Start8 Update brings jump to Windows 8 desktop option
Stardock released the Start8 program back in March of 2012 to bring back the start menu to the Windows 8 desktop where Microsoft had removed it from. The removal has been criticized vocally by users of...
View ArticleGet your 9GAG fix at work with 9GAG Mini for Chrome
9GAG is one of those Internet projects that has totally slipped past my radar. The site is one of the most popular Internet sites right now, with an Alexa rank of 251 currently. If you have never been...
View ArticleMightyText, Text and read from computers using your Android phone
If you are one of those who gets itchy fingers whenever your phone leaves your hand in fear of missing a text, you may like the MightyText application for Google Android mobile devices. The application...
View ArticleMultiMonitorTool: Improve Multi-Monitor support in Windows
If you are working with a multi-monitor system you have probably noticed that Windows is not really providing you with the best of options when it comes to working with that setup. And while some of...
View ArticleVLC 2.0.3 is now available for all supported operating systems
The update to VLC 2.0.3 is a strange one. It has been released exclusively for Apple Macintosh systems yesterday introducing support for the latest version of the Mac OS X operating system Mountain...
View ArticleWindows Store: Paid Apps start at $1.49
With the Metro interface in Windows 8 comes Windows Store, a marketplace for free and commercial apps that users can download and install on their systems. The store is interesting for a number of...
View ArticleClean-up Windows Explorer menu items with CCleaner
The more applications you install, the more likely the chance that your Windows Explorer menu fills up with context menu items. While some of these items may be handy to have, others may not add...
View ArticleSpeed up Google Chrome, Chromium or SRWare Iron with IronCleaner
There is not a lot that you can do when Google Chrome starts to slow down after you have used the web browser for a certain period of time. While you could try and delete the browser cache and make...
View ArticleDead Mouse for Chrome: open links with your keyboard
I often prefer to use the keyboard instead of the mouse for operations in the operating system. This begins with simply things such as copying and pasting, but also moving the cursor into the browser's...
View ArticleDelete Google Chrome browsing data on exit
Google Chrome offers its users several options when it comes to clearing browsing data. One of the quickest ways is to use the Ctlr-Shift-Del shortcut to bring up the clear browsing data menu where you...
View ArticleTransform Windows 8 into Mac OS X
Don't like the way how Windows 8 is shaping out to look like when it is released? Prefer the look and feel of Apple's Mac OS X operating system? Then you may be interested in the Mountion Lion Skin...
View ArticleImmersive Explorer, Metro-style app for the desktop
The Metro user interface that Windows 8 ships with is certainly controversial with the majority of users either hating or loving it. If you are part of the group that likes Metro, or at least thinks it...
View ArticleOpera Mobile use 47% up, impressive growth in emerging markets
Opera Software's ability to grow even in markets where it is facing multi-billion Dollar companies like Apple, Google or Microsoft has kept the company alive throughout all these years. It is like...
View ArticleFix old Net Framework programs not installing or running under Windows 8
Both client and server Windows 8 operating systems ship with the brand new Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5 which replaces version 4.0 of the framework on the system. Microsoft made the decision to not...
View ArticleAdd Search the Internet to the Windows Start Menu
One of the things that I like about the search in Windows 8 is the option to load websites automatically from the interface. Just search for a site url, do not forget www. or http:// in front, and tap...
View ArticleMusic-Plow for Chrome: find music while you are surfing on the Internet
So you read about Justin Bieber's new song somewhere online, or are currently browsing the Rolling Stone reviews section and found a song that could be exactly what you are liking. Since the song is...
View ArticleSleepwalker: Windows shutdown just became more comfortable
Do you like to watch a movie or listen to music before you fall asleep at night? If you do, you have probably noticed that the PC is still on the next morning when you wake up. If you have been using a...
View ArticleiPhone running out of space? Use PhoneClean to free up disk space
Your iPhone is constantly low on disk space and you do not really know what to do about it? Does it feel like it is losing space even though you are not installing new apps or media on the phone? One...
View ArticleACDSee Free available for download. Free Windows image viewer
The image viewer ACDSee has been around for a long time. I think I came into contact with the program using Windows 95, but somehow lost track of the program and its development shortly thereafter when...
View ArticleEdit the Win-X menu in Windows 8 and 10
Several new features and changes are introduced with the Windows 8 operating system. You probably heard about the new start page and the missing start menu. Microsoft has added a menu to the desktop...
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