Yep, I’m about to embark on a journey of techie self-discovery and discuss how our energy works in a symbiotic relationship with our computer systems.
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June 2010 archive
Desktop Fun: General Desktop Icon Packs
categories: Computer Help, Fun
Sometimes you need something a little more general in nature for your desktop and dock icons. If this sounds like you then have a look through our General Desktop Icon Packs collection.
Note: To customize the icon setup on your Windows 7 & Vista systems see our article here. Using Windows XP? We have you covered here
How to Rip a DVD to your Hard Drive and Play it on your PC
categories: Computer Help, Intermediate
Are you looking to for a way to play your media DVDs without rifling through your collection and swapping discs? Today we’ll take a look at ripping a DVD to your hard drive and playing it with some popular media players.
To rip our DVD we’ll use HD Decrypter which is the always free module of the DVDFab software suite. HD Decrypter will remove the copy protection from your DVD, and copy the contents of the DVD to your hard drive.
Use Ctrl+Alt+Del for Task Manager in Linux to Kill Tasks Easily
categories: Computer Help, Intermediate
In Windows you can easily kill any task by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del and bringing up the task manager. Linux running the GNOME desktop environment (i.e. Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.) has a similar tool that can be enabled to run exactly the same way.
Satisfy the Gaming Need
My three year old has become a game addict. I know. . .all the statistics and parenting classes would not approve if they saw the depths this child will endure to do some gaming. Some families are heavily into sports, others are engulfed in fishing or outdoor sports, while our family loves computers. The Internet and games to be more precise. The problem lies in the fickle mentality of a three year old. An online browser game can be challenging and tiring to a young end-user. The rants of "I want a Batman game," or "I need a DIFFERENT game," are constantly being demanded.
Screenshot Tour: Windows Live Essentials Beta
Microsoft has released a beta version of the next version of Windows Live Essentials, it includes tools like Movie Maker, Mail, Live Sync, and more for Vista and Windows 7. Here we’ll take a look at the beta suite and see what you can expect.
[MINI HOW-TO] Beginner: Change Icon Views to Extra Large in Windows 7 Explorer
categories: Basic, Computer Help
In Windows 7 Explorer, changing the view of your thumbnails and other files is easy by clicking the Change Your View button in Explorer. What you may not have noticed is there’s an Extra Large view setting as well.
Manage Your Recycle Bin with RecycleBinEx
categories: Computer Help, Intermediate
Would you like a simple way to manage your recycle bin from your taskbar or based on the age of deleted items? Then join us as we look at RecycleBinEx.
Note: Works with Windows XP, Vista, & 7. The software author also notes on his website that you can manage multiple recycle bins located on the same hard disk from whichever Windows system you are currently logged in to.
What Really Motivates Us? Prepare To Be Surprised
Yesterday I finally got around to watching this incredible animated video by Dan Pink, author of Drive 
Top 10 PC Games of All Time
There are many top PC game countdowns out there, but they often find themselves to be skewed to the more recent releases. This list looks at not only the technical feats of the game, but also it’s popularity, its longevity and its playability to create a list of the top PC games (and series) of all times – games that have endured and become household names, and games that each of us have and will hold dear memories of. In no particular order they are: