Preventing Your PC Games From Crashing

It is very frustrating when you are in the middle of a PC game and it crashes. And what is even worse is if this happens at a crucial part of the game such as when you are about to get past a certain stage which has had you frustrated for days. Just at the point when you are about to get complete the part that has been eluding you for so long, your game crashes and then you have to begin again. This can leave you feeling very frustrated but thankfully there are a number of things you can do to stop this from happening.

Most computer games will crash because of the fact that the computer cannot cope with actually running the game but there are things that can help to improve this situation.

• The most common reason why games crash is that there is a mismatch between what the game requires and what your computer is providing. So before installing a particular game, it is recommended that you check the system requirements first. If your current computer cannot meet the requirements of the game then you can either upgrade your system or choose an alternative game. Loading a game on a computer that cannot meet the system requirements will more than likely crash continuously.

• You may find that your game keeps crashing if you have too many programs running on your computer in the background. A way to stop this from happening is to make sure that you don’t have programs running which you don’t need when you are playing your game and that the start up menu does not have any necessary programs on it. Many programs are now available which stop the background processes giving a boost to the gaming experience

• Make sure you have enough space on your hard drive because if you don’t it will mean your game has nowhere to store data needed for the game and it crashes.

• The best way to ensure that your computer’s performance is up to scratch is to make sure files are found easily and this can be done by regularly defragmenting your hard drive.

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Top 5 Most Anticipated Games Of Q1 2011

1. Dragon Age II : The success of its predecessor which was GoTY 2009 has put real pressure on the game developers in Bioware Corp. They need to make sure it is as good as Dragon Age, if not better. This fantasy Role-Playing-Game is all set to spread dragon and darkspawn blood all over your screens from the 8th of March this year.
2. Crysis 2 : Another much anticipated sequel. But its predecessor can be considered the most hyped game that released in the directX 10 engine. Stunning visuals in Crysis have already set a benchmark for Crysis 2 which releases on the 22nd of March. Gamers across the world , however, hope for huge improvements in the gameplay from the development team.
3. Marvel vs Capcom 3 : Fate of Two Worlds : This vs-fighting game also features in our list. Its rare, but there you have it. Such is the following of the Marvel vs Capcom franchise. Its Wolverine vs Ryu and it starts February 15th.
4. Dead Space 2 : Since 2008, the gamer union of the world has been wondering when the sequel to the best ever survival horror FPS will come out. Well, like a ghost in the shadows, Dead Space 2 will surface on the 25th of January…that’s only 5 days from now! Fasten your seatbelts and don’t call your mommy when you see the whole new set of features in this one.
5. Deus Ex : Human Revolution : Eidos Interactive have been at work on this project for quite some time now, and the wait will finally come to an end this March. This game is the third installment of the highly popular RPG series known as Deus Ex.

This small list only sums up a few of the many games that will release in 2011. Which of these perform will only be known when they’re out in the market and the discs begin spinning in the Disk Drives!

5 Factors That Will Keep Your Laptop Battery To Run Longer

After using your laptop for some time, we often notify the laptops charge whether it’s going down very slowly or fastly, if it’s decreasing very fastly then it’s better to assume to say the life of the battery is lessened. So how does this happen? After spending a lot of time researching on these topics I got to know 5 major factors which affects the life oflaptop batteries. When we are using laptops, there are always some basic factors affecting the life of the battery. However, this doesn’t mean that these factors will damage the laptop battery. There are many factors which affects the life of a laptop battery, the factors are:

Factor 1: Temperature

If your laptop is in some sorts of different circumstances then the life of your laptop battery is reduced faster than those in normal circumstance. Increased temperature oftenly affects the life of laptop batteries. If the climate is cold, then your laptop battery is going to take longer to fully charge. Increased heat also impacts the particular battery’s capability to transfer power from the batter to the operating system. The best temperature for laptop batteries is between 50 and 82 degrees.

Factor 2: The speed of the processor

The right operation to install Intel/AMD chip set drivers makes the speed of a laptop quicker, which will extend the life of the battery.

Factor 3: Power source

Always check the connection between the power adapter and your computer’s charging input. If the connection is loosened, then your laptop’s battery will certainly fail to charge.

Factor 4: Age

If the life of your battery in your laptop arrives at the finish of its operating life, it will no longer   needs any more energy from the adapter even it have more strength too. The routines of your PC will tell whether the battery it is worned out or not.

Factor 5: Wireless devices and Bluetooth devices

Those devices will accelerate the use of battery, don’t use wireless, you can disable it in the network and sharing area

After all, if you want to expand or increase your battery life, please pay care to these factors.

5 Factors That Will Keep Your Laptop Battery To Run Longer

After using your laptop for some time, we often notify the laptops charge whether it’s going down very slowly or fastly, if it’s decreasing very fastly then it’s better to assume to say the life of the battery is lessened. So how does this happen? After spending a lot of time researching on these topics I got to know 5 major factors which affects the life oflaptop batteries. When we are using laptops, there are always some basic factors affecting the life of the battery. However, this doesn’t mean that these factors will damage the laptop battery. There are many factors which affects the life of a laptop battery, the factors are:

Factor 1: Temperature

If your laptop is in some sorts of different circumstances then the life of your laptop battery is reduced faster than those in normal circumstance. Increased temperature oftenly affects the life of laptop batteries. If the climate is cold, then your laptop battery is going to take longer to fully charge. Increased heat also impacts the particular battery’s capability to transfer power from the batter to the operating system. The best temperature for laptop batteries is between 50 and 82 degrees.

Factor 2: The speed of the processor

The right operation to install Intel/AMD chip set drivers makes the speed of a laptop quicker, which will extend the life of the battery.

Factor 3: Power source

Always check the connection between the power adapter and your computer’s charging input. If the connection is loosened, then your laptop’s battery will certainly fail to charge.

Factor 4: Age

If the life of your battery in your laptop arrives at the finish of its operating life, it will no longer   needs any more energy from the adapter even it have more strength too. The routines of your PC will tell whether the battery it is worned out or not.

Factor 5: Wireless devices and Bluetooth devices

Those devices will accelerate the use of battery, don’t use wireless, you can disable it in the network and sharing area

After all, if you want to expand or increase your battery life, please pay care to these factors.

How To Hide Friends List On Facebook

Facebook is one of the  great social networking site in which you can share your stories with your friends, photos, videos, and your whereabouts. Whereas there are some Facebook users who will share information freely with everyone in their network, there are some other people who would like to keep some details to themselves, including their list of friends. By default , the “friends list” box is visible on your profile. With the help of Facebook’s enhanced privacy settings you can customize it’s visibility according to your needs
In order to hide your friend’s list just follow these steps
1. First of all sign in to your Facebook account.
2. On the top-right  of your page, click the  “Account” Tab.  Select the third option, “Privacy Settings”.
3. Click “View Settings” which is under the “Connecting on Facebook” label. Here you will find different settings in which you can configure how your friends can find and connect with you.

4. Scroll down and look for the option “See your friend list”.On the drop-down list on the right . Click “Custom”. Then the “Custom Privacy” box is displayed.

5. Click the drop-down list next to “These people” label. Select the last option, “Only Me”. This setting will hide your list of friends from everyone.
6. Click “Save Setting” for changes to take effect.
That’s it! You can test if it’s working by asking any one of your friends
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