If you use Google Chrome, you don’t need a Flash-blocking utility because the browser already comes with a feature called “Click To Play” that basically does the same job. What does Click To Play do? Anywhere there is Flash content on a web page, instead of seeing the Flash content you will see a gray [...]
Firefox version 13 was just released, and I decided to give it a try. It’s a good browser (one of the better versions that’s been released), but I have a few standard things I do to speed Firefox up to make it run faster for me. Check out the video below and you’ll see what [...]
One way to eke out a few more years from your vintage PC (specifically those running Win95 or Win98) as a “usable” computer is to purposely use the K-Meleon web browser and switch the user agent to “fool” web sites into thinking you’re running a mobile browser. Being that most mobile browser are very feature-limited [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 notice [...]
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 [...]
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 done.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 does. Wouldn’t it be [...]
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 [...]
Recently I decided to give the SkyDrive App a go. Is it better than Dropbox? Before I tell you that answer, I’ll tell you what makes SkyDrive better than Dropbox up front: 7GB of storage, with a free upgrade to 25GB: More free storage is good and all that, but how does the app compare [...]
Every version of Disk Defragmenter that’s ever been shipped with Windows has been awful. Not “sort of” awful, just awful. Yes, they work, but not very well. Defraggler on the other hand works great, is free and is a good solid replacement for the wonky Windows Disk Defragmenter. There are some things you can do [...]
In the productivity department, having a task organizer is a good idea because it helps you keep track of all your stuff. On the mobile side of things, even the simplest featurephone has a “memo” feature that can be used for very basic task management. On advanced smartphones, I don’t know of any that doesn’t [...]
