Our computers get worked over pretty hard. We run them nonstop all day, pulling up a dozen different windows with ten different operations going on in each. When we go to sleep […]
You may have heard about Webian Shell in the news. If you did not, here is a short article that fills you in on the details. Webian Shell has been released as […]
Google Chrome is one of the leading web browsers and it has become increasingly popular with tech savvy folks as well as those who aren’t quite as tech savvy. The simplicity, usability […]
Internet Explorer 9 supports a new pinned site feature that can be used to pin websites to the Windows 7 taskbar. The combination of IE9 and Windows 7 outlines that its reach […]
Microsoft launched the final version of Internet Explorer 9 on March 14, 2011 at 9PM Pacific Time. This guide provides you with all the information needed about the launch and the new […]
I've written a lot about tablets over the last few months and indeed I now own a Windows 7 tablet myself, the ExoPC Slate. It didn't take much use of this device […]
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 introduces several new features, among them an option to pin websites to the Windows 7 Taskbar. Webmasters can customize the feature by adding meta information to their website's […]
Windows has several areas that are not as customizable as I would like them to be. The start menu comes to mind with its static links that cannot be changed, or Windows […]
The main reason for splitting files is to prepare a file for distribution. File hosts for instance often have file size limitations that force a user to split the file before it […]
We have seen our fair share of application reviews for Windows that change system settings automatically when the computer enters idle state. Most of the applications offer to turn off the monitor, […]
Update: With Opera switching to Chromium just like Google Chrome, the method below is no longer working. To change the cache of Opera 15 or newer, you need to add the startup […]
Did you know that there is no setting in the graphical user interface of the Google Chrome browser to change the location and size of the cache? I searched up and down […]
Like any other modern browser, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 supports tabbed browsing to provide the means to open multiple websites in the same browser window. What many Internet Explorer users do not […]
Recently I did an introductory "walk around" GNOME (see "A walk around the GNOME desktop") which offered the new users to Linux a look from the ground level at one of the […]
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 […]
Every major release if a new web browser comes with lots of activity on technology news site. Everyone aims to be the first to report about something, and some manage to get […]
A maximized window takes over all the space on the computer desktop with the exception of the space occupied by the taskbar, provided that it has not been set to hide automatically. […]
They come under many names, boss key, panic button or anti boss to name a few. Computer users can make use of these applications to quickly switch from their current desktop view […]
PointNLaunch adds application launching options to the Windows operating system to launch certain programs quickly using it. The main purpose of application launchers is to make it easier for users to load […]
You may have heard about a new feature called Tab Sets that has been integrated into the latest developer version of the Firefox web browser. Tab Sets, as the developer call them, […]
There are usually two environments where users may want to run another instance of Skype to use multiple Skype accounts at the same time. The first is a business environment where a […]
Microsoft introduced the User Account Control (UAC) feature in Windows Vista. The security feature quickly became a nuisance for Vista users, as it simply displayed to many prompts to users as there […]
This time around, in our Alternative desktops series, we're going seriously old-school Linux with Fvwm. Although using Fvwm will make you feel like you've gone back in time, it still has it's […]
Piles is a free program for Windows that lists the most recent modified files in a directory of your choosing for quick access. Most programs do not integrate well with Windows Explorer, […]
The standard computer desktop is filled with distractions. There are other windows, background images, sounds and taskbar notifications. Some users add to that desktop widgets and other permanent information tools that constantly […]
VLC Media Player is a popular media player available for Linux, Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Version 1.0 of the player has been downloaded more than 150 million times. A recent video […]
The Microsoft .NET Framework 4 was released just a few days ago along with Visual Studio 2010. The framework is currently only available for download but will likely be integrated into upcoming […]
Google added several new features to its Chrome web browser lately. We reviewed the new autofill and taskbar thumbnail features already that Google added to the latest developer release version of the […]
Internet Explorer users are limited when it comes to add-ons and extensions provided for the browser. This is especially noticeable when the selection of add-ons is compared to other web browsers like […]
Continuing with the KDE 4.4 theme we will turn our phasers towards configuring window-specific options. What exactly does this mean? It means you can configure options for a specific window that apply […]
Firefox 3.6 has just been released which might come as a surprise to some users who just read the news a few days ago that Firefox 3.6 RC2 had been released. It […]
The Opera development team told us recently that they would release a pre-alpha of Opera 10.50 on December 22 and that this release would all be about speed. No one but the […]
Winzip 14 is a file compression software for the Windows operating system. Veteran computer users may know Winzip from back in the days as it was one of the first software programs […]
CD Art Display is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that displays cover art when music plays in popular media players. While some media players support displaying cover art when they […]
Folder Cache is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows devices that keeps track of closed folders so that you can reopen them. How often has it happened to you that you […]
Quotepad is a free program for Microsoft Windows that enables you to quickly jot down notes and manage notes created previously. I sometimes run into an application that's not hugely new, but […]
PS Hot Launch VVL is a free launcher application for Windows that lets you start any app or folder with the tap on a hotkey. I use a lot of applications and […]
Update: New versions of Windows come with functionality to add multiple clocks to the system. Those are then displayed when you hover over the clock in the system tray or click on […]
As far as PC desktops are concerned the Linux operating system runs the gamut of look and feel. But like most user-space applications, there are certain elements of the desktop that users […]
Do you like your taskbar clean and shiny? Are you one of those users who prefer to minimize to the system tray instead of the taskbar? If you have answered the questions […]
