Open vs. closed software platforms
Windows is a rare breed: an open software platform that has seen a great deal of success. Open platforms are what people tend to think of when they think of software platforms in general because they are more accessible. If…
How to resize your Boot Camp partition without reinstalling Windows
If you’re a hardcore gamer, using Boot Camp to run Windows on your Mac is a fact of life. If you enjoy the MacOS, you’ll probably find yourself devoting as little of your hard disk as possible to your Windows…
USB computer repair kit
ReadWriteWeb has posted about a new release of a Computer Repair Utility Kit—a collection of 57 applications to copy to your USB flash drive in case of emergencies. Most of the applications need not be installed on the offending machine….
Windows 7 tips
I have to admit even though for about a year now my primary machine has been a Mac, I’m just a little excited about Windows 7. It’s monumental that this release of Windows will actually lower resource requirements. When has…
Incredible guide to tweaking Windows XP services
This guide has everything you ever wanted to know about tweaking the services in Windows XP. Then it has some more… and more still! Basically services are magical programs that start with Windows and run while your machine is running….