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Sunday 29 June 2014

How to Allow or Block a Program through Windows Firewall


Today I will tell you how you can allow or block a program to be connected to the internet, from Control Panel but first we should know :-




Why do you need to block a program to be connected to the Internet?



Well, answer is so simple, "Because I dont want to update this Program anymore from its server on the Internet." In other cases, when you crack a Software or a PC Game or download a crack for your favorite PC Game, most of the times you will see a *.*txt file inside that Crack folder giving you instructions how to install that Game. And when you see "Block this game to be connected to the Internet from Control Panel > Windows Firewall.





If you are using your PC at Home for playing games in free time, very little chances you have installed any Antivirus software in your PC or if you are using a paid version of Antivirus software, you will open it mostly once in a week. But I would suggest you should open and read what's inside settings or inside advance settings, but never try to change any settings you are not familiar of.





If you look closer inside your Antivirus settings you will find the exact settings of allowing or blocking a program from Internet. But here I am showing your the same settings from Control Panel, in case you don't have any Antivirus Installed.





A look at my PC settings first, I am using Windows 7 Ultimate with AVG Free Antivirus Installed. Don't worry if you are using Windows 8 or 8.1 or any version of Windows 7, all you need to do is to find where that Control Panel is...





Follow me if you are using Windows 7.


1. Click Start


2. Type the word "Allow", you will see "Allow a program through Windows Firewall" on the top, press Enter or click on it.


NOTE: If you are using Windows 8 you can still find this settings under Control Panel.


3. This setting will be opened, where you can easily check the boxes to allow or block a program through Windows Firewall. In case you aren't able to click the boxes, make sure you clicked the "Change Settings" button (showing on the top right in the picture).





This is all done, once you blocked a program through Windows Firewall it will not be able to connect to internet anymore, and will not be updated.





As I mentioned before, you can also block a program through your Antivirus settings, if you have one.





Thanks for reading, your feedback will be appreciated.


Sunday 11 May 2014

How to Choose the Right Tablet? | PC Supporter



How to Choose the Right Tablet? Windows: Android, Apple, or

By Wendy Sheehan Donnell

It's difficult to remember a time before tablets, but it's been four short years since the original Apple iPad hit the scene, and the current tablet market was born. Since then, we've seen scores of manufacturers trying to snag a slice of the tablet pie. And the game is finally getting interesting: For the first time in 2013, Android tablet sales overtook the iPad. Growth is so rapid in the segment that some analysts claim tablets will make up half the PC market in 2014. There's no denying the tablet is here to stay.
But which tablet is right for you? Whether you're eyeing an iPad, one of the many Android tablets available, or a Windows model, here are the key factors you need to consider when shopping for a tablet:

Friday 9 May 2014

How much RAM do you really need



 How much RAM do you really need

It doesn't always needed to add more memory for better performance or in other words more memory doesn't always means better performance. In fact, you may need less RAM than you think. Darien Graham-Smith at PC Pro 2014 explains.
Typically, today's budget PC's come with 4GB of RAM. A mid-range configuration may offer double that, and high-end gaming systems and workstations go as high as 16GB.
There's no doubt which way the wind's blowing, either: Windows 8 supports up to 128GB of physical memory (assuming your're running the 64-bit edition), while Windows 8 Pro can go up to 512GB.
Does anyone really need this much RAM? Memory isn't as expensive as it used to be, but there's obviously no point paying for gigabytes of RAM from which you'll receive no material gain.

Thursday 8 May 2014

How to Install HP LaserJet 1320 Printer in Windows 7?



How to Install Hp LaserJet 1320 Printer in Windows 7?

Today Windows 7 is the most popular Operating System using in Homes & Offices all over. In early days due to non-compatibility and support to many Devices (like Printers, Scanners etc.), Windows 7 was not a Primary Operating System according to Professional’s remarks.
Many companies made their devices compatible to this New Operating System with updating their Software and Drivers for Devices like Printer, Scanners etc., some of other companies made brand new Devices for new operating system. But some devices were far behind due to non-compatibility with Windows 7, and users were waiting for new release of drivers.

Saturday 1 February 2014

You Love Music - You would Like BedPhones



Before you settle in for your winter hibernation, slip on a pair of Bedphones. These foam covered headphones are less than a quarter inch thick and are designed to be worn cofortably for extended periods of time a full night's slumber, for example. The cable runs down your back, not front, and the memory wire earhooks mold to ears of all sizes.






With the free Bedphones app for Android and iOS you can set a timer to fade out your music as you drift off to dreamland. But if you love to listen your favorite track tens of time repeatedly, who wants to turn it off and go to dreamland?

Find details here: http://www.bedphones.com 

Friday 31 January 2014

How much RAM do you really need - PC Supporter




It doesn't always needed to add more memory for better performance or in other words more memory doesn't always means better performance. In fact, you may need less RAM than you think. Darien Graham-Smith at PC Pro 2014 explains.




Typically, today's budget PC's come with 4GB of RAM. A mid-range configuration may offer double that, and high-end gaming systems and workstations go as high as 16GB.


There's no doubt which way the wind's blowing, either: Windows 8 supports up to 128GB of physical memory (assuming your're running the 64-bit edition), while Windows 8 Pro can go up to 512GB.


Does anyone really need this much RAM? Memory isn't as expensive as it used to be, but there's obviously no point paying for gigabytes of RAM from which you'll receive no material gain.






Does more Memory means Faster Performance?


Many people assume that adding memory makes a PC significantly faster, and in some cases it does. Sticking an extra pair of DIMMs into a motherboard won't change the speed at which the processor executes code, but it can help in other ways, especially on older systems with 2GB or less RAM, since adding RAM reduces the need for Windows to rely on "virtual memory".



Simply put, virtual memory is a file on your hard disk that serves as temporary storage when your PC's "real" memory is full. Virtual memory makes it possible, for example, to have several heavyweight applications running at once, even if they won't fit simultaneously in RAM. When you switch from one to another, Windows quickly swaps the relevant data from the disk into real memory, which explains why the virtual memory file is sometimes called a swap file. If you've set Windows Explorer to show hidden files, you can see the swap file in the root directory of your system disk; depending on which version of Windows you're using, it will be called PAGEFILE.SYS or SWAPFILE.SYS.


The process of shuttling data to and from the swap file slows things down, especially if you're using an old-school mechanical disk. the situation gets worse if you try to open a new program when your memory is full: the disk head ends up repeatedly "thrashing" back and forth across the disk as it tries to read the data into memory while simultaneously moving older information into the swap file. the result is a slow and unresponsive PC.


If you've ever used Windows XP on a machine from the late 1990s or early 2000s, you'll almost certainly have sat through your fair share of disk-thrashing sessions.


Although contemporary 3-bit PCs were theoretically able to address up to 4GB or RAM, memory was expensive, and a high-end system may have come with only 256MB installed. A reliance on virtual memory was a fact of life - hence the rule of thumb that you should install as much memory as you can afford.


Diminishing Returns


This rule is much less applicable today than it was a decade ago. Today, a new PC will come with multiple gigabytes of RAM, so Windows relies much less on virtual memory. It's almost certain to come with a solid-state system drive rather than a mechanical one, making the process of swapping data between RAM and virtual memory much smoother. Also, since SSDs have no problem reading from flash memory cell while writing to a different one, it also effectively eradicates the problem of "thrashing".


All the same, real memory is still faster. While a high-end SSD might read and write data at around 600MB/sec, a DDR3 DIMM running at 1,333MHz can transfer more than 10GB/sec (you can calculate the peak transfer rate of a DDR3 memory module in megabytes per second by multiplying its operating frequency by eight). This means your system will be more responsive if you can fit all your applications and documents into physical memory.


There's a second benefit to having plenty of RAM on hand. Ever since Vista, Windows has included an under-the-bonnet feature called SuperFetch that tries to predict which applications and libraries you're most likely to want to use. It also preemptively loads them into RAM in the background while the system is idle. The more spare RAM you have, the more likely it is that the next application you open will have been pre-cached, enabling it to spring up almost instantly, rather than having to load from the disk. For an ullustration of the benefit you can gain from extra RAM.


How much RAM is enough?


SuperFetch will use as much memory as you can throw at it, but since it intelligently anticipates which program you're most likely to open next, it shouldn't require dozens of gigabytes to be effective. Also, once you have enough RAM to fit your entire workload into memory, virtual memory becomes a non-issue. 


The question is: how much memory do you need to achieve peak performance without wasting money?


There's no "one size fits all" answer to that question. Everyone's workload is different, and while you may have a good idea of your current requirements, it isn't always possible to anticipate what you'll need tomorrow. However, you can get an idea of how your usage might stack up by exploring how much memory is used in various scenarios.


Conclusion


Even during our Real World Multi-apps test which opens several major applications at once -- our test system's total RAM usage never topped 4GB. This means Windows didn't need to fall back on virtual memory at any point. As such, installing more RAM would yield only a modest speed booster.


However, this doesn't necessarily mean you should avoid paying for more than 4GB. If your work is unusually demanding -- such as processing 4K video files, or working with very large databases -- you may well need more memory than this. Also, there's a distinct possibility that, as memory prices continue to fall, everyday applications will evolve to take advantage of ever-higher quantities of RAM. What's more, many ultra-slim laptops aren't user-upgrade-able, so if you're buying a new system today, you might reasonably opt for an 8GB model, just to be assured of a degree of future-proofing.


For current tasks, however, adding memory beyond 4GB seems to yield sharply diminishing returns: we've yet to see any application - outside of extremely specialist data-processing tasks -- that genuinely benefits from 16GB. It seems the days when you could never have enough RAM are, thankfully, behind us.