It is no secret I am not a big believer in benchmark scores. That said, I do occasionally find them interesting if you want to get some raw numbers on theoretical performance. On that note, I was recently pointed to a "real world" benchmark on browser JavaScript performance. This test takes about 5 minutes to run and is pretty CPU intensive. At the end...

If you own an iDevice and like listening to talk radio or music (other than what you have in your MP3 collection), then an app you should definitely check out is TuneIn Radio. Listen to and record over 40,000 radio stations including thousands of AM/FM local stations on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad with TuneIn Radio!You can easily search for your local...

Is there any application you wish was portable, but is not available a the "zero footprint" package? If so, give Cameyo a try. Cameyo essentially allows you to convert any application to a portable one. It works by monitoring an installation and capturing system changes performed and then packing these changes into a standalone executable. This...

In Windows 7, you sometimes have the need to open a program as the administrator to perform system level modifications. While you can right click on the program and select "Run as Administrator", another shortcut which can come in handy is Ctrl + Shift + Click (or double-click when needed) which also opens the program as the administrator. That’s...

Occasionally, Amazon’s digital download service runs a special where you can get free MP3 credit. So appropriately, Amazon is offering a $2 MP3 credit good until December 31. No catches, just visit the link above and follow the instructions. Use this to get a couple of songs or as partial payment for a full...

We have covered numerous utilities which add functionality to the Windows Explorer file navigation system, but if you are looking for a complete alternative to the way you manage files, try a different file manager such as FreeCommander. FreeCommander offers many features not natively available in Windows Explorer, including:Dual-panel technology –...

As you can probably imagine, whenever you install an application in your phone, it has the ability to gather and transmit any data it "needs". This can include your GPS location and address books information (sometimes). Not only is this potentially a privacy concern, it can also quickly suck up your data transfer quota as well as your battery...

If you like having easy access to your Windows Recycle Bin, but do not like having it as a desktop icon, then move it to the taskbar. Unfortunately, this is not a straightforward operation, but this article titled "Place a Fully Functional Recycle Bin on your Windows 7 Taskbar" shows you exactly how to do it. Essentially, you have to do some trickery...

Whenever you print a web page, you typically get everything on it: images, ads, etc., most of which you probably do not need or want. Excluding these unwanted items from your print job will not only save you money in the form of reduced paper and ink, but will also print faster. To easily do this, check out PrintWhatYouLike.com. This free site works entirely in...

Firefox users on Windows who want to get a boost of speed in their browser should check out Palemoon which can increase performance by up to 25%. Mozilla does not provide optimized browser packages for Windows, while many Linux ("from scratch") users get the advantage of a browser built specifically for their system. That needs to change! So, here is...

From the "I didn’t know there was even a market for this" department, this is just too good to not pass along. The free iPad app, Game for Cats is just that: iPad Game for Cats: The World’s Best Video Game (for cats, not humans) All the fun of your cat chasing a laser pointer without any of the work!This app simply creates moving images...

As is, the Windows Explorer File menu is pretty mundane with only the most basic options which you probably don’t even notice (open, copy, paste, etc.). So to make this menu a bit more relevant and add some features you may find useful, check out the freeware utility FileMenu Tools: FileMenu Tools allows you to customise the context menu of Windows...

Some programs implement an option to automatically keep itself on top of other windows. For certain applications this can definitely be handy as you can avoid having to resize multiple windows to see everything you need at once. Unfortunately, unless the application supports this feature there is not a native way in Windows to keep it on top. To resolve this...

Some of you may remember the iconic game, Scorched Earth, which was simple in concept (destroy the opponents tanks by launching artillery at them), but utilizing a random terrain and weather generator along side a consistent physics engine offered infinite replay-ability. As you can probably imagine, the graphics on this game are way behind the times, so for a...

If you have ever done a reload of a system and didn’t have the original driver disk, inevitably you come across the "unknown device" with the yellow mark in Device Manager. A tool which can help you identify that unknown device is the appropriately named utility UnknownDevices. This portable tool essentially scans your computer for any...