There’s been so much news in recent weeks about stuff that’s going to turn into our computing future that I’m hardly surprised most people have failed to join the dots. If you look at some of, if not all of, the major technology announcements in recent weeks we can see that there is a very [...]

Categories: Apple, Google, Microsoft

There are all manner of images, screenshots and leaked details coming out now about Windows 8 and we already know a lot about what Microsoft want this product to be.  We know it’s going to be smaller, quicker and more agile than even Windows 7 was able to be.  It’s going to have to run [...]

Categories: Windows

We could all use some handy tips now and then. Wouldn’t it be great if they were, quite literally, at our fingertips? If you are a Ubuntu user, those tips can be at your finger tips with the help of a handy tip applet. This applet works in conjunction with the Fortunes application and serves [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

If you’ve followed me long enough, you know I have a soft spot for the Enlightenment desktop. I have gone to all lengths to make sure my distribution of choice has either E16 or E17 installed for those days when I just need a little enlightenment. Those days are many. Fortunately there are plenty of [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Software

Many browser developers have started to fill the new tab page with life, usually a collection of favorite websites but sometimes more than that. The idea is to offer the user quicker access to often used services and websites. Desktop is a Firefox add-on that takes the concept a step further by offering to create [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

So you finally made the plunge and have a brand spanking new Ubuntu Linux desktop. You feel far more superior and safer than you did prior to using Linux. So much more safer you feel like there’s nothing more you need to do to keep your machine and your data safe. And relatively speaking you [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Security

Many Windows users have at least some files on the computer desktop. I for instance like to place temporary text files on it for fast access. Other users may place program shortcuts on the desktop or other files that they access regularly. The shortcuts and files become inaccessible if a window is on top of [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

DeskIntegrator is a small portable program for the Windows operating system that can be used to add program links directly to the desktop right-click menu. We all know that it is possible to add those links manually to the context menu using the Windows Registry, and DeskIntegrator basically offers to graphical user interface for the [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Recently I had a reader request a bit of a “how to” on the GNOME desktop. After giving it some thought, and at first wondering why anyone would need a walk around for the GNOME desktop, I realized that some users simply don’t have the ability to look at the computer desktop from the same [...]

Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic