Computer and Internet Tips and Tricks

On-Screen Keyboard:

The keyboard is an important part (input device) of the computer. If the main keyboard is lost or not work properly, then the on-screen keyboard can be used as an alternative. To use the on-screen keyboard:

• First turn on the computer and go to Start menu
• Then go to All Programs from Start menu
• Click Accessories and then click on Accessibility/ Ease of Access
• Finally click on the On-Screen Keyboard
• The on-screen keyboard will appear on your screen.

Shortcut process: Click on Start then Run. Type ‘OSK’ and press enter. The on-screen keyboard will come up.

Calculate your age using MS Excel:

A file created with Microsoft Excel allows to accurately calculating age. Follow the steps:

• Download the Excel file named 'Age Calculator' from the address http://tnyme.com/d
• Open the file and enter information’s in the Date box, Month (day, date, year). Then, in the Date of Birth box, enter your birth date, date and year periodically.
• Finally by clicking on the ‘Age’ box will reveal your actual age as the day, date and month.
• This rule allows anyone to calculate their age.

How to select multiple files with the mouse:

Windows 7 and Vista operating systems have the option of selecting multiple files with the mouse without using the CTRL key.

• For this, go to Control Panel / Organize Computer and click on Folder Option and open the View tab and select the ‘Use check boxes to select items’.
• Now a check box will appear next to each file. By ticking the left side of the file you need, the file selection will be completed and it can be copied or removed.

Shortening website link:

A new website has been created with the benefit of shortening the big links of the website. It can be used to shorten the big links of any website. Just go to the website http://tnyme.com and follow the steps.

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Tips to Buy a Better Flash Drive or Pendrive

Flash drive or Pendrive is one of the most essential small hardware or stuff of the present technology day. Pendrive is used for exchanging various data, songs, videos. Many people keep their important data on pendrive, not on the computer. So it is desirable that this small but important device need to be of good quality.

But what we do when to buy computer, we never do it for a pen drive. Usually we buy it without any thinking. Most of the time, when buying a pen drive, users go to the market and buy it because of its capacity, color, size, exterior beauty and so on. That's not fair at all. The issues that need to be considered before buying a pen drive are very important.

It's best not to buy cheap Flash Drive:

There are many Flash drives available in the market which is relatively low price even after having the same specification as other expensive pendrive. But why? Because Pendrive is of the same quality specification, their components are different. You can buy a pendrive of huge storage for a low price, but in the long run, this device will not provide you good support.

All that Glittering is not gold:

Many pen drives looks beautiful, many are thin and small in size. If you think that thin devices are good and smart, then it is wrong. In many cases this is not true. Also after using the thin pendrive for a few days, the USB port on the computer becomes a bit loose. And because its components are very light, they quickly disappear. And as a small device, it's easy to get lost.

The lifespan of Flash drive is limited:

A Flash drive has an average of about 3 to 5 thousand writing cycles, and then there may be problems with this device at any time. However, there are many pendrive that are waste after writing less than 3,000 times and some pendrive exceeds 0.1 million of writing cycles. Even if you write on a pen drive twice a day in a normal life span as an accountant, it will work for more than four years. A good life span does not depend on brand. However, if you buy a good pendrive at a higher cost, then the life span is more likely.

Buy a tough and secure Flash Drive:

There are many Pen Drive technologies available in the markets that are quite robust. It is not a problem if they are lightly pressed or fall into the water. There are also pendrive that offers protection against data theft. However, if you are very worried about your data, the data should be encrypted before exchanging.

Buy pen drive that match with computer ports:

Suppose you brought a pendrive from the market of USB 3.0. But your computer's ports are all of USB 2.0. In that case you will not get the transfer rate of USB 3.0, you will get the speed of USB 2.0. And the USB 3.0 technology is capable of transferring data up to 100 mbps whereas an USB 2.0 can only transfer 15 mbps.

Keep in mind the above tips before buying any Flash drive or Pen drive. Hope you will get the benefits.

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