Add Quick Shutdown & Restart Button to windows 8!

Recommended: 8 Good reasons to Upgrade to Windows 8

So finally, the most waited Windows OS  i.e. Windows 8 has been launched yesterday. Thousands of people downloaded windows 8, and even before tons of people were using some of the available previews. The major problem that most of the people face with Windows 8 is the absence of shutdown and restart shortcuts. Presently the user has to open the settings from the charm and had to click on POWER button and then shutdown/restart. This is quite a lengthy process as compared to previous Windows OS versions.

What I think is that why always the Windows developer fail to categorize the Shutdown Button at right place. In previous versions of Windows OS the Shutdown Button was placed inside the Start Button, that makes no sense. If User wishes to shutdown(leave) the Computer then why he/she would go to the Start Button. And now in Windows 8 also I didn't found any sense placing Shutdown Controls inside Settings Panel. I never categorize shutdown option as a Setting.

Whatever be the thinking behind the Shutdown Button, I want my Shutdown Button to be quickly accessed by me. If you are also willing to access Shutdown Button quickly then here's a very easy article on bringing your Shutdown Button back. Just follow the following screenshots:

1. Right click on Desktop, select New, select Create Shortcut.

2.  A dialog box will appear. Type following lines for corresponding Button:

Shutdown Button:	shutdown /s /t 3
Restart Button:	shutdown /r /t 3

3. Name the Shortcut on the Next window and click on Finish button.

4. By default it has no icon. You can give it an icon image by clicking on Choose Icon button in Properties of the shortcut.
5. At last, right click on the each shortcuts and click on PIN TO START option.

6. Arrange your Shutdown & Restart tiles according to your convenience, and you are done!

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6 Steps to protect Your kids On the Internet

As we all know the internet is vast network providing almost every kind of information from all around the world in no time. This sounds great, but everything in this world has its own pros and cons, and the internet is no exception. The ultimate facility that the internet provides itself becomes a danger to kids. It's very important for every parent to see that their kids stay safe on the internet. Obviously, every information and fact should be revealed at a particular age. But the internet gives access to all information at any age which is not safe for kids.

So how to ensure that weather your child is safe on the internet? The very first thought in the parent's mind could be the elimination of internet from kid's lives. But if there's an internet connection on your PC, so obviously your child will be willing to use it without knowing the dangers of the internet. And it can be little rude attitude to prevent your kid using the internet. And also it doesn’t make any sense to ban internet access for children just for certain reasons, while ignoring the useful profits it can provide.

That means it is very important to take internet safety precautions, before permitting children, teenagers use the internet. Below I had gathered 10 steps to protect your kids on the internet that will help them to stay safe on the internet:

                1. Enable Firewall: Enable your Windows Firewall or download a new Firewall from internet, like ZONEALARMS Firewall (http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-pc-security-free-firewall.htm). Firewalls keep an eye on everything entering and leaving your computer and thus protecting your kids against the most common computer hacking attacks and cyber criminals. Turn on the essential settings in firewall required for our purpose.

                2. Install Anti-Spyware: installing an Anti-Spyware program on your computer protects your kids against the most dangerous and commonly found malware threats on the internet. This will also protect against unwanted pop-up ads, spying cookies, etc. recommended Anti-Spyware tools are SpySweeper & SpyBot.

                3. Install Antivirus: An Antivirus program protects your computer from dangerous virus, worms, and Trojans on the internet. This is an important step to stay safe on the internet. Recommended software are Norton internet Security, McAfee

                4. Enable Safe Search: Enable safe search on Google by following this link (http://www.google.com/preferences). I strongly recommend all parents to explore Google Family Center (http://www.google.co.in/intl/en/goodtoknow/familysafety/).

                5. Child Safety Programs: Browse and download some good Child Safety Programs that provides

                Internet safety for children. These programs can block pornography content, restrict the amount of time the computer can be used, stops file sharing, protect personal information etc. recommended software are NetNanny,

                CyberPatrol, etc.

                6. Educate Kids: Nothing can replace Good Values, Education, and Talking to your child. Educate and explain your child about both positive & negative sides of the internet. Place Your Computer in a place where another responsible adult can keep an eye on the child's activity. Know when your kids are surfing the internet. Know who your  kids are chatting with.

               

                At last I would like to tell all parents that in spite of few disadvantages make sure that your child is taking full advantage of wonderful resources available on the Internet. In todays world if your child is not adequately exposed to technology, computers and the internet, then he is at a disadvantage compared to his peers.

               

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Glow hockey 2: Best Air Hockey Android Game Yet

Glow Hockey 2 review: Glow Hockey 2 is the best android air hockey game yet. This android hockey game is very easy to play, but its tough to master in it. Glow Hockey 2 is an android hockey game that delivers a new style of hockey for android users. Challenge yourself with computer opponent or play with your friends. Glow Hockey 2 is fun, addictive, easy to play and having good glowing graphics. The physics is realistic as required for this game. It’s a great time killer game.

Game-play

The game is named Glow Hockey 2 its air hockey game with beautiful glowing graphics and is sequel to previous part of the game “Glow Hockey”. This android hockey game is played on a glowing table divided in two parts, each one part for each player. Each player is provided with one paddler & there is one puck. Each player has to defend their goal and try to get the puck to opponent’s goal. First one to seven wins and hitting the puck into own goal is a score for your opponent. (This makes Glow Hockey 2 more challenging).

Customization

The best air hockey android game yet Glow Hockey 2 is customizable too.Glow Hockey 2 gives option to its players to choose among two different table themes. Not only this, but you are provided with 4 pucks & paddles among which you can choose from. This customization to the game gives freedom to change the look of the game. (Quality of a good android hockey game)

Play modes

Glow Hockey 2 comes with two play modes – single player or quick mode and double player mode in which you can play Glow Hockey 2 with your friends, but on the same device. This is sometimes uncomfortable with small screen devices. In quick mode or single player mode you are playing against android CPU. You can select among four difficulty level namely- easy, medium, hard, and insane. This android hockey game becomes really hard at insane level.

Graphics

As the name Glow Hockey 2 itself suggests that there must be something neon themed in the game. The name of the game encourages viewers to check out this fantastic android hockey game. The colorful glowing graphics used in this android hockey game makes this app stand out of crowd. Sides of the table glow when pucks hit them. High details are added to pucks, paddles & tables.

The sound effects of this android hockey game are just perfect. A good android hockey game must have realistic sound effects as Glow Hockey 2 has. The game’s sound effects are totally same as you heard at bars & recreational centers.

Playing Experience

While playing Glow Hockey 2, I felt no another android hockey game would be able to convert the real playing feeling into digital experience, better than Glow Hockey 2 did. With such a wonderful and colorful theme of game, and so many realistic sound effects along with vibrations makes the atmosphere just like bars and recreational centers. If you are a hockey fan, then Glow Hockey 2 would surely become your favorite android hockey game.

Improvements Possible

 Though Glow Hockey 2 is the best android hockey game yet, but everything has room for improvement and so Glow Hockey 2 has. One possible improvement I think is that online or Bluetooth/Wi-Fi multiplayer play mode should be introduced to Glow Hockey 2 so that the best android hockey game yet would become more interesting and fun to play.(specially on small screen devices). Another improvement is about the lag of the game that often happens on slow android devices.

Requirements

To play Glow Hockey 2 your device should have following specifications:

1.       Android 2.3(Gingerbread) or above

2.       Multi-touch

3.       High processor for good gaming experience, etc.

Overall

Overall, Glow Hockey 2 is the android hockey game yet in market. Best in sound effects, colorful glowing graphics and high detailing to game elements makes Glow Hockey 2 a perfect android hockey game.My rating for Glow Hockey 2 is 9/10. 

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8 Good reasons to Upgrade to Windows 8

Tomorrow is the launch of latest Operating System from windows series. i.e. Windows 8. If you are still having trouble in deciding whether to upgrade to windows 8 or not then I can help you a bit by presenting  8 good reasons to upgrade to windows 8. My primary aim of writing this post is to clear the confusion from people's mind that windows 8 have been just same as its previous version windows 7 but with a slightly new user interface and a new start window.  So here are the reasons:-

1. Faster boot up speed: No one thought that the booting  of windows 8 could be so quick compared to previous windows versions. Not only booting speed is improved but shutting down your device is also now a  few seconds work. With faster booting and shutting down process windows 8 is very quicker to use.

2. Refresh/Reset: This is a new feature introduced in windows 8 letting users to reset windows to factory settings, which proves to be useful in case of malware infections, or just for a clean start. Refresh keeps all of your user profiles, data and apps in place, while wiping programs you've installed. Reset is much more extreme and clears out all of your personal files and apps, and changes the PC’s settings to the defaults.

3. Windows Defender: This is a standalone antivirus tool offered along with windows 8. It is the successor of Security Essentials in windows 7. It is very basic when compared to its free alternatives, but is built-in antivirus protection.

4. Improved task Management: Windows 8 is slightly improved in task management also. When the user moves any file, a graph is displayed representing transfer rate. There's also an option for pause. The task manager is also modified and is split into apps and background processes.
5. Hyper: The new OS comes with Hyper-V, a powerful replacement for Windows Virtual PC that you can use to run multiple guest operating systems simultaneously. Great for developers and IT professionals.
6. Storage Spaces: Windows 8 lets you use multiple connected disks (of any size) to create a pool of storage, which is treated as a single location with its own drive letter. If you start to run out of space you can simply connect another drive to the pool.
7. Lock Screen & Picture Password: With this version of Windows you have the option to use a picture lock screen similar to that of a Smartphone. This is the new alternative to the traditional typed password or no log in at all.
8. Device compatibility: Microsoft has designed Windows 8 to work on different devices - it's not just for your PC. No matter whether the device is a 27-inch PC, 15-inch laptop or a 10-inch tablet, Windows 8 will adapt to that device for flawless compatibly.

Source: Betanews, PC Advisor, c|net

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Play Angry Birds On Symbian(NOKIA) phones

Are you also one of those who are jealous to see those Android users playing the most popular game Angry Birds on their Smartphones and you are being a Symbian user can't play that best physics based game on your phone. Now you need not to worry as now Angry birds by ROVIO is available on Symbian too. Not only in Symbian but Angry Birds is now available on various platforms.

Angry Birds is a fun, addictive and physics based game. Your target is to kill all pigs by destroying their buildings by throwing angry birds. The game is simple yet addictive. The graphics are almost same in all versions. Many new birds are introduced after a few stages to keep the game interesting. Overall, the game deserves the popularity that it has achieved.

I know Symbian users are curious to know how they can play Angry Birds on their phones. So below is the link to DOWNLOAD Angry Birds for Symbian phones:-

http://angry-birds.en.softonic.com/symbian/download

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How to check my CPU speed in windows 8

A CPU(Central Processing Unit) is just like as brain of your Computer.  The speed of your computer depends upon your CPU's speed. It is obviously understood, as the faster the brain will be, faster the body will work.  Fast processors offer better performance than slower processors and are good choice for running Multimedia programs such as games, audio or video.







A computer's processor speed describes the maximum number of calculations per second the processor can perform, and is given in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). Generally, the larger the number, the faster and more powerful the processor.


Now , this article is going to teach you how to check your CPU speed in the latest version from windows series i.e. Windows 8.


1. Open My computer >> Open Control Panel >> Open System and Security >> Choose System >>Your computer's processor name and speed will be displayed under system section.
2. Alternative Method: Open My Computer >> Right Click >> Properties >> Your computer's processor name and speed will be displayed under system section.

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