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Mar
23
2012

The Problem with Spotify

Spotify

Many people I know have recently started to use the music service Spotify for all their music needs, and while Spotify is an amazing and extremely useful program, the reality of the situation is that using it is a poor decision in the long run. I’ve been using Spotify for around four months now. Spotify’s great in the sense that I no longer have to download music myself and keep track of it / store […]

Jun
30
2011

Microsoft Security Essentials

Gone are the days when you needed to pay $50 a year for Norton’s or McAfee Antivirus programs.  Microsoft released (awhile ago) Microsoft Security Essentials – a free, really good anti-virus solution.  I won’t go into detail here because there’s not much to it.  Basically you go HERE, download and install it, and you’re protected forever!  It auto-updates, auto-runs, and tells you if it detects anything spooky.  Just watch out for the little green icon […]

Jun
30
2011

Best Windows Photo Program

While there are only a few good photo organization / editing programs on a mac (namely iPhoto), there are hundreds available for the PC.  Many people use the Nikon or Kodak software that came with their cameras, but most people seem to either use Picasa or Windows Live Photo Gallery. Personally, I use Windows Live Photo Gallery…and here’s why. 1. When you make a change in Picasa, IT DOESN’T ACTUALLY SAVE THE CHANGE TO THE […]

Jan
23
2011

My College Laptop Plans

It’s scary to think that I’ll have to make the decision of where I’m going to college in a little over 3 months.  It’s also scary to think that this summer I’ll have to make a decision on what laptop (or tablet) to buy for college…a decision I’ve been thinking about since I was in the sixth grade (no, really, I’m that cool). I think it was around the sixth or seventh grade that I […]

Sep
18
2010

Pinned Tabs in Google Chrome

I recently discovered the use of Google Chrome’s “pinned tabs” feature.  I used this for a few days, decided to write about it, and then stopped using them.  So what happened? What are “pinned tabs”?  If you right click a tab in Google Chrome, you can click “pin tab” and it will make it into a “mini-tab” (see picture above) which doesn’t take up much room.  This is good if you have a few tabs […]

Sep
18
2010

Internet Explorer 9 Beta

Internet Explorer 9 (Beta) has finally arrived.  Generally, this wouldn’t be exciting news.  People would say “oh they made a new Internet Explorer.  I actually use a decent browser…so I don’t care”.  But Microsoft actually delivered with this browser!  Keep in mind while reading my “review” that I never really used this for more than a few minutes…but in those few minutes, I was really impressed with how much this version is improved over IE […]

Aug
14
2010

My Essential Chrome Extensions

Here is my list of extensions that makes Chrome usable for me.  Keep in mind that I used Firefox for a solid four years before switching to Chrome, so a lot of these extensions duplicate the behavior of different Firefox features. AdThwart – This extension does a decent job of blocking advertisements on sites.  I really wouldn’t recommend using it unless ads bother you that much because a lot of people (including me) make money […]

Aug
9
2010

Chrome vs. Firefox

CHROME VS FIREFOX! The epic showdown of (IMO) the two best browsers on the market.  Two years ago Firefox had a clear lead – if you weren’t using Internet Explorer, you were almost certainly using Firefox.  Then suddenly, Chrome entered the scene.  Originally it didn’t have extensions and had some other quirks, so most Firefox fans didn’t take too much notice.  Now, however, Chrome is steadily gaining market share, while Firefox is heading (slowly) in […]

Aug
8
2010

College Laptop Recommendations

So I’m not in college…yet. But that doesn’t mean I can’t recommend college laptops! Granted, this is a loose recommendation, so I’ll start off with the basics and go from there. If money is no object… I’d seriously consider going with a MacBook Pro or similar high-end aluminum PC alternative. I’m not at all an Apple fanboy. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t recognize the quality of their products. MacBook Pros are physically amazing…they’re sleek, […]

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