Your computer has the ability of being tweaked to increase performance while browsing. This is often achieved bu the use of thrid-party applications that cache websites, which in turn can take up space, another method used involves manually tweaking the registry which to most is a dreaded task (a mishap can cost you your current…Continue Reading
Your computer ships with an indexing service that keeps track of all the files on your system, this in turn makes searches a lot easier. The problem is that the built in search function in Windows XP is not the most efficient, so if you really want that service you can install Yahoo! Desktop search,…Continue Reading
Most computer users are not aware that files created from the Microsoft Office Suite (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) may contain hidden information that you may want to keep private. If you’re wondering what kind of information can be obtained, here’s the list; Author information Collaboration information Editing Time Date Created Date Copied and more… To battle this issue…Continue Reading
I switched from Internet Explorer over 6 months ago and I haven’t been happier. Firefox has many enhancements that IE6 cannot top. Tabbed browsing is by far my favorite as well as the ability to install extensions that further the usage of your browser. I use Performancing (a blogging editor extension) a lot and it…Continue Reading
There are several ways in which your computer’s performance can be improved. A number of them involve easy tweaks, while others involve a little more effort from the user. I will cover all the diferent methods of optimization based on level of ease. Hopefuly once you have completed all the steps listed below you will…Continue Reading
If you like astronomy and you don’t have the money to afford a telescope or the light pollution in your city is just too much, you’re in luck; Stellarium, an open source program allows you to view the heavens in the comfort of your home. Download the program and try it for yourself. Description via…Continue Reading
Windows 2000 and Windows XP have a built-in performance monitor that essentially monitors your computer’s performance. This feature is something that is hardly used by most users and therefore remains in the background using valuable system resources. If you’re looking to improve your systems performance, follow the steps below to disable this feature. 1. Download…Continue Reading
Windows contains a lot of visual effects and elements that tend to use valuable resources that would otherwise be used for something useful, by disabling ome of those visual effects you will gain some performance that will add to the overall improvement of your machine. If you prefer to view a step-by step video click…Continue Reading
Windows Vista Public Beta will be made available sometime in April/May time frame. If you wish to participate and get your own copy of Windows Vista Beta follow this link: Download Here
In collaboration with NASA researchers at Arizona State University Google has been able to create a high resolution map of Mars. There are three ways that you can view the map; elevation, visible, and infrared. Check it out!
When you use or install programs on your computer files get scattered all over your hard drive. This is what is referred to as file fragmentation, when your files become fragmented they make it more difficult for your computer to locate and as a result your computers performance degrades. You can simply defrag your hard…Continue Reading
This website will allow you to view Google Maps @ Night! Visit Google Nighttime to see for yourself.
I’ve been using this reader for the past couple of days and find it extremely useful, it’s easy and customizable. I really like the tabbed brwosing within the program itself. "RSS Bandit is an RSS/Atom aggregator (also known as an RSS Reader) for your desktop written with the .NET Framework." Description Via Authors Site Download…Continue Reading
If you’re building up an extensive collection of movies in the new Blu-ray format, chances are that you’ve spent a couple of bucks putting it together. To help protect that small fortune that you call a movie collection, there are a couple of apps out there that will help you backup these discs so that…Continue Reading
If you are looking for a quick, easy and FREE method to convert your favorite movies and TV shows to a format you can take with you anywhere, you need to check out BDlot Video Converter. BDlot Video Converter is part of a greater suite of applications that allows you to convert videos to any…Continue Reading
With the imminent launch of iOS 5 for the iPhone and the iPad, Apple is moving forward with its new music offering for iTunes, Match. iTunes Match stores your entire music library in iCloud (another new service from Apple debuting this fall). When you store your music in iCloud you can access it from anywhere…Continue Reading
One of the settings I always enjoyed in Outlook is the ability to customize work hours so that my available time (work time) would appear on the calendar as a reminder not to schedule anything past a certain time. Google has taken this concept event further and now allows users to hide those morning and…Continue Reading
Just the other day I needed to print a monthly calendar in Mac OS X and realized that I had never done it before. When I opened the print dialog box I was amazed at the number of options available to print a calendar in iCal. So I decided to write this guide to help…Continue Reading
Have you ever found yourself looking for a particular set of files that are either named similarly or are of the same file type? Rather than perform a search in Mac OS to locate these files each time you want to access them, you have the option of creating a Smart Folder to simplify this…Continue Reading
