Application and smartphone developers have spoiled us with notifications. If you’ve used any anti-virus application, Instant Messengers, Outlook, or any modern smartphone, you understand the power of notifications. They keep you informed about what your PC is doing, email and calendar appointments, potential security threats, and instant messages. Growl has... (Continue reading)
Everyday we create new folders in our computers to catalogue data, so that it can be found easily when we need it. Sometimes you need to access some folders more often than others. Depending upon how deep the folder is in the hierarchy, it may take dozens of mouse clicks... (Continue reading)
Google Books is a huge repository of books which makes it easy for any internet user to easily read full version of books from public domain and also one’s that have the permission from the author. You can also preview books that aren’t free, before you decide to buy them,... (Continue reading)
Windows 7 Taskbar has seen tremendous improvements in the features and functionality. You are now able to “Pin” any programs that you access regularly, to your taskbar for easier access. This has replaced the traditionally used Quick launch toolbar in Windows XP and Vista. The Windows 7 Taskbar is now... (Continue reading)
Gmail is fast becoming the most popular web-based email service on the internet, since it is quite functional and offers a large number of features and storage capacity. If you are one of the guys who would like to get desktop notifications about new emails, you could always use the... (Continue reading)
Everyone uses different types of tools and software to help them become more productive. Google has a number of services like Gmail and Google Calendar which can be really helpful for a maximizing your productivity and getting things done. Gmail with all its labels, stars and filters saves time by... (Continue reading)
If you like quotes and proverbs you would like to use the WikiQuote Screensaver, which is a Free and Open Source Screensaver software. It displays virtually unlimited number of quotes from WikiQuote in your screensaver. WikiQuote.org is an online encyclopedia of interesting quotes and proverbs on various subjects. The goal... (Continue reading)
Nowadays we find ourselves multitasking and working with more and more applications on our computer simultaneously. There are times when we need a certain window in the foreground like the Calculator, Webcam while talking to our friends or simple a notepad to take quick notes while reading or watching a... (Continue reading)
The opinion about Bing being as good or even a better search engine than Google varies on every turn on the Internet. But one thing “almost” everyone seems to agree on, is that the Bing.com homepage images are a better idea than a complete minimalist look like Google. Again, this... (Continue reading)
New York Times is one of my favorite publication, both online and offline. They may not be the first to break a news, but I like the fact that they are always reassuringly correct about what they write. New York Times have launched a desktop application that recreates the feeling... (Continue reading)