Browse the Benign Blog archive for 2013. This yearly archive groups the articles published during that year and provides a cleaner path to older reference material.
The archive is useful when you want to scan legacy posts by period instead of by category, especially for technical guides that were originally published in a specific month.
Months in 2013
Corrosion of Battery Terminals: Explanation, Cleaning & Prevention
Sometimes, terminals or posts of lead acid batteries corrode due to which connection between batteries and appliance cuts off completely or weakens. In vehicles, corrosion restricts ignition of engines because enough current is not drawn from batteries. What causes this corrosion, what compounds are formed on terminals, and how to prevent this corrosion from happening …
Solutions for UPS and Power Inverter Problems
Problems related to uninterruptible power supply and Power Inverter have been discussed here with possible remedies. If you have any UPS or Power Inverter related issue, this post is helpful to fix that. Someone might argue why I have made a single post for two separate products. The answer is simple. If a power inverter …
Lightning Does Not Especially Strike Black Objects And Living Bodies
Some people believe that it is not safe to walk outside during lightning as it can kill you. Some others believe that one should not use black umbrella or wear black dress while going outside during thunderstorm as lightning strikes black objects more often. Fortunately, there is no truth in the superstition that lightning especially …
How To Backup Data with SSD [RAID 1 / Disk Mirroring]
If we compare the technology of computers we have today with the technology we had 25 years ago, we will observe a major leap of progress. With the improvements come more demands, that’s what we observe in computer and the related technologies. Digital work which used to fit on a floppy two decades ago now …
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack Review – Best Windows Codec Pack
Windows is the most popular and commonly used operating system today. Despite of being the best in the software market, this OS does not offer everything by default which a user needs. So, utilizing third party software is must. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is one of those software which a user should have to make …
MediaCoder Review: Freeware Universal Media Converter, Transcoder
A media transcoding software is always required to convert an audio or video file from one format or container to another format or container with required specifications to make it compatible with different devices and applications. There are numerous kinds of media converting and encoding software available today of which most good and well developed …
Why Cloud Storage Should Not Be Used As A Primary Storage
Cloud storage (also known as online storage, file sharing service or file hosting service) is a widely used technology today. It is integrated in certain operating systems like in case of Windows RT and Windows 8.1, and it is also available separately to consumers free of charge or after paying certain amount of money. If …
Customize Default Sharing Buttons On Blogger Blog – Tutorial
Blogger platform was launched by Pyra Labs in 1999 which was later acquired by Google in 2003. Since then, Google has brought major updates to user interface of main control panel among with the introduction of new features, and lots of improvements to templates customization and deployment system. Post editor also went through an over …
Customize “Comments” Links On Home Page Of Blogger Blog – Tutorial
Today, Blogger is a widely used blog platform which is totally free and easily manageable. Users get the freedom to customize their websites according to their needs to improve the look and search engine optimization of their websites. Google offers free stock templates to begin with which are fully customizable. These stock templates are also …
How To Recover From Effects Of Google Algorithm Changes – Self Help Guide
Google is updating its search engine algorithm frequently which has widely affected numerous websites including some reputed large websites. This website was also once affected by such algorithmic changes as a result of which website temporarily lost its traffic by 50%. But the nightmare is long over and the website has fully recovered. A number …
Windows 8.1, An Analysis Of Included And Removed Features
Code named Windows Blue has now officially been declared as Windows 8.1 by Microsoft. It is almost ready and under testing phase right now before its final release. Windows 8.1 Preview is officially available for consumers to download and test it to make it sure that final release is bugs free. Currently, it is not …
3 Best Free Parental Control Software To Filter Internet – Review
Internet in a mere sense is an alternative world where when a person enters forgets about the time and the busy world around him. Internet on one hand is extremely beneficial but on the other hand is full of contents which may not be appropriate for kids of certain age group and for those people …
Aliens Mystery: Best Hoax To Cover Up Secret Research Projects!
Since the mid 20th century, a science fiction has become popular in stories and especially movies. The foundation of this fiction was strange flying objects which people claimed to see at certain locations. These flying objects were named as UFOs which mean unidentified flying objects. The term was officially created in 1953 by US Air …
Coal Is The Cheap Source Of Electricity Generation After Hydropower
Today, electricity has become the basic necessity of life. To fulfill this need, governments utilize different means to produce electricity. Independent power producers and power plants owned by government itself both have to put abundant electricity in national or regional grids to fulfill the requirements of people. Due to the consistent increase in power consumption, …
The Six Devastating Human Behaviors
Behaviors are the integral part of human life. Behaviors are something which are ever changing. One moment, a person is happy, the next moment he could be angry or worried about something. Study of human psychology has become a complete field today. Out of all kinds of human behaviors, there are some negative behaviors which …
Are Mermaids Real? Animal Planet Presents Evidence
We are told stories that mermaids, half woman and half fish used to flirt with sailors, pirates and other people who used to travel through oceans in past. There are numerous novels and movies which portray mermaids. The history of these fictitious creatures is thousands of years old. Is this creature only a fiction or …
How To Use Task Manager On Slow Android Phone Without Losing Performance
When Task Managers or Task Killers which are available at Google Play Store are used, many people complain about loss of performance, speed degradation and sometimes, frequent restart of mobile phone. One can overcome such issues by taking small measures. Good Task Manager has an option of “Ignore List”, “Exception List” or sometimes simply “Ignore”. …
Mainstream Media And Channels Of Lies
Media is the biggest source of communication and information today. And it is also the biggest liar in the world. Even lawyers can not beat news media in telling lies. Not even politicians can do kind of lame propaganda and manipulation which media can do. I am not talking about that part of media which …
Why Lead Acid Batteries Die Earlier Than Expected – Reasons
There are several reasons behind failure of lead acid battery much earlier than expected. Some major reasons are elaborated here which cover both sealed lead acid (SLA) battery and flooded (wet) lead acid battery. 1- Quality of Battery Quality of battery is majorly responsible for its life span. A good quality lead acid battery can …
Small Birds Chirp Much Louder Than Their Size
Small birds like Sparrows, Parakeets and especially Carolina Wren can chirp so loud that this could be sometimes irritating for the close listener instead of pleasing. A person might wonder how it is possible that a small living being can sound so much louder. Actually, sounds produced by small birds have high pitch and also …
Human Grows Slower Than Other Mammals And Vertebrates
It is a general observation that mammals other than human beings grow up faster and achieve height and adulthood much earlier than a human child if life span is considered. Same is true in case of other vertebrates if their growth rate is compared with the growth rate of human body. Especially birds which can …
Why Lithium Ion & Lithium Polymer Batteries Are Widely Used
These days, lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries are widely used in mobile phones, laptops, tablets, netbooks, cameras etc. What is the reason behind their extensive use in different gadgets? Lets learn about it. 1- Lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries provide higher capacity with smaller size as compared to other types of batteries. For …
Even Internet Explorer 10 Is “Internet Toilet”
No matter how many benchmark reports are out there which prove that how fast and nice Internet Explorer 10 is, actual story is still untold. Ask those web developers how much horrible nightmare internet explorer is for them. I am in this field and I know how much internet explorer sucks. Now, what is the …
Blogging Techniques For A Successful Blogging
You will find a lot of information about how to customize a blog, optimize it on search engines and other details related to blogging in this article. Here, I have discussed in details what a blogger should never do which can affect his blog badly and what a blogger should do to become a successful …
Buy A Desktop Computer For Gaming Not A Laptop
Different platforms are available for gaming today. One of these widely used is PC. So, if you desire to choose this platform, you must know what is best for you and what is not. I shall give some valid reasons to help you choose the best from the category. Sellers or other people can mislead …
Flash Memory: The Future Of Digital Storage
Modern technologies have changed lives of human beings. Information technology in one sense has made the world a global village. Internet does not require visa to visit a country virtually. You should have a computer and an internet connection to take a tour of that country to seek information and meet its people. In a …
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2013 – Free Full Version [Giveaway]
Ashampoo is offering its latest WinOptimizer free of charge. It is an excellent tool to increase performance of Windows on slow computers. To download it, link is given below. Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2013 has certain features which can help you regain the speed which you are missing due to load of useless temporary files, deleted files, …
MicroSD, MicroSDHC Benchmark: Performance Test Of Famous Brands
MicroSD and MicroSDHC memory cards manufactured by famous companies like SanDisk, Kingston, Samsung, Transcend, Toshiba and halfway popular TwinMOS have been analysed and benchmarked to reveal the performance delivered by their memory cards. The comparison of performance test reports of flash cards will help users choose the best product for their needs. Brands analysed: HP, …
Tips To Increase Backup And Life Of Smartphone Battery
Tips to increase backup: 1- If you have bought a new smartphone and experiencing poor or unsatisfied battery backup, charge the phone battery full then discharge it to as low as 10 %. Repeat this process 9 or 10 times. Lithium inside battery will settle and backup will increase. 2- To preserve battery charge, it …
Ashampoo HDD Control 2 – Review
An excellent software to deal with your hard disk drive. Ashampoo HDD Control 2 has extensive features which many HDD tools lack. Ever wondered how many hours your HDD has served you? This software can even tell you that. From health to performance, hard disk drive has S.M.A.R.T. data updated regularly to keep track of …
Norton Internet Security 2013 – 90 Days Extended Free Trial
Recently, AV-TEST, an independent IT security and research institute has ranked Norton Internet Security 2013 among top antivirus protection suites available in market. And that is true because latest internet security suite designed by Symantec offers top quality protection and usability with prompting updates against latest threats. Norton offers free trials of its products on …
Best Freeware Applications For Android Smartphones & Tablets
Google Play Store is increasingly getting crowded with applications. If you search for one requirement, you will find a lot of applications designed for the same purpose. But are all those applications as good as claimed by developers? Apparent look does not tell the whole story as a good looking application can be most resources …
About Windows 8, An Honest Opinion
Since the release of Windows 8, we are hearing complains that this is the worst product ever developed by Microsoft. Critics are the leaders in this scenario to pronounce Windows 8 the downfall for Microsoft. Most of these critics are either Macintosh fans or any other operating system lovers. Fortunately, there is no truth in …