Boost your PC performances (part II)

Some Vacuum cleaning I recently followed "The PC Doctor" advice to clean up my PC with a vacuum cleaner. My laptop is about 3 years old and has never been cleaned so far, except for the keyboard, the microbes preferred place (wash your hand kids!). I first turn off your PC, unlocked all cables and ensured that the hard disk heads were parked. I just put my laptop on my knees with the vents on top (no need to dismantle it)....

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Boost your PC performances (Part I)

You have been warned! Like any manipulation of your PC,the steps described below present some risks and may in some cases damage your computer and void your warranty, so if you do it, it is at your own risk...you have been warned. The beginning For a long time I have been searching for ways to boost my PC to get the best out of it. Internet contains a lot of tips and tricks to boost your PC performances, some good some less good....

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Make XP look and behave like Vista

Interested in having Windows XP looking and behaving as Vista? I know, I know, there are enough articles on the subject, but just check out this one first, and then complain if you still feel so (I want hear you anyway): First Teaser (the desktop) Check out the Vista skin and the top dock. It's a free product you can get from Stardock at http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/ (http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/). The skin it-self is a commercial product, also from Stardock, called Windowblinds. You can find it here...

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Buvuzuku

You say it Dial2do does it!

I have recently discovered a wonderful service which made me feel like Aladin with his magic lamp. Imagine that you can Tweet, e-mail, post to Evernote, and much more with your sole voice. Well, that's what Dial2do will do for you.

Why backing up in the cloud?

Some people may have concerns, and even legitimate one as it goes about providing third-parties with personal information such as family pictures, resume,…etc but you have to admit that the cloud has open up some opportunities that our grand-parents wouldnt even have anticipated.

While paper would turn into dust as fire strikes, all your digital assets can be preserved almost forever (I know, bankruptcy may be even worth than fire in that case) when backed-up in the cloud.

My best applications in the cloud

Web/Cloud-based applications are currently a hot topic, but I have to recognize that though I see in it an enormous potential, my daily used is confined to a very narrow selection of them:

Evernote: My number one application where I throw ideas, notes, screenshots...etc
Doris: I have used Toodledo and Remember the milk, but both application miss the only one feature I really need and that Doris has got, it is the possibility to reorder the tasks by a drag and drop. Don't expect an advanced type of application, but what Doris does it does it good.

10 tools to quickly retrieve your files

In our modern world, digital medias are being multiplied ad nauseam and become more and more difficult to locate. How many time have you been searching for this email written by one of your colleague and that you need urgently.

There are quite a lot of solutions out there, and even it may seem exaggerated, using two or more simultaneously still makes sense (except for MSD and Copernic which may put your PC on its knees when indexing simultaneously).

How to enable the GPS on the Nokia 5230

Having recently upgraded to the latest firmware for the Nokia 5230, I have been experiencing some problems with OVI Maps. The application couldn't find the GPS and I was unable to enable it... The search has been irritating, but I have finally found where the option was hidden in a deep menu. I guess you may appreciate saving some time your-self, so just check out the following screenshots: