the default apps you might find yourself wondering where on earth to start from. Here is a list of great apps that you just must install into your iPhone first before you think of anything else.

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  • Repair and Recovery for Windows 7 If You Have No CD

    Repair and Recovery for Windows 7 If You Have No CD

    So there you are happily browsing a site about Web Design or working on a blog post when your computer stops working. It could be that you got a virus or another problem that has messed up your Windows 7 installation or you want to reinstall it for some other reason.

    If you have a Toshiba laptop or bought Windows 7 as a digital download this isn’t so easy.

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  • Solution: USB Device Not Recognized in Windows 7

    Solution: USB Device Not Recognized in Windows 7

    I use many different types of external devices, and all connect to my desktop using the USB ports. Two of the devices are external hard drives that I use to backup my data files. One of the hard drives is a small, portable drive that I store offsite, while the other is a regular, full-size external hard drive.

    Recently, however, I ran into a problem where Windows 7 was displaying an error indicating that it couldn’t recognize the external hard drive. The connection between the hard drive and the computer was fine, and the hard drive appeared to be functioning properly. After performing those checks I did some research online, and found my answer.

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  • Fix: Device Manager Error Code 43

    Fix: Device Manager Error Code 43

    I have installed hundreds of devices on many computers over the past 10 years, and I really haven’t experienced any issues with any particular device. I have had my share of headaches, devices not working properly, or not being detected. Recently, however, I had the Windows device manager stop a device and record the error. After a few things I managed to determine the cause of the problem.

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  • The Five Apps for Frequent Travelers

    The Five Apps for Frequent Travelers

    If you are heading off on a vacation or a business trip to Southeast Asia any time soon, be sure to download and make use of the best and newest travel-related applications for mobile devices. From useful phrases in a foreign language to finding the nearest ATM in an airport, apps like these are becoming indispensable for the modern traveler.

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