Computer shortcuts enable you to cut even more time when doing various tasks in programs which is key for today’s tech savvy computer user. Nearly everyone knows a few of the more popular ones that are preset on every PC : Ctrl+c to copy, Ctrl+v to paste, etc. They really do save time, and learning [...]
Is OS X Lion hinting at a Mac Tablet?
Yesterday Steve Job’s unveiling of a host of new Apple products and services was very well received, including the official product tour for the next version of OS X on the Mac desktop. Some of the features don’t seem to fit well with the current Mac lineup though and this has left me wondering if [...]
Disable Automatic Photo Tagging Suggestions On Facebook
Facebook introduced a new facial recognition technology last year that offered a semi-automated way to tag people in photos uploaded to the social networking site. Back then, that technology was only available to users from North America. Since yesterday, that feature is available for the rest of world as well. Facebook will basically analyze photos [...]
Apple iCloud, Google Music, Amazon Cloud Drive, Its Getting Crowded
Everyone and their mum seems to be releasing a new cloud based online storage service these days. It started with Amazon and its Cloud Drive service, followed by Google’s announcement of Google Music Beta and now Apple with its iCloud service that replaces MobileMe. Choice is good, but it can be very confusing at the [...]
Apple Announces iCloud and Other Functions
In what Apple enthusiasts called a highly anticipated keynote speech at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco this morning, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced Apple’s future approach to cloud computing. iCloud, Apple’s latest venture into internet data hosting, will allow users to effortlessly stretch media of all sorts – email, calendars, photos, music, documents [...]
QuickScreenShots, Portable Screenshot Taking Application
As a blog owner I know of the importance of screenshots to visualize the textual information of each individual post. For that, they are even more important than other media like videos, considering that not everyone can or likes to play videos while reading an article. But screenshots are also important for search engine visibility. [...]
How To Use ScummVM To Play Old Adventure Games
Ever since the release of Maniac Mansion on the Commodore C-64, and probably even earlier than that (Guild of Thieves for instance), I was fascinated by adventure games. You know, the click and point type of adventure games where you had to pick an action and combine that action with something or someone on the [...]
Add Thumbnails To Your WordPress Blog
Blogging with WordPress is an easy, quick way to get your posts to viewers without sitting down and plugging through an entire website of code yourself. However, there are certain aspects of the program that cause some users pause. For example, many posts benefit from a nice, clean thumbnail seated just to the left of [...]
An Introduction to IPv6
Right now, most of the world is using IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4). The problem is that it does not allow for enough addresses. The world is just too big of a place. Enter IPv6. It provides vastly more addresses (2^128) and is the future of the web. Most users will not notice a difference, [...]