Category: Windows

How to convert & play .3ga audio files on your home computer – continued

Back to the easy way to convert .3ga files. If you’re a little more ambitious and don’t mind getting your hands dirty there are other ways of converting audio files.  Android comes with a great voice recorder application built in and it can be used to create some pretty good quality recordings, particularly if you [...]

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Forgotten your Windows password? How to reset it in 30 seconds.

It’s happened to just about everyone at some time or other.. You try to log on to your computer and you get the dreaded “Did You Forget Your Password” message, which means that you entered the incorrect password.  How annoying is that?  No matter how much you scratch your head, you can’t remember what it [...]

The Absolute Definitive Guide To Speeding Up Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 Computers

Over time, computers running the Windows Operating System, be it Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, begin to go slow. There are various reasons for this. In this article, I am going to provide you with the most common solutions to computer slow-downs. Just work through this short guide, step-by-step and you’ll eliminate the most [...]

Beware of fraudulent phone calls and emails

It seems to be ever more common that people are receiving telephone calls from people who claim that they are a Microsoft Technical support technician. Be VERY wary of these types of calls. Unless you first have contacted Microsoft and opened a support ticket they will NOT contact you. This type of fraudulent call attempts [...]

How to Defragment your Windows computer

Over time, the data stored on your computer’s hard drive will become fragmented which can start to slow things down, particularly if the disk is starting to run low on space and it’s been a while since any housekeeping was done.  This is where it becomes necessary to defragment the hard drive.  Think of your [...]

How to perform a System Restore in Windows XP / Vista / 7

There comes a time in the life of every Windows PC where it just seems to have a problem that seems to be impossible to fix. Is a complete wipe of the system and a factory reinstall the only solution?  There is another way to try before having to go down that tedious route.. The [...]

How to use the Bitcoin peer-to-peer currency on a PC and Android mobile phone

Bitcoin is a relatively new development that is starting to revolutionise the way people are able to transfer currency. It does away with banking transactions and any other third party interference that traditionally gets in the way of one person wishing to send some currency to somebody else with as little fuss (or cost) as [...]

How to convert & play .3ga audio files on your home computer

If you’re looking for what must be one of the easiest, most comprehensive methods of converting .3ga to .mp3 and also a whole host of other formats then you need Convert Genius.   To convert .3ga files to .mp3 there are several other, more complicated ways that we’ll cover later, but first read on for the simple [...]