Readers offer their best tips for getting better prices on Amazon, learning how to pronounce difficult words, and viewing Facebook photos in the old photo viewer. More »
VLC, our favourite video player for the Mac (and a great player for both Windows and Linux), is releasing a big new version soon, for which you can grab the release candidate right now. It comes with a completely overhauled interface on OS X, with a more iTunes-like library view, not to mention support for Blu-Ray rips and native full screen in Lion. More »
Haven’t organised a Valentine’s Day present and want to share your love in a geeky way? Surprise your significant other by putting those romantic messages in the last place they’d expect to see them: their tech. More »
Mac: We’ve discussed how to make your Mac boot up silently before, but it’s a long, drawn-out process. Free app StartNinja will silence your startup chime with just one click. More »
Windows has loads of great utilities and while we can’t live without some of them, there’s a special place in our heart for programs that merely improve Windows, rather than adding new software. Here are our top 10 apps that take Windows’ built-in tools and make them better. More »
We’ve long been fans of online file conversion service Zamzar, but today they released a new feature that lets you convert files over email. More »
Scissors are one of those things that you only seem to need when you don’t have any around — like when you’re travelling, or in your car. The KUM Pencut is a pair of scissors in a pen-sized sheath, so you can have them on hand without risking a hole in your backpack (or worse). More »
Facebook’s new, awesome Timeline feature is rolling out to everyone, and a few early adopters have discovered a neat trick where you cut your profile picture out from your cover photo, for a very cool picture-in-picture effect. Here’s how to do it. More »
Linux users have a lot of choice when it comes to web browsers, but Google Chrome still wins out over all the others, for its extensibility, great syncing features and usability. More »
