Many download portals and websites display file checksums on their download pages. The idea behind this is to give users the chance to calculate the checksum of the downloaded file to compare it with the checksum on the website. If the values are identical, then the file has not been tampered with (unless a hacker managed to alter the checksum on the page as well).

A runtime error is a software or hardware problem that prevents a program from working correctly. Runtime errors might cause you to lose information in the file you’re working on, cause errors…

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips It’s no secret that for the last year the market for the Windows Phone 7 has been mediocre at best.

GIGABYTE Technology has announced the launch of LAN Optimizer, a free software application that offers user-friendly, intelligent network management, for its motherboard users. LAN Optimizer is a..

Ubuntu One the popular personal cloud service for Ubuntu and now be accessed from your Windows computer. Ubuntu One for Windows is now available for download.

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips In what must be one of THE  most requested features for any operating system in the last 30 years, Microsoft have taken the unprecedented step of opening a public suggestion box for their Windows Phone OS.  In a blog post yesterday they announced… Here’s your chance to play engineer and possibly even influence the future of Windows Phone.  Introducing Suggestion Box, a single, official repository for all your Windows Phone feedback and feature requests. No idea is too crazy—or small! Try it now This is something I know many of you have been clamoring for. Now you don’t have to wonder whether your tweets and blog comments are getting through to the team.

Microsoft very recently started rolling out the Mango update for consumers who own a Windows Phone 7 device. And unlike the NoDo update which featured a few glitches, this Mango update procedure was..

The main purpose of cookies is to make life on the Internet more comfortable. The little data files can however also be used for tracking purposes. They are needed but at the same time very controversial.

Demonstrates Windows 8′s capabilities of signing in with a Windows Live ID instead of a local user ID. There are certain benefits to that, including the ability to “share” settings and preferences between multiple computers.

Modern operating systems make it a lot easier for users to connect to the Internet. You may not need to configure network settings at all before connecting to the Internet via a network cable.