June 23, 2010
If cave paintings are anything to go by, stick figures could be what man first learnt to draw. They are so simple, we barely pay attention to them, and we move on to make our figures more fleshed out. But the best thing about stick figures is that they are straight and simple. Even the [...]
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June 23, 2010
I just found a little program called CintaNotes via LifeHacker. I have been using my notes application on my Windows Mobile device as well as in Outlook for some close to 10 years now. My life has changed drastically over this time period and now I have the need to sync and share my notes with [...]
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June 21, 2010
It’s time once again for our featured Movers and Shakers post. Each week, we take one software category and list the top ten most downloaded free apps. This week we will be covering clipboard software. These applications help us work with or enhance using the Windows clipboard. This clipboard is normally activated by highlighting something [...]
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June 21, 2010
I am always a bit wary of anything that goes to work on the Windows Shell. Tweaking the normal way Windows is supposed to function always comes with a bit of risk. But making Windows better is always a great temptation. Improving Windows with a tweak to the Shell is easier (and safer) now with [...]
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June 21, 2010
If you have never used DOS yourself, you may find it hard to believe that anyone ever did. Jumping in and getting started with DOS is difficult even for computer-savvy individuals because DOS uses an entirely different form of interface than modern operating systems. Everything today is a GUI (Graphical User Interface). But you’ll find [...]
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June 21, 2010
Working on the computer, you have to deal with text all day long. Be it programming, typing an email, updating your social networks, taking notes and countless other things, you are more often than not working with text. You might want to summon a tool to auto-correct all your spelling mistakes as you type, or [...]
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June 21, 2010
Does this sound familiar? That’s because we’ve featured Elite Keylogger in a previous giveaway. The app was so popular that we had to have it make a second appearance. This time, we’re bumping up the prize by giving out 20 copies of Widestep Security’s Elite Keylogger 4.7 PRO worth $1980 (Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 32-bit compatible). This [...]
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June 19, 2010
Most computers from PC vendors come with certain pre-configured factory settings which are important to the computer’s operation. This is particularly true of laptops, which usually have special function buttons, and touch screen computers, which require special drivers in order to function. Of course, a computer from a factory also has default Windows settings and [...]
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June 18, 2010
Great things come in small packages is a well worn cliché. But for software that’s a few megabytes in size, the saying doesn’t sound stale. So without further ado, let’s see what the free PicPick is all about and whether its size stands apart from its utility. PicPick (ver. 2.3.0) as the name suggests is [...]
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June 17, 2010
Do you have a WordPress blog? Do you want to be able to check your blog’s comments from your desktop? It doesn’t matter if you are using the free WordPress.com setup or if you have your own self hosted blog. There is a free application called WordPress Comments Notifier which I was able to download [...]
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June 17, 2010
It cannot be stressed enough that answering a cell phone in a meeting is an absolute no go. However, there may be occasions in which you expect an important call, maybe even relevant to the present meeting. Announce this before the meeting starts and eventually apologize in advance. The truth is, there is no way [...]
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June 17, 2010
You may often need an easy way to share your files and folders with other users or computers on the same network. This may not be so much of a task on your home network where you have only a few computers and you might only need to share a folder or two every once [...]
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June 16, 2010
Introducing Postbox Express! The makers of Postbox have decided it’s time to offer a free version of their well-loved Postbox email application. Postbox Express is their free feature-limited edition of Postbox, which was released today. The MakeUseOf team is happy to be able to review a pre-release version of Postbox Express in order to let [...]
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June 15, 2010
There has always been one universal constant for purchasers of an iPod – that they would be using Apple’s iTunes to sync it. Apple’s iTunes has been downloaded millions of times and is adored by many, but what if you’re looking for an alternative? Last year, we covered a similar topic entitled 6 Ways To [...]
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June 15, 2010
Windows 7 has been very well reviewed. Most technology websites have been happy with the new release of Window 7, particularly when compared to the disastrous Windows Vista. One of the reasons why Windows 7 has gone over better than Vista is compatibility. Windows 7 is a less drastic departure from Vista than Vista was from XP, [...]
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