Top Tip: Click here to run a free scan for common PC errors
Archive for May, 2008
Update Your PC Drivers Automatically With RadarSync
Updating the drivers on your PC can lead to better performance and improved stability. However, keeping drivers up to date isn’t the easiest thing to do. The first problem tends to be that you don’t know where to get drivers, or you’re not prepared to spend the time hunting them down. And then to cap [...]
Speedup Access To Files With Ultimate Defrag
Back in the day at university I used to run a copy of Norton Systemworks on my PC. One of my favourite features was a defrag tool that moved regularly accessed files to the front of my hard drive. The theory here was that these files could be accessed faster because the disc heads didn’t [...]
Remove Your Laptop Battery To Make It Last Longer
One of my colleagues gave me a great tip last week for extending the life of a laptop battery – don’t use it! No seriously, what he meant was if your laptop is connected to the mains, then you should remove the battery to extend its life.
Why? Well when you battery is inserted [...]
Control More Applications With Your HTPC or MCE Remote
I have a new Home Theatre PC that I use to watch TV, play music and watch movies on. I do this using a Microsoft MCE remote which is fantastic, but it doesn’t allow me to control any apps outside of Vista Media Center (VMC), so I frequently have to get a keyboard and mouse [...]
How To Avoid Plasma Screen Burn
I have a friend who has a very expensive Plasma TV, but because he didn’t take steps to protect his screen he’s suffering from screen burn. It’s easy to suffer from screen burn; just watching your favourite TV channel for too long can result in the logo being permanently displayed.
Although modern plasmas don’t suffer [...]
What Were You Doing In 1983?
I just found an amazing picture via FosFor gadgets of a 1983 office set based around an Atari 800. The picture really took me back, and funnily enough I still have a my Atari in a box in my closet.
I love the ‘cool’ digital clock next to the TV! I recognise the tape [...]
Great HD Wallpapers
I’ve just taken ownership of a super sexy 50″ Plasma that didn’t break the bank that I’ve connected to my PC to watch HD movies. I’ve been searching for some great HD wallpapers to display on my 1080p display and below are a selection of my favourites.
I’ve organised my collection of Great HD Wallpapers into [...]
Add NicEdit WYSWYG Text Editor To Your Site
Every blogger wants more comments and one way of doing this is to make it easier for readers to leave comments. If you are a WordPress user then there are several good comment quicktag plugins out there.
If you want to add a full WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor to [...]
Download MP3s From Your Friends iTunes Libraries With Mojo
I’ve been playing with Mojo for a few days now and I think it is absolutely amazing. What Mojo lets you do is let you browse tracks within your friends iTunes Libraries over the internet, and then DOWNLOAD THEM! Once installed, a buddy window is available within Mojo that lets you check out the libraries [...]
Best DVD Ripping Tools
If you are looking for a great DVD ripper then in my view you can’t go wrong with DVD Fab, and the latest version DVDFab HD Decrypter even lets you rip HD-DVDs (soon to be collectors items!) and Blu-Ray discs.
If you’re looking for alternatives, then the Lifehacker site did a poll to find out what [...]
