Tag: guide
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Improve Windows Print Screen With Gadwin PrintScreen
Windows includes only the most basic screen capture capabilities by default, but free software like Gadwin PrintScreen offers a solution that will add much more functionality to your computer. Using Gadwin PrintScreen Once you have downloaded and installed Gadwin PrintScreen, right click the newly created icon in your system tray and select Properties… from the…
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See What Others are Saying with the Twitter Reactions Extension for Google Chrome
One of the most useful aspects of Twitter is that people tweet about everything – which means there is never a shortage of commentary about anything on the internet. Twitter Reactions is a new extension for the Google Chrome web browser that displays what others are saying about websites you view in real-time. To get…
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Google Chrome: How to Sync Browser Sessions Between Multiple Computers
Here’s a scenario: you’re about to leave work for the day and you have 9 important tabs open in Google Chrome. You’d like to continue with that same session when you get home – but what can you do? FreshStart is a great extension for Google Chrome that allows you to save your browser sessions…
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Facebook Tip: Display Missing Status Updates in Facebook’s Live Feed
Facebook’s Live Feed shows a stream of your friends’ activity on Facebook in real-time. This feature was added after the updated News Feed was released, which only shows popular posts (tailored just for you) that occurred throughout the entire day. One thing I noticed when I compared my Facebook Live Feed to the feed displayed…
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Create Goo.gl Shortened URLs in your Browser – Now without Google Toolbar
Full-length URLs have nearly become an internet faux pas since the advent of sites like Twitter where character restrictions reign supreme. Sending a normal URL in a tweet is the digital equivalent of tripping over your own shoelaces, and most people have adopted a “favorite” URL shortening service like bit.ly, tinyurl, or is.gd. Google recently…
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Twitter Tip: Get Automatic List Notifications with Listwatcher
I was a little skeptical at first, but I’ve actually found Twitter’s new-ish Lists feature to be pretty useful. It’s a great way to keep an eye on technology people and brands, get a few laughs, and I even created my own little list for people using Android-based phones. One downside to lists is that…
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How to Setup Internet Connection Sharing in Fedora 12
If you have a computer with two network interfaces, one wired and one wireless, it can sometimes be beneficial to share an internet connection from one interface to another. In Microsoft Windows this is called Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). This guide will show you how to setup the equilivant of ICS in Fedora 12 by…
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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Your PC
With the start of a new year fast approaching, many people are making personal New Year’s resolutions such as to lose a few pounds or save some extra money. Your PC is also looking for changes this New Year. Here are 5 simple New Year’s Resolutions for your PC. 1) Upgrade your web browser Upgrading…
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Top 10 Google Chrome Extensions
Now that the Google Chrome web browser officially supports extensions, great extensions are appearing every day. I’ve gone through and picked ten of my favorite (and most useful) extensions so far and put them into a fancy Top 10 list. Before you can install extensions you’ll need to download and install the new beta version…