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Easier Way to Manage Wi-Fi Network Profile in Windows 8.1

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Users shifting from earlier version of Windows (Windows 7 or earlier) find a little difficulty in managing everyday tasks with Windows 8 UI . With the new intuitive UI, Windows 8 has many hidden settings which users are still not aware of.

If you had connected to a Wi-FI network on Windows 8 and the password has been changed for the network, you are caught with a difficult problem of changing the password on your Windows 8 laptop. In this post we are going to cover one of the hidden settings which will help you to manage WiFi networks on your laptop easily, without using any text command.

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How to Disable UAC Alert for Specific Startup Applications

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User Account Control (UAC) is a feature in Microsoft Windows 7 and above versions, that can help you stay in control of your computer by informing you when a program makes a change that requires administrator level permission. UAC works by adjusting the permission level of your user account.

Though UAC is nice feature which provides an extra layer of security to your computer, but sometimes it become an annoying situation when you see a UAC pop-up even for a frequently used program that is launched on Windows startup. Disabling UAC prompt entirely can prove out to be very bad for the security of your computer and hence is high discouraged. In this article we are going to find a solution of disabling UAC prompt for specific application, rather than changing UAC setting globally. 

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How To SuperCharge Your Favorite Browser by Installing UserScript plugin

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Modern browsers are smart and great but a little bit of fine tuning can result in increase of your online productivity. There are Addons or Extensions for web browsers which add functionality but adding a lot of them may results in bloating your browser which causes slow response time and poor browsing experience. In case you don’t want to slowdown your browsing  experience, you can always look forward for user scripts for your browser.

In this post we will cover installation and how to get started with user script addon or extension on Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera. User script not only helps in customizing the way how a webpage is displayed or behave, but they can also add almost all functionalities that an Addon or Extension can provide without degrading your web browser.

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How To Set Custom Ringtones on your Android Phone

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Even if the experience of an Android smartphone maybe good on a Stock ROM, there is always an itch to customize to suit your own needs. One of the basic customization that most of the people like to do is to set their desired ringtone on the phone. Earlier we had posted an article on how you can  set custom ringtone on Windows Phone device. The method works pretty much similar on Android and is one of the easiest method to set your own ringtone on your Android device.

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Create WiFi hotspot using your wireless card

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We are always connected with our smartphones, tablets, laptops, iPod, gaming consoles and wearables throughout the day. With the increase in digital smart devices all around us, there is a always a hassle in accessing the Internet through all of these devices. With an ideal setup, you will have a rocking fast broadband Internet connection at your home and you can share the connection with all your devices very easily. In your home network it might not be a big issue where you don’t have to pay separately for data access on every device. But while you are out of your home and on the move, separate Internet connection for individual devices can be costlier .

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How To Disable ‘Seen’ for Facebook Messages and Messenger

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Facebook has a pretty neat feature of letting you know if someone has read the messages you had sent them by showing ‘Seen’. While some may consider the feature as useful, it is a very easy way for someone to keep nagging you on Facebook. Yes you read that right ! Everyone you ‘friend’ on Facebook is not necessarily your friend or someone you actually want to talk to on a regular basis. You do not always want to reply to all the messages you get on Facebook. But what if someone had sent you a message on Facebook but you chose not to reply to them? The next time your ‘friend’ meets you in person, it is not going to be a pleasant conversation 😀

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