Windows: If you want to keep up with breaking news from a few sites Feed Notifier could be right up your alley. Instead of logging in and reading all feed updates a la Google Reader, Feed Notifier offers popups directly from your system tray as soon as a feed receives an update. 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 »
There are a lot of ways to create shortcuts for system tasks in Windows, but what could be faster than doing it with the hotkey of your choice? Here’s how two tools can put nearly any system task at your fingertips. More »
Windows’ Save As dialog can be a little annoying. If you want to use a certain file extension, you have to pick it from a long list, and sometimes it isn’t even available in that list. Reader Java-Princess shares an awesome shortcut for saving files with whatever extension you want. More »
Flickr user Tim Garbarino reminds us that winter isn’t quite over yet in the northern hemisphere with this gorgeous, serene setting sun behind a lonely snowball. The setup is functional too — Tim has his favourite feeds on the right, upcoming appointments at the top, and a spring-loaded dock on the left. More »
You may have heard of Windows 7′s HomeGroup feature before, but never really understood what it did. It’s actually the simplest way to share files between two Windows machines, and it takes seconds to set up. If you have more than one computer in your home (or a friend who comes over and likes to borrow your music), here’s how to set it up. More »
If you wish your keyboard’s keys were laid out just a tad differently, you can change it around with a keyboard remapper. Windows users have a few to choose from, but the easiest to use is certainly KeyTweak, which presents you with a full, visual keyboard layout and multiple methods for changing it. More »
It’s a sad fact of life that over time, all of our computers get a little bit slower. Before you start shelling out for a new machine, take some time this weekend to perform some maintenance tasks, upgrade a single piece of hardware, or even overclock your machine for a little speed boost. More »
The newest version of Skype for Windows lets you initiate IMs and video chat sessions with Facebook users, even if they aren’t running Skype. It also includes group screen sharing, a push to talk feature and HD video for certain webcams. More »
Sometimes it’s nice to know what you’re browser is up to when it requests a page. If a site is taking a long time to load, there’s not much you can do about it except repeatedly hit the refresh button. If, however, you want to delve deeper, a handy Windows program called Fiddler can help you find out exactly what’s happening with your HTTP traffic. More »
