Toshiba has created a series of ads to display just how tough the company’s hardware is… in a rather unconventional manner. Toshiba hired the services of two whacky dudes who put the company’s products through a series of outlandish tests which go way beyond what […]
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System monitoring tools, which display core temps, fan speeds, etc. in real time, can be a very useful addition to the desktop. I’ve written about these types of tools previously, notably MooO System Monitor… you can catch up with that article here: Peeking Under the
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One of the new features in Word 2010 is a provision that allows you to take screenshots and paste them directly into your Word document. This feature can be very helpful especially if you create technical manuals or educational manuals. I know when I do
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Microsoft is doomed! —- Microsoft has just announced preliminary financial figures which show an increase in both overall revenue and net income (bottom line) for the second quarter of the current financial year. Overall revenue (total income) is up $3.6 billion compared to the equivalent
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Leawo is currently running a Spring promotion which includes a giveaway of its well regarded iTransfer software. iTransfer would normally sell for $29.95us but is available free for everyone right now… offer expires 12th February. Leawo iTransfer – The software Transfer Files among iOS Devices,
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“Pwnd” – What the Heck Is That? The etymology of the word ‘pwned’ is not entirely known. There are many speculations about its origin and no one seems to agree on its pronunciation either. The only thing I can find that makes sense is this
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Google Wants to Get You There While Amazon wants to know what you want before you do, Google just wants to get you to the store when you want to buy something. Google was recently awarded a patent for ads that will offer transportation to
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Put half a dozen doctors in a room and ask them for a diagnosis on the patient in front of them and you may be surprised at the answers you get. The same can be said for many computer related problems and cooling your computer
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I am by no means a gamer so my knowledge in this area is very limited. However, it seems that the “Asphalt” series of racing games has proven to be quite popular among gaming enthusiasts. ‘Asphalt 8: Airborne’ has previously been available for Android and
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The Infamous Start Screen The biggest jolt to users of pre-Windows 8 systems is the Start Screen, plus a significant change to the overall interface. Where’s my start Button?! I’ve said this before but it’s worth re-iterating. The Start Screen is the Start Button. Why
Windows 8.1 Start Screen – Don’t Like It? Don’t Use it Read More »
With today’s modern machines mostly equipped with high capacity RAM and multi-core processors, issues created by processes gobbling up vast amounts of the system’s resources have largely been negated. However, for those who run machines with lower resource specs, in this case specifically RAM, here’s
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ScreenTips are words, phrases or perhaps a graphic that displays a box of text when you hover your mouse over it in MS word. Usually, a Screentip will supply you with details regarding the item over which you are hovering your mouse. I am sure
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Portable Apps vs Installed Apps Anyone who follows Dave’s Computer Tips (DCT) for any time at all realizes that the authors here really like portable applications. There’s a good reason for this. They are much simpler by design and end up being easier to use
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I have been an Avast Free user for some time and am overall quite satisfied with the level of protection afforded, suffice to say that I can’t even remember the last time my machine was infected. One of the features included with Avast is the
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