Category: Windows

  • DesktopOK saves your desktop icon positions and your sanity

    Yeah, it happens to everyone. Either you go do a presentation and/or you play a game that resizes your Windows desktop and all hell breaks loose…..ICONS EVERYWHERE…..YUCK. Well since windows (as usual) comes up short in this area, some smart soul has programmed DesktopOK to save our collective sanity :-). DesktopOK saves and restores your…

  • ZOTAC IONITX-A-U Atom N330 1.6GHz Dual-Core Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

    I was looking for a fast small (read: mini-ITX) mobo that had enough power to drive 1080P monitor/panel and I came across Zotac IonITX-A-U board. According to manufacturer’s website: The mini-ITX form factor ZOTAC® ION combines a high-performance NVIDIA® ION graphics processor with a power-efficient Intel® Atom processor for the ultimate eco-friendly platform that has…

  • Marxio Timer….The End-All-Be-All of multifunction timers for Windows

    Looks like I’ve been neglecting Windows apps for a while. So here is a neat free (donationware) application……Marxio Timer . It’s a “simple” timer program that can pretty much do anything a user does on a pre-programmed timer loop. You can set Marxio Timer to perform a preset action or set it to execute an application…

  • Chrome makes google proud….The one browser they couldn’t crack…

    A recent contest at CanSecWest, an event that brings together some of the most skilled experts in the security community, has demonstrated that the three most popular browser are susceptible to security bugs despite the vigilance and engineering prowess of their creators. Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer were all exploited during the Pwn2Own competition that…

  • Would you like your PC over IP?

    Imagine if you could hide your 16 Core, Quad GPU, Nitro burning gaming PC in the closet in the basement. What if you could build the next University lab where all the highpowered CAD workstations where humming away in the machine room and you could actually “teach” in a quite classroom/lab. Fill in the rest…

  • SharePod…..The only tool you need to maintain your Ipod

    I came across sharepod the other day while looking for a Ipod offload tool for OSX. My Ipod was full with music I wanted to keep, but I was leaving on a long trip so I wanted to have some movies and tv-shows with me aswell. To make a long story short, as much as…

  • System Explorer….The last PC monitor/process manager you’ll ever need

    Yes, we all know Windows task manager sucks. So I set out to find a decent replacement and that’s when I came across System Explorer. It’s FREE and it rocks. Here are the major features: Detailed informations about Tasks, Processes, Modules, Startups, IE Addons, Uninstallers, Windows, Services, Drivers, Connections and Opened Files. Easy check of…

  • Seam Carving Gui….Resize images just like the new Photoshop CS4

    So you’ve probably been hearing a lot lately about the new feature in Photoshop CS4 that allows you to resize an image in a way that the image will not get distorted. Dubbed Seam Carving (we covered it here, here and here), the new function is all the rage.Well, if that’s the only reason you’re…

  • Gbridge, a must have utility for MS Windows….

    Gbridge is a free software that lets you sync folders, share files, chat and VNC securely and easily. It extends Google’s gtalk service to a VPN (Virtual Private Network) that connects all your computers directly and securely. No matter if they are behind Firewalls, NAT or anything else for that matter. Here are some of…

  • Synkron, because syncing can be such a pain….

    I know, rsync is the answer to all my prayers, at least as far as syncing data is concerned. I agree, BUT sometimes you just want a simple GUI (yes pointy/clicky) application to do the job. Well that’s were synkron comes in. A simple applications that does one thing and it does it well, synchronizing your files/folders.…