The Tech Diary of an IT support geek

Steps To Speed Up a Slow Windows 8, 8.1, 7 or XP Computer?

Having a slow computer is not something most users fancy, but that is what most of us end up with after prolonged usage despite having the latest hardware. Understandably, there are also a few of us who are trapped with a low-end PC and are forced to get as much out of it as possible. This article caters to both these type of users as it not only explains how to make your computer as fast as it … [Read more...]

How To Convert And Resize Videos With VLC Media Player?

VLC, the free and open source media player is great at playing media of even the most obscure formats. However, that is not all it can do. It can be used to easily convert videos from one format to other. Converting videos with VLC media player is pretty fast and is in the league of most premium video converters in terms of quality. It can also be used to resize videos from one size to other for … [Read more...]

How To Watch ASCII Star Wars in Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8?

Every one of us has watched Star Wars on television, computer or in a theater. It is the same movie with aliens fighting each other for galaxies and such stuff. There is nothing new in it. But wait, have you watched an ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) version of Star Wars and that too in Windows using telnet? A network protocol known only to computer wizards. Well if you … [Read more...]

How To Create Boot-able USB For Almost All OS?

With the advent of ultra portable laptops, optical drives are becoming a thing of the past. Although not having optical drives allows manufacturers to make lighter devices, it causes problems to users when they want to fresh install operating systems, as most of them are still available in the form of CDs, DVDs and downloadable ISOs. For users of these devices, the only option then remains is to … [Read more...]

How To Enable The Hidden Admin Account On Windows 8, 8.1, 7 and XP?

Windows automatically creates an Administrator account with elevated privileges during the installation process. We mostly need to access it to perform tasks limited only to system Administrators. These are tasks performing which result in the UAC asking for confirmation even if you are using an account with administrative privileges. The elevated Administrator account is disabled by default in … [Read more...]

How To Recover Permanently Deleted Files On Windows PC?

Have you ever deleted a file that you did not wish to and wanted to recover it but did not find it in the recycle bin? You probably deleted it permanently with Shift+Delete or emptied the Recycle Bin. Now what? Don't worry, you may still have a chance to get it back. This article lists some free software that can recover deleted files from your hard drive or any other storage device instantly.But … [Read more...]

How To Convert Text To Voice In Windows PCs?

Now you can convert any text message in your pc into a voice message. So, today I am going to tell you how you can convert a text msg to a voice message without using any tool.First you have to open notepad.Then you have to write the following as given below:Dim msg, sapimsg=InputBox(“your word”)Set sapi=CreateObject(“sapi.spvoice”)sapi.speak msgYou have not to copy the code written  above as it … [Read more...]

The Microsoft’s SDK for Xbox One Has Leaked, Now Paving Way For Homebrew

One of Microsoft’s closely guarded secrets concerning Xbox One development is its SDK. Developers have to basically petition Microsoft with their ideas and, when approval is granted, those developers are given access to the SDK under a strict NDA. While this tightly controlled system works well enough for Microsoft, it could certainly be argued that an open platform would allow a number of cool … [Read more...]