0 How to open Windows' Task Manager Quickly With The Keyboard

Do you know you can open Windows’ Task Manager easily from your Computer's keyboard?
Well, you might want to say "Opening Task Manager is quite easy" - Agreed, but how about making it even easier and faster?

In this article, I'll introduce you to a more simpler way of launching the Manager on your Computer without going through the normal process of Right-clicking the Taskbar & Selecting it there.

Here's How.
Anytime you need to open the Task-Manager, just press the shortcut below and (tadaa) it's opened. CTRL + SHIFT + ESC

That's it.
Make your friends believe you're a Computer guru by taking into effect these shortcuts.
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2 How to Quickly Re-Open Accidentally Closed Browser-Tabs

Here's a quick tip on how to recover accidentally deleted tabs on your browser.
Though this feature is added to the context menu of some browsers, it isn't in most.

So, anytime you close a valid tab unknowingly/mistakenly, all you

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0 How To Force-Quit Running Apps On iPhone or iPad Devices

Once in a while, some apps tend to act funny and completely freeze-up your device.
Though, this isn't a common/rampant issue with an iOS, it might just happen that your iPad/iPhone becomes unresponsive to touch and then the device is stuck with sometimes a white screen.
Luckily, you can now easily force-quit applications in times like this without having to download any extra softwares.

Here's How...

Method 1 »

1. Hold down the device's ‘Power button’ at the 'top' and wait until “Slide to Power Off” message appears on the screen.
2. Release the ‘Power button’
3. Finally, hold the ‘Home button’ at the base of the screen until the frozen application is forced to quit.

Method 2 »

1. Double-click the ‘Home’ button until the app-switcher pops-up on the screen.
2. Hold-down the frozen application's icon and click on the Minus symbol at the top-left side of the icon.

If after trying both methods and the problem persists, you might consider switching-off the phone itself or if on next reboot, thesame app gives you this problem, then you should delete it and download its latest version from the App Store.

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3 How To View/Disable Plug-ins In All Browsers

For some reasons best known to you, you might want to disable/view plug-ins on your PC's browsers.
These Plug-ins consists of Flash players, Java etc and often adds some loop-hole to the security of the Computer.

Therefore in this tutorial, we'll be relating on how to disable these individual plug-ins on all popular browsers.
Note :
Each browser has its own peculiarity as well as different ways of viewing these installed Plug-ins.

Mozilla Firefox

Accessing installed plug-ins in Mozilla is quite easy compared to other browsers.
Just Click on the Firefox Menu button » Add ons » Plugins

Now, to disable individual plugins, simply click on the ‘Disable’ button.
You can equally get additional information about a specific plugin by clicking Options.

To gain access to firefox's old plug-ins page, type the following in the address bar and hit enter
about:plugins.

Google Chrome

To view installed plug-ins in Google Chrome, type chrome://plugins in the browser's address bar and hit Enter.
Once there,you will discover that most(if not all) of the plug-ins there are set to notify you each time it's to be used.
You can get rid of the stress by checking the boxes under the specific plug-in you would like to run automatically.

Opera Browser

Opera plug-ins are hidden in a page and can be accessed only with a short code (just like chrome).
To view these plug-ins, type opera:plugins in address bar and hit Enter.

From this page,you can enable/disable installed plug-ins using the ‘Disable’ button.
Note :Changes will take effect after restarting browser.

Internet Explorer

Plug-ins in Explorer are listed with other browser add-ons installed in the computer system.
To access it,click on the gear/spanner menu at the top right corner of the screen and select ‘Manage add-ons’.

Now, click on the drop-down box at the left-side of the pop-up to view all add-ons at once.
To disable an add-on,simply select it in the list and make use of the ‘disable’ button at the bottom-right-corner of the screen.

HOW TO UNINSTALL A PLUG-IN.

As you might have noticed, browser's do not have an in-built way to un-install plug-ins.
So,just go to the Control Panel and locate the plug-in(s), then, un-install it as you would a normal widows' application.

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0 How To Add ‘Open With’ To Right-Click Menu For All Files

To open files/programs with 'specific' applications on windows is not quite straightforward as you have to pass through some processes before getting to the final destination.

Having to repeat this tardy steps everytime can even make it a whole lot more frustrating.
Therefore,a solution has been provided in this article to make opening of files with dedicated softwares a click-away.

In this tutorial,I'll be making use of “Notepad” as an illustration,but be rest assured all softwares are configured thesame way.

How To Add applications To Right-click Menu.

1. Open ‘Registry’ by holding Windows key + R
2. Type ‘Regedit’ in the textbox and hit enter.
3. Navigate to “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell” and right-click on shell
4. Go to New » Key and give the newly created key a name you can easily remember E.G 'Open Notepad'
5. Again, right-click on the new key and create another key below it.
   Give it the name “command”

6. Now, double-click on “(Default)” at the right panel, and paste this in the text-box.
   notepad.exe %1
   and the change will take effect automatically.
Note »
To switch notepad with another application or create a new one,simply change ‘notepad.exe’ with another application's name.
E.g :
Photoshop.exe

That's all.
I believe this isn't new to some computer geeks,but it sure is to others.

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0 Airtel Unveils Data Plans for BlackBerry 10 -Offers customers unlimited BBM access and more bytes.

Guest post submitted by: Zino Emielu

Shortly after becoming the first operator to sell the flagship BlackBerry 10 in its shops nation-wide, leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria has unveiled special data bundled packages exclusively for the top notch smartphone device.

The Airtel’s BlackBerry10 (BB10) Data Plan which features three different bundles: BB10 Max, BB10 Mid and BB10 Lite , is currently the best package in the country as customers get up to 1.5GB, offering more bytes than any other in the market.

The Airtel BB10 plan is available to both prepaid and postpaid customers. Postpaid customers can access the data plan by contacting their Key Account Managers or visiting the nearest Airtel showroom for activation.
Airtel prepaid customers are to dial
*440*7# - For the BB10 Max monthly plan;
*440*10# - For the BB10 Midmonthly plan
and
*440*13# - For the BB 10 Lite monthly plan.
In addition, prepaid customers can also activate the plan via sms by sending BBM, BIM and BLM for BB10 Max monthly, BB10 Mid monthly and BB10 Lite monthly respectively, to special code 440.

With data speed up to 42mbps and presently the largest 3G network in Nigeria covering 36 states + FCT, enjoying the latest BB10 smartphone is best done on Airtel network.

The Airtel BlackBerry 10 Smartphone sells for N100, 000, while the special data bundle offer would last for three months.
For further enquiries please contact us on:
Website – www.ng.airtel.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/airtelng
Twitter – www.twitter.com/ airtelnigeria
Youtube – www.youtube.com/airtelnigeria

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