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How to install Bodhi Linux on Oracle virtualbox

Post last modified:February 23, 2015
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

How to install Bodhi Linux on Oracle virtualbox.

Softwares used

Bodhi Linux 3.0.0 (32-bit), Download Bodhi Linux from here
Virtualbox 4.3.20. Download virtualbox from here
Windows 7

1.Open Oracle VM VirtualBox and click New to create a new virtual machine.
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How to fix broken Start Menu and Taskbar icons in Windows

Post last modified:February 18, 2015
Post category:Windows
Post author:Manikandan

If your icons are not displaying correctly or your icon cache is corrupted like the below image, just rebuild the the Icon Cache.

To rebuild the the Icon Cache or fix this broken Start Menu ans Taskbar icons in Windows:

1.Open the Windows Explorer

2.Go to

%userprofile%\AppData\Local

and delete IconCache.db.
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QuiteRSS – Free RSS-Atom feed reader

Post last modified:February 16, 2015
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

QuiteRSS is a free open source RSS and Atom feed reader for Windows, Linux, OS/2 and Mac OS X. It supports more than 30 languages.

Main features:

Embedded webkit based browser.
Feed and news filters: new, unread, starred, deleted.
Custom user filters.
Proxy configuration: automatic or manual.
Feed import wizard: Search feed URL if site URL was entered.
Build in Adblocker.
Automatic update feeds: on startup, by timer.
Automatic cleanup on close using criterias.
Enable/Disable images in news preview.
Sound and Popup notification on new news.
Show new or unread news counter on tray icon.
Import/Export feeds (OPML-files).
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Microsoft OneNote is now free

Post last modified:February 14, 2015
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has announced that the standalone version of Free OneNote 2013 on Windows 7, Windows 8 or windows 8.1 will get the same feature set as users of Office 2013 installation or Office 365 subscription.

New features:

Password protected sections.
Page history.
Audio and video recording.
Audio search.
Embedded files.
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Vivaldi – A browser for our friends

Post last modified:February 13, 2015
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Vivaldi is a new web browser from Vivaldi Technologies, a company founded by former co-founder and CEO of Opera, Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner.It’s built on modern Web technologies like JavaScript,React,Node.js, Browserify and some NPM modules.

Main features:

Quick Commands – Search through various settings, history, open tabs, bookmarks with a single keyboard shortcut.
Notes – Take notes while browsing and add screenshots.
Speed Dials – create multiple Speed dial groups.
Tab Stacks – Organize tabs and group multiple tabs under a single tab.
Bookmarks.
Contacts.
Tab colors based on visited websites.
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Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones released

Post last modified:February 13, 2015
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones. What's new in the first Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones: Full-size Background Image for Start. More Quick Actions in Action Center (up to three rows). Interactive Notifications. Enhanced speech-to-text capability.…

Disable and Enable User Account Control (UAC) from the Windows

Post last modified:February 12, 2015
Post category:Windows
Post author:Manikandan

According to microsoft User Account Control (UAC) is a feature in Windows that can help you stay in control of your computer by informing you when a program makes a change that requires administrator-level permission.

To Disable User Account Control (UAC) from the Windows: (here windows 7)

Method-1
1.Open Change User Account Control Settings via the search Change User Account Control Settings in the start menu.

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How To Get Motherboard Model Number on Windows via Command Prompt

Post last modified:March 12, 2024
Post category:Windows
Post author:Manikandan

To get Motherboard Model Number on Windows computer via command prompt follow these steps. 1.Open the Command Prompt. You can access it by searching for "cmd.exe" in the Start menu search box. Alternatively, press WIN+R to open the Run dialog,…

MathMod – mathematical modeling tool

Post last modified:February 10, 2015
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

MathMod is a free mathematical modeling software for windows and linux that visualize and animate implicit and parametric surfaces.

Main features:

Isosurfaces and parametric surfaces support.
3D and 4D hypersurfaces support.
Rotation, scale and morph effect support.
Load scripts in Json file format.
export the result as OBJ.
Export K3DSurf (.k3ds) scripts to MathMod (.js) scripts.
Memory usage and The maximum value of the Grid for Iso/Parametric surfaces are set via the configuration file.
Integrated small editor.
Solid texturing support.
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Free Google Earth Pro Version license key

Post last modified:October 3, 2016
Post category:Promo Codes
Post author:Manikandan

Google Earth Pro Version is now available absolutely free for everyone.The Pro version of Google Earth, cost a hefty $399 per year. To activate Google Earth Pro Version 1. Download Google Earth Pro Version from below links Download Google Earth…