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Looking for ways to dual boot your Mac OS with Windows. Luckily Apple has released Boot Camp utility that  lets you install Windows OS along with Mactnitosh on your Macbook Pro.This will provide you the flexibilty to run Windows and Mac Softwares on single machine. Boot Camp works with  EFI  ( Extensible Firmware Interface ). EFI is software interface between the operating system and the firmware which is best for replacement of older  BIOS. After Dual boot whenever you will start your Macbook you will have the option to either start Mac or Windows.                              Requirements to Install Windows 7 on MacBook Pro Windows 7 can be installed on Mac OS X v 10.5 Leopard, v 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS X v 10.7 Lion which has in-built Apple’s Boot Camp with 3.1 update. An ISO image of Windows 7 and its Drivers At least 16GB free space for 32-bit an...

Few days back, Google has re-branded its Android Market to Google Play . In Android market users were only allowed to access Android Apps ( outside US ) but now Google has expanded its android marketplace which now includes Android Apps, ebooks, movies, as well as music. All these services are divided in four categories  respective to their types. To create more awareness about this service Google has embedded Google Play in the Top Black Navigation Bar. Navigation Bar  appears while surfing any of the Google services like Google+, Orkut, Gmail etc just below the browser address bar. Now a new Play button is appearing in the navigation bar which redirects you on the Google Play store. Along with adding Play button in the navigation bar Google has also shifted Calendar and Documents into More button  which encapsulates all lower-priority services like Google Fianace, Google Videos etc. Google has attempted to merge Movies, eBooks, Apps and Music under one ...

Normally, whenever you right click on any file or folder in Microsoft Windows, in the pop up menu there is a SEND TO option that allows you to send the selected file or folder to some other application, folder or device. For Example, it may be possible to send a file to WinZip, to some Bluetooth Device or someplace else.   Simply Click on The Start Menu and type in the search box shell:sendto and press Enter Let us assume that you want to add Notepad to the Send To Menu. In that case, all you need to do is create a new Shortcut in the folder that you opened early. Here's The Screen Shot Now, whenever you right click on any file or folder, you will see Notepad as one of the Send To destination options. You Can Also Try This on Hard Disk Drives for Direct Copying Of Material From CD/DVD/USB DRIVE etc. As Simple as that!

The Run Command on Microsoft Windows operating system allows you to directly open an application or document with just a single command instead of navigating to it’s location and double-clicking the executable icon. However, it only works for some of the inbuilt Windows programs such as Command prompt (cmd), Calculator (calc) etc. So, have you ever wondered how to create your own customized Run commands for accessing your favorite programs, files and folders? Well, read on to find out the answer. Creating the Customized Run command Let me take up an example of how to create a customized run command for opening the Mozilla Firefox. Once you create this command you will be able to open firefox just typing "ff" or whatever (without quotes) in the Run dialog box. Now Steps to do.             Right click on your Desktop and select New -> Shortcut.             You will see a “Crea...

Facebook has recently launched a standalone chat application Facebook Messenger for windows OS after releasing it for Android, BlackBerry and iPhone devices. Facebook Messenger lets you to chat with friends without opening Facebook in browser ,similar to Gtalk and Yahoo messenger but with some additional features. In the Facebook Messenger you can chat with your friends, see the live updates in ticker and get quick notifications.                                           As of now this app doesn’t allow you to chat in group and make video calls to your friends. Limiting chat availability ( offline mode ) and Edit Settings feature is also not available in current version of this app. How to get it:   Earlier Facebook has released it for ...

What is MBR? When the computer system is turned  ON the first program that it loads is  BIOS ( Basic Input Output System ).The BIOS also need a memory address from where it can load its Boot Program known as  MBR ( Master Boot Record ) or   Master Boot Sector or  Boot Sector which starts the further processing .The exact location of this boot record is cylinder 0, head 0 and sector 1 which is the first available space on harddisk. MBR contains all the necessary information for loading the operating system. Some Error Messages and their Causes: If your system’s  MBR gets corrupted your operating system will not load and this is commonly referred as Window Crash.MBR can become corrupted due to viruses in your operating system or sudden Power OFF.Following are the error messages you will get due to corrupt MBR Error in loading operating system Missing operating system Invalid partition table Most Popular = (BSOD) T...

Hacking Someone's Facebook Account and Posting unacceptable content is become a method of these days of taking revenge... This can happen to anyone so preventive measures are important to take. How to Secure your Facebook Account from Hackers: Login to your Facebook Account and go to Account Settings .   Choose Security Tab from Left Window pane.   Method 1: Enable Secure Browsing In your Security Settings click on Secure Browsing tab. Do check mark on the Browse Facebook on a secure connection (https) when possible Checkbox and then click on save changes button.  Now you will see your Facebook Account will be open as https:// www.facebook.com instead of http:// www.facebook.com . Method 2: Login Notifications By enabling login notifications you will receive alerts whenever your Facebook account is opened from an unknown device.You can associate your computer or mobile with your Facebook account.If your a...