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If you are a developer and wish to test out a website before publishing it, or want to run an internal Content Management System (CMS) for an organization, then you need to enable IIS on the server to host it. This post shows you how to enable or disable the feature if needed, how to check its version, and for whom it is useful. What is Internet Information Services (IIS) As we mentioned, IIS is used to host HTML websites or static pages that can be accessed from the internet or the intranet....

Putting a password on MS-Word document provides a simple way to keep secret data secret. When a user will try to open a secured file –Word will asked for the password. It is as simple as that. This is so easy that one does not need to be a power user to set password and open secured files. Moreover, you can set yet another password that will be asked if a user tries to modify a protected file....

You might come across a situation where you might be unable to connect to your network. This might happen if you unintentionally disturbed some settings of the network on your laptop. The easiest solution to fix this is that you reset your network settings and it will fix any changes that you made in the settings intentionally or unintentionally which will make your settings the same as they were when you first installed windows....

In Google Chrome, both of these are different things. One is the “Homepage,” where you set a specific page that opens when you click the Home button on the left of the Omnibox. The other is the “Startup page(s),” which immediately opens in a separate tab as soon as you launch the browser. By default, the Home button is hidden in Chrome, and there are no Startup pages configured. However, this can be changed....

Unfortunately, Windows File Explorer does not show the folder sizes. Only file size information is shown when the View is set to Detailed under the File Explorer options. There are a few methods to display folder size inside File Explorer, and other methods to view it too. There are also a few ways to view the sizes of each folder, so you know which folder consumes the most space on your disk....

Many users have asked the same question; can you use wi-fi and ethernet internet connections at the same time to boost your internet speed? In this article, we are going to address the myth of whether or not it’s possible to do so. If yes, then how to do it and what measures to take? Can You Use Wi-Fi and Ethernet at the Same Time? The simple answer to this question is “Yes....

Windows 11 SE is designed with K-8 schools in mind. K-8 refers to the institutes that enroll students up to the 8th grade, and not above. This means that it is primarily focused to meet the special needs of the students, causing less distraction, and giving more control to the IT professionals that are in charge where only they can install applications and programs on SE devices. Not only this, Microsoft is planning to make Windows 11 SE available pre-installed on affordable devices, starting at $249 on a Surface Laptop SE....

Often times, while editing a document we need to swiftly move around in the document. For example, lets say, at present you are on page number 14 in your document and need to paste a paragraph here. The paragraph to be copied is present in the same document on page number 347. You will scroll down to page 347 and copy the paragraph. But is there is a way for returning back to the page where you were working (i....

Bionym, a technology startup based in Toronto, Canada, has come up with a new idea on how electronic devices may recognize an authenticated user. The company has developed a wristband that can confirm wearer’s identity by recognizing patterns in user’s heartbeat. Once the pattern is recognized and a decision on authentication is made –the decision is conveyed to other devices like, smartphones, tablets, laptops, cars etc. The wristband device, named Nymi, works on the basis of the fact that every person has a unique heartbeat pattern....

So, these were some facts about Steve Jobs. His life’s journey was made of several paths and phases. From being dirt poor, Jobs went on to become one of the most powerful person in the world! Please let me know if you have any more interesting information about Steve Jobs. I will update the list. Thank you! Comment * Name * Email * Website Δ

Continued from first part This is perhaps the best example of a word from “Indian English”. In India, it is very commonly used and is understood by every English speaker. However, world at large does not really understand the meaning of this word. Prepone is used as an antonym of “postpone”. Indians cleverly ask “If something could be postponed; why can’t it be preponed?”. I support the usage of this word because it’s logical and there are situations that this word can easily convey....

In Windows 10, you can find these tools in the Control Panel under the heading “Administrative tools” inside System and Security. However, in Windows 11, these are found under the heading “Windows tools” inside System and Security. That said, you can access these tools in various ways, and not only through the legacy Control Panel. In this article, we are going to discuss the different administrative tools you come across in Windows 11, and how you can open them....

Facebook has inserted a new feature in its Timeline interface which shows only the most popular of the posts that you made in the past months. Therefore, while you’ll see all your recent posts on your Timeline –only most popular posts from previous months find place on Timeline. Facebook hides not-so-popular posts from your Timeline. This gives an illusion that some of your FB posts have either been deleted or disappeared!...

Installing KB5009566 on your Windows 11 operating system will upgrade its build to 22000.434. We do suggest that you upgrade your OS with this release. However, before you do, weigh the improvements this update brings against the known issues discussed in this post. Fixes and Improvements This update includes quality improvements for the Servicing Stack (SSU), which is responsible for installing the Windows updates. These improvements ensure that the user has a smooth experience while installing these updates....

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Builds 22622.440 and 22621.440 to the beta channel with the update KB5015890, where users that install Build 22622 will have the features enabled, and the users that install Build 22621 will have the features disabled by default. Let us now discuss the new features and improvements in this flight and how you can install them. Reminder: The users who landed in the group with new features disabled by default (Build 22621) can check for updates manually and choose to install the update that will have the features enabled (Build 22622)....

With the rise of smartphones, free mobile messaging apps are taking their way into the short messaging industry. For using free messaging apps, you will need to have an Internet connection (Wifi, GPRS etc.) on your smartphone device. The downside of these apps is that if you do not own a smartphone which has one of the most popular mobile Operating Systems like iOS, Android, Blackberry or Windows Phone, you won’t be able to make use of these services....

Magix Photo Manager Magix Photo Manager is a great managing tool for your all photos and its freeware. The features of Photo Manager are simple and handy to use as its interface is. Magix Photo Manager Adobe Bridge dijiKam Photo Manager Nikon ViewNX-i FastStone Image Viewer XnView Picajet Digital Photo Management Fresh View Multimedia Organizer Pictomio PicPerk image Viewer The Best Photo Organizer In Magix Photo Manager Tool, you can directly import any photos from your Mobile, Digital Camera etc....

However, for you to go back to a previous computer state, you must have System Restore, also known as File History, enabled beforehand. If it is not enabled, then your PC has no previous states saved to go back to. In this post, we are going to show you 2 methods you can use to confirm whether System Restore is enabled on your Windows PC or not. Learn how to enable and use File History or Backup and Restore (Windows 7)....

This Undo Send feature needs to be manually enabled through their account settings in Gmail. Similarly, the feature in Outlook also needs to be enabled to recall a sent email. There are several methods through which you can either recall a sent email or prevent it from being sent at all. This article discusses how you can recall a sent email in Outlook, or delay it from being officially sent after you have clicked the Send button....

SEE ALSO: What is “Do Not Track”? Google tracks your search history, your online behavior and a lot of your activities on internet. Google not only uses this information to fine-tune its ad serving algorithms but it may be pushed by the governments in disclosing users’ web tracks. While searching, if hiding your tracks is an important concern for you, we suggest the following alternative search engines. StartPage is one of the many search engines that actually do a Google search on your behalf....