In this world of Windows, anti-virus software needs no introduction at all. We all know they are the resident watchmen of our highly sensitive data inside the computer, protects it from all kinds of infection and more. Why spend money when you can get some of the best quality anti-virus software for free? What if I help you find more about the best anti-virus software available today and for free? Sounds interesting? You betcha. Read more (986 words) »
Windows XP, arguably the world's most popular operating system, still has lots of tricks up its sleeve. Today I will show you some hidden rooms, some unknown corners in this column that you never knew existed but wanted to. Without much ado lets login to the wonderful hidden world of Windows XP. Read more (1681 words) »
Let there be light and there was light. Let there be sound and there were music players. In quest of searching the best music player in Windows, I had to look into every minute detail of their features because they are almost similar in comparison. Windows Media Player, Jet Audio Player, Media Monkey and Winamp were the ones I tested this time.
To come up with a specific target one needs to go through different levels. I did so too to present to you an honest and deep review of these softwares. On the way, we lost two friends of ours, Windows Media Player and Jet Audio player because they were certainly not worth participating in the race for the best. Windows Media Player with its age old presets and EQs and only SRS WOW effects couldn't but fail.Though Jet Audio had a lot of options, still it wasn't the product I was expecting. So I had Winamp and Media Monkey to go for the final show.
Right from the first day with Windows Classic Media Player to this date, I have always searched for THAT improved Video Player which could meet my expectations. From the extremely snobbish Windows Media Player 10 to never-failing VLC media player, I have tried and tested almost all of them. But I wasn't satisfied with any until GOM player. I may sound biased here so I have prepared an in-depth review of my treasured toy just for you. Read and then decide. Read more (767 words) »
In Linux wine (or crossover office if you like to pay) is used to execute Windows applications. wine normally open exe files only. However you can also use it to open msi files as follows: Read more (47 words) »
While running some Java applications (like Thinreader) you may see this strange looking error - Couldn't find per display information. You may find this error when running such applications in JDK 6 or later. Let's find out more about it and how you can easily fix it.
In JavaOne 2008 I noticed something I least expected - an abundance of Mac laptops (Macbook, Macbook Pro & Macbook Air) in not just developers hands but also press / analysts and presenters. I didn't conduct a formal survey but anyone there can attest to the fact that around 60-70% of the laptops were Mac with Dell being a distant second. Obviously there must be good reasons for it. So I started asking the software developers. I found 5 good reasons for software developers to use a Mac laptop:
There is an old trick from Dos days (still valid in all windows under cmd prompt or even command.com) when we wanted to create a quick file without loading up edit (edit.com) was to use copy con. The exact syntax is: Read more (97 words) »
More than a year after Windows Vista's release, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and millions of sales later Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer admits Windows Vista to be a "work in progress".
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