by ray | Mar 23, 2015 | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
Using an external drive between Mac and Windows computers can be a hassle, since you constantly have to reformat it to fit which computer you’re using it on. Instead of reformatting it all the time, just use the much more platform-independent exFAT and never...
by ray | Mar 23, 2015 | Linux / Ubuntu
To butcher a well-worn phrase, ‘With great power comes great frustration’ – at least that’s the case when wrestling with Conky, the versatile system monitoring tool for Linux. On the one hand it’s super featured and highly versatile, on the other it’s a pain in the...
by ray | Mar 23, 2015 | Linux / Ubuntu
If you have upgraded your Ubuntu machine to Ubuntu Saucy 13.10, one of the things that you might find missing is the date/time indicator in the menu bar. And if you visit the “System Settings -> Time and Date -> Clock” section, you might find that the option to...
by ray | Mar 23, 2015 | Microsoft Windows
On April 8, Windows XP’s life is coming to an end. On that day, Microsoft will stop issuing security updates to the 12-year-old operating system, and it will end nearly all technical support as well. You wouldn’t think that killing off an operating system...
by ray | Mar 21, 2015 | Microsoft Windows
Some apps are essential, and you use them every day. Everyone knows their names: Firefox, VLC, 7-Zip, and so on. However, there’s another class of app that gets less attention: the apps that are insanely useful to have in your back pocket on the rare occasions...
