Using VMWare and an unknown amount of time, an individual chose to install MS-DOS 5.0, Windows 1.0, Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Fortunately, he recorded the process for us to gain some observations regarding the trend in Windows upgrade process and backwards compatibility … [Read more...]
F.lux – More Natural Monitor Lighting With Rising To Setting Sun
The theory behind F.lux is simple and the execution, in its simplicity, is beautiful. F.lux is designed with the thought "maybe we shouldn't be staring at the blinding sun all day and night." It adjusts the brightness of your monitor automatically according to the time of day. So during the day, it reaches full brightness at noon and after it crosses 6PM the light starts to get … [Read more...]
Avast! 6.0 Free Antivirus Is Now Available
Last month, Avast! announced that version 6.0 of their product would be coming out. Today, it's available for download and it is bringing some strong features to the free antivirus realm. You can download the free version through C|Net and find more details at Avast.com. With today's release of version 6.0, Avast released 6 reasons to use Avast!. Here they are as a … [Read more...]
Samsung Epic 4G Finally Gets Froyo – To Celebrate, My Favorite Android Apps
Hoorah! My Samsung Epic 4G is finally updated to Android 2.2.1 or Froyo. With one missed deadline after another, I've been waiting for the update for a while. I am particularly happy to have the Bluetooth improvements, Adobe Flash 10.1 support, USB tethering, ability to store apps to SD Card, and a few others. I was hoping to see something about TV Out but I haven't been able … [Read more...]
Windows System Control Center – All Your Windows Utilities In One Portable App
Looking for a portable solution to easily carry around all those Windows troubleshooting Sysinternal tools and NirSoft Utilities? Well then, the Windows System Control Center is the tool for you. Just download the less than 2MB portable tool to your USB drive and you're ready to go. It comes in a PortableApps edition, U3 edition, or your standard, single executable portable … [Read more...]