I’m not sure if Facebook is trying to pull one over on me or if this is just a bug, but yesterday I noticed that a friend suggestion I had sitting out there was now a friend request. (In this case, I mean a friend that someone had suggested I had, not the algorithmically derived [...]
There’s a new application that integrates the Windows Live SkyDrive service into Windows Explorer. Simply called “SkyDrive Explorer,” this software turns your SkyDrive folder into just another location you can access directly from Windows. Once installed, as with local folders, you can drag-and-drop files into your SkyDrive folder or you can copy files hosted in [...]
The daily background image used on the new search engine Bing.com often features beautiful and stunning images of scenes from around the world. Many people have wanted to use these images as their desktop wallpaper, leading some to go so far as to develop utilities that help you capture the images and save them on [...]
Looking for a deep discount on Windows 7? Popular online retailer Newegg.com (and Bing Cashback participant) is selling copies of Windows 7 starting at just $99.99 The reason they’re able to sell the OS for so little is because they’re selling the OEM version. That means instead of getting a boxed copy in fancy retail [...]
BumpTop, the 3D graphical overlay system designed for Windows computers, recently released a new version of their software which now includes support for multi-touch gestures. The software, which transforms your desktop into something more like a “real” desk complete with stacks of files, sticky notes, and the like, gives you a more personalized computing experience [...]
The University of Washington, who, along with Microsoft Live Labs, gave us the 3D photo-browsing technology that is now called Photosynth, has come up with a new algorithm that could expand on Photosynth’s capabilities. In fact, it takes the 3D rending of Photosynth and uses it to model entire cities using tens or hundreds of [...]
MoTweets is a Twitter client application for Windows Mobile devices which aims to take on the current top applications which include PockeTwit, Tiny Twitter, ceTwit, and Twikini. The app supports multiple Twitter accounts, photo uploads, tiny URLs, GPS-based location posting, and multiple skins in addition to the basic features you would expect in any Twitter [...]
If you’re a fan of Bit.ly, the default URL shortener used by Twitter, and a user of Windows Live Writer, the desktop blogging software, then you’re going to want to grab the Bit.ly plugin. By using this Live Writer plugin, you can shorten links in your blog post from long, unwieldy URLs to shorter ones [...]
You may have heard that there’s no direct upgrade path from Windows XP to Windows 7. That’s true. You can only upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7. For Windows XP users, that means one thing: it’s time for a fresh install. Don’t be afraid – despite what you may have heard, it’s not really [...]
DreamScene was a feature in Windows Vista Ultimate which allowed you to set a video as your desktop wallpaper. The feature, however, has been removed from the upcoming OS Windows 7 in favor of the Desktop Slideshow auto rotator. But don’t be dismayed – there is, in fact, a hack that allows you to re-enable [...]
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