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Are There Things You Shouldn’t DO on a Laptop?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Over on Lockergnome, PhidiasBob asked the community if there are things you can do on a desktop machine that you should NOT do on a laptop. This is a fair question to ask. I think the only thing I wouldn’t do [...]
Never Gonna Give You Up
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed According to a study just released by Slate, the sale of laptops eclipsed the sale of desktops last year – 44% to 38%. The remainder of sales went to netbooks. These figures would lead one to believe that laptops may be [...]
iPad Wallpaper Tricks
Everywhere I look there are write-ups, reviews and reports about the iPad. I know – I’m guilty of writing about the device, as well. Let’s face it: this is hot news! However, I do know that there are many people out there who don’t want an iPad, and don’t plan to ever buy one. I’m [...]
What Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Do You Recommend?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I have three monitors and one large surface, thanks to Eyefinity by AMD. I have these screens connected to a new AMD computer system, which was sent to me by AMD as well. I will be reviewing that system at a [...]
Unlock Hidden Windows 7 Themes
Find more videos like this on Reviews, News, and How To Geeks Why would you want a theme on your computer, anyway? There are several reasons you might choose one… the most common, though, deals with the way things look. You want your colors and icons to look good to your eye. Themes will make [...]
How to Put a Clock on Your Desktop
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Devir has come up with another excellent screencast for us! If you’re tired of changing your background all of the time, a wallpaper clock might be the answer for you. Alternatively, you just may be someone who is forever needing to [...]
BumpTop on the Mac
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed FINALLY BumpTop has come to the Mac! Up until recently, it was only available for Windows users. I used it often on my Windows install, and love it. The Mac version is still in private beta, so you won’t see the [...]
uBoard Review
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I do have a lot of desk space, but it’s still not enough. I could always build up if I wanted to, by adding shelves. This would allow me to put things on, under and around the shelving. What type of [...]
What’s Your Favorite Screen Saver?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Even when I have something important to talk to you about, I still find my Inbox overrun with the same question – “What screen saver do you use?!”. For whatever reason, that appears to be a burning question in our community. [...]
How to Create an Icon
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed How many icons do you have on your desktop? I’m betting you probably have a few, unless you have them hidden. Even so, you still have tons of icons on your computer. An icon isn’t like a ‘normal’ graphic, since it [...]
How to Create Your Own iPhone or Desktop Wallpaper
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I don’t know if you remember the Spirograph toy or not. It had these little plastic gears that you stuck a pencil inside of. Then you created different patterns on your paper by moving the gear around with the pencil. The [...]
How to Create a Seamless Tile Background Image
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Sure, you can take a small picture and turn it into a tiled background for a web page or your desktop. It’s not difficult to do. What is difficult, though, is creating a background that is seamless out of that small [...]
How Much RAM Does Your Computer Have?
I remember the days of having only 256MB of RAM, do you? Now that I have several GB of RAM, it’s hard to think back and understand how I managed to function in those days. How did I make anything work? How did I get anything accomplished? How much RAM do you have these days? [...]
Do You Make Your Own Desktop and iPhone Wallpapers?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve talked about Desktoptopia before. It runs in the background, and downloads different backgrounds to your desktop. I usually always have it running. Now remember, a wallpaper is not a screensaver. I’ve found a neat website, though, for creating your own [...]
Do You Measure Your Desktop with Ruler Software?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Since I stream my life while in the office, I get people who ask the same questions every day. One of them is usually “how big are your monitors, anyway?”. I thought I’d answer that question once and for all, using [...]
