Setting up a wireless network can be a hassle. You need to remember the security key and tediously type it in correctly for all devices on your network.While that is a one-time […]
Malware as it is comes in many forms. Sometimes there are viruses that will lock your antivirus program and render it unusable. What do you do to escape this? There are several […]
Rkill stops malware processes from running. It is useful because active malware processes running on your PC may not be detected by antivirus software. You can always go to the Task Manager […]
If you have to use different languages in Windows 7, it comes with a pre-installed selection of different language viewing options. This can be done with all versions of Windows including XP, […]
While it is essential to protect Windows PCs with antivirus software, one of the drawbacks of doing so is that it can slow down the PC. While that depends largely on the […]
Millions of emails fly through cyberspace daily, and as is the case for many users, it can be useful to identify the location that the e-mail originated from. Sometimes it is best […]
Most people know that a wiki is an internet-based environment for writers to collaborate and create articles that are easily linked. Media Wiki can be set up quickly with a fast installation. […]
Cookies are small text files that servers can store on your system when your browser or another program connects to them. They can be used for good and bad things. Good for […]
Preset backgrounds for Windows and other operating systems are bland. Some users don’t care, but for a customized look, there is a free source that offers thousands of images that are automatically […]
With over 200 million users, Google Mail, or Gmail, is one of the most used email systems in the world today. Even companies are getting in on the act by moving their […]
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to create your own t-shirt designs, you could do worse than trying out Desktop T-shirt Creator from Uzoom. It’s designed to make creating […]
The screensavers offered as standard with Kindle devices can, to some people, be dissatisfactory. Many people think that Kindle’s are great devices, and from the perspective of a conservationist, can save a […]
The Microsoft Office Suite is indispensable software for so many users. The ability to innovate custom functions in Office 2007 by installation of free add-ins is a practical advantage to anyone using […]
There are lots of different ways to utilize the power of Twitter. Many people use it simply at its most basic level, posting tweets to their followers while scanning those of their […]
VLC Media Player is complete software program, not just a media player. VLC offers a feature to convert FLV, AVI, and other video files to MP3 format. The steps are simple and […]
Update: Please note that Microsoft has retired Windows Live Mesh. Users are asked to use the company's OneDrive service instead. Windows Live Mesh (WLM) is an internet-based remote application developed by Microsoft […]
The choices computer users have in terms of clipboard software have exploded over the past several months. More valuable programs are appearing than have ever before, and tech fans are taking advantage […]
When it comes to the attitudes with which various people approach the concept of email we find highly fragmented groups, even within the confines of such a relatively small group like techies. […]
WinHelp is a long dead dinosaur and was soon followed by Microsoft Compiled HTML help files (.CHM) when they released Windows 98. Though it is still supported by Windows 7, .CHM has […]
Windows Task Manager, among other functions, allows you to stop applications and processes that are interfering with the Windows operating system or particular programs and applications. This is particularly pertinent when malware […]
Over the years we have posted several different plugins and applications that helps make social networking easier by making it more readily available. There really is no reason that users of the […]
Managing a workspace as an independent contractor or micro company works much differently than in the past. There was a time when the independent contractor would either go out and find their […]
While many people online thought that the battle between Google and Facebook might cool off once Google+ was released, the events of the past week have proven quite the opposite. First, Google+ […]
Back when Vista came out some years ago the widget panel was supposed to drastically change the way that Windows users utilized their machines. It didn’t. Few people wound up using it […]
Software exists today that allows you to chart your patterns of though and brainstorms in easy to navigate illustrations. Such programs allow you to make flowcharts that send you from one thought […]
Not all RSS readers are the same. Indeed, some are far more useful than others and deserve to be pulled from the pack. One such reader is NewsSquares, a Chrome app specifically […]
Automating our machines can help us shorten the time it takes to do specific tasks or keep our computers from timing out of processes that we really want them to keep doing. […]
It seems the Facebook development team is not at all amused by Google+’s way of handling groups. The new social networking network utilizes “circlets†– small units in which you can arrange […]
Sorting through the mess of financial programs on the market today can be so difficult that many people give up altogether. There are simply too many poor applications on the market that […]
Video chat has not met up to the standards that we, the people of the world, hoped it might. The hope was the perhaps webcams could become the way of the next […]
Those who work with a lot of open windows on their computer know that they can be a bit of a drag to keep organized. Moving them around can inadvertently cover up […]
Google welcomed the world to the new day with a brand new secret product that is already prepared for your use. It is called “What do you love?†(www.wdyl.com) and it goes […]
Many people tend to collect a lot of one thing or another – some people really enjoy a large media collection, others have hundreds of different model trains. What some fail to […]
Many occupations require individuals to take recordings of meetings and interviews to review later. Those notes are eventually transcribed, but that process can be a long and difficult one. It seems as […]
Some of us do a lot of copying and pasting during an average day, and from time to time the standard Windows clipboard simply does not cut it. Whether you need to […]
It seems that techies want to yell louder and louder about cloud computing every day. It’s apparently the way of the future, exhilarating, terrifying, and the best and worst things you can […]
Five years ago Ghacks released a blurb about a new program that was brand new for computers. Called Workrave, the small application provided notices to keep computer users from spending too many […]
It can seem to us that the internet is a limitless place, and in many ways it is. Organizations can always expand their servers to accommodate more traffic, or more content, of […]
Since the days of Star Wars and Star Trek, we’ve dreamed of technological advances that would make us faster, stronger and capable of doing more than ever before. Sure, we’re not quite […]
Some of us wind up creating a lot of unique documents and files each day. It tends to clutter up our Documents folder and slow down navigation when trying to pinpoint a […]
