There are times when, while editing a document in Google Docs, you might not want to make direct changes. Rather, the aim could be to suggest changes, effectively leaving it up to the other person (to whom changes are addressed)
Use the SkyDrive desktop app to access your SkyDrive from Win 7, 8 and Mac OS X
While SkyDrive needed complex folder mapping to be accessed from your computer's file system in the past it is now possible to download a desktop app from the Microsoft website: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/skydrive/download Scroll down and click the Download the desktop app button
PrtScr key on a Mac keyboard on a Windows computer
PrtScr is the key that is used on Windows keyboard to make screenshots - this key however is specific to Windows keyboards and does not exist on Mac keyboards. So if you attach one of those to a PC you
Make windows of a VirtualBox guest system native to the host system with Seamless mode
VirtualBox offers a feature that let's you treat windows opened in the running guest system almost as is they were native to the host system - you can drag them around on the host system, copy and paste texts between
Revert cursor from block form to bar (Windows, Linux, Mac)
Windows as well as other platforms use two different forms to display a text-cursor. One, which is used most, is the bar-formed cursor which rests between two letters. The other has block form and rests on a letter, replacing it
Google Chrome browser alternative: SRWare Iron
Many people may dislike Google Chrome products for some annoyances, such as the Google Updater installed alongside Chrome or the communications between Chrome and Google. Therefore, SRWare has developed an own fork of the popular browser which is built from
Google Earth alternative – Marble (Linux, Windows, Mac)
Google products have the tendancy to not be liked for several reasons, such as installing additional stuff like updaters and managers. For the popular Google Earth application, there is an alternative, originally developed for the Linux KDE desktop environment, but
Create free mindmaps on Windows, Mac and Linux
Mindmaps always come in handy when it comes to planning stuff or just brainstorming: To not waste tons of paper and being able to dynamically re-arrange and rename items, it is always good to have a digital solution for such
Unpack Compressed Files with WinRar
While working with your computer you surely have come across files in the .zip or .rar format. These are so called packed or compressed files, their function is to store multiple files and/or folders into one single file and compress
Clean Up Your Windows System (CCleaner)
The common computer user often does not know that a simple uninstall of a software he or she is no longer in need of will not erase the program completely but will leave traces on your hard disk. These may
