Category Archives: PC Software

Links to Other Great Tech Sites

In the past, I have been subscribed to 3 or 4 magazines every month, and also read many books on Computers, Technology, Photography, etc. But now I don’t even subscribe to any magazines, and just buy the occasional one here and there, this is the same for books. Don’t get me wrong, I still love [...]

All in a Spin With 360desktop

Back in April (how time flies,) I wrote an article called ‘3 Smart Ways to Create More Desktop Space‘ and at the very bottom of the post I introduced an application called 360desktop. At the time of writing all I could show you was a video of 360desktop as it hadn’t even been released, but [...]

Firefox 3, Is It Worth The Upgrade?

Over 20 million people (and still growing) have downloaded Firefox 3 (FF3), but plagued with problems such as random crashes, incompatibility issues, and other intermittent faults is making users wonder if upgrading was a good idea. What are the benefits of upgrading to FF3? Do you know any of the new features Mozilla have incorporated [...]

The 2 Greatest Free Download Managers on Earth

Millions of files are downloaded worldwide everyday over the internet, and many people use either Firefox or Internet Explorer to get the job done . But using these programs can be rather limiting, slow and tedious at times. In my opinion there are 2 download managers that are miles ahead of the competition, and they [...]

Google Toolbar-The Toolbar With Attitude

Google Toolbar has been out for quite a while, and I have never really been that interested in trying it, as I thought it was just another gimmicky toolbar for my Firefox browser. How wrong I was, this toolbar is feature rich, easy to use, and has many options to personalise to your every need. [...]

3 Free Video Conversion Tools

Most home users have on average between 2GB and 20GB of video files on their computer hard drives, either downloaded from the internet, or from video cameras, that are never seen again, or shown to family and friends. This is because either they don’t know how to transfer the files, or haven’t got the right [...]

Here’s a Quick Way to Get All Your Multiple IM Chat Progams at Once With Meebo

Most of us use more than one instant messaging client to chat and keep in touch with our friends and loved ones. What I find most annoying is having multiple windows open for each client program and having to logon to each one of them. Also if you travel or you are at work and [...]

My Top 5 Gmail Unofficial Plugins and Add ons

There are plenty of successful official Gmail plugins to help you tweak this application, however in my opinion there are also some very useful unofficial plugins and apps to try. Google has made a smart move by allowing unofficial third-party apps to be used which have helped Gmail become more successful than it already is. [...]

Take that shortcut

We all use our Computers more and more in daily life whether at work or at home, and most people just tend to use the most basic functions of the software that’s needed to carry out those daily tasks, but don’t realise that they are missing out on a wealth of options. Underneath Windows XP [...]

Mind Maps

I was first introduced to Mind Maps about 3 years ago by a friend at work, and decided to read more about them and found a book by Tony Buzan, after that I was hooked. Mind Maps are a brilliant way to gather your thoughts or if you study you can use Mind Maps to [...]