In the previous video I did on DOS, I said that I couldn’t get IRC working because for some reason that I couldn’t figure out. But then I found this nifty little app that came bundled with FreeDOS called IRCjr – and it worked! So rejoice, retro fans, you can get your IRC on in FreeDOS (or even MS-DOS according to the system requirements). Cool!...

Sometimes it’s the little things that make an app worth having installed on your PC. Microsoft has recently released Bing Desktop Beta which obviously gives you the Bing search right on your desktop, but in addition changes the wallpaper daily. Are the wallpapers high-quality? Yes. The daily wallpapers are in 1900×1200 resolution – and...

When it comes to tab management in your web browser, you have plenty of options no matter what you use. For IE, you can use Maxthon. (It uses the IE Trident engine, so you’re essentially using IE with a different shell. Optionally it can use Webkit). Firefox has tab options aplenty plus add-ons aplenty. For Opera and Chrome, same thing. Sometimes however,...

In the Windows environment, a stupidly easy way to speed up load times (as in loading web pages) is to disable the automatic detection of a proxy server, because the vast majority of you out there don’t use a proxy at all. What is a proxy server concerning internet connectivity? A server that acts as an intermediary for clients (like your computer)...

If you’re using Windows, there are a few things you should know to do. It’s not simply a matter of turning on your system and letting it run. Occasionally, you need to do more. Sometimes, you need to take an active role in your computer’s operations, whether it’s to change a setting, access a feature, or recover from a...

It took a while (a long while, in fact) before OpenOffice/LibreOffice got the whole printing-an-envelope thing down. In the bad old days it was ridiculously difficult to do because you actually had to create your own envelope template from scratch. Thankfully, it’s easier now, but the way it’s done still may confuse a few out there, so here’s...

Microsoft Word might be one of the foremost word processing tools around, but that doesn’t mean it’s of peerless quality. Ask anyone who has to use the application on a regular basis and there’s a good chance they’ll regale you with horror stories of the various foibles, flaws, and bugs that they have to deal with – all of which...

The newest Flash Player 11.2 has introduced with it silent updates, meaning an updater periodically checks and updates itself silently, meaning you’re never notified when it happens. Some people appreciate this but there are many that don’t. Fortunately, the Flash Player installer asks you right up front if you want the silent updates to happen or...

I’ve got this friend. He’s a bit of a PC buff. Building computers (building anything he can, really) is a hobby he attacks with a sort of characteristic zeal. And his knowledge about computers rivals (if not surpasses) that of many so-called technology experts. However, there’s this weird thing he used to do. Every couple of months (I believe...

Certain free image editors like GIMP are fantastic, save for one problem – it loads a bit on the slow side. Once it’s running it runs nice and quick, but on startup it takes a while to get going. The reason is because GIMP is a rather large image editor packed full of features, much like Photoshop is. Sometimes what people want more than anything...