Setting Processor Affinity in Windows

CPU Socket

One feature that has been available in Windows for a long time now has been setting processor affinity for your applications. However, not a lot of users know about it because quite frankly, it’s not really needed at all! Setting processor affinity allows you to adjust the amount and specifically which CPU cores an application [...]

Restricting Amount of Log On Hours Per Day

Romaco Timeout

There has always been a need for parents to control how long their kids spend time on their computer. Now more than ever, it’s imperative that parents be also able to control not just how long their kids spent time in front of the computer but also what they do on that computer as well [...]

File Encryption without Passwords

File Encryption

Did I ever tell you that I get all sorts of weird requests from some of my clients? So, it’s no surprise when someone requested that I help him devise of a plan to protect all of his important documents and files on an external hard drive he has at home so that no computer [...]

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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Automatically Turn On/Off Computer at Specified Time

Power Button

I’m like a mercenary at times. Ask me to do a job or how to accomplish something and I’ll comply without asking any questions as to the “why” part. So, when a friend asked me how to have his computer automatically turn on and off at a specified time everyday, I granted his wish without [...]

Why Encrypting Files is the Ultimate Protection

EFS Protection

It’s perfectly normal for multiple users to share the same computer. That’s why you’re allowed to create more than one user account on the computer! Sadly to say it though, what many of these users do not realize is that their files on these computers are accessible to all users who have physical access to [...]

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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 [...]