Knowing our 30 Recommended Software Downloads for Free article was now a year old, we decided to give it an upgrade. After we got started I didn’t fully realize just how many applications we had tested throughout the year, and how many had made the cut until I started putting this list together. When we [...]
Lots of hard work went into the creation of Windows 7 themes, Microsoft put forth more effort into Windows 7 than any of the previous versions. Naturally this also created a ton of buzz, and Microsoft’s largest pre-order sales ever. Aesthetically, Windows 7 looks way better than any of it predecessors, the transparent start menu [...]
This is a simple guide to creating a bootable USB flash drive for a Vista or Windows 7 installation, you may know of a USB flash drive to be called a pen drive, thumb drive, USB drive or a memory stick. Hopefully that brief explaination has clear the air as to what we are taking [...]
Most netbooks or cheap laptops don’t come with an optical drive for CD’s or DVDs. That’s because netbooks have a really small area inside the case and there is no room to add a drive, also this keeps the price down which is what attracts customers, and the small portable foot print of course. Only [...]
Windows only: A fresh installation of Windows or upgrading to Windows 7 from XP offers users a chance to get things cleaned and organized from the start, but it also means your going to spend a lot of time downloading, installing, clicking next, and reinstalling applications that you need and used so much in the [...]
Microsoft’s posted this demo video of the Kindle for PC running on an HP Pavilion tx2 convertible. As you might think, you can Zoom and pinch text and turn pages with the swipe of your finger, and sort through your books. I’ll definitely be downloading this application and I know many other will also when [...]
Sometimes I think Japan is one of the craziest countries on the planet, in fact I know it is. This week in Japan Microsoft and Burger King are offerings a new whopper in honor of Windows 7.
Even though I’ve been a PC user all my life I have grown fund of the earlier “I’m a Mac” commercials. However this latest one kinda fails to hit the mark. I would think Apple could spend a little more time talking about some of the advantages of Mac’s over Windows instead of spending its [...]
Next week will usher in a new chapter of Microsoft’s history. The Redmond based software giant will officially be releasing Windows 7 to the masses in a variety of flavors including a “Starter Edition” for netbooks all the way up to the Pro version which comes with such bells and whistles as 256-bit encryption (BitLocker) [...]
Add Sony to the list of manufacturers releasing new touchscreen Windows 7 all in one PC. The 24-inch Sony Vaio L is an all-in-one PC with an infrared multitouch display, Blu-ray and DVR capabilities.
The much anticipation version 1.0 of the popular desktop organization application Fences, has been released today, and it continues to keep your cluttered desktop icons in attractive, minimal, organized groups.
If your going to install Windows 7 then your going to ask yourself: How do I get all my crap like photos, tax returns, and all your MP3s onto my new computer? The answer is buy a $40 cable and forget about it. Belkin will release the Easy Transfer Cable for Windows 7 on October [...]
Looks like theres another Windows 7 launch this week with Asus introducing the Eee Top ET2002 and the ET2203. The ET2002 is a 20-inch all-in-one desktop computer with an nVidia ION graphics and the ET2203 is a 21.6 inch version.
Gateway has two new all-in-one PCs on the market today, both run Windows 7 and offer multitouch-capable touchscreen displays, the Gateway One ZX6800 and the Gateway One ZX4800. The Gateway One ZX6800 has a 23-inch 1920 x 1080 resolution display while the zx4800 comes with a 20-inch 1,600 x 900 display.
So before we get into details, the only thing we can confirm as being accurate about this information is the photos you are looking at it. That said, take the rest (specs etc) with a liberal serving of salt. Anyways, Gateway has been busy in the tablet PC department and what we have here are [...]
Wow, Core i7 laptops keep coming in lately. MSI is the latest company to release a laptop with Intel’s latest generation Core i7 processor and NVIDIA’s powerful GeForce GTS 250M graphics card. Gaming laptops seem to be coming back and looks like everybody wants a piece of the action. That’s good news to hear compared [...]
We did a review on Bumptop a while back when it first come out and We thought it was a nice option for those that need organization on their desktops. It’s a cool idea of organizing your computer desktop as if it were just like your desk’s top at the office. That was the core [...]
