Archive for October, 2010
Desktop Fun: Resident Evil Wallpaper Collection
Fans of the Resident Evil series are definitely familiar with the Umbrella Corporation’s “wonderful” research contributions to humanity. Now you can set up your own desktop T-Virus outbreak with our Resident Evil wallpaper collection. Note: Click on the picture to see the full-size image—these wallpapers vary in size so you may need to crop, stretch, [...]
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Restore the Windows Boot Loader After an Ubuntu Update
Will your computer not boot into Windows after installing an update on your dual-boot or Wubi Ubuntu install? Here’s how you can get your Windows boot loader back so you can easily get back to work in either OS. We’ve mentioned before how Wubi is a great way to run Ubuntu on your Windows PC [...]
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Friday Fun: Haunt the House
Friday is here once again and it is time to scare up some fun while waiting to go home. This week you get to be a ghost who needs to scare all of the people out of his house. Haunt the House The object of the game is to get all thirty people out of [...]
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How To Browse Your Linux Partition from Windows
Ever need to grab a file or two from your ext4 partition? Maybe you’ve wanted to backup a few important files while you were in Windows. Here’s how to browse your Linux partition from Windows using a tool called Ext2explore. Most Linux distributions nowadays use the ext4 partition by default, and while there are some [...]
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CCleaner 3.0 Adds HTML5 Cookie Cleaning, Drive Wiping and 64-bit Support
The latest version of system cleaning application CCleaner is out, with a lot of new changes under the hood like 64-bit support, cleaning HTML5 local storage, a drive wiper tool, and better support for Internet Explorer 9 and Google Chrome. Just in case you haven’t read them, make sure to check out our guide to [...]
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How to Crash Any Version of Internet Explorer with Simple HTML
We’ve already shown you why so many geeks hate Internet Explorer, and since it’s almost Halloween we figured we’d show you something really scary—how to crash any version of Internet Explorer with nothing more than HTML and CSS. Note: we’re really not trying to bash on Internet Explorer—in fact, the latest beta version is really [...]
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[Reviews] CopyTrans Suite
Overview CopyTans Suite is a collection of utilities that allows you to manage your iPod / iPhone without the horribly bloated iTunes. It allows you to backup your iPod or iPhone to iTunes or a folder on your computer, easily transfer music, audiobooks, voice memos, and podcasts to your device. It Includes a photo sync [...]
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How to View Images in PPTX, DOCX, or XLSX Files without Office Installed
There’s nothing more frustrating than finally getting the screenshot or image you asked for, but the sender dropped them into a Word or Powerpoint document, and you don’t have Office 2007 or 2010 installed. Here’s how to view the screenshots anyway. How does this work? Simple! All of the newer file formats in Office 2007 [...]
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Improve Battery Life in Windows 7 with the Built-In Power Troubleshooter
Anybody who has a Windows 7 laptop is going to be concerned with how to make the battery last longer, but did you realize there’s a built-in troubleshooting wizard in Windows 7 that helps you maximize your battery life? This is, of course, only one of the ways to maximize your battery life—your best bet [...]
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Watch Almost Any Video File Type with VLC for iPod and iPhone
VLC is a geek’s favorite media player, and now it’s available for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Here we take a look at how to use it and what you can expect with the new app. VLC has been available for the iPad for several weeks now, and has finally come to the iPod Touch [...]
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