How to Recalibrate Your Laptop Battery
From time to time, you may notice that your laptop’s battery doesn’t stay charged as long as it should.
Latest Posts
-
-
Is the Desktop Dying Out?
When Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 yesterday they said what most people were expecting them to, that a new tablet-friendly interface would be the default way to
-
Every Facebook User Has Multiple Passwords
Facebook users log in to the social networking site with their username and password.
-
Windows 8 unveiled with a focus on Metro
Windows chief Steven Sinofsky unveiled Windows 8, well some of it anyway, to the world today and put most of the focus on touch and the new Metro interface that
-
Microsoft, Adobe Ready Security Updates
It is the second Tuesday of the month again and this means security patch day at Microsoft and Adobe.
-
Facebook Improves Friend Lists, Introduces Smart Lists
Facebook has just announced that they are updating and improving friend lists on the social networking sites.
-
Windows 8 Download, Developer Preview
Microsoft today will release a developer preview of Windows 8 to the public.
-
ShareMeNot, Block Automatic Social Media Button Information Sharing
When you load a website on the Internet that has social media buttons embedded, you are automatically sharing information with those social media sites.
-
Repair Internet Connection Issues With Connectivity Fixer
As a work from home guy I rely on my Internet connection.
-
Configure Alerts For News In RSSOwl
I currently have 220 different website feeds configured in the desktop feed reader RSSOwl.
-
Kernel Outlook PST Viewer, Access Old Outlook Emails
If you are like me, you keep backups or copies of important data that you no longer need on your computer in case you need access it in the future again.
-
CherryTomato, Pomodoro Technique Software Timer
The Pomodoro Technique is a time management technique where you jot down tasks on the list and work on those tasks in 25 minute intervals.
-
Free File Wiper, Delete Files So That They Cannot Be Recovered
Free File Wiper is a free program for PCs running Microsoft Windows that allows you to delete files by overwriting them securely.
-
Firefox Preloader, Start Firefox Faster
The start up time of the Firefox web browser ranges from almost instant to half a minute or even more on some systems.
-
Open The Thunderbird Address Book Separately
Thunderbird, like any other email program, comes with an address book that contains email addresses and often other information about contacts.
-
How will Microsoft Market Windows 8 tomorrow?
Tomorrow (Tuesday 13th September 2011) sees the official unveiling of Windows 8 from Microsoft at their BUILD conference in Anaheim, California.
-
DeskDuster, Hide Desktop Icons Automatically
I have about 15 to 20 icons on my desktop, mostly documents that I need to open on a regular basis.
-
How to Customize Default Line Spacing in Microsoft Word 2007, 2010
When you have made the move from older versions of Microsoft Office to Office 2007 or Office 2010, one of the first things that you notice in Word is the differ
-
AutoWinRarZip, Automatically Extract Archives
AutoWinRarZip has been specifically designed for users who download archives regularly on their computer.
-
NotiPage, Monitor Web Pages For Uptime, Changes
I can think of a few situations where it makes sense to monitor a web page.
-
EFS, and why you shouldn't ever use it!
Yesterday I wrote here about the BitLocker security file encryption system that was introduced with Windows Vista.
-
StreamWriter 3 Released, Internet Radio Stream Recording Software
Recording Internet Radio streams is without doubt one of the best ways to increase a music collection legally.
-
How to Hack the Windows Experience Index
When you look at the Windows Experience Index (WEI), you see certain information about your PC.
-
Rapportive, Richer Contact Profiles For Gmail
When you read or reply to emails on Google's mail service Gmail, you see the email addresses and contact names of the recipients and senders.
-
How To Cancel Drag And Drop Operations In Windows
Drag and drop operations can be very handy in Windows Explorer.
-
Microsoft Mouse Without Borders, Control Multiple PCs With One Mouse
Have you ever worked with two or even more computers at the same workplace? Maybe by using a desktop computer and a laptop at the same time.
-
Bitlocker, a Guide for the Uninitiated
BitLocker, first introduced with Windows Vista, is a full drive encryption technology that works with hardware in compatible computers known as a Trusted Platfo
-
Team Fortress 2 [Game Saturday]
I started playing Team Fortress 2 when the beta came out and continued to play it once Valve released the game on Steam, and later on to the retail market.
-
Running System Restore in Windows 7 from your Windows Disk
When your computer is running at peak performance you probably won’t think twice about running system restore to restore it to a previous state.
-
PriceBlink, The Best Automatic Coupon Finder?
You can save lots of money with coupons.
-
WinRAP, Protect, Hide Running Applications In Windows
There is no way to hide or protect applications in the Windows operating system so that users with local access to the operating system cannot see and access th
-
IPvFox, Display All Connections A Web Page Makes
Chance is that the web pages that you are connecting to with your web browser load elements from different web servers, and not from one.
-
Windows 8 Fast Startup: Faster Boot Times
I like the idea of booting a computer in a very short amount of time, even though I do not think that it will make such a big impact on desktop PCs.
-
Avira 2012 Beta Versions Now Available
It is the time of the year again where security software developers are pushing out updates for their products that increase the version or year by one.
-
Share Microsoft Office Documents on Facebook with Docs.com
While Windows Live SkyDrive can allow you to share documents, the person with whom you wish to share an Office document with will have to sign up for a new acco
-
Search For Copied Photos with Who Stole My Pictures for Firefox
There is a high chance that people will copy your photos or images that you post on the Internet.
-
How To Add Third Party Games To Steam
If you are using the Steam gaming platform for some of your gaming, you might want to make it the central hub for all of your gaming programs.
-
NetworkTrafficView, Network Monitoring, Statistics Tool
The software collection at Nirsoft is held in very high regard by the majority of Windows users.
-
DVD Slim, DVD Covers Creator
Unless you happen to have access to a full blown - some would say bloated - DVD burning suite like Nero Burning Rom you likely do not have access to a DVD [&hel
-
VocabTest, Free Vocabulary Test
I remember the Latin and English vocabulary tests when I was in school.
