As if we didn’t have enough with Twitter, Tumblr, Pownce and other micro-blogging, time-consuming services, here comes the latest state-of-the-art social community tool to keep us badly hooked on for now on. Its name is Plurk and this is what it looks like:
The top-down design we’re all used to see in blog and microblogs has […]
Windows: Are you tired of your music playlists? Try online radio instead! With Phonostar you can tune in to more than 4,000 free online radio stations and podcasts worldwide and enjoy many different kinds of music and other content. The program includes a powerful search tool and even lets you record whatever you’re listening to […]
So you thought that add-ons were just a matter for Firefox, eh? Well actually you were partially right as there are many more extensions, themes and functions you can install to Mozilla’s popular browser. Nevertheless, IE also has some free applications you can install and play with, to enjoy a richer experience while web surfing. […]
Apple’s much awaited WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) starts today at 10:00 am Pacific Time. The event which takes place at Apple’s favorite exhibition complex, the Moscone Center in San Francisco, will last from the 9th to the 13th of June, and will gather developers and IT professionals from the world around to learn about […]
Is your Mac running slow? Maybe there are some applications that are eating up all your memory and leaving none for others. The place to check this out is in your Mac’s Activity Monitor, which can be found in Utilities. At the bottom of the interface press the ‘System Memory’ tab.
You’ll see four types […]
Having your operating system updated with the latest security patches Windows releases is always a good thing. The problem comes when the update is done and Windows politely asks you to restart the PC… or maybe not that politely.
This is in fact the message you get: a window that compels you to restart the system, […]
Youtube just announced the implementation of a new service in their video sharing website: the ability to add interactive comments right onto your videos. This new service, known as Youtube Video Annotations, brings a wide range of possibilities in terms of video creativity and value-added services for users. That is, you can use these notes […]
Searching in Windows has always been painfully slow but Microsoft have just announced the launch of Windows Search 4 which aims to bring searching up to speed with applications such as Google Desktop. Windows Search 4 uses the same indexing style approach that Google Desktop does meaning that your data is always indexed and instantly […]
Since time immemorial, computer users have had problems sharing large files. Whether trying to fit Sim City on floppy disks, uploading binaries to newsgroups or sharing home movies via email, you may well have suffered the inconvenience of a file that’s just too big for what you’re trying to do.
This is where HJSplit comes in. […]
How can you share folders from your Mac with PC users on the same network as you? Windows File Sharing’s the name! This allows a computer running Windows to connect to your Apple computer using its native sharing protocol. Connecting a Mac to a PC is easier now than it was five years ago, […]