Windows 7 comes with a free command line tool that can help you get more out of your laptop battery. Not only can it help you with extending the life of your battery, but also, if you leave you laptop plugged in most of the time, it can help you determine problems with sleep and hibernation modes too.… Read More »
GeekUninstaller Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 32 and 64-big A full-featured uninstaller 1.5MB zip file Well, well, well! RevoUninstaller has real competition now! Finally someone has created a program that does what Revo Uninstaller does and does it faster and less elegantly. Yep. That’s right. Less elegantly. The user interface of GeekUninstaller is about as minimalistic… Read More »
Some nights I have trouble drifting into sleep. I have so much on my mind: The events of the day, swirling; troubles bubbling up, worries weighing heavily, all stirred together into a dark disturbing dissonance. Most nights, however, when the convergence of daily troubles and worries from days and weeks and months before, becomes dim and ephemeral —… Read More »
The smiley business has declined over the years. Those happy smiley faces that everyone used to put in their emails and Web pages have lost their luster in the face of all the new technologies. But the younger folks and the older folks still adore them, and one company will give you all the smileys, glittering cursors and… Read More »
We continue to recommend Microsoft Security Essentials and we continue to use it on all own computers. Avast has gone Norton. AVG has gone Norton. AntiVir is a good free antivirus but its nag-screen is annoying. There is no proof anywhere that paying for an antivirus provides you with better protection — but we have ample proof that… Read More »
They’re actually quite beautiful really, dandelions. Their bright yellow flowers signal the greening of the world and spring. Most people consider dandelions an ugly weed, but they are quite lovely. They are symbols of rebirth and of childhood. The first flower I picked for my mom was a dandelion; I picked five or six and she put them… Read More »