Tips & Tricks (April 2017)

01 [Windows] Delete non-executed print commands from the printer memory

It is already annoying enough when Windows does not print a document but it gets even worse when the print job cannot be deleted. You can bring this issue to order with some manual intervention. First, terminate the service "Print queue”. Open the "Run” window using the shortcut [Win] + [R] or via the Windows Start menu and type "services.msc”. In the "Services” windows, search for "Printer Queue”, right click on it and go to the command "End”. Subsequently, delete the file to be printed, from the printer memory. Open the path "C:\Windows\system32\spool\PRINTERS” and delete the files in this folder. Thereafter, restart the "Print Queue” service. For this, open the Windows services as described above, where you type the command "services.msc” in the "Run” window. Right-click again on the service "Print Queue" and click on "Start” in the context menu.

Repair Like A Professional

A broken notebook doesn’t have to be repaired at a repair shop. Our experts will tell you what kind of minor damages you can repair yourself and what you need to look out for when doing so

Notebooks keep on outstripping conventional PCs, becoming so popular because they accommodate a computer with all peripherals plus battery in a compact body. But the high degree of integration increases the susceptibility to errors and complicates repairs. Furtheremore, the trend of thinner and lighter laptops aggravates the situation. With more affordable ultrabooks, special components or components soldered onto the motherboard are used, user-friendly screws replaced by adhesives and the weightsaving design is rarely the most robust one. Therefore, many notebook owners do not dare to repair the notebooks themselves. In view of higher costs and long processing times by the manufacturers service centre, Some end up buying new notebooks instead of repairing their current one.

The Best Wireless Network Tips

There are many benefits when you tune up your home network, such as more bandwidth, a more stable network and secure connections. We did some research and tried out the best tips

In the old days, the grey PC was the only device that could access the internet and it had to use a cable. Today, WiFi networks are dominating the scenario. According to a survey, there are about 21 million internet users in Malaysia alone. Furthermore, each home network contains an ever-increasing number of devices that are transmitting via radio, such as TVs, notebooks, tablets and smartphones. Some households even use NAS, radios, speakers and devices like Google’s Chromecast. The number of devices is set to rise even further in the future, with Smart homes beginning to integrate lamps, heaters, cameras and refrigerators into the home network.

Windows 10 Tamed

Lock screen ads, mandatory updates and hardly any data protection. Microsoft’s latest OS calls for the need of strict control

Aggressive - this is the term which Windows 10 would use to describe the system. This began from the update with the annoying upgrade requests. Meanwhile, the chief of marketing at Microsoft, Chris Capossela, has acknowledged that the company has advanced forcefully to bring the new system quickly to the people. A billion PCs in a maximum of three years is the target and all this was ‘for the benefit of the users’. ‘‘We want maximum number of users to use Windows 10 for security reasons,” he claimed. But data security does not come under security. Windows 10 digs deeper into privacy than any other older Windows version and it also provides many users with complete facts. Data is collected via a default setting that automatically runs updates without asking and advertisements are displayed on the lock screen. Microsoft bets on the fact that many users are happy with Windows 10, since there are no alternatives. Are you? For some, maybe, but we think Windows 10 should be even more user-friendly. In this article, we’ll show you how you can tame the operating system so that your privacy is safeguarded.