• April 19, 2024

How to open Google Drive files in Office directly

When Office 2013 was rolled out by Microsoft, there was a promise made that it would be deeply integrated with the cloud. Of course, this only applied to Microsoft services such as OneDrive but not for Google Drive or even Dropbox. So, Google, in seeking to fix this problem, released its plugin that works with…

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The Importance of Installing Windows Updates

Are you one of the many people who ignore the popup about available windows updates? You should not. Windows updates are issued every Tuesday by Microsoft and are available to download shortly afterward. Urgent updates are pushed as soon as they are available. These patches, and the urgent ones even more so are important for…

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Virtual reality on your mobile phone

Written by Costbuys The problem with the introduction of new technology has always been the initial cost. 3D took a long time to spread in Cinemas, and just as long when it came to consumer TVs. The same will be true for a lot of today’s emerging technologies like 4K, HDR etc. The worry is…

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3 Things to Consider Before Switching to a Tablet from a Laptop

With iPads and other tablets improving in performance every other day, it becomes really tempting to consider making a clean switch to a tablet from a laptop. Best part: not only is it good for play but most definitely for work as well. But before you do this, here are 3 things to consider before…

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What You Need to Know About “Can You Run It”

PC gaming can be an excellent way to spend your free time. However, it can be a real headache when finding whether or not certain games work on your PC or not. Of course, if your PC has been created for gaming then that might not be much of a problem but this will be…

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3 Ways to Separate Your PC Use for Work and Play

All if not most of us both play and work online. While you might be working on Google Drive during the day, there’s a chance that you might be chilling out and chatting with friends using Skype. Which begs the question: can you separate your personal and professional identities? That said, here are 3 ways…

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How to Speed Up Your Windows PC Boot Time

One of the biggest problems with Windows has always been how long it takes to start it up in older PCs. In a few cases, this might occur due to a hardware problem such as a faulty hard disk but in most cases, it is all those pesky programs trying to start when booting up.…

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How to Spot Potentially Unwanted Programs when Installing a Free Program

Potentially unwanted programs can be a real headache since they slow down performance, hamper productivity and add annoying toolbars and pop ups too. People who have had to deal with this often avoid downloading free programs but this isn’t really necessary. All you have to do is carefully avoid the traps that are present in…

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What You Need to Know About Multiple Desktops and the Workspace Switcher

Article written by MobaProject, Mobile phone news and reviews A wonderful feature of Linux has been the use of virtual (and multiple) desktops. This is something that Windows users have never had the privilege of using for some time now. Of course, with this feature being added to Windows as well, it’s surprising to see…

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3 Ways to Keep Your Outlook Email Account Clean

Almost ten years have passed since Gmail overtook Hotmail in the email with a number of users now switching back to the polished Outlook that is, for all practical purposes, Hotmail’s successor. This trend is for the simple reason that Outlook has a number of features that make it so much better than its competitors.…

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