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How to Delete Partitions from Storage Media

How to Delete Partitions from Storage Media

When it comes to trying new Linux distros, I find myself deleting hidden partitions from time to time. This is also useful when software tools set up your USB flash drive or SD card and you end up seeing only a portion of total available space. Be sure to backup

Resolve DNS Errors on Google Chrome

Ever try loading a webpage and get greeted with a DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN or ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED? This is actually a DNS issue that could be resolved on the OS side. On Windows, find and run services.msc then look for "DNS Client". Right click the

Change the Navigation/Status Bar Color on your Website

Notice the color change of Chrome and the status bar when you visit certain sites on your mobile device? For example, on Android when you head over to say the forums of XDA-Developers or Victoria's Secret. Turns out this is quite easy to achieve on certain mobile browsers

Cancel the Windows Technical Preview Install

Being curious of how the install process would work, I downloaded the executable to get a look of the up and coming release of Microsoft's next major OS release but was surprised with how the setup process varied this time around. With this particular beta, the install restarts

Quick Tip: Restore Libraries and Remove SkyDrive from Windows 8.1

The much anticipated update for Windows 8 is not without its quirks, as it reorganizes the File Explorer and brings a more integrated SkyDrive experience. Libraries provided quick access to handy locations. such as your Downloads folder - it's still there just hidden after the 8.1 update.

Quick Tip: Empty all Cached Data of your Apps (Android)

With all the buzz (and criticism) surrounding latest operating system offerings coming from major tech companies including Apple, Google and Microsoft, they're all deep and feature rich platforms that have come a long way since their inception. Each OS has their respective tweaks that can make its experience

Featured Project: SafetyLine Windows App

Easiest Way to Move to a New or Larger Solid-State/Hard Drive (Windows)

So you have a desktop or laptop with Windows on it that went through several program installs, countless setting configurations, and among many other things. Rather than going through the hassle of wiping everything when moving to a new SSD or HDD, your existing drive can be cloned to the

Project Highlight: Honeypot Deployment (Part 2)

Project Highlight: Honeypot Deployment (Part 1)

Get Rid of Those Ads in uTorrent

Acquisitions don’t seem to find “happy” endings these days, like a possible sale of Linksys where Cisco picked up in 2003 (looks like Belkin is the new "owner" now). On a smaller scale where BitTorrent bought uTorrent and a recent update included some rather obtrusive advertisements or

Resolving Proxy Message in Google Chrome

When I start Google Chrome web browser on my Windows machine, I noticed it takes some time “Resolving proxy” (bottom left corner) before the page loads. Here are the steps to fix, but you might not be able to do this on publicly shared computers: 1. Click the wrench icon