How To Reinstall Windows and Your Programs in 20 Minutes

Did your PC or laptop run faster when you bought it? An often over-looked fact is that by simply re-installing Microsoft MSFT -1.44% Windows, your system run just like new again – snappy and responsive.

If your system has been on the go for a year or more, it’s almost certainly running slower than those first few sessions, even if you haven’t installed more demanding programs or games.

How to Use a Picture as a Password in Windows 8.1

Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 introduces a lot of new features that are designed to make the computing experience of an average user easier. While it misses the mark in a few cases, being able to use a PIN number or a picture as a password replacement is one of the places where Microsoft’s latest operating system excels. Of those two options, picture password is the most useful for users with a Windows-powered tablet or laptop with a touchscreen.

Here’s how to use a picture as a password in Windows 8.1

Go the Start Screen by pressing the Windows key.

eBooks that feel and smell like real books

Scientists of china are in the process of developing a metal ink- made of small sheets of copper which realize to eBook that feel small like real book. For those who love soaking smell of books paper while reading favorite books them can enjoy in eBooks also.

Metal ink used to write a functioning, flexible electric circuit on regular printer paper. The conductive ink could be pave the way for wide range of new electronic gadgets. Books that look feeling and smell link traditional paperbacks – said in study that appears in the journal ACS Applied material and interface.

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Google Plus users can now send an Email to anyone

Google has added a new feature to Gmail that will allow a Google+ user to send anyone an email with or without an email address.

In the simple terms, if you have a Google Plus account, you can send an email to anyone on Google+ even if you do not know their actual webmail address. Once Google rolls out the feature, users will start seeing names from their Google+ circles as suggestions when they start typing in the “To” field of compose email.

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LG Introduces HomeChat service at CES

LG has introduced its smart HomeChat smart home platform at CES 2014 that will work with all LG home appliances.

LG, CTO Scott Ahn unveiled HomeChat, a smart virtual service that will allow users to command, communicate and control various LG home appliances via text messages. User will also be able to receive updates from LG appliances via text messages.

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