Web Talk

As you know, Google homepage is quite simple (well, even too much!) and minimalist. It doesn’t contain anything but the classic Google logo, the search field and a couple of links. Wouldn’t you like to add something more or customize it your way? For example, I like to know what the weather is like. To do this I don’t watch TV nor I buy expensive software! In fact, I have found an interesting way to add my local weather forecast to my Google homepage. So, let’s see how to customize your Google using interesting widgets and options belonging to Google itself! Continue reading »

Sometimes, while searching the Internet using Google, the famous search engine could give the following error message: “Google  Error  403 Forbidden – We’re sorry… … but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users…”. Such error is triggered when you search Google using special queries or in some cases  run special software which automatically scans the web for certain keywords. Other time instead the whole matter could be more serious than you thought. Let’s see how to fix this issue. Continue reading »

How often  have you wished to know the time  the sunrise and sunset during the year?   How many times have you been curious to know what time the sunset is on that particular place so that to enjoy a wonderful view of the sun going down to the sea, behind a mountain, to the lake etc? Well, believe it or not but in this case Google can help you! Here is a quick way to calculate and know sunrise and sunset times…in a click! Continue reading »

Google Videos is the most used video service in the Internet. Thanks to it you are able to watch millions of personal videos, upload yours and watch official videos coming from TV channels (such as documentaries for example) etc. But why stay bounded to your or someone else Internet connection to watch these videos when you can can download and watch them offline wherever you go? This little tutorial will teach you how to download tons of Google videos with simple tricks or with the help of some free third-party application. Continue reading »

One of the most common pastimes of us, Internet surfers, is without any doubt to Google people we know such as our friends, girlfriend/boyfriend, family members, stars etc. While this nice activity is quite fun and let us spend  some carefree hour of pure enjoyment, very few users manage to find read and useful information about the people they are looking for. This little guide will teach you how to Google people, someone you know or whoever you know and get real information about them! Continue reading »

Following an article of mine on how to change fonts in Microosft Excel 2010, I have decided to write another similar tutorial which will let you customize and change fonts in Microsoft Word 2010. Personally speaking I don’t like the new default font Microsoft adopted in its new Office 2010. I find the Colibri font too small and “annoying”, without personality, so to speak. Let’s see how to change it!  Continue reading »

If you own a laptop computer you how important is to have a fully charged battery as well as an optimized computer power plan in order to save power while working  on the machine. Let’s see together how you can improve and extend the battery life of your laptop by tweaking certain Windows 7 options and troubleshooting any issue related to the computer. Continue reading »

The file called Desktop.ini is a special file which, by default,  is hidden. The regular user has no way to access it. Such a file is placed by the operating system itself in each folder and specifies in what way to display and show the folder. Sometimes, after flumbing among Windows Settings, the user might turn on a special option which shows hidden folders and files in the operating system and that’s exactly when the mysterious file appears! So , let’s see if you can safely delete the Desktop.ini file without getting any trouble. Continue reading »