[Windows] Backup and restore open windows, programs, files, tabs, and more across multiple computers with Cupcloud

Briley Kenney — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:38:18 +0000

There are many ways to sync content and files cross-platform. Google Drive is a great way to jump from computer to computer and keep all of your files. It’s always good to consider alternatives though, as there are quite a few of them out there. Cupcloud is a different kind [...]

[Android] RegawMod Rebooter allows you to easily reboot, power off, or go into recovery or bootloader by clicking a button on your Windows computer

Briley Kenney — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:48 +0000

For Android power users, the option to quickly reboot a device is pretty significant. Several mobile apps incorporate the function, like Titanium Backup for example. After performing various tasks and changing certain settings it’s necessary to restart the smartphone, just like a desktop computer. When an Android device is connected [...]

The Leap Motion makes Windows 8 look… awesome [Video]

Enrique — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:08:35 +0000

The Leap Motion controller is supposed to change the way we use computers. After seeing this video of the Leap controlling Windows 8, I’m starting to believe them:

Microsoft designed Windows 8 to be used with touch — that’s why so many PC manufacturers are now shoving touch screens into [...]

[Windows] Backup and restore WiFi and wired network settings with Network Profiles Utility

Briley Kenney — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:13 +0000

If you manage multiple Windows installs or even configure various network profiles on a plethora of PCs, then the task can become quite tedious. It’s especially inconvenient if you need to set up a static IP or custom DNS server every time. Network Profiles Utility aims to eliminate that mess [...]

[Windows] Convert and optimize videos for various mobile devices with Click2Mobile

Briley Kenney — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:00 +0000

As mobile device screens and tablets get bigger over time, they become increasingly more useful for watching videos and movies. I mean seriously, they’ve successfully meshed a smartphone and tablet, to create a phablet (devices in excess of 5-inches). Quite honestly, especially when you have time to kill, watching videos [...]

[Windows] Minimize and lock open windows to prevent unauthorized access with WinLock

Briley Kenney — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:38:38 +0000

There are many ways to lock down security in Windows, including through a wide selection of third party apps. You can even use the Win + L keys to lock the current session and keep unauthorized users out. Unfortunately, that locks the entire session but what if you only wanted [...]

How to bring back the classic drop-down menu in Office 2007, 2010, and 2013 on Windows [Tip]

Mukhi — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:40 +0000

Have you ever freaked out when using Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013? I know I did because Microsoft has killed the classic Office menu and toolbars which we were accustomed to for years, and come up with ribbon style! The result of this change? The learning curve is so steep that people [...]

Another Windows 8 fail [Image]

Ashraf — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:37:58 +0000

The screen resolution on this Windows 8 machine is "too low" to run Music.

This computer is “never obsolete” [Image]

Ashraf — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:28:36 +0000

With "the world's richest Internet content provided by Netscape", this eMachines Windows 98 computer is "never obsolete".

[Windows] Watcha Doing helps you track how you spend time on your computer

Briley Kenney — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:29:12 +0000

One of the best ways to improve your productivity is to time how long you spend doing something. If you can analyze your tasks in terms of time, you can properly plan your workload. Tracking your time also allows you to see just how you’re improving. Watcha Doing is a [...]

Running Windows is more painful than torture [Comic]

Ashraf — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:55 +0000

Klingons from Star Trek prefer a pain stick over using a "Microsoft operating system".

France causes problems on Windows [Image]

Ashraf — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:21:26 +0000

Error 5086: France

[Windows] ZeZebra is a great way to share files between Windows, Mac, Android, and/or iOS

Briley Kenney — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:33:40 +0000

Desktop to mobile file transfer clients are a dime a dozen. We’ve covered quite a few here at dotTech, such as AirDrop and qrSend. ZeZebra is another program that allows you to share large files from Windows or Mac to Android or iOS devices. Let’s see if it is worth [...]

[Windows] Leawo Blu-ray Player is a promising media player with an elegant interface

Mukhi — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:23:58 +0000

Tired of clumsy interfaces of popular Blu-ray media players like CyberLink PowerDVD or ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre? Leawo offers you something different; a minimalistic Blu-ray player that looks gorgeous, Leawo Blu-ray Player for Windows gives you another potential choice!

What is it and what does it do

Main Functionality

Leawo Blu-ray [...]

[Windows] Easily modify default programs for file types with Coffee — you can even assign two programs for each extension!

Briley Kenney — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:40:31 +0000

With Windows, you can designate a default program to open certain file types. This feature is useful, but it’s not always ideal. For example, let’s say you have two image editors on your computer, Photoshop and Paint.NET. You like to use Paint.NET for easy image edits while you like to [...]

[Windows] Get a Metro UI style Start Menu in Windows 7 and Windows 8 with Start Menu Reviver

Briley Kenney — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:49:37 +0000

What if, instead of doing away with the Start Menu in Windows 8, Microsoft actually evolved the concept even further? What if they adapted the Start Menu for use with touchscreen devices and those that relied on a mouse? It would probably use some kind of Metro style theme, yet [...]

Microsoft says Windows 8.1 (Windows Blue) will be a free update for Windows 8

Enrique — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:46:19 +0000

At a conference in Boston, Microsoft’s Tami Reller confirmed that the upcoming update to Windows 8, that has been codenamed Windows Blue, will officially be called Windows 8.1 when it releases. She also brought some good news for Windows 8 users, announcing that it will come as a free update [...]

[Windows] Check5 is a file monitor that generates a changelog whenever a file is modified

Briley Kenney — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:47:06 +0000

One thing in particular that Windows lacks is a detailed file monitor that keeps track of changes made to files and folders on your computer. This is disconcerting if you want to keep track of a file or multiple files while you’re absent from your machine. Check5 is a free [...]

What happens when you don’t ‘safely remove’ a USB flash drive [Comic]

Ashraf — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:55:35 +0000

Be sure to always 'safely remove' your external USB drives, or else...

[Windows] LeDimmer will dim everything on screen except for the active window, helping you focus on the task at hand

Briley Kenney — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:34:40 +0000

Previously, we’ve covered applications like F.lux that dim and tint your screen depending on the time of day. Supposedly, this helps you sleep better at night because you’re not staring at a bright screen all day, and it also helps tone down the brightness when the surrounding room is dark [...]

The irony of Windows 8 [Image]

Ashraf — Mon, 13 May 2013 06:00:19 +0000

A version of Windows that actually looks like windows... and no one likes it.

[Windows] Automatically perform an action when your system is idle with Watch 4 Idle

Briley Kenney — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:35:24 +0000

No one is ever sitting at their computer 24/7, and no one can for that matter. That means there are times when your computer sits idle, not being used. Wouldn’t it be great if you could set your maintenance programs or alternate software to run while you’re not using your [...]

Microsoft’s Windows 8 ads for Asia are bizarre but awesome [Video]

Enrique — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:19:15 +0000

Three Windows 8 ads by Microsoft have been discovered on the internet after they were mistakenly posted on the company’s general YouTube Channel. The ads, which you’ll see very soon were meant for Asian markets.

The three 30-second spots highlight different strengths of Windows 8 by replacing them with other [...]

[Windows] Convert Word (DOC, DOCX) documents into audio files instantly with AudioDocs

Briley Kenney — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:33:59 +0000

When I’m finished a writing project I usually like to read it back to myself. I have always thought it would be nice to hear the writing played back through an alternate voice, or even read by someone else. For the most part it helps me find serious errors, but [...]

[Windows] Scan files using VirusTotal directly from your desktop with PhrozenSoft VirusTotal Uploader

Briley Kenney — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:45:13 +0000

VirusTotal is a remarkably useful protection platform that allows you to scan files online through several antivirus platforms at once like TrendMicro, McAfee, BitDefender, Kaspersky, DrWeb and more. We use it here at Dottech to scan programs before we recommend them –or advise against them, but you probably already knew [...]

Public preview for Windows 8.1 will be available by the end of June

Enrique — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:18:13 +0000

Corporate Vice President for Windows, Julie Larson-Green, spoke at the Wired Business Conference and reiterated on previous comments by Microsoft regarding their approach to improving Windows 8 and incorporating user feedback. But she also confirmed that you’ll be able to try those improvements yourself when Microsoft releases a public preview [...]

Microsoft officially confirms Windows Blue, announces that 100 million Windows 8 licenses have been sold

Enrique — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:57:04 +0000

It’s an interesting thing hearing all the complaints and disregard towards Windows 8, then finding out that Microsoft has already sold 100 million licenses since its debut back in October of last year. That puts it at around 6 months before reaching the 100 million mark. To put things in [...]

[Windows] PhotoSun 14 is a great free image editor, good alternative to Photoshop Elements

Briley Kenney — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:49:10 +0000

A while back, Adobe and NVIDIA teamed up to offer consumers a chance to own free software. I was given a copy of Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, and I never looked back. Elements is not just a photo editing suite, it also helps you organize your photos in a pretty [...]

Windows 8 fail [Image]

Ashraf — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:40:33 +0000

According to Windows 8, this machine's My Computer (aka Computer) is "empty".

[Windows] Monitor the registry for changes, including new startup items, and block them with Registry Alert

Ashraf — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:00:10 +0000

Many programs and processes like making themselves automatically start at Windows boot. Malware do it as do legitimate programs, and it is just as annoying for both. One of the ways programs and processes add themselves to startup is via the registry. Registry Alert is a program that helps you [...]

[Windows] Disable read or write access for USB flash and external drives with Removable Access Tool

Briley Kenney — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:58:00 +0000

Sometimes, you just have to leave your computer unattended. In fact, it’s almost inevitable that it will happen every now and then. There’s one huge problem with doing that, especially in a public place or when you’re at work: anyone can hop onto the computer and download sensitive data off [...]

[Windows] Download entire websites to your hard drive for offline viewing with Cyotek WebCopy

Briley Kenney — Sun, 05 May 2013 12:19:12 +0000

There sure is a lot of content available on the web. Problem is, you can’t get to it unless you’re connected to the internet, obviously. This is especially unfortunate during those times where you just want to browse a website, but you have no internet, like during a power outage [...]

How to crack, open, or unlock password protected or encrypted ZIP, PDF, RAR, XLS, and XLSX files on Windows for free [Guide]

Ashraf — Sun, 05 May 2013 07:59:18 +0000

Ever come across a password protected or encrypted ZIP, PDF, RAR, XLS, or XLSX file that you wanted to extract or open but couldn’t because you didn’t know the password? Yeah, it happens to the best of us. For such situations, you need a way to crack/open/extract/unlock the password protected [...]

[Windows] Find lost or forgotten passwords for ZIP, RAR, and ACE archives with KRyLack Archive Password Recovery

dotTech Staff — Sun, 05 May 2013 07:00:31 +0000

I’m sure we all have come across situations when we have forgotten or don’t know the password to a password-protected archive file. In situations like those, you can throw your hands up in defeat or you can try to crack the password. KRyLack Archive Password Recovery is a program that [...]

[Windows] Concord is an application launcher with a rather elegant UI

Briley Kenney — Sat, 04 May 2013 12:06:56 +0000

Launchers are a pretty big deal in the mobile scene especially on the Android platform, because they help add a lot of functionality. Android, for example, is all about customization and freedom. Launchers allow users to implement custom themes, take advantage of personalized shortcuts and more. The most prominent use [...]

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