Monday, April 25, 2011

It’s a Day for Tips and Good Ideas

For the average computer user like you and me, it’s a slow news day. So with the exception of one interesting editorial on 3D TV, I have put together some good ideas and tips on how to make your computer better. I hope you can find something interesting and useful here. - JRC

The 3D scam: Reject and repeat

The 3D gimmick has sadly infiltrated movies and television and is now threatening to infect video games and smartphones as well. There’s only one reason why the entertainment industry keeps relentlessly pushing this at consumers — it’s a transparent attempt to bleed more money out of people. And, while a lot of consumers have caught on to the scam, not everyone is doing enough to stop it.

PC Slowdown: Time for a Spring Cleaning?

When garbage data collects on your once whiz-bang fast PC, slowdowns may occur, indicating that it's time for a spring computer cleaning. The primary culprit for PC slowdowns is software that is installed and then removed again, leaving behind digital traces. The most common junk-data collection spot is the Windows Registry file.

How to clean up your Facebook feed

With just a few tweaks to your Facebook News Feed settings, you can view more activities from friends whom you care about, and hide annoying posts from friends whom you don't.

Top Menu Launchers to Look At

Sometimes the Windows 7 Start menu does not do the kinds of things that you want it to do. So here are some programs that will help you modify your tray menu system, and make it do more of what you want.

Kindlebility sends Web pages from your computer to your Kindle

Kindlebility is a bookmarklet that can send any Web page you're viewing to your Kindle. Kindlebility will format the websites so that viewing them on the Kindle isn't a pain. Once you've set it up (more on that in a moment), Kindlebility only requires one click to use -- and the pages arrive on your Kindle in seconds.

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