Windows 7

Windows 7 DirectX 11 Resources

February 08, 2010 by Jason

Microsoft has made available for download new resources associated with the underlining graphics technology in its Windows operating system, including the latest version of the operating system. Windows 7 brought to the table DirectX 11, a technology which was also backported to Windows Vista SP2 via...

Windows 7’s IE8 and Media Player Configuration

February 06, 2010 by Jason

Some customers that will attempt to view media files using default Windows 7 components such as Internet Explorer 8 and Windows media Player, will find, that in certain scenarios they will be unable to do so. Microsoft explained that the improper configuration of IE8 and Windows Media Player could prevent...

Windows Vista

More than one EULA in your copy of Windows

February 04, 2010 by Jason

Want to know what your Windows EULA looks like? Windows XP’s EULA is stored in a file located here: C:\Windows\System32\eula.txt XP also has a help file associated with the EULA. The help file is located at: C:\Windows\Help\license.chm In Vista and Windows 7, one version of the EULA is stored in...

15 Free Microsoft Downloads

February 01, 2010 by Jason

Microsoft offers a plethora of software that users can download and install without paying a single cent to the company. However, the software giant hasn’t centralized all its free offerings into a single location, a move which would streamline access to the resources it is delivering. That’s...

Windows XP

More than one EULA in your copy of Windows

February 04, 2010 by Jason

Want to know what your Windows EULA looks like? Windows XP’s EULA is stored in a file located here: C:\Windows\System32\eula.txt XP also has a help file associated with the EULA. The help file is located at: C:\Windows\Help\license.chm In Vista and Windows 7, one version of the EULA is stored in...

15 Free Microsoft Downloads

February 01, 2010 by Jason

Microsoft offers a plethora of software that users can download and install without paying a single cent to the company. However, the software giant hasn’t centralized all its free offerings into a single location, a move which would streamline access to the resources it is delivering. That’s why...

Linux

Windows XP Clone Built on Ubuntu 9.10

December 28, 2009 by Jason

It might look and feel like Windows XP, it might sport a similar graphical user interface and even be able to run XP software, but fact is that an operating system developed by Rain Forest Wind Guangdong Computer Technology Co., Ltd. is anything else but Windows Vista’s predecessor. Ylmf OS is designed...

Fix Ubuntu Bootloader

July 19, 2009 by Jason

Have you installed Windows and Ubuntu in dual boot? If yes, you might have installed Windows First and the Ubuntu, which is a good way of doing it. In case you have already Installed Windows on your computer, then you have another good options to install Ubuntu inside windows without formatting hard...

Mac

How to make sure you will always have a responsive Mac

August 04, 2009 by Jason

Whether you are talking about your car, phone, dog, your favorite football player or even about trying to make the best out of your work day, speed is one of the things – if not the most important – that always come up. The same theory applies to your Mac and the way you want it to respond...

Finding an App’s Original Icon Set in Mac OS X

August 04, 2009 by Jason

Say you’re doing a project for school, a presentation, or you simply need to get a hold of an application’s original (512 x 512) icon. Searching Google Images may do the trick, but you’ll often find yourself with pictures that are too small, blurry, modified or just not the one you’re...

Firefox

Firefox for Maemo Goes Final

January 31, 2010 by Jason

Mobile phone users that own a Maemo-based handset from Nokia have now yet another reason to rejoice, as the final version of Firefox for their handsets has just emerged on the web. Following a long line of beta and release candidate flavors, now Firefox for Maemo 1.0 is here for them, providing an experience...

Firefox 4.0 Major GUI Redesign Cooking for Windows 7

December 27, 2009 by Jason

Mid-2009 brought with it the first indications that Mozilla was planning a major overhaul of the graphical user interface for the next major iteration of Firefox, namely version 4.0, not 3.6 which is considered only a minor upgrade to v3.5, and not v3.7. It now appears that the efforts done for the Firefox...

Internet

Firefox for Maemo Goes Final

January 31, 2010 by Jason

Mobile phone users that own a Maemo-based handset from Nokia have now yet another reason to rejoice, as the final version of Firefox for their handsets has just emerged on the web. Following a long line of beta and release candidate flavors, now Firefox for Maemo 1.0 is here for them, providing an experience...

Windows 7 DirectX 11 Hardware Acceleration

November 24, 2009 by Jason

The race between Mozilla and Microsoft is on yet again to establish positions such as innovation leader and follower, when it comes down to Firefox and Internet Explorer. And it will most probably fall on the two company’s next generation browser releases to help label the two software makers as either...

Hardware

Windows 7 RTM Drivers from Microsoft Hardware

November 01, 2009 by Jason

Microsoft’s “Better Together” slogan apparently applies not only to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 but also to the latest iteration of the Windows client and the Redmond company’s peripherals. The vast majority of products offered by Microsoft Hardware features the Windows 7 Compatible...

Six tips for greening your PC

September 30, 2009 by Jason

When you consider that computers now consume about 10 percent of the electricity generated in North America and that a great many PCs still end up in landfills, leaching deadly chemicals, it makes sense to adopt more eco-friendly computing options. John Hiddema, technical consultant for Nerds on Site,...

Software

Windows 7 DirectX 11 Resources

February 08, 2010 by Jason

Microsoft has made available for download new resources associated with the underlining graphics technology in its Windows operating system, including the latest version of the operating system. Windows 7 brought to the table DirectX 11, a technology which was also backported to Windows Vista SP2 via...

Windows 7’s IE8 and Media Player Configuration

February 06, 2010 by Jason

Some customers that will attempt to view media files using default Windows 7 components such as Internet Explorer 8 and Windows media Player, will find, that in certain scenarios they will be unable to do so. Microsoft explained that the improper configuration of IE8 and Windows Media Player could prevent...

Ms Office

Office 2010 RC Is Here

February 03, 2010 by Jason

Microsoft is extremely close to wrapping up the successor of Office 2007. The Redmond company has confirmed officially that the next iteration of its productivity suite has reached the final stage before being released to manufacturing. In this regard, Office 2010 graduated from Beta to Release Candidate,...

Download Office 2010 RTM Escrow

January 28, 2010 by Jason

Microsoft is gearing up to wrap up the final development milestone of Office 2010. The next iteration of the Office System is currently in RTM Escrow stage according to Russian website Wzor. According to information leaked in the wild, the development process of Office 2010 has reached the last stage...

Computers

More than one EULA in your copy of Windows

February 04, 2010 by Jason

Want to know what your Windows EULA looks like? Windows XP’s EULA is stored in a file located here: C:\Windows\System32\eula.txt XP also has a help file associated with the EULA. The help file is located at: C:\Windows\Help\license.chm In Vista and Windows 7, one version of the EULA is stored in...

Top 10 – January 2010 Popular Tips

February 01, 2010 by Jason

1. Download Free Vista, XP and Windows 7 from Microsoft 2. Repair the MBR to restore Windows 7 to your Multiboot Options 3. MEGA TIPS – Last year popular tips 2009 4. Windows 7 RTM GodMode 5. Windows 7 SP1 Is Cooking 6. Windows 7 RTM Windows Biometric Framework Fix 7. VoIP Apps Can Hang on Windows...