Mojo Desktop Sidekick v2.3.1

Aug 23, 2007 | One Comment

Mojo Sidekick is a simple little app that provides mouse gesture support for Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, and Firefox. Mojo Sidekick has a floating click-through character or clock, which uses an interaction technology called Watermark. Mojo features JuJu the virtual pet Gecko, Spookie the Ghost, or can double as a floating clock. Control your computer [...]

ExpoTV

Aug 23, 2007 | One Comment

The Internet has made it possible for regular people like you and I to share our thoughts with the world in ways that were previously not feasible. If you have something to say, then say it online. Chances are that the right people will find you if you’re talking about what they care about. A [...]

Add Images As Wallpaper In Windows Vista

Aug 23, 2007 | One Comment

Vista has several wallpapers by default that you can use to personalize your desktop. However, if you really want to personalize your desktop, you can add your own images to you wallpapers and use them for your desktop. You can use almost any image file as your desktop wallpaper. The most convenient method is to [...]

Quickly Find Your Desktop In Windows Vista

Aug 23, 2007 | One Comment

Many people use their desktop as a storage area for their shortcuts, folders, files and so on. If you are a ‘desktop storage’ user, you should probably know how to quickly clear all the open windows without minimizing and closing them individually, to display your desktop. In the far bottom corner of your desktop, beside [...]

Trouble With Dual Monitoring

Aug 22, 2007 | 3 Comments

YouTube is driving more attention to my efforts than any other resource (combined). Gnomie Norbert de Langen from Holland writes: Dear Chris, First off, your show is awesome, thank you for hosting it. I’m a big fan, and really love your insights on technical stuff. Now I wanted to send an actual video, but my [...]

Coollector v1.14

Aug 22, 2007 | No Comments

The movie lover’s Swiss army knife, Coollector blends three types of information into a unique interface: your cinematographical culture and taste, your video collection, and videos that are available at the store. [1.35M] [Win98/ME/2k/NT/XP/Vista] [FREE]

If I Had A Hammer (I'd Fix AOL For Good)

Aug 22, 2007 | 7 Comments

One of my most interesting clients is an older woman who started from complete computer ignorance and decided to become computer literate. She went pretty far by herself, but eventually asked me to help her with a series of private lessons. She and her husband have a wireless LAN. He has a desktop he uses [...]

Display Super Hidden Files In Windows Vista

Aug 22, 2007 | 6 Comments

In a previous tip, I showed you how to display hidden files in Vista through the Folder Options window. However, even when you tell Vista to show hidden files this way, some files still remain hidden. These are referred to as super hidden files. You can display super hidden files in Windows Vista by editing [...]

Use Keystrokes To Open An Elevated Command Prompt In Vista

Aug 22, 2007 | 5 Comments

For anyone who has tried to open an elevated command prompt in Vista, you are aware of the numerous clicks you have to go through to get there. What you may not know is that there is an easier way of accomplishing this. Vista has a secret keystroke that you can use to open an [...]

Weekly Giveaway

Aug 22, 2007 | No Comments

Thanks to Ustream for allowing us to give away one Web cam per week! This week, the drawing was tough… Click Image to Play Video Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv), MP3 Audio (.mp3), Microsoft Video (.avi) Other problems solved, tech revealed, and questions answered from The Chris Pirillo Show: Console Wars Round [...]