Tiny bytes of tech
Of course, you already know that if you want to delete all traces of your internet browsing, you have to clear the History, delete the cookies and use one of the stealth modes in the new browsers.
So that’s pretty much it right? No one can see what sites you visited if you did this. WRONG! The Geek explains how there are other tricky aspects of Windows that record what you are doing and if you really want to get rid of all traces you have to clear the DNSCache and all Flash cookies. Say what!?
With Windows 7 comes the new taskbar thumbnail previews when you hover your mouse over an open program. It’s pretty cool and I like it a lot, but for those you prefer not to see the previews of your programs, you can disable taskbar thumbnails via a registry hack.
With Windows 7 comes a new slew of keyboard shortcuts that, if you learn, will turn you into a keyboard ninja! I practically never even use the mouse anymore because keyboard shortcuts can do just about everything.
Lifehacker has written a great post on all of the new Windows 7 shortcuts that include stuff like docking a window to half of the screen and minimizing everything but the current window.
I recently had to transfer the domain name for a website of mine from one registrar to another, i.e. Domain.com, etc. It’s much easier to keep track of things if you have all of your domain names registered with one company. However, it requires a few steps to properly do a domain transfer. Here is a quick guide to walk you through the whole process.
As you probably know by now, the Facebook homepage shows either the News Feed or Live Feed when you log in. However, what if you want to just see status updates by default when you login?
It’s easy! Just click the More link below the menu on the left hand side and you’ll see these set of grey lines next to each item in the menu. Now just click on that and drag Status Updates to the top! Now whenever you log in, you’ll see Status Updates instead of the feed.
via Tech-Recipes
Did you know you can preview a Word document before you actually open it. Open Word, click on File, then Open and single click on a Word file and then go to the Views button and choose Preview. That’s it! Now you can actually see the different Word files in the Open dialog box before you open it in Word. Neat!
Want to know which web browser performs the best? Well, it depends on what you are testing. Six Revisions conducted a peformance test between IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera using several different indicators like JavaScript speed, page load time, CSS rendering speed, browser cache performance, and CPU usage. Check it out!
Photoshop is a great image editing and manipulation tool, but it can also hog up a lot of precious resources like the CPU and RAM. So if you don’t have the money to purchase a super fast computer, check out these tips from MakeUseOf on how to speed up Photoshop on a slow computer.
Looking to buy a new smartphone soon? What should you buy? The iPhone 3Gs? Or maybe the Palm Pre? Or how about the new Motorola Droid? Do you know the difference in the specs? Which has more memory, better screen, a nicer camera?
And most importantly, how much will it cost to own one of those fancy phones over the course of a contract. The awesome dudes at BillShrink have created a fabulous guide that compares these phone in terms of price and hardware. Check it out!
Twitter Lists is a new feature just rolled out that allows you to create groups of people and view just the tweets from the people on that list. You can create a new list on Twitter by logging into your account and clicking on New List in the right sidebar.
Give your list a name, choose whether you want it to be public (other people can follow the list) or private, and click Create List.
Now simply go to the profile pages of the people you want to add to the list and you’ll see a new button called Lists. Just check the box next to the list you want to add them too.
Now to view tweets from people on the list only, go to your profile page and click on the list name in the right sidebar. Done!