After performance security is one of the main concerns that computer users have. It is important to have a reliable and stable system that you can use. That is why you need a reliable, stable and effect application that can protect our systems and data from potential dangers. Sometimes free security apps are regarded as being less safe but you will definitely change your mind after testing AVG Anti-Virus. [...more]
Most people use Windows as their main downloading system just as a matter of convenience and availability of download tools. The pain comes in sharing these files with your Ubuntu system. This is when symbolic links really in a dual boot system. [...more]
Often when you are troubleshooting what is going wrong with your Windows box you are left to your own devices to guess what is running and what is screwing up. In the Linux world you can grep and get a view of what processes are running using Process Identifier, or more commonly known as PID or process ID. Here is how to get that same functionality in Windows. [...more]
I think everyone knows about the F8 key to access the Windows Boot Manager. But did you know that in Windows Vista, 2008 and Windows 7 you can access the Boot Manager by using the Space Bar as well? [...more]
Adobe Version Cue is a fantastic tool for managing your images, photos and videos. Here is the complete reference guide on how to configure Version Cue so that you can use it in your production environment. [...more]
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. [...more]
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. [...more]
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! [...more]
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. [...more]
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. [...more]
