December 13, 2008
We have all been patiently waiting for the BumpTop desktop since we saw those TED demos way back when. It still isn’t available but how about Shock Desktop? For those of you that don’t know what the BumpTop was supposed to be check out the link above. But long story short it is (was?) a [...]
October 24, 2008
We have had it all. From docks to taskbar enhancements to launchers and tools that will “extend” the size of your desktop, we have presented just about any method that will help free your desktop from ugly icons that block the view of any decent wallpaper. The disadvantage of all of these techniques is that [...]
May 29, 2008
Windows Vista has an incredible amount of features and tools, many of which are almost totally undocumented and buried in the system somewhere. Administrative and troubleshooting tools particularly are now much more powerful and easier to use then ever before. Here are six little features and applications in Vista which I think are quite useful: [...]
May 26, 2008
For several years I’ve been taking my private laptop to work, like most of my colleagues. Often I’m asked to set up a laptop for a guest talk, and many times I had to provide my own computer for the presentation. Frankly, I hate to share my own, private laptop, however for a long time [...]
May 13, 2008
A lot has been posted on Make Use Of about docks, widgets, toolbars, and whole packages to transform your default Windows interface into something more appealing. The possibilities are endless and a new tool has just joined the scene. Stardock’s MyColors is surprisingly quick and easy to handle. The download took a while, but the [...]
