Archive for January, 2010
5 Good Windows Mobile Apps
1. Microsoft My Phone Price: Free Features: Back up your phone automatically Share photos on your favorite social networks Access your contacts, text messages and more online for free Locate your lost phone 2. Mobile Manager for Netflix Price: Free Features: Ability to instantly view and update your queues Watch trailers on your phone Search [...]
Software Review – Dropbox
Dropbox is a file sharing utility that you can use to share files among your own computers or with others on the internet. You install the Dropbox app on all of your PC’s and your phone and then anything saved to it is available across all of those PC’s and and phones. It’s also available [...]
Using FTP
Most of you have probably heard of File Transfer Protocol (FTP). As the name suggests, FTP is used to transfer files between computers on a network, such as the Internet. You can use FTP to exchange files between computer accounts, to transfer files between an account and a desktop computer, or to access software archives [...]
Boxee in Windows Media Center
With all of the recent hype surrounding Boxee this seemed a good time to discuss running Boxee from “within” Windows Media Center. For those who don’t know, Boxee is a free media aggregator. From within Boxee you can access many online video services such as ABC, CNN, CBS, Comedy Central, Netflix, MLB, etc. Not to [...]
The Windows.old File
You may have noticed, after installing Windows 7, a rather large file eating up hard drive space called “windows.old”. The file was created when you chose “Custom Installation” during the Win 7 setup. You will get this folder only when you choose custom installation without formatting the hard drive and install windows 7 on the [...]
Zune Downtime
From ZuneInsider.com The Zune service (Zune Pass, Zune Marketplace, Zune.net streaming and Zune video on Xbox LIVE) will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. The Zune service will be offline for up to 24 hours starting at 10:00 p.m. PST on Monday, January 25. As with previous service updates, we recommend you download any new [...]
Website Review – Soocial
Soocial is a new website/software that allows you to syn contacts across multiple formats, computers and phones. It’s currently available for Windows, MAC, Outlook, iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile, Nokia, Windows Live, Gmail, Yahoo and several others. I have installed, and been using, it with Gmail and Windows Mobile 6.1 and it has successfully synced [...]
5 Good Apps for Windows Mobile
With all of the hype over mobile apps and with Windows Mobile 7 on the horizon this seemed like a good time to remind people that it’s not just the iPhone and Android that have apps. Not long ago Microsoft launched the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. While the number of apps isn’t overwhelming, it is [...]
Amazon Video on Demand Review
Formerly known as “Amazon Unbox”, the Amazon Video on Demand service has improved by leaps and bounds since it’s launch a couple of years ago. That being said, there are still improvements I’d like to see. Let’s start with the positives. There is a wide selection of movies and TV shows available and the movies [...]
Router Safety
The most important part of a home network is the router. A network can’t function without it. It’s also where many unsuspecting users go wrong. Not that they choose the wrong router – there really aren’t any wrong choices. Some may be more or less user-friendly, but they all do essentially the same thing. No, [...]
