how to Update my graphic card's drivers

A graphic card ise required when using heavy graphics functions such as playing video games etc. It may become necessary to update the graphics card of a computer if there are problems with playing video intensive applications or games. Updating the graphic card driver is one method to solve the problem. It is easy to find out the model of the graphics card installed through the hardware settings tab of the Windows operating system. For ATI and NVIDIA graphic cards, it is possible to download graphic cards device drivers for free from the ATI and NVIDIA official websites. 

Introduction

Looking for a better performing graphics card or your current one is not functioning properly? This article tells you how to upgrade your graphics card: 

Update driver for your Graphic Cards. 
The first and most important thing to do before making any update, is detecting the brand and models of your graphic cards. 

Detecting marks and models

There are many ways to collect this information. Below are two ways of detecting marks and models of your graphics card. 

Option 1

• Right click on your desktop and select Properties.
• In the Display Properties, select Settings > Advanced.

• Finally select Adapter

Option 2

• Right click on My Computer and select Manage.
• Then double click on Device Manager .
• In the open window, click on Display adapters.

Proceed with Update

• To proceed with the update of your graphics card, go to websites below :

ATI cards

• If your graphics card is an ATI, follow this link:

http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

• Download the driver and run the new application for the automatic update to take place.

Nvidia cards

• If the your graphics card is a Nvidia, follow this link and download the driver :

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

• One last thing; don't forget to have the latest DirectX version installed on your PC, in order to play the recent games.

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how to Create a Skype account

 In this article you 

will learn how to 

install 

Skype, the popular 

VoIP software. 

Installing Skype

If you do not have Skype, download and install it:

• Skype for Windows
• Skype for Mac
• Skype for iOS
• Skype for Android
• Skype for Linux

• Once the installation is completed choose to sign in with an existing Skype account, or with a Microsoft account (Messenger, Hotmail or Outlook account).

Creating a Skype account

• Once Skype is installed, run it and click "Create an account"
• Then, just fill in the required fields:

• It's done !

Note: Make sure you do not have any personal web server such as Wamp Server or EasyPHP launched in the background, as this could interfere with Skype.

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how to Change the design of Facebook interface

Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites on the internet. You can choose to change the interface of Facebook, to make your social media presence more interesting. The method employed to change your Facebook interface depends on the web browser you use. If you are using Google Chrome, simply download a file extension, install, and restart Google web browser. Firefox has a choice of many interface designs for Facebook. Download the plug-in, install it, and run it. Select the design and load it as a Facebook page. For Opera go directly to the page and select the one you like, load it as user script and open a Facebook page. Internet Explorer does not support Facebook interface changes. Therefore you will need to opt for another web browser if you wish to change it. Apple's web browser Safari 5 allows changing the font and leaving out the ads on Facebook. 

• Google Chrome
• Firefox
• Opera
• Internet Explorer
• Safari
• See also: Change facebook interface permanently

Tired with the old Facebook interface? Here are some tips to change the look of your favorite social network.

Google Chrome

• For Google Chrome users:

Download this extension. Install and restart Chrome. 

Firefox

• For Firefox users:

Firefox has many designs available. Of course the community is large and the browser is free. One of the great advantages of Firefox... 

Download this plugin and after installing it, restart Firefox.


Then go to this page and choose one of the designs


Finally, install the script and load the page from Facebook! And that's it!! 

Opera

Easier in Opera

• For users of Opera:

Go directly to this page and choose your design. 

Choose "Load as user script" and visit the Facebook page. 

You'll see your new design... 

Internet Explorer

Actually there are no methods to enable this under Internet Explorer; so you will need to switch to one of these browsers.

• Opera
• Firefox
• Google Chrome

Safari

You can use Safari 5's extension menu to remove ads and change to a more subtle Helvetica font:

• Go to http://extensions.apple.com/ and download Safari 5, if you do not already have it installed.
• Click on the Safari menu bar and select preferences (Command+,).
• Click on the extensions tab.
• Click Get Extensions.
• Scroll down to, or click on Social Networking.
• Choose your extension and install.

A solution proposed by Luke Elston! 

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How to block ads under Google Chrome?

There are several extensions for the Google Chrome browser, to block ads and make your browsing even better! 

Block visual ads

Adblock

Author : Gundlach 
Rating : 4,5/5 - 3747 votes 
Number of Users : 726.528 users 
Version : 1.4.20 
Features :

• No data is collected by Adblock
• Optimizing the speed to recover as much of milliseconds.
• An intuitive management of items to be plack listed (press Ctrl-Shift-K and click on the advertisement you wish to block)
• Ability to add sites to a whitelist
• To add a management button in the address bar you should download this extension.

AdThwart

Author : ttjoseph 
Rating : 4,0/5 - 1612 votes 
Number of Users : 163.580 users 
Version : 0.8.16 
Features :

• No data is collected by AdThwart
• Uses the same listing as Adblock Plus (same black list as firefox)
• Ability to manually block ads
• Button in the toolbar available by default

Ad Blocker Webmail

Author : jason 
Rating : 4,5/5 - 47 votes 
Number of Users : 3.199 users 
Version : 2.1.2 
Features :

• Removes the ads in Yahoo Mail, Google Mail and Hotmail.
• Highlights the current day in the calendar.
• Removes the toolbar option.

Hide Gmail ads

Author : Alexander 
Rating : 4,5/5 - 13 votes 
Number of Users : 837 users 
Version : 1.7 
Features :

• Hide the ads on the right of Gmail interface, while keeping the useful links (moved to the top of the message), so that the message takes the full width available.
• Hide 2 lines that are useless in the bottom of the page (the tips and the link to Google Home)
• Reducing the width of the compositional range of mail in "text only" only.
• And all this without any javascript, but with CSS.

Block audio notifications

By now you should have get rid of visual advertising, but you still have to remove audio notifications (ads). As most of them are Flash-based , you cam make use of the following extension to handle them: 

FlashBlock by Ruzanow

Author : ruzanow 
Rating : 4,5/5 - 363 votes 
Number of Users : 30.031 users 
Version : 1.2.11.12 
Features :

• Flashblock now blocks the following content types:
• Flash
• Macromedia Shockwave
• Macromedia Authorware
• MS Silverlight

FlashBlock by Josorek

Author : ruzanow 
Rating : 4,5/5 - 537 votes 
Number of Users : 94.521 users 
Version : 0.9.30 
Features :

• The extension will automatically block Flash content on web pages.
• Each element is replaced by a flash placeholder that allows you to load only the selected items on a given page.
• You can also manage a whitelist of allowed sites via a control panel.
• In general, FlashBlock helps reduce memory usage, reducing CPU utilization and can be used as an alternative to AdBlock.

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Web pages browsed on the internet can be saved on the hard disk of the computerfor future use. The process for saving web pages on the computer depends on the web browser used. Internet Explorerusers should choose 'Save As' from the File menu where 'Web Archive' should be clicked to compile the web pages, with all its contents, in a single file. In Google Chrome from the 'Save As' option, the field 'Web Page, complete' should be selected. Firefox users should select 'Save page As' and then 'Web page, Complete' to save the required web pages. 

How can I save web pages on my computer?

• IE
• Google Chrome
• Firefox
• See also: How to save a page on my laptop

IE

• For Internet Explorer, click on the File menu
• Click on "Save As"
• In the "Save as type" field, drop down the list and choose "Web Archive (Single File)"

This will compile the entire web page and all of its other elements as a single file. 

Google Chrome

• Right click on the desired web page
• Select "Save As"
• In the "Save as type" field, drop down the list and choose "Web page, Complete"

Firefox

• Right click on the desired web page
• Select "Save page as" or use the following shortcut: Ctrl + S
• In the "Save as type" field, drop down the list and choose "Web page, Complete"

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how to unlock hacked account

Today's world is completely hooked on social networking sites. Among these sites,Facebook is the most popular one, and it has redefined web connectivity in a big way. Almost everyone has a Facebook account, but there are downsides to the social network too.The account can be hacked leading to unauthorised access of your personal information, which is a definite worry. There are, however, ways to tackle this kind of situation. Within the Facebook network , various solutions exist for problems like having a hacked account or an inability to log in. 

My Facebook account has been hacked

If your account has been hacked and you have access to your login email:

• Follow this link to recover your account:https://ssl.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=hacked_self_recovery

If your account has been hacked and your login email has been changed:

• Follow this link: http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=hack_login_changed

If your account has been hacked and you don't have access to your login email:

• Follow this link: http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=hack_nologin_access

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how to Google Mail - Create an account

Not so long ago registration on Gmail could only be done through invitations from users who already had a verifiable web account with Gmail. The situation has now changed as there are no restrictions on who can sign up on Gmail. A Gmail account can be created through a Google account if one already exists. If there is no preexisting Google account, a Gmail account can be opened by following the registration process. The privacy policy statement has to be agreed with before opening a Gmail account. Signing up on Gmail is quick and easy as it only takes a few minutes to create a Gmail account. 

Creating a Gmail account

• Connect to https://www.google.com/, simply click on "Gmail".

• Two possible scenarios:
  • You already have a Google account: simply enter your username and password to access Gmail through your Google account. Click "Login".
  • You do not have a Google account: Click "Sign up for Gmail". An online form appears. Fill in all the fields, then read the conditions of use. Finally, select the "Check this box to confirm that you have read and accepted all the conditions of use..." and click on the button "I accept. "Create Account". In the introductory page of the service that appears, click on the link "I am ready to use my account."
• Gmail is ready for use!

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Google-mail-create-an-account.pdf

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