Pretty much my favorite thing about PC gaming can be boiled down to a single word: customization. There exists a great many dedicated, talented hobbyists and amateur designers out there who, given the proper tools, can cobble together some downright incredible experiences. A few of the video game mods I’ve played were actually better than [...]
There’s actually quite a bit more to Windows 7 than a lot of users seem to realize. This is actually somewhat surprising, given how long the operating system has been on the market – and given the fact that Microsoft has already (perhaps mistakenly) moved on to pimping Windows 8. Given that many of us [...]
Windows Explorer isn’t a terrible platform for file management, but it’s certainly not one of the best. I mean, it works well enough if you’re just trying to organize a few documents and folders on your hard drive, even if every iteration does have a few faults. Once you start getting into larger quantities of [...]
As I’ve said time and again, we’re not exactly living in an era where user privacy is particularly valued or respected – at least in the Western world. No user has as much control over their personal information (and who can access it) as they should, and in most cases, the terms of service with [...]
One tool I use quite frequently in my freelance work is Microsoft Word. And, Word introduces a fair amount of writing distractions just by way of the interface. The problem, I think, lies with all the bells and whistles Microsoft has apparently insisted on jamming into their product. So much of it just seems so [...]
For those of you who don’t know a whole lot about video games, Razer as an organization is rather dear to most people who play them (at least on the PC). Since it hit its stride back in 2004, it’s established itself as an industry leader in gaming-related peripherals. It produces some of the best [...]
Even though it’s been almost two years since the Mac Defender scandal, I’m sure the events of that debacle are still fresh on everyone’s mind. It was, without a doubt, the worst viral epidemic Apple has ever had to deal with. The organization’s ham-handed response to the whole thing (trying to deny it existed until [...]
Unless you’re planning to disconnect your computer completely from every network in existence, you’re going to need an antivirus solution of some kind. It’s a big, dangerous world out there on the web and an unprotected system isn’t likely to last all that long. You need a means of protecting yourself from the plethora of [...]
It’s pretty common knowledge that personal privacy isn’t what it used to be. Plenty of folks say privacy as we once knew it is dead in the water. To put it frankly, privacy no longer exists. Between data mining tracking cookies, invasive EULAs, and shaky governmental legislation, the privacy of your personal information in the [...]
Here’s another one for all you gamers out there – a nifty little homebrew utility which will help you figure out how much time you’ve spent playing each of the games in your steam library, which games you’ve actually played, which games you’ve never touched, and which games you spent the most time on. For [...]
Recently, we talked about a few handy, lesser-known Windows shortcuts to aid you in meeting your every-day computing needs. The list we came up with was far from comprehensive, and there are plenty more keyboard commands out there to be discovered. Here’s just a few more you might find useful. Again, we’re going to stay [...]
I quite enjoy Windows 7 (if nothing else, it’s better than the alternative), but I’ll readily admit that the operating system’s search function leaves a lot to be desired. It’s considerably more cumbersome than it should be, and a process as simple as searching for a particular type of file created on a particular day [...]
Just a brief disclaimer before we move on: I don’t consider myself an expert where Linux is concerned. On the contrary; I’m green as grass and fully aware of that fact. As such, this piece is as much a point of reference for all of you fine folks as it is for me – after [...]
Ever been in a public venue which has a wifi network, but you have a hard time finding a strong signal? Some spots seem to have a nice strong signal while others are spotty. So, you end up picking up and moving around, looking for more “bars” on your wifi icon so you can hopefully [...]
Today, we’re going to look at the process involved in setting a static IP address to a system you’ve connected to a network – as well as why anyone would ever want to do such a thing. We’ll start with the process involved – which, in Windows 7, is actually fairly simple. Simply access your [...]
