Archive for September, 2006

Are laptops really more expensive than desktops?

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Are laptops really more expensive than desktops? Of course they are, you say. But the answer depends entirely on how you use your PC. If you are like many who leave their PCs on all day in order to run file sharing programs and distributed computing applications, the answer may be a resounding “no.” Why? […]

Tapwave Zodiac

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

The Tapwave Zodiac is a PalmOS Organizer (or PDA) which was in production during 2004 and 2005. Besides having a design that resembles the classic SuperNintendo controller, it was famous for it’s unique approach on using PalmOS as a basis for a GameBoy-like device. When most PalmOS PDAs had around one to four megabytes of […]

MediaPortal Review

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Opensource PVR/Media Center MediaPortal is a great piece of opensource (yes, free) software that allows you to almost completely run your entire home entertainment system from that old computer collecting dust in your closet. You can record and pause live TV, schedule future recordings (it actually provides you with a great number of options to […]

Desktop Calendar

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

I have been using Desktop Calendar by Tinnes Software to schedule tasks and reminders at work for more than six months now. I’ve found the free version has everything I need. This product is clean and uncomplicated, with no bells and whistles to get in the way. It can bet set it to sit wherever […]

WebRoot Windows Washer

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

WebRoot Windows Washer - This nifty little software program can save you a huge amount of time in cleaning out your computer of temp files. It literally can remove all temp files from all directories on your computer, and this will save you a world of disk space and also improve the performance of your […]

PrinterAnywhere Review - Long Distance Printing

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

PrinterAnywhere is a new solution to long distance printing. PrinterAnywhere is a wonderful little tool for printing to remote computers, or for hosting a globally-shared printer. Using this freeware software package is easy: you just sign up for a PrinterAnywhere account during the installation process, and then select which printers you’d like to share […]