2008 March

With these files, selected by PC World’s editors, create a very personalized desktop that will help you work faster and have more fun using your PC.

WindowBlinds
Give your PC a personal touch with this shell enhancement.

Vista Start Menu
Juice up the Windows Vista Start menu and make it more useful.

xplorer2 Lite
Compare directories side by side with this [...]

In the decade since the Global Political Crisis, mankind has entered its second golden age with plans to further expand its presence in the Galaxy.
But all plans for a prosperous future have crashed with the abrupt appearance of a hostile alien fleet that is destroying everything in its path!
Prepare yourself for some alien [...]

Occasionally I’ll look back on the Web site reviews that I’ve written here at Lockergnome to see if I’ve missed writing about an important Web site. Whenever I take the time to review what I’ve covered, I always find a couple of sites that I personally love that have somehow slipped through the cracks. It’s [...]

Irish Gnomie Barry (aka Basement) writes:
Hey Chris,
I’ve been following your videos for a while and have only thought of mailing just now; wasn’t sure if you had a video on this topic.
I’m very busy with college and do most of my work on my MacBook, which I purchased in September. It has developed a little [...]

Songbird is a media browser and Web player built from Firefox, VLC Player, and SQLite. Songbird is Open Source and supports user contributed, cross-platform extensions. Version 0.5 includes new device API with initial MTP device support add-on, improved shuffle algorithm, extensible Library Views, improved RSS playlists support, and other bug-fixes.
This is technically a beta version, [...]

A Lockergnome reader recently submitted a question asking how to add a mathematical equation into a Word document. Some people think this is accomplished using the Character Map; however, this is not the case.
Word includes over 150 mathematical symbols that you can insert into your document to build equations. To add a mathematical equation [...]

Sony’s RCD-W500C is a feature-laden, modestly priced alternative for the home audio enthusiast requiring a good-sounding CD changer and a cost-effective solution for consolidating a record and tape collection.
The RCD-W500C is a dual deck 5-CD changer and CD recorder housed in a handsome chassis offering very nice display graphics and 24-bit converters. This is a [...]

Catch a boatload of fishy fun in this original arcade challenge!
Load up the RV and crisscross the country in a series of tournaments that will put your angling prowess to the test. Catch fish to earn points and climb to the top of the rankings in the amateur, pro, and elite circuits! But watch [...]

eMailaya is a lightweight email client that allows you multiple accounts, backup files, mail drive, and RSS, all in one small file. Supports working with DiskOnKey.
[1.71M] [WinNT/2k/XP/Vista] [FREE]

If I had to choose between beer and wine, beer would win every single time because I just haven’t developed a taste for wine at this point in my life. I’ve tried a few different wines, but so far there hasn’t been one that really hit the spot for me. I may be uneducated about [...]