Is your desktop so frequently cluttered with icons and folders that its hard to find room for new files or projects? Do you wish that your desktop was more organized or that you had more room to breathe? This posting explores some aspects of what a cluttered desktop means. It argues that it is important →
Ten free tools to better organize your desktop icons
Studies have found that people with cleaner, tidier desktops live longer. I am joking of course, but ask yourself this: is your desktop too crowded with icons? Do you ever wish for a little bit more room just to fit in a few more files? Are there files and folders doing nothing that were put →
Challenge yourself with “Keys of A Gamespace”, an ‘expressive’ point and click adventure game
It’s rare that a game comes along these days that really creeps me out. With such things as the Resident Evil series, Dead Space, Silent Hill, and all the other games that are in the horror or survival horror genre, I sometimes get the feeling that I’ve been de-sensitized to anything really scary or creepy. →
Uninstall programs completely and monitor installations with Comodo Programs Manager
This is an impressive uninstaller program that will scan for leftover files after program uninstallations to make sure nothing is left behind. It will also monitor your system for program installs and take note of all changes done to your system, so that it can easily roll them back completely. This happens all the time, →
Twelve must have free add-ons for Outlook (part 1)
If you use Outlook you have reason to rejoice, because there is a wide range of free add-ons that greatly enhance Outlook’s functionality and add considerably to it’s user experience. This post will cover twelve must have-Outlook addons; Subtextual, HarmonyGoogle, Gpg4Win, CodeTwo Attach Unblocker, Attachment Explorer, AutoArchive Now, FBLook, InboxEX, OfficeIns, Sender’s Time Zone, NK2Edit, PSTTools →
Learn Programming at Code Academy
“Code Monkey learn how to program!”Ever been secretly envious of your friends that understand how code works and know how to program? Code Academy is a free website that offers lessons in how to program. I’ve always wanted to know a bit more about how to write programs, or “code” as it’s commonly called. So, →
Cyberduck: an all-in-one desktop client for FTP, Amazon S3, WebDAV, Cloud Storage, and Google Docs
FTP has been impressively resilient as a file storage protocol, but these are the days where files are literally everywhere, in cloud storage, Google docs, and the like. Enter Cyberduck: a free, open source desktop client that can access your FTP, WebDAV, and cloud storage accounts from a single, nicely designed application. It can access →
Get powerful, free office tools with LibreOffice
Looking for an alternative to paying for Microsoft Office? Tried OpenOffice.org but found it didn’t quite fit? You might find what you need in LibreOffice free office tools from The Document Foundation. LibreOffice consists of six full-featured office tools. Base allows you to manage databases, and create queries and reports to track and manage information. →
The big list of free Kindle tools
There are quite a few programs and web services that can be really useful to Kindle owners. This post compiles 17 of these that every Kindle user should know about, ranging from eBook conversion programs to services that can broadcast your favorite websites to your Kindle. Note that many of the tools listed here aren’t →
Five must-have programs for laptops and netbooks
Do you have a laptop or netbook? If so, then check out the following 5 free programs which might prove really useful: AutoSensitivity, Aeorfoil, Touchfreeze, Core Temp, and Prey. Note: this is not a post of must-have general applications; for that check out my Freeware Top 30. Check out my mini review of each of →
Minus: share large files and photos with this stylish cloud hosting app
If I’ve seen one file sharing web service in the past few months I’ve seen a about twenty. But this one stands out from the pack in several respects; most notably its (ad-free) stylishness and support for multiple platforms and devices. Minus is a file hosting service that will let you upload and share large →
Manage your tasks list on your PC, iPhone, and other devices with Wunderlist
Let’s face it: not only is the internet everywhere, but computers are now in everyone’s pocket. So it doesn’t really make sense to manage your tasks and to-do’s on a desktop, because your smartphone is just oh-so convenient for accessing your tasks and information right when you actually need to. And oh so convenient for →
