Force Close Unresponsive Applications - Windows

Applications tend to stop responding when they run into errors and carry out procedures for a long time. Some of us would like to close these applications and restart the execution (or not at all).

In this article, we will see how to force close such applications : (Even though, this can be done using multiple ways, we are using a method which is common for most of the computers)

01. Open Task Manager [Ctrl + Shift + Esc]
02. Go to the Processes Tab [Earlier version of Windows] or Details Tab [Windows 10].
03. Right-click on the process that you would like to close.
04. Select End Process
05. The application should be closed by now.

WARNING : Since this process mostly happens as an administrator, be careful not to close any process essential to system such as explorer.exe.

Guide to use WhatsApp Web

A desktop client for WhatsApp was long overdue and the team has today released a site that acts as a companion for the app.

To begin using the web client, just follow the following steps:

[ Note : The service is used only when you update to the latest version of WhatsApp. I got my update this morning ]

01.Open WhatsApp. Click the options menu at the top right.
02.Select WhatsApp Web from the options. [Highlighted in the Picture]

03.Now, you will open a QR code scanner on your mobile device as follows.

04.Go to web.whatsapp.com on your desktop.

05. You will see a QR code on your screen.

06. Scan the code using your mobile.

07. That's it! The messages will be synced automatically.

[ Note: If you have a lot of messages, be careful to use Wi-Fi as you may run out of data ]

That's all guys. Wish you happy chats.. :D

List of shortcut keys in Sublime Text

Using keyboard shortcuts to perform tasks drastically improves your workflow speed and is very useful when you are typing, as you don't have to alternate between the mouse and the keyboard.

However, to be able to use them you have to know them. I started hunting for the keyboard shortcuts of Sublime text and found that it is already listed within the software as a file.

Just follow the following steps:
Go to Preferences -> Key Bindings - Default
A new file opens with all the shortcuts
P.S.: I am warning you. It is an exhaustive list

The best part about Sublime text is that even these are customisable. Set your own custom shortcuts using the Key Bindings - User. But, that will take another article.
Thank you for Visiting.

Remove Empty Folders in Windows

Many people tend to install and uninstall a lot of software on a regular basis. They even record videos and take amazing photos in their smartphones thanks to the increasing power of smartphone cameras. In such conditions, it is not very uncommon to create unused directories or empty directories. Though these directories do not take much space(unless you count some temp or database files), they often create an inconvenience. 

I have been using an amazing tool called RED, which stands for Remove Empty Directories. I have started using the command line recently, and I searched around to see if I can use a command that recursively deletes empty directories. 

I found the following solution in an answer found on the website, Superuser.

for /f "delims=" %%d in ('dir /s /b /ad ^| sort /r') do rd "%%d"


The command deleted recursive empty directories. For people who are unaware of how to run the command:

1.Open Notepad
2.Paste the command(Do yourself a favor and don't try to type in, unless you are very sure).
3.Save the file as "Any_Name.bat" (the double quotes and the .bat extension are very important).
4.Copy this file to the directory where you want to delete empty directories.
5.Double click to run the File.

Voila! And, you are done....

Windows Flag in Linux Kernel 3.11

      Linux Kernel V 3.11 was recently released to the public (September 2,2013) and a lot of users noted that the Linux logo contained the Windows Flag. 

     The version is also named as Linux for Workgroups. The following statement was earlier said by Linus Torvalds in an interview : "I think I will call it 3.11 Linux for Workgroups."

[I wrote this article after referring to this question : http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/89296/ ]