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Windows 10 ISO Technical Preview is Now Available

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If you are looking to see what the new Windows 10 has to offer, you can download the technical review ISO file which available on Microsoft Website: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso Windows 10 first look  What you need to know before Installing Windows 10: 1. A technical preview simply is an unfinished project, which released to gain feedback from users. 2. It is for you if you know how to back up your data, installing windows from scratch, work with hard drive partition and troubleshooting problems. 3. It is better to install on a secondary computer, not you main or everyday computer. Do expect crashes and bugs, this is normal for technical preview release. 4. Mouse, keyboard and touch should work properly but touch screen user are expected to have few problems when interact with Windows and Apps. 5. Make sure you know how to work with ISO file, and how to burn disc image, or how to use disk image to create a bootable USB or DISC.

Run Two or Multiple Operating System at the Same Time

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It is not impossible to run 2 or more operating system at the same time by just using one computer. This can be done on any computer which have the Virtualization Technology. Most current computers and laptops support this option and you can check if your computer support Virtualization Technology by using Microsoft Detection Tools . Running Windows 7 and Windows 8 at the same time This technology allow you to install any operating system and run multiple operating system at once by using Virtual Box. I use Virtual Box to run Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Mac OS - Lion, Linux Mint, Chrome OS, Ubuntu, Pearlinux and currently I'm waiting to install Windows 10 because Microsoft skip Windows 9. For this tutorial we will install Ubuntu inside windows 7 by using Oracle VM Virtual Box. STEP 1 : Install Virtual Box which can be downloaded from here: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads . Select the installer base on your current operating system. STE

Firefox - How to Turn Off/Disable Spell Check

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Spell check could be annoying if you are using a lot of abbreviation, short hand writing style, or writing a specific terms which is not recognize by the dictionary. Spell check by default is enable, so whenever you are typing email, Facebook status or new tweets it will check your spelling and underline wrong spelling with a red line. If you are using Firefox here is a simple step to turn it off or on. 1. Click Firefox Button and select option. 2. Click advance and uncheck the box which say "check my spelling as I type".  3. Click OK to apply this setting. This option will permanently disable spell check until you re-activate it back again by using the same method.  There is another way to do this and it is by changing Firefox configuration. Keep in mind that the first method I mentioned above is the best way to do this. Changing your Firefox configuration (advance setting) can be harmful to the stability, security, and performance of Firefox. Type "About:

How to check Maxis Data usage

Maxis is one of the main Wireless Broadband Service Provider (ISP) in Malaysia. Each plan varies each other with different monthly data allocation. If you are a subscriber, you can check your data usage from time to time by: 1. MI Check Subscription Page (require internet connection) MI subscription page is a portal where you can check your data usage by internet. Copy and paste or just click the following URL to check your data Usage: http://m.maxis.com.my/?nodeid=1349421044111185682&aU=&aL= The message will give you the following information : Subscribed Plan: Monthly 4GB plan. Your quota is: 4,096.0MB. Current usage: 0.000MB. Balance: 4,096.0MB. Your plan will be renewed on: 00:00:00 24-10-2014. 2. Using MI Code (without Internet connection) Dial *1007*1# and then choose check status option to view the usage details. You will see a message like this: "Thank you for using Maxis backup service, trial period is expiring 1 day time, rm 2 will be charged to re

Fix iCloud account disabled for security reasons

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iCloud is one of the services that notify you whenever your Apple ID has been disabled or locked. You might get the same alert whenever you try to use other apps or services (Itunes,MobileMe etc) that requires Apple ID. If you were about to buy a used Iphone or any Apple product from e-Bay or Amazon, make sure to ask about this. But now let's get your iCloud back. What you need to do is to reset your account and restore access to the disabled services. use iForgot  - iforgot.apple.com , remember for iCloud user you need to type full email address  in the apple ID form. Enter your Id to start the reset process Your Id is disable due to security reason and for your own protection, if you incorrectly entered your password many times you will get one of this alert. There are other reason such as the phone is reported stolen or lost or the previous owner forgot their log in to iCloud. This Apple ID has been disabled for security reasons Too many attempted sign ins You can&#

How to play and convert m3u8 video file

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If you are looking for m3u8 Video player will not be able to get one, because this extension in most cases classified as a Audio File and not a Video File. If you are looking to play the m3u8 audio, you can use Windows media player for Windows and iTunes for Mac. If it is a video you need to convert the file first. Convert m3u8 file into Mp4 First of all, if the m3u8 file you want to open is a video file, you cannot use software like KMPlayer or VLC to open it. If you do you will only have the audio playing with a blank screen. So first you need to convert it into mp4 file. Here are the steps you need to convert the m3u8 file extension into mp4 Video file: 1. Download and Install format factory which is a free video converter. 2. Now open format factory and drag the m3u8 file into program. 3. After that it will ask which file type you want to convert. Expand the Video and select mp4. You can use format factory to convert any video/audio file into any format 4. Now click s

Reading photoshop format takes too long Solution

There are several factor that make Photoshop takes a very long time to open your PSD or any other related files. Sometime your Photohshop will not responding, hang or freeze. This problem not only occur for a low spec PC but also could happen to a high end PC. What you need to do is to change your printer preferences. Use local printer as a default printer, and do not use a network printer. Beside that you can also delete your network printer instead of setting the local printer as default. Re-install and Update Your Printer. Sometimes the problem is your printer software is outdated and need to be updated with the latest software. Your printer driver could be corrupted so re-installing could help to solve the problem. Fix corrupted PSD file Download the recovery tool from here for both windows and Mac OS: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/product/PSDRecover This plugin lets you grab image layers from any PSD/PSB file. It's faster than opening the whole PSD in Photoshop,