MP3 players are one too many these days. Music on the move is fine, but being bombarded with choices can be quite a pain when you are ready to buy one. Do you go with a well known name, such as Apple and their iPod or do you take a chance on a cheaper, not [...]
Increase Your Printer’s Lifespan
November 3, 2007 by 7 Comments
Did you know that color printers have a lifespan that’s perfectly acceptable for both personal and professional use at the price they come, even while laser printers generally last a bit longer? Basically, you end up replacing inkjet printers every three to four years, but laser printers generally last a few years longer. Some users [...]
Tips for Buying a UPS
October 15, 2007 by 8 Comments
Your expensive computer and the more important data in it could be rendered useless due to power surges, spikes and brownouts. This is exactly why it’s best to have a UPS (which comes with a built-in voltage stabilizer blocking energy surges that could damage your computer) that is designed to firewall you against such power [...]
Sending Large Files Over The Internet
October 3, 2007 by 1 Comment
Say goodbye to bounced emails, clogged inboxes, FTP servers and overnight courier services to deliver CDs and DVDs. YouSendIt.com lets you send, track and receive files electronically. This free service for files under 100MB is quite simple to use and is accessible right from the homepage with no need to register in order send a file under [...]
Analysing Hardware
October 2, 2007 by Leave a Comment
From time to time it is good practice to analyse your hardware, just to see if it’s in optimal condition and is not suffering through any problems. However, it’s a routine operation that demands some effort and many times, we become too lazy to use the Device Manager or worse, we don’t have a tool at hand. [...]
Getting Rid Of DVD Background Noises
October 1, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you are bugged by the constant background noises whenever you are accessing a DVD on your computer, you don’t have to put up with the irritant anymore. Most of the time, noise occurs when the audio output of your DVD is connected directly to the line-in of the sound card. It could be that the [...]
Kill Time, the Internet Way
September 23, 2007 by Leave a Comment
It’s called Infotainment (entertainment and information) and the WWW has much in store for the whole world. With the omniscient Internet around, you don’t have to worry about getting entertained and informed at the same time. There are several websites that offer a lot for the discerning reader. Here are a few culled from the [...]
A Review of Facebook
September 19, 2007 by 2 Comments
Make no mistake. I am addicted. To Facebook. Not because it’s another social networking group that allows me to show off my photographs and say ‘hi’ to all the beautiful strangers roaming around the web, but because it’s better than all the other social networking groups that I have been a member of (Ryze, Orkut, [...]
Create Your Own IE “About” Page Shortcut
June 24, 2007 by Leave a Comment
You may be familiar with the blank page in IE referenced by going to the URL “about:blank”. When you type this address, the keyword “about” tells IE to look in the Windows Registry for the location of “blank”. So if you would like to add your own “about” page shortcut, do this: Go to Start [...]
Preserving Your SD And MMC Flash Memory Cards
June 23, 2007 by 3 Comments
Unlike the hard disk, flash memory has a limit, albeit a high one, on how many times it can be written to. Directly related, did you know every time you take a picture with your digital camera, several write operations are performed on you memory card? While digital camera writes are normal operations, there are a few [...]
Tips For Increasing The Life Of CD’s And DVD’s
June 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
You probably know CD and DVD media, while overall is fairly durable, can easily be damaged. Here are just a few tips to help keep your CD’s and DVD’s in top shape: Never touch the underside of a CD or a DVD. It’s a sensitive area. Fingerprints and smudges can affect the disk’s readability. Always use your thumb [...]
Creating Signatures With Witty Quotes
June 21, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you tired of carrying the same quote below your signature in your emails, then this tip is for you. Qliner Quotes is a free, fun utility which will make sure your “well” of quotes never runs dry. In addition to just a normal quote generator, you can also have random quotes inserted into your email [...]
Alternative E-Mail Clients
June 1, 2007 by Leave a Comment
