How To Enable Hibernation In Windows 8

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Previously we discussed how to shutdown Windows 8. By default the power button in Windows 8 has only three options, Sleep, Shut Down and Restart. Long time Windows users might remember the good old “hibernation” option in previous versions of Windows. Lets see how can we enable the hibernation option in Windows 8 power button.

Step 1:

Press Windows + I to bring the settings options and then click on Control Panel:

Windows 8 Control Panel Power Settings

Step 2:

In control panel go to Power Options. You can reach it via Hardware and Sound option in control panel:

Windows 8 Control Panel Power Settings

In Power Options, click on Change what the power buttons do:

Windows 8 Control Panel Power Settings

Step 3:

In here, click on Change settings that are currently available:

Windows 8 Control Panel Power Settings

Step 4:

Scroll down to the bottom to see the options in Shutdown settings. Check Hibernation button to include it in power button option. Save changes:

Windows 8 Control Panel Power Settings

That’s it. No need for a reboot. Next time you click on the power button you will see the hibernation option there. Enjoy :)

How to enable subscribe fature on Facebook

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Facebook has launched Subscribe feature which is quite similar to Twitter’s “follow”. If you subscribe to someone, you can get their public posts in your feed. But the other person need not to follow you. It obviates the need of being friends on Facebook. This feature is very helpful for people who are popular and gets 100s of friend requests. All of your friends will be automatically subscribed to your feed and you to their.

The “subscribe” feature is not default. Which means you have to specify Facebook that you want to enable other people to subscribe to your feeds. Lets see how to do that.

Log in to your Facebook account.

Go to this link:

Now on this page you can see the subscribe button. Click on it. It will give you the option of managing your feeds’ visibilities as well. The screenshot might help you:

Hope you are now able to get few subscribers. Enjoy :)

How to install restricted wireless drivers in Ubuntu without wired network

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If you are having trouble with your wireless network adapter then you might get some help from these posts here and here.

To install the restricted drivers (broadcom wireless drivers) in the ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal and Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric without a wired Internet connection follow the instructions below: [Read more…]

How to enable Google +1

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Google’s new offering Google +1 is the counterpart of Facebook like button. As it was expected long back that Google will try something like that to make its searches more person oriented. And here we are with Google +1. It is still a lab feature and is not available by default. But of course you can enable it in your Google profile. Follow these simple steps:

  • Login in to your Google account (Login in to gmail and then use Google without signing out).
  • Follow this link on Google Labs and click on Join this experiment: http://www.google.com/experimental/index.html
  • Now search something on Google. You can see the +1 sign besides that preview icon. If you hover the cursor over, it sparkles.
  • You can click on the +1 symbol. The +1ed searches/sites are stored on your Google profile. If you don’t have a Google profile, then when you click on it, Google will give you an option to create Google profile. Click on Create profile and +1.
  • To see what sites you +1ed you can go to your profile by clicking on the drop down with your name on the top right corner and there select view profile. In your profile choose +1’s tab. You can see all the sites here.

KIM (Keep In Mind): The Google +1 buttons are only available in Google searches. They are yet to implement on different websites like a Facebook like button. You won’t see the +1 button if you search on Bing or Yahoo or search from your browser (even if it uses Google), not for now at the least. Apart from your +1 choices, it also takes into account the +1ed sites by your friends and modifies the search accordingly. Privacy options are available to tweak the settings.

I hope you +1ed this post when you searched for it. Questions and suggestions are always welcomed. Enjoy :)

How to enable Secure “https” brwosing on Facebook

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Its a dirty cyberworld. And with the advancement of technology advanced are the dangers. On an unsecure wi-fi connection hacking facebook is child’s play. You might have heard of “Firesheep” add on of Firefox which enables to login in to others’ opened facebook account on the same network. Apart from that, packet sniffers can also be used to steal your password on the fly. Man in the middle attacks are also very popular in the same sense.

One of the most easy way to avert any of the above attack is to use safe browsing with https(Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) which is an enhanced secure version of the popular http protocol. Till now https was mainly used for secure payment transaction over internet but recently Facebook and twitter added the option of secure browsing to avoid increased compromising of their user accounts.

  • To enable this feature, go to your “Account Settings” on the top right corner.
  • In “Settings” tab look for “Account Security“
  • Click on “change“
  • Tick on the “Secure Browsing (https)“
  • Save it.

At least this will keep your facebook account safe on your network. :)

How to enable Google lab features in gmail?

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Google lab applications are excellent add-ons for a better e-mail experience. Most of them are still under development but that doesn’t stop you from using it. These Lab features certainly gives gmail an edge over other email giants like Yahoo and Hotmail.

To enable google lab features follow the steps:

  • Click on setting tab in the top right corner and choose “Mail settings”
  • Afterward choose “Labs” in Setting Tab
  • Now select your Google Lab feature and “Enable” it from the radio button
  • Save changes
  • Now when you click on “Settings” again you can see “Labs” option in the drop down button

How to switch back from igoogle to classic google?

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igoogle is the customized homepage of google.com. It gives you option of adding lots of stuff on the google page for eg. news, language translator, dictionary, currency and stock information etc.  Though many people use it, I never found it appealing. Recently when I wanted to disable igoogle and switch back to good old classic google, I simply could not find how to do that. Closing and re-opening the page did not help. After sometime only I realized that there is an option in the setting tab on the top right corner of the igoogle page. Click on the gear symbol and choose Classic Home.

The following is the screenshot of the “option”:

The same setting option can be used to switch from classic google to igoogle.