Provide Remote Assistance And Host Meetings Using TeamViewer 7
As the internet becomes more evolved, more tools pop up to help each other out and spread information. There are quite a few products out there that make long distance presentations easy, while others can give remote support. The newest version of TeamViewer starts to combine both of these functions into one package. Not only is it effective, but it is also free and cross-platform.
What To Do If Your Computer Gets Infected By A Virus
Viruses are the scourge we are all afraid of. Let's say that you followed all recommended safety tips to protect your computer and you still ended up getting infected, as you probably noticed once an antivirus tool you never installed suddenly tells you your computer is about to self-destruct. Well, that's just great. What do you do now? There's hope and solutions on offer. So, read on.
How To Edit And Improve Your Videos With vReveal [Windows]
People have to come to know quite a few different video editing tools for various tasks. This includes everything from Windows Movie Maker, which used to be included with Windows by default but must now be installed manually. vReveal is a video editing tool that does much more than what Windows Movie Maker can for a single video clip. In fact, it is arguably easier to use than Windows Movie Maker as well.
How To Get Mac OS X's "Natural Scrolling" In Ubuntu [Linux]
In recent months, operating systems have been trying to reinvent how a person works with a computer, experimenting with ways that could lead to some positive results. However, getting some of the features in one operating system into another can be difficult sometimes. Thankfully, someone has made a little program to replicate Lion OSX's "Natural Scrolling" feature for touchpads on Ubuntu.
AppTimer: Get Start Up Times for Benchmarking Purposes [Windows]
Whether we do it as a hobby or just out of plain curiosity, benchmarking has become almost an art. People always try to find the best ways to benchmark a piece of software or hardware in order to increase the ease of replicating those results and to be more accurate. Although benchmarking has been criticized, it is still a good indicator of how powerful or fast something is.
Give Your Applications A Speed Boost with Process Prioritizer [Windows]
Today's computers have hardware that do some pretty astounding work. This is especially true when comparing today's hardware with the hardware from 5+ years back. However, today's workloads have also been increased alongside the power increase of hardware. In that respect, people have been trying to find ways to make applications run more efficiently on their machines in order to get maximum performance.
What Can I Do To Protect My PC Without Anti-Virus Software?
For plenty of users, getting and using anti-virus software can be a hassle for lots of different reasons. Not only can they be expensive, but they can be slow, difficult to control, and a major eyesore if the product happens to display its name everywhere you look. Whatever the reason may be, you might prefer to not have any antivirus software installed at all.
2 Websites & 2 Apps That Can Help When Learning Java Programming
There are plenty of people I know who'd like to know how to program, yet they're confused by how to start and what the general ideas of programming are. In addition, there are a large number of programming languages to choose from, so choosing the right one to start out with may be a little difficult for the inexperienced programmer. This article will help you get started with a relatively easy to learn language.
Experience Minecraft for Free in Your Browser With Minecraft Classic
As far as Indie games go, Minecraft has been getting all of the buzz lately. Now with its official release behind us, you might be a little baffled at the price of $28 (although there are plenty of other games that dig a bigger hole in your wallet). Although the game is quite addictive, as I have bought it myself, those who’d rather save the money can still get a taste of what Minecraft has to offer.
How To Change The Screensaver on Ubuntu 11.10
Among all the great things about the Ubuntu 11.10 release, the selection of screensavers isn't one of them. In fact, if you look a little more closely, there isn't any selection at all. Instead, all you get is the "blank screen" screensaver, which does nothing more than, well, give you a blank screen.
7 Hidden Features Of Ubuntu 11.10 You Might Not Know Of
As the latest version of Ubuntu was released, the team of developers have been hard at work adding some convenient features. However, some are more known than others, while others will surprise you when they pop up. Some aren’t even installed by default but can be very useful. So what are these features that can make a major difference?
Launch Your Applications In Style Using GNOME Pie [Linux]
Over the years, we’ve changed a lot about the way we try to launch our applications. Out of all the operating systems out there, Linux seems to be the experimental playground. A new, promising solution has appeared which already offers an effective way to launch your applications.
XFCE: Your Lightweight, Speedy, Fully-Fledged Linux Desktop
As far as Linux goes, customization is king. Not only that, but the customization options are so great it might make your head spin. I have previously mentioned the differences between the major desktop environments available on Linux and then realized that we have only been talking extensively about two of the three desktop environments that I mentioned. So, without further ado, here's your crash course on XFCE.
What's The Difference Between Linux Desktop Environments? [Technology Explained]
If you've been introduced to the world of Linux, it probably didn't take too long to notice that it doesn't have a single "face". Linux can sport all kinds of desktop environments, or none at all. That alone is one of the great benefits of Linux among many more. But while that's impressive, it leaves a very important question for you to decide: What desktop environment should you choose?
How To Use KDE's Netbook-Optimized Interface [Linux]
One of the major benefits of the Linux desktop is the ability to customize literally every aspect of your computing experience. If you want an ultralight and speedy desktop, you're covered. If you want a flashy, powerful desktop that you can show off to your friends, you're covered. KDE has plenty of customization features but did you know it offers an optimized desktop interface for netbooks?
4 Methods to Create & Edit PDF Files for Free
Out of all the common file types found in our computing world, PDF is probably one of the most restrictive ones, while at the same time being available for everyone to use (primarily to read). Indeed, the world of PDF reading is full of sunshine and rainbows, but once you want to create your own PDFs it seems as if you'll be leaving with an empty wallet - if anything.
Midori: One Of The Most Lightweight Browsers Around [Linux & Windows]
We've had browser wars back when Netscape was still the king. Today, it's Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera all battling it out to see who's top dog. However, sometimes we forget that there are still some other browsers than the Big 5. Today, we'll be looking at one of the fastest and most lightweight browsers outside of the Big 5.
How To Upgrade Fedora Linux Easily
While one of our MakeUseOf authors wrote a great guide on upgrading Ubuntu to the latest version (which can be found here), we haven't offered one that helped users upgrade their Fedora installation to the latest and greatest. Considering some of the features that have been coming out in recent Fedora releases (such as GNOME 3 for Fedora 15, GRUB 2 for Fedora 16, and possibly Btrfs for Fedora 17), upgrading will give you plenty of benefits. So, how exactly do we do this?
How To Control WordPress Versions Using Subversion [Linux]
Most of you probably already know that WordPress powers a large amount of websites that we look at every day. With the large userbase and support, you can do a lot of cool things with it. While WordPress even offers one-click upgrades to the latest WP versions, some people simply can't use it because their server doesn't support it.
How To Install Java On Fedora [Linux]
Under Linux, there are two different implementations of Java that are available for use. Ubuntu and Arch let you easily install either implementation, while Fedora users will have a slightly tougher time (at least when it comes to installing Oracle Java). This article should clear up any of the confusion on how to get it working, including some tips and tricks I discovered for 64-bit users.