How to remove shortcut arrows from Vista desktop icons
Posted on October 26, 2007 - Filed Under Windows Vista | 5 Comments
I’ve been using Vista on my laptop for about a month now and I noticed from day one that the shortcut arrows on my desktop icons are HUGE! I really used to hate the shortcut arrows in Windows XP, but at least they were small and inconspicuous. If you’ve been using Vista, however, you’ll have probably noticed that the icons are much larger and so are the arrows!
Well, that’s where Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover comes in handy. This little freeware application is by no means a stunning piece of software with loads of features, etc, but then again it’s usually the simple applications that everyone loves.
Browse the web while being connected to your social network using Flock
Posted on October 25, 2007 - Filed Under Software Reviews | 4 Comments
Do you like browsing the web? Do you also enjoy checking your Facebook account? Or how about checking out the latest Twitters from your friends? Well, maybe you simply enjoy watching crazy people doing crazy things on YouTube? Or possibly you’re really into pictures and are always on Flickr?
Hmm, well that’s a lot of Web 2.0 social networking sites one has to visit in order to perform all of those tasks. However, it’s something most people do every day, i.e. either 5 windows open on their computer desktops or 5 tabs!
How to kill or close all running programs in Windows quickly
Posted on October 24, 2007 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 7 Comments
SmartClose is a free Windows utility that you can use to quickly close all programs currently running in Windows. This can be quite useful, for example, when you have to shutdown all running programs before installing a new application. I find that quite annoying because I usually have 10 different things running and I have to manually close them one by one and then re-open them once I’ve installed my program.
Search and browse tough job interview questions and answers
Posted on October 24, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Websites | 2 Comments
A few days back I wrote an article on how to quickly find the best jobs online using a service called Trovix which basically reads your resume and intelligently compares it to job descriptions to find great matches. So if you have used that and now you’ve gotten yourself an interview, you might want to start practicing your job interview skills before walking through that door.
Read your favorite books on your mobile phone for free
Posted on October 23, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Websites | 1 Comment
Recently, I was asked by someone if there was a way to read book on their mobile phone for free and decided to post what I found. With more people having Internet-enabled web phone and cell phones, it’s good to know a couple of web sites that can keep you busy if you’re bored. A web site where you can download hundreds of books for free on your mobile is definitely one of those.
How to find the best dinner reservations at exclusive restaurants
Posted on October 23, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Websites | Leave a Comment
Making travel plans to Las Vegas or Los Angles any time soon? Well if you’re hitting up those two destinations any time soon and you want to get dinner reservations at any of the top restaurants in either city, you can check out a cool service called Table Pronto whose sole purpose is to help you get great seats at some of the most high demand restaurants in the city.
