Installing a printer in Windows 8

By James in How To No Comments Tags: how to, hp officejet 4500 series, install printer, Windows 8

The team behind Windows 8 have really pushed the limits with the operating system and out done themselves. It brings a lot of innovations and makes things a lot easier for the user, when comparing with now ancient versions like XP or Vista.

One of the reasons why I’m saying this is because the process of installing a printer in Windows 8 is now really easy. To be more specific, there are two ways of doing this and I’m going to detail both of them below.

The ‘easy does it’ way.

Your first move here is to… Continue to Installing a printer in Windows 8

First iOS 6.1 evasi0n untethered Jailbreak is minutes away!

By James in News No Comments Tags: Apple, evasi0n, iOS 6.1, jailbreak

Months before Apple announcing the official release of version 6.1 for iOS, there was a lot of talk on specific forums whether it can be Jailbreaked soon after. Well, Apple made the iOS 6.1 update available last week and it looks like today we are going to see the first Jailbreak for it.

The team behind the project is called Evad3rs and according to their website, the release for the iOS 6.1 evasi0n Jailbreak is just minutes away. At the time of writing this article, the progress for the final testing and preparation was at 98%, asking us to… Continue to First iOS 6.1 evasi0n untethered Jailbreak is minutes away!

Bug found in OS X Mountain Lion crashes any application

By James in News No Comments Tags: Apple, Mac OS X, mountain lion

In the never ending Mac versus PC war, one of the main arguments is the fact that there are less bugs in Mac OS than there are in Windows. Well, the truth lies somewhere in the middle because these days everybody is talking about the phrase which can crash any application you have running.

The bug found in Mac OS X Mountain Lion which involves typing a specific phrase in any given field, can cause an application to be suddenly terminated. Apparently, if a user would type in this string: File:/// in any filed which allows to do so… Continue to Bug found in OS X Mountain Lion crashes any application

Sony hands-out free $299 headphones for Xperia Z preorders in the UK

By James in News No Comments Tags: headphones, Sony, xperia z

Sony unveiled at this year’s CES from Las Vegas, their upcoming flagship phone called Xperia Z which should go head to head with the iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S4. Because the smartphone is designed to fight in the premium category the specs that it comes with belong to the same league.

The Xperia Z will have a 1.5GHz Snapdragons S4 quad processor from Qualcomm, it will have a Full HD 5-inch display along with the latest iteration of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Obviously, the price for such a configuration will be in line with other handsets which are… Continue to Sony hands-out free $299 headphones for Xperia Z preorders in the UK

Google Glass specs revealed via FCC documents

By James in News No Comments Tags: Google, google glass, specs

One of the most expected gadgets of the year is Google Glass, a project which was showcased last year by co-founder Sergey at a fashion event taking place in New York. Ever since then, there were a lot of speculation regarding what exactly was the hardware that they used in the device.

At last year’s Google I/O Developer conference, Sergey said that those present can pre-order the Explorer Edition of the device at the price of $1500. When they asked about shipping, the company suggested the availability in early 2013.

Thus, it is very likely that the recent… Continue to Google Glass specs revealed via FCC documents

Leaked iPad 5 back plate shows thinner design overall

By James in News No Comments Tags: Apple, ipad 5, iPad mini

With each week that passes, rumors about upcoming Apple products pop-up across the globe like nothing else. The most recent rumor concerns the next iPad and comes from China via 9to5mac. Apparently, an accessories manufacturer sent them a few images which should allegedly represent the back plate for the iPad 5.

According to the pictures, the design of the rear shell for the new device is in line with the one launched by the iPad mini not so long ago. Other rumors that emerged recently claimed that Apple will use on the iPad a thinner design that features the… Continue to Leaked iPad 5 back plate shows thinner design overall

Five ways to free up disk space in Windows 8

By James in Windows 8 1 Comment Tags: cc cleaner, disk space, Windows 8

Even though laptops and desktop PC’s nowadays come most of the time with a large hard drive, disk space will always be a problem. Taking this into consideration, Windows 8 is no exception from the rule as the partition you install it on will rapidly fill up with all sorts of files.

Freeing up disk space on the OS drive was never an easy task, so I hope that this article will shed some light on what you have to do in Windows 8 in order to solve this problem.

Use Disk Cleanup.

This tool is built-in… Continue to Five ways to free up disk space in Windows 8

How to make Internet Explorer 10 your default browser in Windows 8

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: browser, internet explorer 10, Windows 8

One of the main features of Windows 8 is Internet Explorer 10, which now comes bundled with the operating system in two forms: a Metro version and the classic desktop version. The novelty here is obviously the one designed to be used on tablets and touch enabled devices.

Microsoft says that with the new concept of the OS, the classic version was too much. As such, they decided to create a version which should be comfortable and easy to use on a tablet. As the purpose of this article is not to discuss the differences between them, I’ll get… Continue to How to make Internet Explorer 10 your default browser in Windows 8

Spybot – Search & Destroy 2.0 for Windows 8 review

By James in Review No Comments Tags: anti-spyware, Spybot Search & Destroy 2.0, Windows 8

If you’ve recently upgraded to Windows 8 and are looking for anti-spyware software to scan your computer, I strongly recommend you to try Spybot Search & Destroy. The latest version of Spybot is 2.0.12.0, which was recently released and now comes with built-in support for Windows 8 plus a brand new interface.

Among the ad-aware / spyware detection tools this software is definitely in the top three. This performance is achieved thanks to its clever heuristics engine and to its capability of disinfecting a computer which has been compromised without any kind of problem.

In terms of features, Spybot is able to… Continue to Spybot - Search & Destroy 2.0 for Windows 8 review

iOS 6.1 direct download links for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

By Clarkson in Apple No Comments

You can officially download iOS 6.1 and install it on your iPhone/ iPod Touch/ iPad
Now it’s official! Apple has just announced that the latest version of their already famous iOS is available for download. Even if the novelties which are being brought by this new iteration are not so impressive, it took the Cupertino based company a couple of month of testing several no less than 5 beta versions of this new 6.1 release. Meanwhile, the Apple developers were able to download, install and test their applications on this new release, but you have to keep in mind that this… Continue to iOS 6.1 direct download links for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch