January 19, 2010
If you and your keyboard are not hitting it off, then maybe it’s time to consider remapping your keyboard. You can get along without a mouse, but the same is not true about the keyboard. Remapping your keyboard is a productivity tweak. Remapping the keyboard involves customizing certain keys for specific functions. As an example [...]
January 13, 2010
We have covered 8 steps to regain control of your Facebook Privacy in Part 1. If you haven’t already, please read it, as we covered privacy basics in search visibility, photos and videos, relationships and contact information. Let us now proceed with the next steps concerning Facebook privacy controls in the context of applications, friends, [...]
January 12, 2010
My earlier post on 10 Solid Tips to Safeguard Your Facebook Privacy was one of the Top 10 Most Popular MakeUseOf Posts in 2009, indicating that users are seriously concerned about their privacy on the world’s largest social network. However, Facebook has updated their privacy settings and philosophy since then, which brings us to this [...]
December 7, 2009
Avid Linux users are adept at configurations via editing the gamut of configuration files. For those who are just starting out, there is Ubuntu Tweak that lets you tweak some settings according to your liking. Another application and the one which is the center of attraction in this write up, that makes installing software, configuring [...]
November 19, 2009
Humans are, by nature, good visual learners. That’s why visual things are engraved easier in our brain. We will recognize faces in photos easier than listening to the description. That is also why the first thing that we will remember about a certain type of file or application is its icon. In the computer world, [...]
November 9, 2009
Pop quiz, how many Google products do you use? Gmail, Docs, Reader, Alerts and oh – the search. If you are the slightest bit concerned about your privacy online, you must have wondered at one time or another about how that is too much information in hands of a single organization. Of course it’s with [...]
June 23, 2009
We all know the importance of maintaining backups and in the past we have covered quite a few tools for backing up your important files. Fbackup is another one such tool, it has some pretty distinguishing features you should consider while choosing your ideal backup software. You can download and install Fbackup from here. Once [...]
January 12, 2009
The Windows XP installation CD includes an option to repair an existing Windows XP installation. Using this option allows you to reinstall Windows without losing the files, personal data and programs you already have on the system. To take advantage of it, just place the CD into your CD or DVD drive on your PC and [...]
December 20, 2008
KLS Mail Backup is a useful tool for backing up and restoring your email and browser settings and profiles. It currently supports the backup of Windows Mail profiles, Windows Contacts, Outlook Express profiles, Windows Address Book, Internet Explorer Favourites and Accounts and Mozilla, Seamonkey, Thunderbird and Firefox profiles. The application itself is free for personal [...]
