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Google I/O – The Cool Stuff: Part 2

Chris Spera — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:32:59 +0000

A lot of cool stuff came out of Google I/O last week. Let’s take a quick look at some of them in this sweet two-part series. Google I/O is Google’s big annual developer bash. Like Microsoft Build and Apple’s WWDC, Google I/O is designed to showcase Google’s latest goodies and achievements. The idea is [...]

Google I/O – The Cool Stuff: Part 1

Chris Spera — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:08:32 +0000

Keep your surfing and personal data private Platinum Hide IP

Chris Spera — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:16 +0000

Online privacy is one of the hottest topics in computing today. Keeping your surfing habits and personal information to yourself is of huge importance to many who don’t want their identities stolen, their computers infested with adware or filled with other malware. This is one of the reasons why I like applications like Platinum Hide [...]

Smaller MS Surface – What it Needs to Succeed

Chris Spera — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:16:24 +0000

For MS to make a difference in the tablet market, it needs to think about how it approaches its smaller Adrian Kingsley-Hughes had a good article published on ZDNet the morning of 16-May-2013 speaking about how price, not size, is going to determine the success or failure of Microsoft’s rumored 7″ Surface tablet. He’s right; [...]

JetClean – takes the heartache out of cleaning your OS

Roland — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:56:39 +0000

We all install more programs than we need, sometimes just for the sake of exploring what’s new out there in terms of software. However, this can mess up a computer in quite a short time, not to mention the speed issues which occur after installing several apps. You’ll end up re-installing your operating system sooner than you [...]

Top Must Have Changes in iOS 7

Chris Spera — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:21:30 +0000

iOS 7 is going to need revolutionary instead of Apple’s standard evolutionary changes. This is what I think they need to be for iOS to be innovative again Introduction When the iPhone was introduced in 2007, it brought PDA/PIM data together with your cell phone, your music and videos, and made everything work, and work [...]

RunKeeper – Your personal fitness trainer.

Marius — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:15:38 +0000

These days, a runner has plenty of choices to track his workout, informations like the miles he ran, body fat loss, calories consumed, etc. You can find many websites, smartphone applications and many other devices that can track your activity. I’ve tried a few of these applications, but most of them are not worth paying [...]

Cecil – Keep your desktop organized.

Chris Spera — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:20:50 +0000

It began in Windows 3.x – shortcuts on your desktop. By the time many users upgraded their PC’s to Windows XP, it was hopeless. Many desktops were nothing more than row after row of shortcuts. I saw it and lost my mind. It went against everything that was in me to be neat and organized. [...]

View blocked internet content with Hola Unblocker

Chris Spera — Fri, 10 May 2013 08:25:45 +0000

Online video streaming is one of the more popular ways to get content to the mobile device of your choice. However, it’s not all sunshine and daisies. DRM issues aside, sometimes, you’re not allowed to view certain content due to your geographical region. When you bump into this type of problem, you should take a [...]

Take control of your digital darkroom with Scarab Darkroom

Chris Spera — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:04:43 +0000

I love digital photography. Unfortunately, I was bitten by the camera bug quite a while back, and I am constantly on the lookout for a new lens, new picture tweaking or developing software and new information to help my pictures become more professional looking. Tools like Scarab Darkroom really fit the bill, too. This Windows [...]