I came across a really cool utility a little while ago. It allow you to use the MAC OS X Dock in Windows XP or Vista. It duplicates the functionality to a tee. Even the System Tray is included. Here is where to get it and how to install it. [...]
When you use hibernate in Vista (just like in XP) it creates a file called hiberfil.sys. This file can grow rather large,if you don't use hibernate, the hibernate file hiberfil.sys is sometimes large enough to impact the amount of drive space you have available, and you're not able to delete it because it's in use. [...]
For the longest time I was using Google Browser Sync to manage my passwords and bookmarks. Unfortunately, a while back, just before Google Chrome was released Google discontinued the product. I wonder why? Since then I’ve been looking for something to manage my bookmarks and passwords for free. I finally found the perfect app! Foxmarks! [...]
A while back we wrote an article about using Wine to install Windows programs in a Linux environment. There is a slightly better program out there that will allow you to use Windows programs in Linux. Here is the rundown on how to get it, install it and start using your Windows programs in Linux. [...]
You’ve probably seen the Indexing Service running on your Vista box and wondered what it is doing and why it is taking up so much memory. The Indexing Service is responsible for making all of the search operations quick and responsive. The downside is that it isn’t always that quick or responsive. Here is how to tweak the settings to make your system faster. [...]
Microsoft recently announced a new operating system for the cloud called Windows Azure. Azure is a services platform that is hosted by Microsoft in Microsoft data centers around the globe and is completely scalable and affordable. Amazon.com also offers a hosted and scalable solution that they host. Here is the rundown on how to have reliable services without having to drop a ton of cash for your own servers, data center or infrastructure. [...]
There are plenty of cool things that you can do with Windows and this is one of those little tricks that has been around for a while and is making the rounds again since Vista came out. We originally wrote about customizing the clock in the Windows XP Optimization Guide and are going to include it in the Windows Vista version. [...]
Many people are getting into Torrents these days but have trouble for whatever reason finding a good Torrents site. There are plenty out there, and a lot of them offer nothing but fakes, others have a high ratio of fakes, so we felt it time to share with all of you the best of the best Torrents sites. [...]
Let’s face it. Everyone has downloaded Torrents at some point and you’ve probably sneaked a couple files in at work or school too. But many people have had their Internet Access scoured by the tech guys and now certain ports are blocked and you simply can’t download anymore. Here is the way around it. [...]
Undoubtedly many people have downloaded .SFV files from Torrents or other sources. The question is….what the hell do you do with them? There is usually a .SFV file followed by a bunch of files numbered starting at .001. Here is how to open them up. [...]
