Java is one of those things that most if not all of you have installed in Windows. It is something that’s a necessary "evil" of sorts to run certain things. Certain web sites need it to launch Java applications or you may require it for a locally installed program (such as OpenOffice). Everything Java does can be controlled via the Java Control...

This is a follow-up to this article. The "god mode" shortcut linked there does work in 32-bit Windows 7 environments but for 64-bit it may be slightly problematic depending on system configuration. The video below shows how to create Windows 7 Control Panel shortcuts by using more of a manual method, but it is 100% guaranteed to...

My Ubuntu desktop looks like this (click any image for full size):When I have an app open it looks like this:The way to get Ubuntu to look like this is fairly simple. 1. Download Microsoft core fonts to get Arial Like it or not, the Arial font looks good on Windows just as Helvetica looks good on a Mac (unless you’re some typography nerd that insists...