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Windows 8: Prevent Hot Corners Switching through Recent Applications

The application switcher on Windows 8 is a useful tool for people who need a fast way to switch between apps. However, through its upper left-hand corner trigger, it is often brought up by mistake.

Oracle: Using the AFTER INSERT and AFTER UPDATE triggers

A database trigger is a stored procedure that automatically executes whenever an event occurs. The event may be insert-delete-update operations.

Oracle initiates an ‘AFTER INSERT’ trigger after an insert event has been occurred and an ‘AFTER UPDATE’ trigger after an update event has been occurred.

Windows Phone 8: Prevent Kids from Buying Apps or Games

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If your kids usually use your phone to play games, there may be times that they will visit the store and download games or apps without your permission. Even worse, they may buy paid games if your account is attached with a credit card. To prevent this situation from happening, you should setup a PIN code and configure the system to ask for the code each time an app or game is bought.

XP: Password and Account Management

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With XP, you can easily change or prevent others from changing passwords to help deter password theft on your network. Enabling/disabling user accounts and assigning privileges is also simple. These settings are useful on multi-user computers or networks.

XP: Remove OS Compatibility Warnings and Logging

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Stop the annoying warnings when running 16-bit and supposed incompatible applications on XP. This tutorial describes the steps necessary to achieve this.

XP: Disable Task Manager (Script Included)

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The following tutorial is for both general use and network administrators. This script will disable the Task Manager on Windows XP.

WordPress: How to Restore Your Website from a Backup

Whether you are switching web servers or something went wrong with your website and you need to restore your old one, this tutorial will show you how to restore your old WordPress website from a backup. In order to restore your WordPress website, you must have your files (especially your database) already backed up, an FTP client, and your web host login information.

Can I Wear Regular Gloves when Using My Windows Phone 8 Device?

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Nokia’s high-end Windows Phone 8 devices, like Lumia 920 and 820, allow users to interact with the screens even when they are wearing gloves. The feature, however, is disabled by default. This tutorial will show you how to enable and use it.

Why can’t I use gloves with my touchscreen phone?

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One of our visitors dropped me an email asking an interesting question. While out running and wearing gloves, she noticed that her iPhone would not respond to her touches but her exercise touchscreen watch had no difficulties. As touchscreens become commonplace on our devices, understanding how they work will save you a lot of aggravation.

IE/OE: Customize Icons, Logos and Title Bars

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You can change the appearance of Internet Explorer and Outlook Express to suit your tastes and needs. Read on to find out how.

Photoshop CS6: Text of Grass and Earth

The final product.

Imagine creating text that appears to be cut out of blocks of sod. With Photoshop anything is possible.