How to Monitor Your Personal Computer Activity
Do you find yourself on the computer all night trying to do work, but even when the sun is out, your work is still not done? Perhaps you are getting too distracted, but how can you figure out which programs are wasting the most of your time?
A free little utility called Personal Activity Monitor …
Google Displays Blue Bar to Set Homepage in Internet Explorer
Have you visited the Google.com homepage using Internet Explorer recently? I just did so earlier today and noticed something different. In addition to the corner ad for Google Chrome, there was also a large blue bar at the top telling me to set Google.com as my homepage, similar to a recent attempt by Facebook.
Google Chrome OS May Sell As Subscription-Based Hardware
Are you interested in purchasing a Chrome Notebook when it goes on sale this summer?
There is currently a rumor circulating the web that Google may be selling Chrome OS on a subscription based model in addition to an option for the traditional purchase method.
According to Neowin.net, who claims to have received this information …
How to Split Your Google Chrome Content Area into Multiple Tabs
Have you found an interesting website that you want to keep track of or constantly refer back to while browsing the web? Yesterday, we showed you how to split your content area into multiple tabs in Firefox so you can browse multiple sites at once. Today, let’s do the same, but in Google Chrome.
An extension called ChromeSplits should be able to do the job.
How to Split Your Firefox Content Area into Multiple Tabs
Have you ever found an interesting website that you want to keep track of while you browse for other things on the web? Or perhaps you want to always see your online calendar without having to open another app? How about comparing multiple websites?
If you’re running Firefox, an add-on called Tile Tabs can help with that.
How to Get Alerts When Your CPU Usage is High on Windows
Is your PC using too much CPU? Are you background processes randomly hogging up CPU, often at the worst times? Do you need something that will alert you when your CPU usage is high so you know before you start another CPU intensive application? Or perhaps you need to limit the CPU to save battery power?
A free utility called ResLoad Notifier from Sharp Mind Projects might be able to help with that.
Two Months Using the Chrome Cr-48 Notebook
I have been using the Google Chrome Cr-48 Notebook for about two months now as my primary travel computer. In many ways I enjoy using it a lot, but in other ways, it’s becoming annoying. Here is a list explaining the things I love about the Cr-48, as well as the things I hate.
How to View Threaded Comments on YouTube
Have you ever found a comment on YouTube that had the @ tag and then you tried to search for the original comment, but never found it? Comments on YouTube are sorted by time, which in some ways, makes sense, but when users start replying to other comments using the @ tag, it can become quite chaotic and keeping up with a conversation is just impossible.