1 Why should you choose Windows 7 computer operating system?

Modern hardware and software are coming to meet the future needs. If you want to discover yourself in the latest software and hardware world, you should think to shift to Windows 7 from your existing system. It will need extra money, extra RAM, extra memory to install this operating system on your computer. Your computer will be ready to face the upcoming software and hardware versions.

A new thing comes with many possibilities; people can go with that new thing if it is reliable. Windows 7 is one of the latest operating systems from Windows. It has come with a number of promises. It supports almost all the modern computing technologies. The computer users who have become bore with the XP, they will certainly enjoy the new look and new features of this new operating system. The users of Vista who are not satisfied with its features and functionality will also enjoy this new version of Windows.

According to many users, Vista was a great mistake of Microsoft. Vista is chunky, it is slow, it unresponsive in many cases. Most of the users who were using Vista have upgraded their computers to Windows 7 operating system. One of the most attractive features of this new operating system is that it boots faster than any of its older versions since the 3.1. It needs almost same hardware support as Vista. If your computer has the configuration to install Vista, then you need not to buy a new one to use this new operating system.

After using this new operating system for several weeks, you will feel its advantages over other operating systems. You can run it on your Netbook comfortably. If you are worried about that, all of your past software will be useless in Windows 7; then you should know that if the programs run on XP, they would also run on this operating system. The enterprise or the ultimate version supports virtualization. If you were using Vista on your computer, then you can upgrade it to 7 comfortably. It is not so easy in Windows XP. You may need a third party support or a fresh installation.

The future versions of the most popular office management application programs MS Office 2013 will not run on Windows XP. There are also many other programs which may not run on Windows XP. Hence, to use all of these programs on your computer enrich it with the 7 operating system. Considering all the reasons stated above you can think to use this new operating system on your computer.

There are also some issues; if they are in your computer, you should not use the 7 version of Microsoft Windows operating system. If your computer does not have enough hardware support, you should not go for Windows 7. Another simple reason is that it is expensive. Why will you spend several hundred dollars if you can do all the tasks on your XP operating system? In many cases, to fix different issues it may need rebooting.

So, why do you wait? Switch to Windows 7 already if you haven't!

0 Printing documents via wireless with your iOS device

Hello! Today, I'll tell you how you can print documents with your iOS device wirelessly. There are two methods to do this depending on your printer, (if it supports AirPrint or not) and we will be talking about both of them, so don't worry.

First of all, let's check if our printer is AirPrint supported by going to Apple Support here. If your printer is in the list, then what you have to do is fairly easy. All you have to do is to connect your iOS device and the computer which is connected to the printer on the same wireless network. After that, simply browse to the document you want to print, tap the Print button, select the printer in the list and print your document!

If your printer isn't AirPrint compatible, then it will take a bit longer to set it up, but it works either way. Download FingerPrint here. (both for Windows and Mac) Install the software and run it. The software has a free trial but it leaves a watermark on the printed documents so if you want to get rid of the watermark, just buy the license (20$), it's totally worth it rather than buying a new printer.

Next thing, you're supposed to check your printer in the list. That way, FingerPrint will let the printer be recognized by iOS devices in the network.

Rest is pretty straight forward, keep your computer and FingerPrint running, connect your iOS device and your computer to the same network, tap the print button, choose the printer you want to use and print! Note the speed depends on your wireless connection, so if the connection is unstable it might cause interruptions or slow printing.

Now you have everything set up, you can print whatever you want from your iOS device. You can print your Notes, a Safari page that you might be interested in, your photos, the screenshots you took, your iWork files and many more!

I hope you found this useful and enjoyable!

0 Elgato Video Capture, Copy your VHS tapes to your computer

Hello! Today I'll be talking about something that I never thought would be possible, and was quite surprised when I saw the tool on the internet. Basically, it's a VCR to USB adapter which allows you to record the videos on the VHS tape to your computer.

This small tool here, which allows you to connect your VCR to your computer, also comes with a software for the recording process that I talked about. The adapter is compatible for Mac and PC, and it comes with a price of 75$, which I think is fairly good if you are willing to record some nostalgic tapes that you don't even have the opportunity to see anymore. (I doubt anyone has their VCRs hooked up nowadays) You can check the adapter out @ Amazon here.

The process for recording the video from VHS to computer is rather simple. All you have to do is hook the VCR with the computer using the adapter, install the software on your computer and run it, and turn your VCR on. After that, simply go through the software and check if the video/audio is okay, and if it is, press the Start Recording button. Note that the video will be 'recorded', not 'saved', so however long the video you want to record is, you have to leave the software open for that long and wait until it's recorded. After you're done, hit the stop recording button and the software will allow you to trim the parts you don't want to have.

After the recording part is done, you can save the file as mp4 (iTunes ready, you can copy your video over to your iPhone or somewhere similar) to anywhere, and also upload it to YouTube by using the software if you wish. Congratulations, you just got the video on a VHS tape on your computer!

I hope you enjoyed the read!

0 Gyazo, for those who take lots of screenshots

Today I'm going to introduce you to Gyazo, the fastest screenshot capturing and uploading software.

Those who take lots of screenshots would know, it has always been lots of work to take the screenshot, then copy it to Paint, then save it, and then upload it to some place so you can link it. Well, those days are over with Gyazo. All you have to do is download the Gyazo software here.

After you download it, just run it, and it will let you select the space you want to capture on your screen.

After you select the space, wait a few seconds and your screenshot will be ready. Your link will be generated in your favourite browser and then you can link it to wherever or whoever you want to!

You can also view your screenshot history in the website provided that you didn't delete your cache. If you want to be able to check your screenshots on other computers as well, you can sign up for Gyazo Pro. It's only 2$ a month and I think it's well worth it. That way, you can keep your screenshots forever, and you can see them wherever you go.

0 Flux, an interesting piece of software.

Flux (or f.lux) is a software which changes the color of your screen according to the time in the location you are. That way, your screen doesn't look abruptly bright when it's night time.

I personally thought it's really interesting since I actually started to like that the colors aren't as bright as they are in the morning when it's night time. This way, it doesn't feel like someone is holding a flashlight right on my face when I get back on my computer at night time.

By clicking Change Settings, you can change your location so that f.lux adjusts itself to change the color when it's the right time. You can also change the intensity of the color for both day and night time in the way you like it to be. Once you get used to how you look at your screen with f.lux at night, try closing it and seeing the difference. Personally, I feel like I'm going blind when I turn f.lux off after using it for a few days now.

Graphic designers, don't be afraid of using this software thinking that your colors will be off when the f.lux filter is gone, since you can disable f.lux for one hour with a simple click, and get the colors back to normal for the time you are working on your project.

All in all, it's a pretty interesting and a fun software that everyone should give a try. It's available for Windows, Mac, Linux and iPhone/iPad at the moment. You can download f.lux here.

0 RealVNC, a multi-platform remote access software

RealVNC, a multi-platform software which allows you to access computers anywhere in the world, given that they have VNC server installed and configured. It's a great tool for people who want to access their home computers from work or vice versa, or for people who need to administer different computers in the network in a workplace.

Setting up RealVNC is -really- simple. Download it here to start with.

In the setup, check VNC Server for the computers you want to be connected to, and VNC Viewer for the computers you want to connect from. (You can leave it as default, it would be just fine.)

After you install the software, you'll see a box popping up with the needed details to connect.

As we see in the picture, the IP we need to connect to this computer is 192.168.1.5 (given that we are in the same network of course) Now you can go to the other computer, run VNC Viewer, and put the IP address in.

After we put our IP address in, we can click Connect. This will bring up another window which will want us to type the Windows login username and password for the computer we are connecting to. (You can change this option in VNC Server options by right clicking the icon in the start menu, going to Options, and changing the Authentication mode to VNC password instead of Windows password, that way, you can choose a password that you are willing to use. (It's the only option in Free version.))

After you click OK, you will see the other computer's screen on your screen!

That means the connection is successful and you managed to get RealVNC work! This was easy of course, since everything was pretty much set up by itself. The case is different if you are willing to use RealVNC and you aren't on the same network with the other computers.

In this case, you are supposed to open the port 5900 (You can change this in options, but it's not really necessary unless you have something else running on that port) on your router first. If you don't know how to open the port on your router and forward it, I suggest you to go here, choose your router, and choose RealVNC. The steps are pretty simple and straight forward to follow.

After you do that, type the external IP (Learn it here!) of the computer you want to connect to into your VNC Viewer, and you are good to go! 

The free version of the software is limited for personal use, and it only allows you to remote control other computers. I believe file transfer was a tool which should have been included in the Free version as well, and I find a little illogical that it isn't, but oh well!

If you are looking to use this software in a commercial basis, you can try the Personal version and Buy it if you want to, which has advantages over the Free version such as chatting with the other computer, sharing printer, transfering files, 128-bit AES encryption and a higher performance rate.

There's also an Enterprise version which is for large workplaces. It comes with a deployment tool which allows you to install VNC Server from a central computer to the every computer in the network. It also comes with a 256-bit AES encryption compared to the Personal version's 128-bit.

RealVNC lets you try any of these versions for 30 days, so you can have full information on everything about this software before buying it. I personally recommend it as it is the best VNC software I've used compared to the other ones. Of course it comes with the downside of being have to pay for most of the extra features, but I believe it's worth it.

0 CPU-Z & GPU-Z, CPU and graphics card overview software

CPU-Z and GPU-Z, two tools that every computer user should have no matter what since they give you a full overview of your CPU and GPU together. From clocks to temperature, these softwares give you every piece of information you need to know. CPU-Z also gives you the full information about your RAM if you ever need it.

Putting daily usage aside, they are great tools for overclockers since you can verify your data by checking the clock speeds on these softwares.

There isn't really much to say about these softwares as they are pretty straight forward, and they don't really give you the option of doing anything else other than showing you everything what's happening in your computer. (Be happy with that much!)

Maybe it's useless to mention this, but I have to say, these softwares take nearly no space at all as well, so you can feel free to install them on any computer you'd like to, you won't regret it.

I personally use both of these tools for years and I believe it's always handy to have small tools like this in your computer, so you can look up what's happening any time you want.

Click to download : GPU-Z | CPU-Z

0 Synergy, Mouse and Keyboard Sharing Software

Synergy is a software which allows you to share your mouse and keyboard with another computers in your network.

Basically, you have to choose a computer which is the server (With the mouse & keyboard attached), and then connect the client computers to the server computer. This will allow you to use your mouse and keyboard on the client computers, simply by dragging your mouse over to the other screen as you would do with dual screens.

To do this, run Synergy on the computer which is the server, and check the Server option.

Then, run Synergy on the client computer, and mark the Client option, it will ask you for the Name of the server.

You can learn the name of the server by going to Edit -> Settings in the server computer. The name which goes by Screen name is the name of your Server which you need to fill in your client's Synergy.

After you do this, go to Configure Server on your server, and position your client computers according to where they stand, so you can drag your mouse that way to shift your controls.

When you're done with this, you're good to go! First, click Apply on the main window of Synergy on your server computer, then click Apply on your client computer(s). 

You can tell Synergy to put itself in startup if you wish by going to Edit->Options and checking Automatically start server/client.

You don't need to run Synergy as a program every time you want to use it. It's a service which runs in the background unless you stop it, so it will be ready for use every time you start your computer if you check the option.

Personally, I use Synergy to chat with people on Skype on my laptop while I'm gaming on my main computer. It's really handy to use my own keyboard instead of reaching over to the laptop every time I want to type something to someone. I guess many people could make different uses for this piece of software.

Click here to visit Synergy's website