If you’ve started using Ubuntu 10.04 already, you are probably having a fairly good experience. What a lot of people might not know is just how deeply that good experience goes. An issue that has plagued Linux since inception is fonts. Whether it be the lack of “standard” fonts (and by standard I mean Microsoft) [...]
Conhost.exe Information
I just noticed the process conhost.exe for the first time in Windows 7. Not sure if it was never there before or if I did not have the Windows Task Manager open at the time it was running on the operating system. The properties of the conhost.exe process describe it as the Console Windows Host [...]
Dropbox Folder Sync Lets You Sync Any Folder With Dropbox
Dropbox is a popular file synchronization service that allows its users to synchronize files and folders between multiple computer systems. Additional features allow them to share files and folders easily or access them on the Dropbox website. There was not an easy way until now to synchronize folders that are not placed inside the Dropbox. [...]
How To Restore The Recycle Bin Icon
Windows users are used to seeing two icons on the Windows desktop. The My Computer icon and the Recycle Bin icon. We told you yesterday how you can restore the my computer icon in all Windows operating systems. If you have read the article you already know how you can restore the recycle bin icon [...]
Lookup Windows Error Codes Offline
It happens from time to time in Windows that you stumble upon a rather cryptic error code instead of a carefully worded error message that explains exactly what happened and what do to do solve the problem. But what if you get a code like code 646 Windows Update encountered an unknown error instead? Not [...]
How To Remove The Folder Lock Icon
If you open Windows Explorer in the Windows operating system you will eventually come upon some folders with a lock icon. If you try to open those folders you will get an access denied error message. The lock icon indicates a file or folder with special permissions and that the active user is restricted from [...]
Opera Settings Import And Export Tool
Opera users who want to synchronize the web browser can do that with Opera Link easily. Opera Link synchronizes bookmarks, notes, the browser history and a few settings between browsers if the same Opera Link account is configured properly. Not everyone wants to use Opera Link on the other hand. The two main concerns are [...]
The Scribes experience: It’s all about productivity!
When a text editor’s catch phrase is “Scribes: It’s about the experience, not features.” you have to wonder what you are in for. However, Scribes is a very different editor. Scribes is all about making you productive. In fact, the developers of Scribes declare you will become exponentially more productive when using their tool. Why? [...]
Thunderbird 3.1 Beta 2 Released
Hot of the press is the second beta of the popular email client Thunderbird 3.1. Beta 2 introduces several new features including a new migration assistant, new quick filter toolbar, improved Personas support but also fixes to improve upgrading from Thunderbird 2, stability and memory improvements as well as design improvements and corrections. The Quick [...]