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Device Doctor Scans and Updates Your Computer’s Drivers
On October - 9 - 20102 COMMENTS
Keeping our computer(s) up to speed is a never-ending story. Making sure you have the latest, most updated drivers can be a daunting task and many give up on it. There are many tools out there promising to help you take care of this for you. Most of these sites and tools prove to be frauds, either overcharging you for free drivers, or installing old or useless drivers, causing more problems than they solve.
I have earlier told you about Driver Magician (and given away copies), which up until now was my program of choice, even though you have to pay for it. Now I bring you the ultimate Free Solution: Device Doctor
Find out which Drivers are Installed on Your PC [Quick Tip]
On October - 8 - 201011 COMMENTS
![Driver Race Car 500x366 Find out which Drivers are Installed on Your PC [Quick Tip]](http://i2.wp.com/www.mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Driver-Race-Car.jpg?resize=180%2C132 "Driver-Race-Car")
Knowing which drivers (and versions) are installed on your computer is necessary when you want to keep them updated. But how do you know which versions (and which drivers) are installed on your system ?
Let me show you …
Aerofoil: Extends your notebook’s “on-time” while on battery
On October - 7 - 20101 COMMENT
Aerofoil reduces your computer’s power consumption when it is running on battery. It does this by automatically switching off some features, like the Aero glass interface, Windows sidebar, muting the sound etc. when your notebook is running on battery.
It can also switch across different Windows power plans, enabling one power plan when plugged in and a different one when running on battery.
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Need a safe encrypted Password ?
On October - 6 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
We all need different passwords now and then. Thinking up new and secure passwords can give anyone a headache. It’s hard enough to think of a 8 digit pass code, but what about a 160-bit, 256-bit or a 504-bit even ?
I did a piece on creating safer passwords (Read here), but if you need something more secure than that – then I have just the online tool you need.
Become a Google PowerUser [How To]
On October - 5 - 20101 COMMENT
![Search Become a Google PowerUser [How To]](http://i2.wp.com/www.mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Search.jpg?resize=210%2C209 "Search")
I assume you already know that Google is a powerful search engine. But did you know that you can do more than just find stuff ? As a Google Power User you can control what, where and how google works.
In this guide I will show you how you can put Google to better use, how to make it suit YOUR needs. Some of these tips I am sure you already know, and some might even surprise you. There are seemingly endless possibilities, and more get added all the time. In this article I cannot cover everything, but hopefully I can show you a few things you didn’t already know…
Samurize – Convert your desktop into your Information-Desk
On October - 4 - 20103 COMMENTS
Do you leave notes to yourself on your computer ? I do. At times my desktop is filled with “important” text files, containing some information of sorts that I need to remember. It can be anything from the grocery-list, a new movie I’d like to check out… etc. etc.
I love a tidy desktop, and a problem with these note-files, is that they tend to pile up, overcrowding my desktop. After A while they either get deleted, or moved into a dark, gloomy folder somewhere, to never be seen again.
I have come a cross a great solution – Now I can Samurize …
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Samurize is not actually designed to work on Vista or Windows 7, I have tested it on my Windows 7 computer running it in “Windows XP compatibility mode”, without any problems what so ever. [update: It seems it’s only the installer that has compatibility issues. The program it self runs perfectly without any settings, once installed]