2007 October

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DreamScene on Vista allows you to run a video as a wallpaper. Unfortunately, I can’t use it. Vista claims my monitors are too big. That’s okay, I’m not giving them up. I did, however, discover a very cool trick a while back […]

Luxor 3, the next smash hit in this awe-inspiring series, takes you on an ethereal journey where your match-three skills are used to battle the power-hungry god of Chaos!
Free the spirits of other Egyptian gods by stopping the procession of approaching spheres before they reach the pyramid at the end of their path or […]

SafeSpace eliminates the problem of malware by creating a secure barrier between your computer and the internet, protecting you and your personal information against known and unknown malware threats.
SafeSpace isolates Internet facing applications in a virtual sandbox, which protects your system files and settings from unwanted changes, and blocks unauthorized access to your private […]

I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I use Google on a daily basis. I would be completely lost online without it, and it would take me a lot longer to get my work done if it didn’t exist. I’m sure that you would probably express some of the same sentiments if […]

Gnomie Owen M. McCafferty II writes:
Dear Chris,
I’ve been a Windows user for as long as I can remember. From 3.11 to Vista, I haven’t even thought of changing to a Macintosh — like most of the other Windows loyalists. But after browsing around on apple.com, I watched the amazing video of OS X Leopard. And […]

When you are using page breaks in your document, data will end up appearing on separate pages. It may be a problem in some instances when a page break splits up a numbered list or a paragraph.
You can prevent this from happening in Word 2007 by following the simple steps listed below.

Place the cursor […]

The Outlook calendar is set up to display Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday when you click the Work Week button. However, what if you only work three days a week and you only want those three days displayed in your Work Week?
You can the default days that are displayed in your work week […]

40 digital cameras under $100 (expires 11/30/07 @ 11:59 MST)

$10 off Seiko men’s black dial stainless steel watch (expires 11/30/07 @ 11:59 MST)

$8 off Cuisinart DGB600BC grind and brew coffee maker (expires 11/30/07 @ 11:59 MST)

$20 off Traveler’s Choice Amsterdam 4-piece luggage set (expires 11/30/07 @ 11:59 MST)
$10 off 14k white gold 110ct round diamond […]

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Many of you have asked me for a recommendation for a partition tool. In the past, I’ve recommended Partition Magic, which of course is not free. Wirelesspacket gave me a link to a free partitioning program that appears to be quite good!
PartedMagic […]

Flatspace II: Rise of the Scarrid is a modern 3D space trading and flight simulation experience.
The ultimate objective is to locate and assemble parts of a galactic hyperdrive, however as the celebrated space captain, you can decide what you want to do and how you want to play! You are free to make a […]

8hands is a small and friendly desktop application that presents a concise summary of all your online social-networking activities (your MySpace and Flickr profiles, or your blog) with useful statistics (the number of friends in each network, activity meter).
With 8hands you can always stay connected to your favorite networks and your network friends without […]

In this era of user-generated content, there is as much of an emphasis on the creator of the content as there is on the participants. Some people may just be content with posting random bits for their own good, but there’s even more of us that want to develop an audience for what we put […]

I just ran across a handy service called senduit, conceived and operated by David Karp, the guy behind Tumblr (also a cool idea, sort of between Twitter and Blogger, if you haven’t seen it). Anyway, David’s into minimalism when it comes to Web services, and I love it. Here’s a screenshot […]

You are always encouraged to log on to your computer using a limited user account for security purposes. This does not mean that you have to log off the computer to perform tasks that require administrative rights. You can use the Run As option to launch programs under an administrator account.
For example, if you […]

Mobile users often carry a laptop between work and home offices. Vista’s Alternate Configuration makes it easier for mobile users to switch between IP configurations.
For example, if IP addresses at your office are supplied through a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, your primary IP configuration can be set to obtain an IP address […]

Even the geekiest of geeks needs to get away from the computer every now and again (not for too long, of course — that’s what laptops are for)! Here are a few vacation deals that have floated our way from far-off lands.

Las Vegas air + hotel vacation packages from $353 per person!
Ski and Mountain Deals […]

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Several of us got together on Ventrilo just to chit chat. We ended up talking about Vista and XP, the differences, the expectations… and the opinions on the reality that is Vista.
A community member who goes by the name of […]

These downloads, as selected by our friends at PC World, can simplify your life. They will automate common tasks and can also replace several Windows programs that don’t quite do the job.

CCleaner
Remove useless files from several applications, including Microsoft apps.

PureText
A fast and easy way to paste plain text — without all that formatting, into any […]

Rescue the last unicorn in this fantastic and innovative take on jigsaw puzzles! In Puzzle Mania, you’ll journey through many puzzle backgrounds and designs where each level is unique!
Grab puzzle pieces from the moving border and place them in their correct place within the puzzle. Place all pieces correctly to begin unlocking each of […]

The Windows clipboard is an indispensable tool, but it only remembers one thing at a time. The fact that Micro$oft hasn’t bothered to fix that issue in Windows’ entire history tells you a lot about about how much they care about their customers. Yes, I know there’s a clipboard thing in Word, and […]