Author: Dustin Patterson

  • CDBurnerXP: Free, Powerful & Easy-To-Use Disc Burning Software

    Although the increasing size of USB flash drives has decreased the need to use CDs and DVDs for data transfer, they are still very useful for backing up important files.  In the event you need to burn a disc, CDBurnerXP is free, powerful, and easy to use. Despite it’s name, CDBurnerXP supports Windows XP, Vista,…

  • SUPERAntiSpyware Releases Portable Scanner

    Removing spyware from your computer can often prove to be a difficult task. Many programs are available to remove viruses and other malware in the case that your computer does become infected. The developers of SUPERAntiSpyware have recently released a portable version of their popular spyware removal application called SUPERAntiSpyware Portable.  SUPERAntiSpyware Portable is a…

  • What’s New in Firefox 3.6

    Today marks the release of the latest version of the Firefox web browser – Firefox 3.6  Some changes to the popular web browser have come about in the latest release, and are outlined below. Lightweight themes Included in Firefox 3.6 are lightweight themes, also known as Personas.  When using Personas, users will have the ability…

  • Jolicloud: A Fresh Netbook OS

    With the increased popularity of netbooks in the last year, most PC manufacturers started producing their own line of netbooks, trying to condense high resource systems into small form factors.  Many users began looking for a way to get the most out of the sometimes limited system resources with netbooks. The first instinct many netbook…

  • Using Speedfan To Check Your Computer’s Hardware Status

    I previously wrote how to use Speedfan to check your hard drive’s S.M.A.R.T information, but checking the health of your hard drive is actually a secondary feature of the Speedfan software.  Its main purpose is to provide you the real-time statuses of your hardware. Speedfan is free software for Windows that allows users to access…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Vibe Streamer 3 Improves Your Music Library Streaming

    I previously wrote an article about setting up the free program Vibe Streamer to stream your music library to any Flash-enabled web browser.  An upgrade was recently released with offers many improvements that you may be interested in which I will cover below. Getting Started Start by downloading and installing the latest version of Vibe…

  • Songbird: The Firefox of Media Players

    Songbird, built by former Winamp, Netscape, and Firefox designers and developers, is fast on it’s way to becoming a large competitor in the media player category.  The free and open source Songbird has been in development since early 2006. Recently released by the Songbird team is version 1.4.2 of the Songbird media player.  Although Songbird…

  • Free and Simple Screen Sharing with LogMeIn Express

    Recently released from LogMeIn is a free, simple and secure screen sharing service known as LogMeIn Express.  Setting up the service is very simple and is outlined in this article. Before getting started, make sure your systems meet the requirements shown below. Requirements Host requirements Windows XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003, or 2008 (all including…