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Today I’ll show you an easy trick, allowing you to add application shortcuts to your desktop right-click menu. Thus you can facilitate access to some of the programs installed on your computer or even to free additional space on your desktop by moving some of the icons in the menu, saving valuable space on the desktop, but at the same time  remaining easily accessible. The only thing you need to do is open the registry editor and add several new lines as explained below. For the next example I will try to add a shortcut to Windows Control Panel in the right-click menu of my desktop.  Let’s see. [Read the rest of this entry...]

DVD / CD RW discs are convenient way to store data and although they were replaced by flash drives in the last few years, they still have some advantages, which makes them preferred by many users. However, to use an RW disc after it has been burned you will first need to erase it. This is not a problem because every burning software provides such an option, but if you are unable to use any third – party software on your computer in this post I will try to  show you how to do this using a built-in option that comes with Windws 7. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Nowadays, many software vendors offer their products in ISO format, which is a great way for distribution over the Internet, but requires mounting or burning to a CD / DVD in order to be used. Mounting is a convenient and easy way to use the content of your ISO file, but this method doesn’t work when the ISO file contains operating system, as it needs to be burned to CD/DVD before being installed. [Read the rest of this entry...]

ZIF connectors are widely used in today’s computers, and especially in laptops because of their small size. Like ZIF sockets, they are also permanently installed (soldered) to the computer’s system board, which means that they can not be removed without special equipment. [Read the rest of this entry...]

ZIF or zero insertion force is the standard designed by Intel and used in the manufacturing of IC sockets. The main purpose of the ZIF connectors is to avoid problems, caused by applying force to the integrated circuits upon insertion or extraction from the IC socket. As you may know most of the IC sockets used in the past require the application of some force in order to insert the IC in the socket, but when it comes to IC with hundreds of pins, this force could damage the chip or even the circuit board. [Read the rest of this entry...]