VIRTUAL BOX - EASY TUTORIAL FOR BEGINNERS

VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization  product for enterprisea as well as home use. In simple words it is a computer within a computer. It uses resources from your computer and forms a virtual PC in your computer. Of course its features can't exceed that of your real computer. You can do everything that you may normally do on your computer, you can load CD, connect to the Internet, use your removable drives like pen-drives etc. It is very useful to test new OS that you may be thinking of installing or test unstable programs or softwares which may harm your computer. It is a boon for those who create or study viruses and malwares as it is completely stand alone and doesn't let any bad effects to affect your real computer. It is also useful for amateur hackers to practice their new learned skills without jeopardizing the computer. It is completely free to download and can be used for no cost. Here is a basic step by step tutorial for beginners to get started with Virtual-box.

Emulate Internet Explorer In Firefox (using "IE Tab" Firefox addon)

Firefox users have many times faced the problem where you need Internet Explorer to display certain web pages. This problem occurs mainly on websites of educational institutes. Its a waste of time to start Internet Explorer every time the user comes across such webpages, some Firefox users may feel very uncomfortable using the unfamiliar Internet Explorer. The unnecessary hardships and mental strain can be easily avoided by using a popular Firefox addon IE Tab. Click on "read more" to know about the addon.

IE Tab

It is a very easy to use Firefox addon, which can be used to emulate Internet Explorer in Firefox. Just right click on the website you want to open in IE and select the option "view page in IE". It opens a new tab in Firefox and displays the page as it would be displayed in Internet Explorer. There is another option "view page in Ext.App." which can be used to start the original IE on your PC and display the webpage in it. You can even set some websites to always open in the IE Tab, if you think they are displayed better in IE tab. It is also very useful for web developers to quickly check how their website will appear on Internet Explorer.
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Note:- It only work on Windows. Mac and Linux support is currently in development.

DOS BOX (ms-dos emulator)

Are you a retro gamer or sometime just feel like reviving old memories by playing old dos games, but are unable to do so because  your pc doesn't support it or the game becomes too fast due to the latest fast processors. do not worry, here is a perfect solution for you.
DOS BOX emulates an 'IBM pc' compatible computer running MS-DOS, it is mainly used to play old games but is also used to run some old dos programs. as the dos-box emulates the cpu by interpretation it is independent of the host cpu. it is capable of emulating many types of graphic and sound hardware. it also has many interesting features, like it can capture screenshots and take video footage of the gameplay. and the cherry on the cake is that it is a freeware, means you can download and use it for free.you can also vary the speed of the cpu in the dos-box if you feel the game is too fast or too slow.
 
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NOTE :- to start the game in the dos-box, just drag the shortcut of the game into the dos-box.

GRAPHIC CARD EMULATOR (3D Analyzer) TUTORIAL

In today's world of 3d games, a graphic card is a must for every gamer, but all can't afford the costly graphic cards. Though some games are impossible to play without a graphic card, many can be played with a good processor, in-built graphics memory and large amount of RAM, but the problem is that the games just won't allow the user to install it without a graphic card or just wont start without a graphic card. Due to this even after possessing all the resources to play the game the gamer is left out of all the fun. Now this problem can be easily solved using Graphic card emulators.
Graphic card emulators are softwares which emulate or imitate all the features of a real graphic card. They trick the game into believing that the computer has a graphic card installed in it.
3d analyzer is one such software, here is a detailed tutorial on using 3d analyzer.

3D ANALYZER

Step 1) Download and install "3d analyzer" DOWNLOAD