The arrival of Intel-based Macs ushered in a new era: one where running Windows on Mac OS was made possible, which solved a ton of compatibility complaints. My only beef was that rebooting seemed to take ages, and was often too great an obstacle to run something like Windows Live Writer. If you feel the [...]
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My main gripe with iTunes is the lack of control over my iTunes library and what is ultimately my media collection. I always dread the inevitable struggle whenever I need to move my iTunes library well…anywhere. I, of course, being the complete tech-geek that I am, figured out a convoluted, and utterly annoying way of [...]
Google Cloud Print is the long-awaited answer to my personal prayers for a functioning solution to my printing woes. With more than one home computer at my disposal, not to mention my smartphone and tablet, printing documents and emails from each of my devices can become a frustrating affair. Google Cloud Print is a fresh [...]
During the day, I work as a web developer. To get paid I need to complete a time-sheet. Some weeks I’ll get to Friday and realize, “Hey! I forgot to fill in my time-sheet, and I can’t remember what hours I did this week!.” I’m sure office-goers like me can relate to this situation. In [...]
Recently, we talked about using keywords to quickly visit sites in Firefox and Chrome (and then, further customizing Firefox to make the process of adding bookmark keywords simpler). It’s a real time-saving tip that can help you be more productive in your day-to-day browsing. Now, what if you wanted to launch your Windows programs using [...]
A new Windows computer needs good software if the user wants to make the most out of his machine. Windows 7 does come bundled with useful tools, but that isn’t enough. The millions of consumer software vendors around the world would have gone out of business if that were the case. This post will talk [...]
Streaming radio online is great and all, but what happens during those dark times without an internet connection? Are you going to just sit around in silence? No. You are going to do something about it! You are going to record all of that streaming music so that you can listen to it whenever you [...]
The folks at AppSumo have a nice collection of PC software at great discounts in their Windows Holiday Bundle for Charity. The holiday bundle includes a software to stream videos from PC to TV, an Android Guide eBook, a popular PC game, an advanced laptop battery meter, a DVD ripper and many more. Overall, the [...]
Every other day we come across interesting software that could make our computing experience better. But, we are held back by the very fact that installing lots of software can make your computer bloated. If you regularly use a computer at your workplace, you might be prohibited from installing additional software. In such cases, portable [...]
Reliability monitor is a tool in Windows which Microsoft started shipping with Windows Vista. It’s a toned down version of the Event Viewer, which we talked about in our shutdown time post. You can check application failures and other critical system errors, and also try to find the solutions to those problems using this tool. [...]
Turning off a desktop monitor is simple – just push the button. But not if it’s a laptop. Yes, Windows does turn it off if you keep it idle for some time, but that’s not we are talking about here. We want to turn it off quickly, in one click. How do we get that [...]
So, your Windows desktop is a complete mess – all kinds of files, icons and what not, arranged in the most disorganized way. You know how to declutter your desktop but just haven’t been able to find the time and the patience to do it ( don’t worry, it’s not just you ). The only [...]
A system image, as the name suggests, is the image or what you can call a complete copy of the current state of your computer’s hard disk (or any of its partitions). It would include all the system settings, files and the Windows configuration. You could use a system image to recover your data and [...]
If you remember our article on pronouncing names, we talked about how certain names, like José are pronounced differently. Now, we covered the pronunciation part, but how do you actually type these Spanish accents on your keyboard? How do you get that mark to appear over “e” in “José “ ? Those who’ve been playing [...]
If you want to quickly take a look at what all is there in your computer in terms of hardware, software and other components, here’s a neat trick – type msinfo32 in the start search bar (Run box for Windows XP) and you get a cool System Information Window that shows you all the details! [...]
If you’d like to create a backup of cds and DVDs so that you don’t have to insert the disc each time you want to watch your favorite movie, you need a DVD ripper software that can do that effectively. WinX DVD Ripper Platinum for Windows is a feature-rich tool that can rip a DVD [...]
If you are on the latest version of Internet Explorer (IE) and use the search bar on the top right to search on the web, you know that by default it searches Bing, Microsoft’s own search engine. This article will tell you how you could change it to Google or some other search provider, and [...]
If you have to access different networks with your notebook, say at home, work or on the go, you may need to manually change network settings. Different networks need different configurations and the “Obtain network addresses automatically” option cannot solve all the problems. Though Windows 7 provides an option to save multiple network profiles and [...]
