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NorhTec has just rolled out the first ultraportable PC named Gecko EduBook  powered by AA batteries! Despite this statement may look like quite hilarious,  I consider Gecko EduBook the first pioneer of a series of cheap computers running on batteries which, in a near future, will be able to free their users from the great limit to constantly look for a power source to recharge expensive Li-on batteries.  I have to tell you the truth: I like this idea! Continue reading »

Ok, I have to confess it to you. This trick is really easy and doesn’t need a great introduction. Windows 7, among its options and features, let’s you create and customize  a theme. Of course you have to create a new theme but, if you think than creating a personal theme is too hard for you, well, think better! Here is how to make and create a customized theme in a couple of steps. Continue reading »

Lenovo has just unveiled a new, nice ultraportable PC called Lenovo Ideapad S10-2   which, despite doesn’t add anything exciting to the already huge pool of cheap ultraportable computers out there, deserves a special mention for its interesting and pretty innovative embedded 3G connectivity. Thanks to it, it will be sufficient to insert a small SIM card with 3G technology in the computer ( like the ones used by cell phones) to surf the Internet wherever you are! Continue reading »

Windows 7 gives you the opportunity to greatly customize its look and feel thanks to a lot of options other Microsoft operating systems do not have. If you want to customize, change and improve the way the date is displayed on the system tray, here is the right trick for you. Continue reading »

One of the most innovative and great feature in Windows 7 is its ability to run Windows XP operating system in a virtual environment. This feature is especially useful for those users owning and using old software which is not compatible with Windows 7. For more info, read these articles: Download official Windows 7 XP mode and How to install Windows XP mode on Windows 7. As you may guess this feature doesn’t come for free. No, don’t misunderstand me, you won’t have to pay anything for it as it comes embedded in Windows 7. I am talking about the fact that this XP mode requires a lot of computer resources and some computers, despite they are provided with the finest pieces of hardware, may not be able to run it. So, how to know if your computer and CPU  will be able to support Windows 7 XP mode? Continue reading »

Google is the best Web Search Engine ever. I think that everybody agrees with this simple but quite meaningful statement. Period! It can search million of pages in a few nanoseconds and displays the result on your screen right away. But Google is also fast at spidering and indexing new articles, posts and webpages within a few minutes after they are published online. If you want to specifically search  Google for  latest news ,  recent articles, posts or fresh content, here is a nice hack quite easy to apply.  Continue reading »

As you know, the most thrilling feature in Windows 7 is its  Windows Virtual PC, letting you run  Windows XP operating system on your computer under a virtual environment, just in case you own a lot of old software you can not get rid of. This virtual machine acts like a real physical  PC, so you are supposed to get all the nice utilities, applications and options a real computer has got, including its BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)  utility. Continue reading »

As you know the new Windows 7 gives you the opportunity to run Windows XP in a special virtual environment called Windows Virtual PC. This is particularly useful if you want to use  applications and software for your work or leisure which are too old for Windows 7. Windows XP Mode can be accessed from the Virtual PC in order to execute applications, but you also can run such applications from the Windows 7 Start Menu or desktop. Here is a small step-by-step guide to install Windows XP mode on your Windows 7.  Continue reading »