How to Create Your Own Windows File Sharing Server to Share Large Files
Posted on January 16, 2008 - Filed Under Free Software Downloads | 11 Comments
Have you ever wanted to share large music, video, or data files with friends, but didn’t know how to setup a FTP server? If you want to quickly share files with a more than one person, you either have to setup an FTP server and give people access or you have to use online services like YouSendIt that allow you to upload multiple files and send them to multiple people.
4 Free Ways to Tweak Your Mouse and Increase Productivity
Posted on January 13, 2008 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 11 Comments
Ever heard of tweaking your mouse? Just about everyone has a desktop and along with that a mouse to perform any task on the computer. We spend so much time using a mouse, but usually spend no time trying to make sure we are getting all the juice we can from that little controller!
However, you can greatly increase your productivity with a few simple mouse tweaks in Windows or via some third party apps. I’m going to go through a couple of apps that I’ve run across over the last few years that make my mouse into something more than just a roaming pointer!
How to Clear or Delete My Recent Documents in Windows
Posted on January 10, 2008 - Filed Under Computer Tips | 16 Comments
Looking for a way to delete the recent documents list in Windows? Don’t you hate it sometimes how many things Windows tracks, like all of the most recent documents you have opened in ANY program. If you want to disable recent documents and remove/clear your most recent documents, it’s actually a pretty simple process!
I’m going to explain the method for clearing the my recent documents list in Windows XP, but the same holds true for Windows Vista. So here’s a step by step guide to deleting your my recent documents list:
Multiplicity – Control Multiple Computers from One Keyboard and Mouse
Posted on January 5, 2008 - Filed Under Computer Tips, Software Reviews | 4 Comments
If you’re like most people nowadays, you have an extra computer (or two, or three) that still works fine, but no longer enjoys pride of place since you got the new one. How to make the best use of it? That’s the question. Assuming you haven’t yet given it to your kids (they probably have their own, anyway), you don’t have to set it aside or put it out to pasture. You can set it up so that you can control it from a single keyboard and mouse with a nifty piece of software called Multiplicity.