Although many suggest that Windows is the best operating system to play PC games on, it is by no means optimized for running them. The operating itself is more geared toward the general web browser who likes flashy desktop feature...
The Galaxy S4 commercials have touted many of the hands-free features of its phone as being mostly unique to the device, but as with many “unique” features in the open source Android operating system, the functionality...
Have you amassed a large Steam library thanks to the recent summer Steam sale? If yes, you might find searching for an individual title by opening up the Steam application a little annoying. Thankfully, there is a very simple solu...
There are many people against Unity in Ubuntu but who still might want to use the base version of Ubuntu with a different desktop environment, such as Kubuntu, Xubuntu ,or even Linux Mint. In this guide, I will show you how to ful...
Many programs automatically run at startup in Ubuntu, but generally they are the just the most important applications for the operating system to function properly. There are times when a user may want to manually add programs to ...
I am sure that many of you have come across webpages with black backgrounds and colorful texts that were hard to read (like this one)! You probably wished you could have changed both the backgrounds and the texts on said pages so ...
WinUtilities is a useful all-in-one system utility program for Windows that comes with over 20 features under one root. To top it off, the program comes in Free and Pro versions, allowing you to pick if you want to use the program...
If you, like me, have not chosen to move all of your data to the cloud, instead opting for the ability to access data regardless of internet connection via one or more USB drives, you might be tired of the typical removable drive ...
If you are looking to experiment with some of the more hidden features of Google’s Chrome browser, chrome://flags is going to be your best friend. This page, along with all of its options, should be available on any operatin...
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a simple animated GIF flame flickering across the bottom of the image by using GIMP, a free image editor. This is part 2 in an ongoing series on dotTech intended to teach you how to ...
Google has recently pushed out a new tabbed interface to Gmail users, with the intent of wanting to make it easier to organize inboxes (although some might allege Google’s secret intention was to show spam-like ads). If you ...
Adblock Plus is the most popular adblocking add-on around. dotTech recommends it and I am sure many dotTechies (including myself) use it. Indeed in the day and age where some websites have more ads than content, Adblock Plus is on...
Do you use software, or a program, or an application to make your file(s) or folder(s) private (password protected) in Windows? How about making a folder private (password protected) in Windows without using a program, or having p...
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a simple animated GIF that shows text appear one word at a time, sort of like a screedbot, a scrolling typewriter text. This is part 1 in an ongoing series on dotTech intended to tea...
The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free, open-source, cross-platform, and powerful image editor for photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert-quality p...
