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Computer desktops were conceived to work as a real desktop when they were created, and it has changed very little since the first versions of windows. The odd thing of looking like a real desktop is that it ends up as messy as a real desktop and having to clean it is quite a pain and time consuming.

 

Most of us have a lot of documents, folders and shortcuts placed on the desktop and in the end it is quite difficult to find what we are looking for and tidying it up is consuming time too so, it was a nice idea to create something that would help us to keep our desktop tidy and organized and this is where BumpTop comes into the picture.

 

 

It is amazing how fast CPU speed and harddisk space can advance in recent years. What's more "amazing" is perhaps we are still using the same keyboard and mouse as we did 15 years ago. Our computer input paradigm hasn't changed much, still the same old routine: typing - mouse-click - interrupts due to flow of thought - typing again.Here we review 5 inventions and technologies that could one day make it easier for us to work with computers and be able to match with the productivity of typing on a keyboard: Software aided typing, DVORAK keyboard, ergonomic input devices, speech recognition technology and multi-touch technology. We introduce each, analyze the pros and cons behind and try to find out which one of them could turn into a consumer product in near future.

 

It's good to have one lightweight text editor that runs faster and consumes less memory than a word processor or an IDE because very often we just want to jot down something or make some changes real quick. What we need is something that can do more than the default windows notepad.There are a few choices of notepad replacement out there, we fancy Notepad2 for a number of reasons. Not surprisingly, Notepad2 as with other notepad replacements has its features desgined to ease programming tasks because it was created by a programmer. But many functions are useful for general text editing as well.

 

 

It's true that Windows users cannot live without free and open-source software. Each of them adds an additional functionality to the default windows installation.  A home PC user is likely to have used these software more often than an office PC user, because most of these software are writen to cater for certain needs in home use. But they are yet to use them to perform more sophisticated tasks.Actually some free and open-source software are useful enough to be put into office use. But many office have not adopted the use of such software. It is always hampered by Corporate IT policies: Free, open-source software = quality not assured. To debunk such myth, here we have selected the best software to choose from. Not familiar with GPL licensing, think of possible copyright violation that might arises from the use of such software. A more in-depth understanding of GPL licensing is needed. Because nobody promotes and sells free and open-source software to them, as a result, they need to look for the software on the internet themselves.

If you are an employer, think about the benefit when a simple cleanup using CCleaner to speed up Windows could provide a boost in employee productivity. It's time to discover and harness such an abundant and free IT resources on the internet. Here is a list of good-quality free and open-source software used by us. The details on how to use them effectively will be covered in future.

 

During the days of win98/ME, an essential tool for windows trouble-shooting is the bootdisk. That is because back then, windows was notoriously easy to break. System files occasionally got corrupted, or the boot sector got messed up by a virus. When the system refused to boot, we called bootdisk in to help out.

 

Windows system of today is more stable, such scenarios rarely happen. But when they do happen, and when the standard recovery process fails, the downtime could be costly. Most often, the trouble prevents the user from retrieving important files that are stored inside the hard disk. The tool that has replaced bootdisk and comes to the rescue is a Linux LiveCD.

 

Windows users' impression of Linux had always been: a command-line driven OS, secure but not user-friendly, it can hardly accomplish anything produtive except being a good server. That impression has gradually changed since the day we were introduced to Ubuntu Linux, the most user-friendly Linux distribution out there.Today, most Windows tasks can be performed on Linux too. Even to a user who has never touched Linux in his/her life and one day finds the need to use Linux for the first time to retrieve a file from a computer on which windows is unable to boot, Linux isn't difficult to use. A little bit of patience, some time for trial and error is all that is needed to figure out how to get something done.

 

 

 

Do you usually spend a long time finding your files, forget where you put them? If so, you might want to install one  of the desktop search engines listed below on your computer, replacing the default search engine of Windows XP or Vista to help you find your stuff fast. Desktop search relies on indexes created beforehand to locate an item during search. It is becoming a handy tool in office environment and could make you more productive at work. All of the tools listed below are able to search basic items like files, folders, documents, media, emails, contacts, etc.

 

Four Desktop Search engines compared:

Desktop Search Engine Speed of loading search results Relevance Media/File type supported Indexing annoyance Copernic Desktop Search Home Medium Medium Basic (no network storage) (slight) index at idle time only Windows Search(comes in Vista SP2) Fast Medium (missed some files) Medium (none) index in background Google Desktop Very Slow (on browser) Low (algorithm similar to web search, not so relevant on desktop) Medium (more file types, but no network storage) (slight) index at idle time only Gaviri PocketSearch Slow Medium Comprehensive (high) high CPU usage & locked folder preventing deletion

 

So you all have been complaining that Adobe Acrobat Reader has turned into a bloatware. Some even suggested using lightweight replacements for efficiency. But does it really perform badly? Here we do a benchmarking to compare Adobe Acrobat Reader with two other free alternatives: Foxit Reader and Cool PDF Reader. We downloaded and installed them all at the same time (their newest versions respectively) on a fresh-installed Windows Vista Ultimate on a Intel Core2Duo CPU P8400@2.26GHz, ~2.2GHz, 1GB RAM Workstation environment.