Before he died, Steve Jobs stated that he believed Android to be a ‘stolen’ product. This has caused a massive controversy across the internet and a lot of folks are seriously upset by the statement. Is Android a stolen product, or was this just a statement by Mr. Jobs surrounding a personal agenda? Continue reading ..
Is Android a stolen product?
Auto-hide your desktop icons when you don’t need them with AutoHideDesktopIcons
Tired of seeing a cluttered mess of icons on your desktop? Don’t have the time to organize it- for example, using any of the tools discussed in our recent Ten free tools to better organize your desktop icons post? If so then check out AutoHideDesktopIcons, a small app that hides your desktop icons after a period of not interacting with the desktop, and displays them again when on left click it again. Continue reading ..
Freeware for the holidays!
The winter holidays are just around the corner, and it’s time to get some freeware to jazz up your technology with the holiday spirit! With screensavers, games, and apps, there’s never been a better year for the possibilities of freeware for the holidays. This article will cover a few different ideas to get you started, but with all the choices and options out there, it’s really up to you how you want to deck the cyber-halls this season. Whether you celebrate Xmas, Christmas, Festivus, or any other winter holiday, there’s freeware out there to help you decorate and celebrate. Continue reading ..
Playing PC games can help Parkinson’s patients
A new study at the University of California shows that playing PC games can possibly help people suffering from Parkinson’s to regain balance and improve their walking ability overall. The study consisted of each patient playing various physically based PC games, created specially for the study, and recording the results. This is great news for existing patients and could be used as preventative measures in the future. Continue reading ..
Video calls are easy with AV by AOL
AV by AOL is a very simple and easy to use video calling and conferencing tool that is free and entirely web-based. It allows you to connect with anyone else who has internet and a cam, without signing up for anything and without annoying or complicated installations. With a zero price tag and minimal distractions on the chat window itself, AV by AOL (AVbA) is a winner in my book. Continue reading ..
How to use unlimited Spotify in countries where it is not supported
You may have heard about Spotify, the ad-supported music service that will let you listen to almost any music on-demand, and a favorite of mine. Spotify is only supported in a handful of countries though, so what do you do if you go to their site only to discover that, unfortunately, the service is not supported in your country?
If that is your situation then this post is for you. It will present a step by step guide on how you can access Spotify from anywhere, using a program called Tunnelbear, which provides a a commercial Virtual Private Network that you can use to connect to the internet via a US or UK source. But this post will also tell you how to use Spotify beyond the limited free bandwidth offered by free VPN services. Continue reading ..
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 there weeks ago?
If so, then this post is for you. It will present 10 free tools that can help you better organize your desktop, or at least breathe some new life into it. Some of these tools will require that you only shuffle your icons around your desktop for a better, more organized layout, while others assume that you move your icons to folders first. Continue reading ..
