The MacBook Air is a very popular laptop, but like any brand used often, it accumulates plenty of grime over time. The screen may take on fingerprints and even smudges from debris on the keyboard. Most of this can be washed off with a soft cloth and water, but isopropyl alcohol is even more effective … Read more
When you experience Error 3194 in iTunes, you are not properly connecting to Apple’s firmware signature verification server. This typically happens because you’ve jailbroken your device in the past and have changed the way iTunes connects to the verification server. You can fix this by editing your hosts file. You can also perform a remote … Read more
A computer crashing can mean several things. It may indicate a serious hardware or software problem, or could just be the result of running an unstable program. Either way, diagnosing your PC and finding out the source of the crash goes a long way in helping you repair your PC. This article will teach you … Read more
Windows 7 is an easy to use operating system that allows users to seamlessly access the depths of their computer’s hard drive. Sadly, every system has its faults. Luckily, troubleshooting Windows is a very easy process, and can save you hours of headache and money in comparison to taking your computer to a PC Clinic. … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to figure out what is making your computer run slower than usual. If your PC or Mac is running slowly, it’s typically the result of either a software problem, a full hard drive, or faulty hardware; the best way to diagnose what’s behind a slow-performing computer is to work through … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to remove unnecessary entries from your Windows Registry. Keep in mind that the Registry is an extremely sensitive archive that documents every process and setting on your computer, so deleting entries from it can result in anything from minor errors to a bricked computer. Only edit the Registry if you’re … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to delete all the data, files, applications, and settings on your Mac computer. OS X 10.7 or Later Back up any data you want to save Wiping your Mac will erase everything, including your operating system, so keeping a backup on an external hard drive or DVD is a good … Read more
Are the icons on your Windows PC incorrect, slow to load, distorted, or missing? Your Windows icon cache may be corrupted. But don’t worry—rebuilding your icon cache should restore your icons and clear up the glitches. We’ll show you how to fix your broken icons by deleting and rebuilding the icon cache in Windows 7, … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to enable access to the Registry Editor on a Windows computer. Whether your Registry Editor has been disabled by an administrator on your school network or a virus is preventing you from opening it, there are a few ways you can attempt to bring the Registry Editor back online. Using … Read more
If you have many pictures, documents, music and other digital files, you know that they can become unorganized. Follow the steps below to create a well organized, powerful computer organization system. These instructions are for Windows users, but the instructions can apply on other operating systems also, in the abstract. Steps Make folders. If you … Read more
You can remove a mounted volume, also known as dismounting a volume when you no longer want separate drives, or partitions on your computer for extra storage purposes. You can dismount a volume on Windows computers using the Control Panel, and on Mac OS X using the Terminal application. Dismounting a Volume in Windows Click … Read more
Error 0xc000007b is an application error code on Windows that appears when a program fails to launch or run. This is generally encountered when an application tries to open on a computer that’s missing important components or runtime files. Most people tend to get frustrated when this problem arises, and either removes the program that … Read more
Are you seeing an error about a file in System32 called ntoskrnl.exe being missing or corrupt? This common Windows XP error might look scary, but it’ll be easy to fix with this simple tutorial! Steps Before trying the steps below, you can test to fix this error by following these 2 quick tips: Boot your … Read more
Windows XP computers may go slower and slower over time. Follow this guide to learn how to speed it up. Steps Remove Spyware and Viruses. Spyware and viruses are leading causes of slowdown because you may have several spyware cookies or trojans that are taking up your processor time for reading and storing and reporting … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to back up the data on your computer, phone, or tablet. Backing up your data creates a copy of your files on an external drive or in the cloud. You can recover your backed-up files and data later if your computer, phone, or tablet is damaged or erased. Android (Google) … Read more
While Windows XP is usually a stable operating system, it still can have a wide variety of problems. Luckily, Microsoft knew that and decided to put in a secret boot mode known as “Safe Mode”. This article will tell you how to enter the Windows XP safe mode. Using Msconfig to get into Safe Mode … Read more
To enter Safe Mode on your Mac computer, press and hold the Shift key as it boots up. In Windows 10 and Windows 8, you can hold Shift and click Restart to open the Troubleshooting menu and select Safe Mode. For Windows 7 and earlier, press and hold F8 while the computer is booting to … Read more
Is your computer running slow? While it may seem like you need to buy a new computer to speed it up, you can typically speed up your old computer. Here are some things that you can do to help speed up your PC. Defragment your Computer Open Start and then type defrag into the search bar. … Read more
This minHour teaches you how to defragment a hard drive, a process that rearranges and better utilizes the space on the drive to improve your PC’s performance. Though defragmenting a hard drive is not typically advised for Mac users, you can see this wikiHow to learn how (and when) this might be necessary. Windows 10 … Read more
Boot Camp is the software that was created to enable Windows to run on your Mac. You may have needed Windows in the past, for work or school, but as technology progresses, it is becoming more and more likely that you can just do everything on the Mac side, rendering Boot Camp obsolete. Deleting the … Read more