CDBurnerXP is a free CD, DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray burning software. I first learned about CDBurnerXP when I was looking for free burning software for a work computer of mine that I wiped out and installed Windows Vista on. I didn’t want to waste the little budget money I had to buy... Read more
When helping people solve their problems online sometimes it really helps when they include a screen capture of the problem, error or settings they see on their screen since I will never see their computer in person. Screen captures sometimes helps me solve problems or answer a... Read more
Review: Aliph’s Jawbone Prime Bluetooth Earpiece MANUFACTURER WEBSITE: http://us.jawbone.com/ When it was brand new the original Jawbone from Aliph was the best Bluetooth earpiece I had ever used. To my dismay I accidentally broke it. When that happened I saw the Jawbone II was out.... Read more
FastStone Image Viewer is a cool, little image utility. As its name suggests it is an image viewer (an excellent one I might add) with a few photo editing features. It is “freeware” so that means it is 100% free and will not lock you out in the future, asking you to pay any money... Read more
Spyware, Adware and Malware are rampant at my workplace where I look over several hundred PCs. SUPERAntiSpyware has been added to my arsenal due to its effectiveness at finding and removing nasty spyware and malware that flew under the radar when scanned with other programs. If you... Read more
PRODUCT REVIEWED: SUPERAntiSpyware I had honestly never heard of SUPERAntiSpyware before I was contacted by a representative (Mike) to review the product. I was a bit skeptical as to how well it works (according to website claims) but I am always willing to try something new and... Read more
Firefox allows you to save your passwords for most websites. So every time you return to your favorite websites you do not need to reenter your username and password. When your password is entered on any website login it automatically is encrypted so nobody who is looking over your... Read more
There was a CRITICAL security vulnerability in Firefox 3.5 that was found earlier this week, reported here. Unlike the Microsoft Internet Explorer team it only took the Mozilla Firefox crew a few days to fix this issue. Also along with the security patch are a few fixes that are noted... Read more
Firefox 3.5 has a new feature called, “Forget About This Site”. This feature allows you to single out one website and wipe out all history, cache, cookies, etc. associated with that site. For those of you that still have Firefox 3 but you want this new feature, just upgrade,... Read more
There was a new patch / update released today to the PC game Call of Duty: World at War. It is version 1.5. The PC patch/update is about 974 MB. So it might take a few hours to download for some of you with really slow Internet connections. I uploaded the COD WAW 1.5 patch/update... Read more
If you are like me and have multiple browsers installed on every computer you use this will be a good tutorial to watch. I have Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera and Safari on installed on my desktop and laptop Windows PC computers. Each of the web browsers want be the default... Read more
The birth of Firefox 3 brought with it a great new feature for students, researchers and anyone else looking for specific text on a crowded web page. The new feature is called Text Search. By default the Text Search feature is disabled. You must go into the options and enable it.... Read more
Being able to find and also change the location of the Firefox download folder is important if you download anything off the Internet. Many people have asked me to help them find the location of the Firefox download folder on their computer. On my own computer at home I changed the... Read more
The automated spell checking Firefox feature is one of my favorites. I love how it corrects my spelling when I am typing on Gmail, posting a comment on a blog or forum and various other websites. When the spell checker does not recognize a word or name I can easily Add it to the... Read more
I thought “Private Browsing” was a very neat idea when I first saw it pop up on Internet Explorer 8. Now Firefox 3.5+ has it. What private browsing offers is almost complete privacy on whatever computer you use it on. Once enabled whatever sites you visit do not show up in the... Read more
Sundar Pichai of Google recently announced the new Google Chrome operating system. Not to be confused with the Google Android operating system which was created for mobile devices like your cell phone. Sundar takes throws a punch at Microsoft Windows by saying, “…operating systems... Read more
A very popular concern people have is how to delete their complete Internet tracks. To do this you must always make sure you erase your browser history, cache, cookies and saved passwords. Firefox 3.5 manages your Internet history/tracks differently than the previous version. It is... Read more
Mozilla released Firefox 3.5 for download to the world at the end of June (yes, it’s 100% free to download). By the time you read this Mozilla should have about 8 million downloads. According to Mozilla, the makers of Firefox, version 3.5 is twice as fast as version 3.1. I don’t... Read more
The Windows Vista color and appearance looks really nice when you are a new user coming over from Windows XP. After owning Windows Vista for a while you may get tired or bored of the look. When this happens it is nice to know that you are not permanently stuck with any visual settings... Read more
How to modify your screen saver and advanced power settings is a good thing to know, especially if you have a laptop. The screen saver options in Vista and 7 allows you to change the screen saver itself, the minutes it waits until it turns on, advanced settings specific to each screen... Read more