Here is a quick tip for Windows 7 users out there. There’s a very quick and simple way to add a new folder in Windows 7 when browsing your files and you don’t even need to touch the mouse in order to do it. All you have to do is hit “Ctrl” + “Shift” + …
Category: Operating Systems
Apr 22 2011
Keep Track of Multiple Timezones in Windows Vista and Windows 7
Here’s a quick tip for those of you who regularly interact with people in other timezones. If you want to get a quick glance at one or two timezones other than the one you’re in then you can add this fairly easily to the “Date and Time” section in Windows. Just click on the time …
Apr 14 2011
Push Content to Android Devices with Chrome to Phone
Sometimes it can be a pain having to e-mail URLs or finding cross-platform bookmark syncing solutions when you just want to be able to quickly look at a webpage you are currently viewing on a mobile device. Perhaps you want to have the ability to copy and paste text from a webpage in Chrome on …
Apr 13 2011
Sometimes Other Android Devices Have Better Apps
For a while I’ve been looking for a decent weather app for my Samsung Galaxy S and had last week selected GO Weather which has a pretty good widget and a very attractive app complete with video backgrounds and detailed three day forecast. However, I have had a slight yearning to move toward a pure Google Android experience as you would expect using an untouched Android Open Source Project (AOSP) ROM.
Apr 12 2011
A Faster Way to Install Apps on Your Android Device
Here’s a quick tip for tonight. Sometimes, browsing the Android Market from your device can be a pain and, depending on the version of the Android Market you have installed, it can be slow and difficult to find what you want quickly. Luckily, there’s a fast and easy way to rapidly fire a stack of …
Apr 09 2011
Easily Resize Your Windows with Sizer
Particularly for the web designers there comes a time when you need to view your content in a variety of different resolutions. This often needs to be done to ensure that a webpage displays and works correctly in lower resolutions where screen real estate can often be at a premium. Otherwise, capturing video of a …
Apr 06 2011
Adjust the Maximum Size of the Recycle Bin in Windows
Leading on from yesterday’s blog entry regarding the practice of emptying the Recycle Bin (or Trash in Mac OS X) I thought it was worth covering how to set the maximum size of the Recycle Bin in Windows to prevent it from growing too large. This is of particular importance on smaller drives in netbooks or more …
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