Author Archives: Dominic

11 Best Gadgets to Help Save You Money

In this generation of gadgets and smart devices, there are lots of people searching for ways to save money and live their life with comforts. There are also gadgets which make your work efficient and can also save your money.

There are lots of gadgets which are invented to make work more effective and there are lots of companies which are inventing these gadgets in the market to compete with other companies.

– Filtered Water Bottles: These are the amazing gadgets which save you money and as well as electricity. These are not ordinary water bottles; the filtered water bottles are the water bottles that come with the filtered and homogenized way. It will be available with all the viruses and bacteria eliminated. It is a healthy water bottle. read more

Quick Tip: Finding Large Files in Windows 7

With some inspiration from Rick’s article about finding space hogs over at What’s on My PC, I figured I would post a quick tip on how to find large files using the Windows File Search feature. I want to add that the tool Rick talks about looks like a solid tool as well. I will be illustrating this in Windows 7, but the general concept will work in Windows 8.

Searching for Files larger than 1MB

Searching for large files in Windows is quite easy. In Windows 7, open up a Windows Explorer window. The icon looks like the following and it should be in your bottom task bar: read more

Gift Ideas for the Techie

With the holidays coming up, many shoppers are hitting the stores to find gifts. If you are trying to shop for a techie, and you are not a techie yourself, you may feel overwhelmed by all of the possible gadgets, software, tablets, etc on the market today. Remember though, gifts for techie lovers don’t actually have to be techie themselves. For example, have you thought about buying them something to put on their computer desk to look at all day? You can now make your own bobbleheads, so why not treat your tech lover to one to sit in prime position next to their monitor? Or, if you are a little wised up on technology yourself, perhaps you can look into something to add to their collection of gadgets. Let’s take a look at some great gift ideas, in multiple price ranges, for the techie. read more

Disabling Windows Startup Programs Can Speed Up Your PC

So, your computer seems to be getting slower and slower as time goes by. Over time, you have probably installed a ton of programs, tools, add-ons, etc. One tip to regain some PC speed and to speed up your startup times is to disable some of the programs that automatically startup when Windows starts. You can still use these programs, they just won’t automatically be loading every time you start your computer. This is a pretty easy thing to do to.

Use MSConfig To Change Windows Startup

Windows 7 and older versions of Windows such as XP and Vista come with a very handy tool that allows you to manage what starts up when Windows starts. This tool is the System Configuration tool or MSConfig. To run msconfig, simply click the Start button or Windows logo in the bottom left of your screen, type in “msconfig”, then hit enter. The system config tool will popup. To edit startup programs, click on the tab that is aptly labeled “Startup”. It will look like the picture below. read more

Microsoft Surface Pro – First Look

I recently had a chance to get to the Microsoft store and test out the original Surface tablet. You can find my review of the original Surface here. Just this past week, Microsoft announced that the Surface Pro would be released in January. Microsoft also provided more details on price and specs. I wanted to take a look at the new Surface Pro and compare it to the original surface.

Essentially a Small Laptop

The original surface had limitations in which you couldn’t just install any program you wanted. You had to find the program as an App. Most popular programs have an App in the App store already. However, if you needed a specific business software, you were out of luck. The Surface Pro has the full version of Windows 8. So, now, you can find any program you want and install it. To support the full Windows 8, the Surface Pro has a beefed up processing core. This more powerful CPU will also allow the Surface Pro to run more intense programs. read more