How to Show Hidden Files and Folders on Windows 7

In this post we will illustrate how to show hidden files and folders in windows 7 .

You can learn how to do this by following these steps :

1- Press "ALT" key on your keyboard.
2- The "Folder Menu" will appear.
3- Click "Tools" then "Folder Options".
4- Under "View" tab Click on "Show Hidden Files and Folders"

You can also see this steps in action in this video :

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How to Choose a Laptop Computer

How to choose a laptop or Notebook ? . Choosing are many and confusing. Read this post and you will be able to choose. Don't worry the choose is yours.

10 Tips have to know first :

1. Pick up the laptops at the stores, Choose one feels sturdy, solid and not too heavy.

2. Try the keyboard, make sure you are comfortable with it's touch and responsiveness. Test it on a desk and on your lap.

3. Test the pointing device, Track pad .

4. Check if computer's buttom gets uncomfortably hot when it's running.

5. Important to pay attention to screen size and resolution. LCD in laptops measure from (13-21) inches. Screen resolution from (low 800*600),(high 1600*1200) pixels. The best will be the screen look great in normal room lighting.

6. Choose a laptop with at least two USB connections and at least one firewire.

7. Check to see if the laptop has built in wireless capabilities, (bluetooth, WI-FI,.....)

8. Check to see if the laptop has DVD Burner.

9. Check the most important thing (battery life).

10. Get an antitheft device.

Notes: 

- Sure choose the laptop more appropriate to you according to Specifications (Hard drive - Ram - Vga card .....) with an appropriate Price.

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How to fix PC game problems With Sounds & Music

Audio of the PC games is one of the important thing to enjoy playing the game ,If, however, the music and sound of the game is not properly working.

4 Steps you can gollow to fix thes problem :

1. Restart the PC. Upon restart, lunch the game and check to see if the audio problem is corrected.

2. Click the sound icon in the lower-left corner of the desktop, then deselect any sound option that is set to "Mute".

3. Check the sound options in your video game. Make sure these are turned up.

4. Reinstall the sound card driver. If the driver has been accidentally removed.

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How to Enhance a Laptop Battery Life ?

5 Steps to do this :

1. Dim your laptop screen. Dimming the screen will take less energy.

2. Choose the power save mode located in the "Power Options" section of your control panel. This automatically adjust to lower power usage.

3. Turn off all programs you don't need.

4. Defrag your computer regularly. This will clear out junk from your hard drive & hard drive can run more efficiently.

5. Hibernate your computer instead of using standby. This will decrease small leaks of power while you are not using the computer.

Notes: 

Eject any USB devices not in use. This will stop the drain on your power that occurs when they are attached.

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How to run mobile Java Games on your PC

If you want to test any mobile Java Game or Java Application on your Computer before installing it on your mobile device, we will provide you with this Java Emulator for windows .

This program (Kemulator) is very easy to use and will make you simply run your .jar & .jad files on your computer .

( Note: We are not the developer of this program or anyway affiliated with it's authors )

1- Make sure first you have the Java Runtime Environment installed ( Download JRE )
2- Download Kemulator the free Java Emulator from this Site .
3- Install the program .
4- You can open the desired .jar files from [ File ► Open ].

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How To Run Multiple Yahoo Messenger App Without Programs + video

Yahoo messengers is application available for free download from the original site "Yahoo Messenger" , Although you can make multiple accuonts , but yahoo doesn't support to run multiple applications at the same time . 

Here's the solutions :

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How to make a Program Autostart

Many of windows users want to know how to make an application auto start at windows start up,
the next following steps will illustrate how to do that on windows XP / 7 .

There is two ways to do that,
The first one which is very simple is for the normal users.
The second one which involving editing the registry is for the advanced users.

The Start up Folder Method :

1. Click "Start/Windows" button on the taskbar .
2. Right click on "StartUp" Folder .
3. Click on "Open" .
4. Copy the program's shortcut  and paste it on "Startup" Folder .
5. Restart your computer and the program will autostart on windows startup .

The Registry Method :

1. Click "Start/Windows" button on the taskbar .
2. Click on "Run" Command .
3. Type "Regedit" then press Enter .
4. After the regedit window appears, Click the "+" sign right beside the "HKEY_Local_Machine" .
5. Then Click the "+" sign beside "Software" line .
6. Then Click the "+" sign beside "Microsoft" line .
7. Then Click the "+" sign beside "Windows" line .
8. Then Click the "+" sign for "CurrentVersion" line .
9. Then Click the "+" sign for "Run" line .
10. You will see there are values inside the Run folder to which these are the programs that are always activated during the startup OS .
11. Now "Right Click" on the empty white space within the list(try not to point on values) then a menu will appear, Select "String Value" within the "New" menu .
12. After that name the value with any new name then press enter .
13. After naming the new value that you have created, "double-click" on it .
14. Then you will see a new window that has a "Value Name" text box and a "Value Data" text box, Then put the "Path/Address" of the program that you wish to be activated during start-up .
15. You can find the "Path/Address" of the program at "C:\Program Files\Program name\Program.exe" then click OK .
(Note that the disk volume 'C:\' is windows drive, Other users installed their windows on a different label such as d:, e:, f:)
5. Restart your computer and the program will autostart on windows startup .

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