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Magnet links versus torrent files

Several infamous torrent websites have decided to move to magnet links exclusively instead of .torrent files. Here we provide a comparison and contrast between these two file types and describe why these sites have ultimately decided to make the switch.

Hotmail: Turn Conversation Mode on or off

By default, the Conversation Mode in Hotmail is turned on. This feature will group all emails with the same subject together. If you do not like this view mode, you can follow this tutorial to switch it off, and display the emails separately.

SQL Server 2008/2008 R2: Move tempdb to Improve Performance

By default, tempdb is placed on the same drive that SQL Server is installed on. This can impair performance as tempdb is frequently used to store temporary tables and objects. If the hard drive is being accessed for other functions, it can result in sluggish performance by the database as well as any software that is using the database. For optimum performance, tempdb should be on a SATA drive instead of an IDE drive and should not be on the same drive as the SQL Server software or the operating system (boot drive).

Windows 7: Prevent themes from changing icons and mouse cursors

By default, Windows 7 allows themes to change desktop icons and mouse cursors. Although changing these icons will let you fully enjoy the beauty of the theme, it may also drive you crazy as you have to get used to the new icons and cursors as well. If you think this is unnecessary, you can follow this tutorial to disable these features.

Kindle Fire: How to display .mobi files as books and not documents

At some point you will run into the situation where you have transferred an ebook in .mobi format to your Kindle Fire and it is displayed as a document instead of a book. This creates an inconvenience since now your books are in two locations instead of just one. Here is how to make your .mobi files be registered as books on the device.

These are the Android tutorials you are looking for

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Continuing with the holiday season’s arrival of new devices and gadgets, today’s post is a round up of some our most popular and helpful guides helping Android owners get their new devices up and running.

TechTool Pro Brings OS X Lion to a Crawl

Since installing OS X Lion, many users have contacted me with speed issues after the upgrade. It took us a while to find the common thread. It appears that the very common Mac maintenance and repair utility, TechTool Pro, is incompatible with Lion. Users are noticing incredibly slow application openings, spinning beach balls, slow Time Machine saves, and excessive spotlight reloads. Unfortunately, removing this software can be difficult. Here are the steps to do it.

How to feature a video on YouTube channel page

With the recent changes, YouTube allows users to feature a video from their playlists on the channel page. This is a great way to impress new visitors with some of your best content. Here is how to enable and use this feature.

Essential iPhone and iPad Tutorials

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Happy holidays everyone!  With the holiday season comes the arrival of new devices and gadgets.  Today’s post is just a round of some popular and helpful guides on Tech-Recipes that can help new iPhone and iPad owners get their devices up and going.

Kindle Fire: How to Remove Items from the Carousel

The Kindle Fire utilizes a sexy Carousel to display the items that you have used on the device. If you want to keep some of these items from being displayed due to privacy concerns, you can remove individual items from the Carousel at any time. This is also great for reducing clutter so that the Carousel can continue to be a productive tool for accessing items.

Photoshop CS4 and CS5: Batch Resizing

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You have just come from a long vacation from a beautiful tropical island. You had your digital camera with you and took some excellent photographs of landscapes. You are eager to upload them to your Facebook profile to share it with friends. However, your internet connection is awful and chokes on these huge images. How can you compress or resize all of these pictures in bulk? If you have photoshop, you are in luck.

GoogleTV 2.0 – How to Edit Home Screen Widgets and Shortcuts

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GoogleTV 2.0 is basically just the Android Honeycomb (3.x) OS running on a TV / TV set-top box. Therefore, its home screen can be customized just like an Android phone. Here is how you can customize your GoogleTV’s Home screen with widgets and shortcuts.

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