Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Enhance Your Gaming With The Game Ready Driver

The Game Ready driver is highly recommended if you really want to drive the experience home. It can be used as one of Windows 8 drivers. This along with other Windows 8 drivers can really enhance your gaming sessions.

Performance Boost

The driver increases performance by up to 19% for GeForce 400/500/600/700 series GPUs in most PC games, vs. GeForce 320.49 WHQL-certified drivers. The results might vary depending on the GPU you use and the configuration of system.
  • GeForce GTX 770- Performance is up by 15% in Dirt: Showdown; Tomb Raider showed a 6% increase.
  • GeForce GTX 770 SLI - Dirt: Showdown saw an increase by 19%, 11% in F1 2012.
  • SLI Technology - Spinter Cell: Blacklist and Batman: Arkham Origins got added SLI profiles.
  • SHIELD - SHIELD streaming is enabled, and now there’s 4K Displays as well. Additionally, there is also support for tiled 4K displays.
Some of the other additional details
  • You get new PhysX System Software 9.13.0725.
  • It also installs HD Audio v1.3.26.4.
  • You also get support for DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 600 series GPUs.
  • Multiple languages are supported, as well as APIs for GPU computing.
Here is a list of supported products:
  • GeForce 300 series: GT 340, GT 330, GT 320, 315, 310
  • GeForce 200 series: GTX 295, GTX 285, GTX 280, GTX 275, GTX 260, GTS 250, GTS 240, GT 240, GT 230, GT 220, G210, 210, 205
  • GeForce 500 series: GTX 590, GTX 580, GTX 570, GTX 560 Ti, GTX 560 SE, GTX 560, GTX 555, GTX 550 Ti, GT 545, GT 530, GT 520, 510
  • GeForce 700 series: GTX TITAN, GTX 780, GTX 770, GTX 760
  • GeForce 600 series: GTX 690, GTX 680, GTX 670, GTX 660 Ti, GTX 660, GTX 650 Ti BOOST, GTX 650 Ti, GTX 650, GT 645, GT 640, GT 630, GT 620, GT 610, 605
  • GeForce 400 series: GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460 v2, GTX 460 SE v2, GTX 460 SE, GTX 460, GTS 450, GT 440, GT 430, GT 420, 405
  • GeForce 100 series: GT 140, GT 130, GT 120, G 100
  • GeForce 8 series: 8800 Ultra, 8800 GTX, 8800 GTS 512, 8800 GTS, 8800 GT, 8800 GS, 8600 GTS, 8600 GT, 8600 GS, 8500 GT, 8400 SE, 8400 GS, 8400, 8300 GS, 8300, 8200 / nForce 730a, 8200, 8100 / nForce 720a
  • GeForce 9 series: 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX/GTX+, 9800 GT, 9600 GT, 9600 GSO, 9600 GS, 9500 GT, 9500 GS, 9400 GT, 9400, 9300 GS, 9300 GE, 9300, 9200, 9100.
This is some of the information pertaining to the Game Ready Driver. Get more scoops on such gaming news from the other posts on this site.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Steps To Create An Email Signature In Outlook 2013

Email signatures are the fingerprints of the corporate world. At times, you will need a short, to-the-point signature for chain replies and later you may need a formal, official looking signature. Unfortunately, the signature option in Microsoft Outlook can be difficult to find and it could be buried deep in the abyss of the backstage mode of operations.
This article explains the Outlook setting configurations to be done to create a signature in the Outlook 2013 program.
Instructions
  • Open the Microsoft Outlook program and then click on the New Email tab at the top left hand corner of the home window.
  • Click on Signature from the top panel that is located next to the Attach item. This will open a drop down menu, which gives you options to add an existing signature to the email that you are working on. Select the signatures from this menu. This will open a Signatures and Stationery window.
  • Click on the New button in the Signatures and Stationery window to make a new signature template of your own.
  • You have the option to Compose your signature in the editing window. If you have your contact info already saved in the Microsoft Outlook program, you may simply import all that information in the form of a business card by just clicking the Business Card button located at the top right corner of the edit options.
  • You have the option to add images to the signature, like a banner or logo by pasting it to the editor or by clicking on the button located to the right of the Business Card button. The web addresses will be hyperlinked automatically. If you wish to add a link of your own, you may click on the Insert Hyperlink button on the extreme right. After doing these steps, click on the OK button. This will save the signature that you have created for future use.
  • Make the new signature your default one. You can do this from the Signatures and Stationery window. This will ensure that this signature is included with every new message, replies or forwards sent from your Outlook account.
  • If you do not want to use a default signature for all the emails, you can insert the signature into individual mails by clicking on the Signature button in the Compose window and then selecting the signature that you just created.
These are the Outlook setting configurations to be done to create and use a signature in the Outlook program. If you have further doubts, you can refer to the Outlook help modules posted in the official Microsoft web site.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Skype Toolbar On Outlook

Skype is a great interface to interact with your friends and family, using video chat. Skype is very simple to use, and can be used to talk to many people at once. Following the recent purchase of Skype by Microsoft, Redmond have integrated Skype into the Outlook application. Your Outlook 2007 can be enabled with the Skype Email Toolbar, which lets you view the status of your Skype contacts. You can start a conversation with these people, directly from the email application, which saves tons of time of having to launch the Skype application separately. You can enable and disable the Skype Email toolbar from Outlook easily, by following these simple steps.

Enabling the Skype Toolbar on Outlook
  • Launch a web browser on the computer and access the Skype webpage. Search for the Outlook Toolbar, and then click on the first link that appears in the search results.
  • To download the installation file of the Skype toolbar, click on the Download now button.
  • Open the downloaded file, and run the installation setup. You will be presented with simple onscreen instructions, which will guide you through the installation process.
  • Now, launch your Outlook email application. Here a prompt will appear, which requests authorization for the Skype services to be operated in Outlook. Click on Allow, then OK, to initiate the installation process. Your Outlook email application will be enabled with a Skype email toolbar, in a couple of minutes.
Disabling Skype Toolbar on Outlook
  • Close the current Outlook 2007 application window.
  • Now press the Windows key on your keyboard, and then press the R key to open the Run command dialog box. In the field in the command box type appwiz.cpl, and then press Enter. This will open the Programs and Features control panel.
  • In the program list, right click on the Skype Toolbar for Outlook option.
  • In the context menu that appears click on Uninstall/Change option and then click on Yes. This should remove the Skype Email Toolbar from your Outlook application.
Now that your Outlook and Skype video chat has been integrated, you can access your online friends on Skype directly from the Outlook email application. Other than Skype, there are many Microsoft Outlook tools available on the Outlook application, which helps you customize your account. You can also configure your Outlook with other mail applications, and sync them using Microsoft Outlook tools. Enjoy video chatting or voice chatting with your friends.