My main computer is a gaming rig, and as a result consists of a large tower with multiple vents and fans. Over time, these vents and fans become filled with a thick layer of dust. I’ve been meaning to clean out the tower for some time in order to improve cooling, and finally had the perfect excuse after receiving two new sticks of RAM for Christmas. I figured that while I had the case opened up to swap in the new RAM, and since the new year is a good time to tidy things up, I should also clean out the inside. I took it one step further, and also cleaned the monitor, and my keyboard. A few of the benefits I’m hoping for include lower operating temperatures, a clearer monitor, and a happy wife due to reduced dust in the room. Here are the steps I took to clean my computer.
Month: December 2009 (page 1 of 3)
Yes, I know I used the same line in our GTD in Evernote post — but this article has nothing to do with GTD and everything to do with not having to login to 10 different email accounts every day. And I like Lord of the Rings… A lot. In any case, if you want to make your life a bit easier, and still keep all of your other accounts intact for logging in to their various attached services, Gmail can be set up to automatically check your email accounts from across the web; importing and organising the messages as best suits your personal needs. Here's a step by step guide to do just that.
If you’re like us, you spend most of your computing time in the cloud, using online applications. And, if anything, the trend towards online apps is gaining momentum as time passes. The days of desktop applications aren’t gone, but they sure are diminished as more and more web-based applications catch on. There are some apps that we use more than others, though. As 2009 draws to a close, we take a look at the five web applications that we used the most this year.
Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate Christmas! And happy holidays to those of you of other faiths! It is Christmas Eve today, and a day on which we would normally be posting a new story. We’re going to be spending time with our families, and take the day off from posting. We hope all of you have an enjoyable holiday season, and we’ll be back on Sunday with a new post.
If you’re like me, you like lists. And if you’re like me, you like year-end lists. In that spirit, as we close out 2009, let’s look at the 10 most popular stories this year here at 40Tech. We’re going to define "most popular" as those stories with the most page views. The page view count represents the total number of times a page was viewed, whether by different people or not. At the end of this post, we’ll look at the most popular posts on the site based on other barometers. These statistics are as of December 21, 2009. Read more