More and more people are using OpenOffice as an alternative for the Microsoft Office Suite. OpenOffice.org is a free software suite with a text processing and a spreadsheet program similar to Word and Excel. OpenOffice is used a lot by Linux users, but even on Windows it can be installed as an alternative to MS [...]
Here’s the problem: each time you turn on your PC, an error message appears stating that Windows is encountering a DirectCD bad driver and then gives a Roxio address. DirectCD Bad Driver Error from Roxio Solutions Solution #1. This is very likely a virtual device driver from Roxio, and not a real hardware device driver. [...]
In Vista (and Windows 7) you do not need to use an external application to check the computer memory (RAM). The Memory Diagnostics Tool can be used to scan and test your RAM on Windows startup.
Checking your memory in Vista can help determine the cause for blue screen errors.
Still using Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing PDF documents? Consider a few alternate PDF readers for Windows. Smaller, faster, some even without the need to install!
Passwords help you protect your privacy and personal information. When you use a computer these days, it is almost impossible to remember all passwords, you need one for almost all online services, but also for your local Windows account, email access and internet access. Quite a few people use password managers to maintain their passwords [...]
Google launches Google Buzz, their own Twitter – will it work? Here’s how it works and why it adds even more confusion to social networking.
