Carl asks about Foxit PDF Reader I love getting you great getting your newsletter. My question is this. I hate Adobe PDF Reader and I’m looking for an alternative. A friend of mine told me about Foxit PDF Reader. I thought I’d check with you first. What can you tell me about it? Is it safe? Is it… Read More »
If you’ve ever had a folder full of stuff you didn’t want particularly want anyone looking though, this tip is for you. We’re going to show you how to hide a folder in Windows without downloading any software or installing any additional programs. Just follow the steps Below. 1. Make a Folder in C drive and name it… Read More »
Windows 7 includes a really great utility that can give you very useful detailed information about your computer’s memory, disk usage, CPU usage, and network usage — all at a glance. Using RESMON (Resource Monitor), you can quickly spot resource hogs that are stealing your computer’s thunder and maybe bogging it down. Even if your computer is running… Read More »
Most of you know what CHKDSK is, if you don’t, you should. Windows CHKDSK can find and fix most hard drive errors before they become a major problem. Many of you who still use Windows XP have older computers, and by now your hard drive probably has some errors — bad sectors, allocation tables out of whack, that… Read More »
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 »