Those who add software to their PC or Mac willy-nilly might lose track of some of the software they have installed. Would it not be great to have a database which you can open to find the location of all your installed software? T...
Have a productivity problem within windows yet only one screen? Own an Android tablet? If so, the answer is right under your nose. Using the iDisplay Android app will enable you to turn your tablet into a second monitor. Before We...
LibreOffice is a free and open source office suite, that gives you tools similar to Microsoft Office and is available on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, Mac OS X, and Linux. One feature of Microsoft Office is the ability to choose a skin...
Line numbering is a great option for documents in which you need to reference specific sections. Then you can cross-reference the document with the line numbers. The multiplatform, freeware OpenOffice word processor includes line ...
OpenOffice is the freeware office suite that includes word processor, spreadsheet and database applications. OpenOffice’s word processor has plenty of options such as its Text to Table option. With this option you can covert...
Macros are snippets of code that record any options or formatting applied to a document. When you play the macros back, they apply the recorded sequence of selected options and formatting to any OpenOffice document. As such, they ...
Almost all photography software packages include an editing option with which you can convert photographs to black and white. However, if you look beyond the basic B&W options you can find a variety of alternatives. For exampl...
Finding subtitles for movies and/or TV shows that you download online is not necessarily a painful task, provided you know where to look. And in most cases, you are likely to be able to find what you’re looking for at sites ...
One of the great ways to showcase your photos is with CDs and DVDs. Picasa 3.9 includes a Gift CD option which adds a photo slide show to the CD. Add Picasa 3.9 to Windows or Mac OS X from the Picasa website, and then open it up. ...
Today we have a quick trick for you that will come in handy many times. Did you know that you can enter a file’s or folder’s location (local URL patch) automatically into a command prompt without having to type it in m...
Google Chrome apps are an alternative to Windows or Mac applications. The Google Chrome browser is now an app platform which includes the App Launcher; you can download, install, and run fully functional and featured Chrome apps f...
The freeware OpenOffice office software suite is a flexible package. You can add new extensions and alternative keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys) to it, in addition to the built-in ones. The shortcuts can be added to standard OpenOffic...
Having a guest account on your PC sometimes comes in handy . If a friend of yours wants to use your Mac and you’ve got files open , you can just switch to a guest account to prevent your friend from closing your files accide...
If you want to capture a picture of what is on your screen then screenshot is the best way of doing so . And taking a screenshot on a Mac is really simple if you know what combination of keys to use . I’ll discuss four types...
Your Mac will automatically go into sleep mode if it is left inactive for a specified period of time . If you’r a new Mac user or don’t know how to do so enable sleep mode then follow the short tutorial below on how to...
