Believe it or not, you don’t actually have to use DOSBox with the command line interface. While some of you might still prefer to use the MS-DOS commands in order to launch games and run applications- hey, it makes the whole thing feel more authentic- there’s very likely a few of you who just want to play some old school games, and don’t want...

Remember Trillian, the multi-protocol instant messenger? Well, you may want to consider using it again because it happens to be one of the few IM clients that allows both Windows Live and Skype messaging “out-of-the-box” without any additional plugins needed. And why should you care about Windows Live and Skype? A few reasons. First, Windows Live and...

Quick quiz: What is this?Give up? It’s a mouse. Specifically, the M.M.O. 7 Gaming Mouse Cyborg. And it’s $130 to get one, which in all honesty is worth it considering what it does as the self-proclaimed "world’s most adjustable gaming mouse". And how programmable are we talking about? 13 programmable buttons and the ability to...

Here’s a cool little piece of software- albeit not a terribly practical one. If you’re looking to send an email without leaving a direct digital paper trail- without there being any concrete record of the stuff you sent- give Burn Note a try. It’s pretty much exactly what’s written on the box- it’s a website that lets you send...

When Microsoft first started using “Live” in attachment to basically everything they were doing, this basically did nothing but confuse the crap out of people – and the fact that the name just didn’t stick. Microsoft has decided to drop “Live” from its branding across the board. For you Hotmail users out there, you’ll...

Facebook by and large is the way people send instant messages to each other these days. Many people hate Facebook but use it just for the chat function to chat with friends. Fortunately, you DO NOT have to login to facebook.com at all to chat on that system due to the fact the system uses XMPP. What this means is that there are many ways to chat on all platforms...

Just a quick post for you guys today. We’re going to look at how to set up network sharing in Windows 7- it’s a pretty simple process, once you’ve got it figured out, but getting everything set up can sometimes be a headache, just the same. So, let’s say you want to share files between two computers on a network- maybe copy a few over...

Want to put a Control Panel icon in Windows 7 on your desktop in less than 5 seconds? All it takes is three clicks. Watch the video below to see how it’s...

If you’re thinking about buying an external USB-powered external optical drive, because there are a few things you should know about them. Why buy an external USB-powered optical drive? a. Your existing laptop’s optical drive is busted or semi-busted (i.e. sometimes it will work and other times not). b. Your laptop has no optical drive to speak of...

Everyone loves a bit of retro gaming every now and then, right? Having grown up in the 90s, the old-school PC games of the era are always going to hold a special place in my heart, and they’re always going to be something I enjoy playing. Unfortunately, for nostalgia buffs, technology’s come a very,very long way since the days of the Microsoft Disc...

I’m going to present a scenario here that’s common to many computer owners. You have a laptop. It’s a good laptop and you don’t want to get rid of it. It runs fine but you’ve decided to switch out the primary hard drive drive with SSD, so you have to reinstall Windows. However, there’s a problem. You don’t have a Windows...

It’s Memorial Day in the US today; you know this one because it’s most likely true you’re enjoying a three-day weekend. However when it comes to other holidays excluding the very-well-known ones, you probably have no clue when they are. Fortunately, there are calendar ICS files you can download that will work with any calendar software you may...

Automatic updates are pretty irritating, aren’t they? In Windows’ case, it doesn’t matter what you happen to be doing at the time- what programs you’re running, what tasks you’re trying to accomplish- if an update is scheduled, it’s gonna happen. And if it doesn’t happen, it’ll pester you repeatedly until it...

The original DVD optical disc format specification was finalized in 1995, although test marketing of the format didn’t begin in the US until 1997. It wasn’t until around the early 2000s where DVD established itself as both a replacement to VHS video and CD-R started, and from there became the de facto optical standard. DVD is still the standard of...

At the time I write this, a "good" 120GB solid state drive will cost you $200; such an example is the Intel SSDSA2CW120G3K5, a.k.a. "320 Series". Generally speaking, nobody really needs more than 120GB for a host drive. In fact, you could get away with an 80GB easily. Remember, Windows 7 does not take up a lot of space on its own, and one of...

Since Intel announced the processor in Q3 2011, there’s been a lot of talk going around about the new Ivy Bridge processor. Everyone’s beaming about how powerful Intel’s new microarchitecture is, how they’ve come up with a revolutionary new design, and how the new processors could well spell doom for graphic card OEMs. Some of you are...

This is a follow-up to this article. The ability to share out stuff from SkyDrive exists, however it’s important not only to know how to share but also how to *remove* permissions if need be. See video below to see how it’s...

Notepad++, arguably the best replacement text editor for Windows there is (and free), is something you will probably want to associate all your TXT file extensions with once you start using it because it is that good. Fortunately, Notepad++ has this feature built-in and all you have to do is enable it. See video below for...

So, you’re planning on setting up a gaming server, are you? It’s a pretty sweet idea, if you think about it. You’ve a hub where all your friends can meet up and hang out in the virtual world, you can customize the game to be played the way you want to play, and, even better, if you play your cards right, you might even manage to monetize it...

Stealing is bad, but in this instance it’s actually OK, and I’ll explain why in a moment. I have a really, really old Yahoo! Mail account that I originally created in 1997 (it’s only 5 letters long). While I don’t use that mail account for anything, I do periodically check it because there are a handful of instances each year that someone...