How To Remove Bloatware from New Computer


OEM Bloatware

One very popular request from many users is how does one go about cleaning a computer from all the junk and crapware (bloatware is another popular term) installed by default on a newly purchased OEM computer from the store? Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) computers are basically computers you see displayed at your big name electronics [...]

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How-To Brew the Best Cup of Coffee!


Best Cup of Coffee

Prior to writing an article here on AnotherWindowsBlog, I always like to brew a cup of coffee to help me relax and concentrate. I don’t really consider myself a legit coffee addict but I am consistent in drinking 1-2 cups a day. A good cup of coffee just makes your morning a whole lot better. [...]



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How To Securely Wipe your Hard Drive


Hard Drive Nuke

Ever wanted to securely wipe your hard drive prior to selling or giving it away for someone else to use? I’m praying you don’t just hand over your hard drive as is and hope that the next user wouldn’t scourge it for your personal data.  Deleting and even a simple reformat does not guarantee that [...]



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How-To Encrypt your Hard Drive with TrueCrypt


Keep Out TrueCrypt

I’ve always had my issues with Bitlocker. I love the technology as it gave users the opportunity to finally encrypt their entire hard drive a la Microsoft however, the major problem stemmed from the fact that this feature is only available in the highest edition of Windows Vista and Windows 7! This pretty much left [...]

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How To Dual Boot Windows 7 with Linux Ubuntu


Dual Boot

If by now you still didn’t know that you can run two different operating systems side by side within a single physical computer, then well, you have some serious catching up to do! Dual booting is a great method to have two separate platforms to do your bidding. You can use one operating system as [...]



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How To Build Your Own Computer: Part 2


PC Construction

Alright, so you’ve read part 1 of this guide and have a good sense of what hardware you want and don’t want to put inside your custom machine. In part 2 of our guide, we will actually go over how to physically put everything together. Now, if you have taken my earlier advice, you shouldn’t [...]



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How To Build Your Own Computer: Part 1


Custom Computer

In this two part series, I will try my best to give you an easy to follow beginners guide on building your very own computer from scratch. I’m sure there are hundreds of other guides out there (and probably written with a lot more detail than what I can do here) but I thought it [...]



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