( Windows Only) Desktop Earth is a cool wallpaper, in fact it is a wallpaper generator. Desktop Earth generates a accurate high-resolution, representation of the Earth. The program uses maps provided by NASA as the source, and it includes several different viewing options such as: adjust the amount of cloud cover, view city lights, moonlit [...]
Here’s a nice and easy way to install Linux on your netbook just like you would any other application, no partitioning, no formating your hard drive, just install, and take Ubuntu’s Netbook Remix for a test drive. With Ubuntu’s Netbook Remix you can install and remove Ubuntu from Windows, just like any other software application.
The Linksys WRT54GL WI-fI router is a dream to upgrade, it’s capable of running third-party firmware and boosting up its signal. Over at Instructable a user shows how to go all out on the router with extended antennas, fan-cooled overclocking, and the DD-WRT interface. This hack is really meant for the person who likes to [...]
Windows Only: The latest update to Free Audio Editor is choker block full of extra and helpful features. This handy application can download YouTube videos, then strips the audio from those files and convert them to MP3, MP2, WAV and a few other types .
When it comes to accessing the Internet wireless has become the most preferred means because of it’s simplicity to connect and use. Of course the downside to wireless is it’s a lot less secured opposed to using a direct connection. This last December we wrote an article on how to crack a Wi-Fi network’s WEP [...]
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 [...]
These days computer hardware malfunctions are a lot less common than what they used to be when I first stated playing with them. There is definitely a lot fewer fewer variables to consider when troubleshoot PC hardware nowadays. The trick is to eliminate all possibilities whenever possible before you start purchasing replacement parts.
(Windows, Linux, Mac) Wallpapers sure do change things don’t they? I mean putting on a new wallpaper is like getting a new outfit to wear. It brightens up the place a bit. Out with the old and in with the new. Nobody likes staring at the same old boring desktop day and day. If you [...]
Windows Home Server is a fantastic and easy way to start streaming Internet content and sharing files between your home computers. Even if you only have one computer the set-up offers some nice benefits such as automatic backups that will protect your data in the event of a failure. WHS allows you to schedule daily [...]
Microsoft has changed the computer world as we know it with the release of Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus software. There is finally a free antivirus that protects against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software, and it does so without without dragging your system performance down to a slow crawl like most of the others do.
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 [...]
Windows/Mac/Linux: Mozilla just released the first official beta of Firefox 3.6, featuring built-in support for themes (Personas), improved performance, and more. So all you early birds your download is now ready.
Adobe today has announced the release of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta software for Macintosh and Windows, it will be available for download free to the public starting today. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta is an image management application database which helps in viewing, import, editing, and managing digital photos.
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 [...]
If you just snatched up a copy a Windows 7 upgrade for $30 with a college email address, you might have been surprised to find a file download instead of a DVD. Your left there with your jaw open and wondering now what. Don’t panic, the Download Squad blog details the easy process of that [...]
If you’re a U.S. college student, or at least have a working .edu email address within the US, you don’t have to pay $120 to upgrade Vista to Windows 7. You can get the Home Premium upgrade for just $29. Nice saving eh! If you go to Win741.com you will notice Microsoft is offering U.S. [...]
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) [...]
