April 11, 2009
Ever get tired of all those windows open on your desktop? Want an easier alternative way to browse and quickly access your folders? Have a look at Hawkscope. A 2 MB download, Hawkscope requires JRE (Java Runtime Environment) to be installed on your computer. If you don’t have it installed, it will take you to [...]
April 9, 2009
Microsoft, like all other software companies, releases patches and hot fixes for its Windows operating system quite frequently. Installing the latest patch or Hot fix is highly recommended if you want to keep your installation in tip-top shape. These patches are mostly harmless but there are times when your current configuration, hardware or software might [...]
April 1, 2009
Marxio Timer allows you to control several aspects of your PC. It lets you do anything from turning off your computer to displaying certain text you’d like to remember later on. It’s a task manager/scheduler, reminder, alarm clock and more. This app tells your computer to execute tasks specified by you at the time you’d [...]
March 31, 2009
We recently had some major storm damage to our house, and our insurance payment was more than enough to facilitate repairs. We also needed a new PC, so with the leftover cash, we got ourselves a custom-built PC, built for gaming and freeze-free computing. Check the specs: Two 2.8Ghz processors, 4GB(!) of RAM, and 320GB [...]
March 30, 2009
Being a Windows user doesn’t mean that you have to stick to Windows-based applications all the time. Previously, we have covered several ways to install Linux in Windows without having to reformat your computer. With the release of KDE 4.2, you can now install and use all the KDE applications natively on your Windows without [...]
March 26, 2009
We’ve covered a lot of ways to tweak Windows to your liking. Some of those tweaks have been simple settings hidden behind a menu while some were hidden options in the registry. If you’ve been a regular Make Use Of reader, I’m sure you have your Windows system configured exactly to your liking. But what [...]
January 7, 2009
You’ve done everything you can to get your computer back up to speed. You’ve used all the tools there are to save space, defrag, and get rid of junk. You’ve done all you can but your computer still…..runs…dead……s-l-o-w. The first thing I check on a slow computer is if it is running in PIO or [...]
August 26, 2008
Many of us prefer to dual boot our systems. It could be that we don’t want to completely move to Vista or it could be that we are trying out Linux along with Windows. Let’s face it, no matter which operating system you are using, you got to surf the web. It seems like a [...]
August 1, 2008
Linux is for geeks right? And you gotta know command prompts and all that stuff yeah? Not exactly, in fact that kind of image is starting to fade away somewhat as Linux distros such as Ubuntu gain traction and mind share with each new release. OK so Linux still has a market share closer to [...]
