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How To Use iPad As Second Monitor...

How To Use iPad As Second Monitor

| July 18, 2010 | 241 Views |

Apple’s new iPad is all the rage, and so are dual screen setups. That’s why some clever folks have developed an app to use your iPad as a second monitor over a Wi-Fi connection. Mac users may have already been aware of the Air Display app for iPad. But Windows users had been left out, till now – enter MaxiVista. MaxiVista is basically the same as Air Display, except it works...

Microsoft Fix It Center...

Microsoft Fix It Center

| June 27, 2010 | 120 Views |

Microsoft Fix it Center is a great little tool that can automatically correct Windows issues as well as diagnose hardware and device problems. Because each and every computer is different – depending on your hard and software configuration – the Fix it Center scans your computer for problems, creates a personalized profile, then forces the necessary devices and softwares to...

Kinect For Xbox Motion Controller...

Kinect For Xbox Motion Controller

| June 17, 2010 | 148 Views |

This year’s E3 Expo was an event headlined by 3D and motion control. Several companies revealed and demoed some highly anticipated technologies, and Microsoft’s official unveiling of the Kinect for Xbox – a motion controller device previously codenamed Project Natal – was certainly one of the more talked about presentations. Kinect For Xbox Although details are still rather...

Universal Microsoft Word Spell Check...

Universal Microsoft Word Spell Check

| April 23, 2010 | 249 Views |

Anyone who uses Microsoft Word will appreciate the user friendly built-in spell check feature. Not only checking spelling but also grammar, the F7 (the keyboard shortcut, just in case you didn’t know) tool has to be one of the best there is. So, wouldn’t it be great if you could use the same Word spell check on your emails, Facebook comments and/or notepad text? Enter...

Cobra Gold 2010 Vids and Pics...

Cobra Gold 2010 Vids and Pics

| February 21, 2010 | 884 Views |

Cobra Gold 2010 was our second year sponsoring events held by MCCS. We were able to offer several great prizes to our military men and women in uniform as a sign of our thanks for what they do. In total over $4,000 in prizes were raffled, free all-inclusive golf tournament, and a free pizza party (with soda and beer included) to watch the Super Bowl. For those of you who could not make...

Newest Hot Gaming Titles...

Newest Hot Gaming Titles

| January 24, 2010 | 311 Views |

In the months surrounding New Year, several long-awaited gaming titles hit the stores, and after Novembers release of Modern Warfare 2: Call of Duty, and Left For Dead 2, the competition for Xmas and New Year sales was certainly stiff. But as January roles to an end, the release of top gaming titles hasn’t stopped, they just keep coming. Most of these titles listed below are now...

Xbox Project Natal Coming This Year...

Xbox Project Natal Coming This Year

| January 16, 2010 | 513 Views |

Microsoft’s advanced version of the Wii, project Natal, looks set for release this 2010 holidays. For those of you that don’t already know, project Natal is Microsoft’s codename for an add-on peripheral that brings gesture controls to the Xbox. Xbox Project Natal Set For Holiday 2010 Release Natal incorporates an RGB camera, depth sensor and multi-array microphone...

Microsofts Touch-Less Glass Display...

Microsofts Touch-Less Glass Display

| November 7, 2009 | 1,219 Views |

Microsoft is currently touring U.S colleges showing off its technologies of tomorrow, and the focus of these demo’s is the companies next-gen computer – one that docks and undocks to a frameless glass display. The new computer prototype, demoed by Chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundie, features a touch-less glass display that can be controlled by voice, pen,...

Switching From Windows To Mac...

Switching From Windows To Mac

| October 6, 2009 | 1,631 Views |

“If you spend more time trying to get your computer to work and less time doing what you want, it’s time to get a Mac. Because Apple makes both the software and the hardware, everything works together, just as it should. That’s why people who get a Mac love a Mac. And why you will, too.” Well, Apple would say that, but no matter how much you stand to benefit, the thought of...

Holographic Video Meeting...

Holographic Video Meeting

| June 25, 2009 | 1,141 Views |

Microsoft have plans to re-invent the way we hold virtual meetings. In May, the company submitted a patent for “Virtual Office Devices” which will allow users to hold holographic video meetings. Although the patent is rather vague on the actual hardware and software that would be used, Microsoft did include 21 pictures and diagrams of how these meeting would take place. Microsoft...

The Best Clipboard Applications...

The Best Clipboard Applications

| May 21, 2009 | 1,036 Views |

The Windows copy and paste feature (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V respectively) is a great feature that can easily be modified. Using one of numerous applications, you will be able to copy and paste multiple items to a clipboard, plus much more. Lets take a look at some of the best apps to aid your cutting and pasting habits. ClipX “ClipX is a tiny clipboard history...

Zune HD Portable Media Player...

Zune HD Portable Media Player

| April 14, 2009 | 678 Views |

Images of what maybe the new Zune HD found their way onto the web last week. The pics look promising, and not only that, there are now unconfirmed specifications to go with them. Bloggers’ have speculated that the Zune HD, with it’s High-Definition display, will go head-to-head with the iPod Touch. The Zune HD is set to feature a multitouch (capacitive) OLED screen in a...

9 Useful Tweaks For Windows Vista...

9 Useful Tweaks For Windows Vista

| April 12, 2009 | 1,382 Views | 1 Comment

Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows Vista, has received a lot of bad press since it’s release. It’s no secret that the Vista OS is rather bloated and uses much more RAM than previous installments of Windows, but then again, the architecture does support larger RAM upgrades to cope with this. Software wise, there are several annoyances that many users complain...

SMTP Settings For Internet Web Based Ema...

SMTP Settings For Internet Web Based Email

| March 12, 2009 | 7,521 Views | 1 Comment

Dealing with numerous email addresses presents quite a task, one that could potentially take up hours of your precious time. But thanks to the Internet’s Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and message clients typical Post Office Protocol (POP), it makes it easy to configure all emails to be accessed through one program. SMTP is the Internet Standard for transferring emails,...

Auctiva Site Infected With Malware...

| February 25, 2009 | 953 Views |

A Trojan horse has been found lurking in the website of popular eBay auction tool, Auctiva.com. The problem was bought to light by Google’s malware warning system – a tool which displays a warning message if a site is infected, given users the option to continue browsing the site. “It appears the reason these virus alert warnings started showing up on our site is...

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