AniExplorer Adds Customizable Animations to Windows Explorer [Video]
Windows: AniExplorer enables hidden animations in the Windows Explorer interface, letting you customize your file manager and give it a little pizazz. More »
Microsoft brings back ‘buy a PC, get free Xbox 360’ deal for students
Once again, Microsoft is going to be offering a free Xbox 360 for students who buy a qualifying PC. The computers start at $699, and when purchased at certain retailers, a 4 GB Xbox 360 will be thrown in gratis beginning on May 18. Up in Canada, students are welcome to the same deal, and...
Firefox’s New "Reset" Feature Troubleshoots Problems Without Losing All Your Data [Video]
There are a lot of ways to fix issues with your browser, but they often require you to delete all your data—stored passwords, cookies, form history, and other things that take awhile to build bac...
Fix Out-of-Sync Audio in VLC with a Keyboard Shortcut [Shortcut Of The Day]
There are few things more aggravating than trying to watch a video whose audio is about one second too slow. Here's a quick fix for the problem in VLC. More »
In Memoriam: Our Favorite Apps and Services That Have Gone Belly Up (and Their Replacements) [Video]
If the life of a power user teaches you anything, it's that some of the best apps and tools don't always stand the test of time. Let's pour one out for some of those dearly departed. More &raqu...
Cubby Is Like Dropbox… If Dropbox Also Had Free, Unlimited Syncing (And We’ve Got Invites) [Video]
Windows/OS X: Cubby is a new cloud syncing service with one major difference from its competition: It doesn't have any storage limits when you're syncing from computer to computer. More »...
How to Securely Share a Password with Someone Using LastPass [Passwords]
Occasionally, you need to share a password with someone. Maybe it's a shared office-wide password, your family's Amazon login, or maybe you just want to share a Netflix account with your roommate. Rathe...
So who picks the browser on a mobile device: You or “them”?
There's quite a ruckus going on over ARM-powered Windows 8 tablets: Mozilla and Google are crying foul over third-party browser restrictions Microsoft has put in place in Windows 8. Here's why this isn't really a new problem and why it's likely to get worse over time.
Turn Your Rare and Homemade Cassette Tapes Into MP3s with Audacity [Music]
Cassette Tapes aren't exactly the highest quality audio, but if you have a few rare tracks that you can't buy on CD (or a few homemade cassettes you want to back up for posterity), CNET shows us how to ...
GIMP Updates with a New Interface, Layer Groups, and More [GIMP]
Windows/Linux: The free image editing tool GIMP has received a big update to version 2.8 that includes an overhaul to the interface and makes it a bit easier to use and navigate windows. It also comes p...
