The home screen of any iPhone user is more important than what some may think. A properly arranged home screen looks more pleasing to the eyes and helps to improve your productivity. Some people just love the random way that iPhone places the apps, while others will put in plenty of effort to get their home screen organized, but in an unproductive way. Today, we will take a look at how to organize your iPhone’s home screen in a way that will make your device usage more productive.
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How to Organize Your iPhone Home Screen In A More Productive Way
By | December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment
How to Password Protect Your Files And Folders In Windows
By | May 23, 2011 | 3 Comments
Depending on your work, there will be times that you need to secure some confidential files/folders in your computer. Previously, we have shown you how to protect sensitive documents in Windows, without installing any software. In this article, let’s take a look at several software that can password protect your files and folders.
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How to Upgrade Your Dropbox to Version 1.0 in Ubuntu
By | December 19, 2010 |
The Dropbox team has recently updated its popular Dropbox software to version 1.0 and shedded its beta tag. This newest version comes with selective sync (choosing which folders to sync on each computer), better bandwidth utilization and memory usage.
In Windows/Mac, you just have to download the respective software and uninstall it in your system (Be sure to uninstall the older version first). In Ubuntu, if you have installed Dropbox via PPA or deb file, you will find that it your Dropbox does not get updated with the system upgrade.
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Configuring Places, Bookmarks, and Locations in KDE
By | December 15, 2010 |
Part of the free software experience is having the freedom to setup your workspace the way you want it. KDE, the popular free software compilation for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, offers a plethora of configuration and customization options. Among those options are a number of methods for accessing files quickly and easily.
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A Quick Look At Ubuntu One For Windows Public Beta
By | December 7, 2010 |
Canonical’s own cloud storage service – Ubuntu One has been quite mature in its own Ubuntu platform. The previous news was that a version of Ubuntu One for Windows is coming soon and could bring the cloud service up a notch. Well, that day has arrived. Ubuntu One for Windows is now in beta and available for public testing.
At the moment, Ubuntu One for Windows public beta is invitation only. We are one of the few that are lucky to receive a download for testing. Here’s a quick review of what you’re going to see in the Windows version.
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Easy Organization with KDE’s Plasma Shelf Widget
By | November 10, 2010 |
Balancing work, home, school, or any other component of your life can be hectic. Many people use computers with the intention to simplify their lives, but that does not always happen. One of the biggest obstacles to effective use of computers is file and application organization. File managers, docks, panels, task bars, and other similar tools are all designed to make file management easier.
KDE 4 offers an alternative to the traditional icons scattered all over the desktop with a Plasma widget called Shelf. Just like a shelf in a library, the shelf widget keeps files, folders, devices, and applications in order and easily accessible.
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How to Sync Folders Between Multiple Computers With a USB Drive
By | September 18, 2010 |
The biggest problem with managing multiple computers is with the data saved in the respective hard drives and accessing them. Imagine you have to work with two computers daily – one in your office and the other one in your home. You have to keep the important files and folders synced from both computers, if you want to access them from either location.
That’s when online sync services like Dropbox and iDriveSync comes handy, these services use the internet to sync data between multiple computers you own.
The disadvantage of using an online sync service is that they take some time to upload the files from the host computer and then download them over at the client computer. So if you have really large collection of movies or photos, online sync seems to be a tedious option. Moreover, all these sync services are not entirely free and to upgrade for more space, you have to pay a monthly fee.
But what if you do not have internet access at home or office? What if you need a simple utility which can sync data between multiple computers using a removable drive?
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4 More Ways to Clean Up Your Ubuntu Machine
By | August 6, 2010 |
It doesn’t matter if you are using Windows, Linux or Mac, as long as you don’t maintain it, it will grow out of hand and become very messy. Previously, we have discussed 8 useful ways and Bleachbit to help you maintain a clean lean Ubuntu machine. This time, we are going to show you 4 more ways to keep your Ubuntu clean.
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How to Create a Share Folder in Dropbox
By | May 8, 2010 |
If you have not used, tried or even heard of Dropbox, probably you are still living in the stone age. Dropbox is one of the best (if not, the best) online file storage solution for all platforms, including your iPhone and Android phone. You can easily and quickly sync your desktop files to the cloud and access it from other computers. Other than file storage, Dropbox also allows you to share your files publicly (just place your files in the Public folder) or share a folder with friend(s).
Here’s how you can create a share folder and share it with your friends.
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Syncless: An Easy Way to Synchronize Folders in Windows
By | April 26, 2010 |
Do you work with a lot of folders and feel lost when you have to find a certain file kept in one of the folders whose location you don’t know? Do you perform regular backup jobs and need a simple tool which can backup the contents of some folders in your removable drive? Do you need to sync folders with Windows desktop or with a folder, kept in your removable drive?
If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”, check out Syncless – a brilliant program for folder synchronization in Windows. Syncless works with the concept of tagging – you tag two or multiple folders with the same tag name. These folders can be present anywhere in your system, from your desktop to your My documents folder to a folder in your removable drive.
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