April 14th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
In Windows Vista and Windows 7, the older Luna interface was replaced with a new default theme/interface, called Aero. Aero uses a number of features, such as transluscent windows and title bars, live thumbnails, and other eye candy to create a more pleasing experience for users. The problem with Aero (and other compositing window managers), [...]
April 11th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
Most people are familiar enough with installing software that when they are asked which language they use, it doesn’t come as any big surprise. Installing Windows 7 is no different. During the process, you’ll be asked for your language and location. Once installed, you can – of course – change your desktop wallpaper and theme. [...]
April 3rd, 2012 by Aseem | File in: Featured Posts, How-To
So I was rummaging through some junk I had in my garage the other day and I ran into my old beloved, but now completely useless, Asus 1000HE netbook! Wow, that segment vanished just as quickly as it appeared! Anyway, it’s still a decent little computer, so I didn’t want to give it away. It [...]
April 2nd, 2012 by Aseem | File in: Featured Posts, How-To
So you just got your first Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or maybe your twentieth? Whatever the case, most people don’t know how to fix BSOD problems themselves. If you have someone geeky in your family, they might be able to fix it for you, but there are a lot of times when you have [...]
March 28th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
Despite being accessible wherever you are (as long as you have an Internet connection), there are still many times when you might want local copies of all the documents you create in Google Docs. For instance, there are occasions when Google Docs may be unavailable, due to server or application upgrades. Sometimes you may find [...]
March 26th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
So, who finds the Windows startup chime annoying? Especially after hearing it time after time after time (for instance, during a series of upgrades). Same here. You can avoid hearing it by turning your volume all the way down, but that’s not always easy to remember, especially if the last thing you did on your [...]
March 19th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
For netbook users, and others concerned with maximizing their computer’s display, “extra” things such as multiple toolbars and tab bars (especially on web browsers when only a single website is open), can cause problems, as all the extras take up space from the content. Every pixel matters. Firefox users have the option of turning off [...]
March 1st, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
A new background image on your computer Desktop can really make the difference between a computer that gets used, and one that feels personalized to the individual user. Similarly, we don’t always want the same wallpaper on our Desktops, day after day after day. While we might really like a particular image, we don’t want [...]
February 22nd, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
Spotify is one of the more popular streaming music services. It offers two tiers of paid services (either $4.99 or $9.99 per month), both of which are free of any advertising, as well as a free option. One of its main drawbacks, at least for users from the United States, was that because of licensing [...]
February 21st, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
Have you ever come across a word on a website that you didn’t know the meaning of? Maybe it was a difficult word in English, or maybe in a foreign language. Regardless, wouldn’t it have been nice to be able to click on the word and almost immediately get a defintion? Thanks to a handy [...]
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