For you Mac users out there looking for a disc burning software title, an open source application you might want to give a look to at is Burn. Burn offers everything you would expect:Drag and drop support Automatic audio and video conversion (no having to worry about formats) CD, MP3 and DVD audio with CD Text support Disc duplicationI know there are a lot...

Windows 2000/XP had a built in utility, the Clipboard Viewer, which did exactly what you would expect. For some reason, however, this tool was removed in Vista and still is not available in Windows 7. So if you need to be able to view your clipboard in one of the new OS’s, here are a few tools which can help. Generally, you would probably not need to view...

For Facebook users concerned about your privacy or wanting to leave the site for one reason or many others, the site does not make the process of removing your account intuitive (by design). Unlike a dead email account (which is private), leaving your Facebook account disabled or inactive still leaves your information out in the open. So for instructions on how...

Have you ever sent an email where you would like to know when the recipient read it? If so, then using an email tracker system such as SpyPig is for you. SpyPig is a simple email tracking system that sends you a notification email as soon as the recipient opens and reads your message. It works with virtually all modern email programs: Outlook, Eudora, Yahoo...

While I was personally never into Mechwarrior, I knew several people who were very into it. So for those you who enjoy the mechanized combat, you will be happy to know that Mechwarrior 4 is available as a free download. Studio MekTek, in association with Smith and Tinker, INC., Virtual World Entertainment, LLC, Catalyst Game Labs, and Microsoft Games, is happy...

When I work at home 2 days out of the week, I use Skype as phone to send and receive calls. One thing I noticed, however, is after upgrading to Windows 7 the Skype icon no longer minimizes to the system tray. This is definitely a Windows 7 thing and not a Skype thing as I am using the exact same version which previously minimized to the system tray in...

I should be clear that the only 64-bit desktop OS I have used is Windows 7 (Pro), but I can honestly say I have been running the 64-bit version with zero issues for the past 4 months. In fact everyone in our office, albeit only 5 people, have been using it exclusively as well with no compatibility issues with software. We run the usual MS Office 2007 suite as...

I’ve posted several times about how I believe you should shutdown your computer when you are finished with it for the day. If not manually then through a scheduled command such as: shutdown /s For cases where a “blind” automated shutdown is not doable, the utility WinOFF can help. AMP WinOFF is an utility designed to schedule the shut down of...

Have you ever been downloading a file and about 80% of the way, something interrupts it? This can be frustrating because (most of the time) you simply have to start the download again. For small files, this is not really an issue, but for larger files it can be a huge inconvenience. As an alternate to traditional downloading via a browser, try using a download...

If you use multiple monitors and are tired of seeing your background wallpaper repeated on both screens, a utility you might be interested in is DisplayFusion. With DisplayFusion you can add a taskbar to every monitor that works and looks just like the Windows Taskbar. Or take advantage of advanced multi-monitor wallpaper support, Flickr integration for image...