Computer Gadgets :: Moms Gadgets

Restore Windows Default Zip File Opener

On the newer Windows versions, you can open ZIP files without installing a separate software. It’s quite basic though it works well enough for quick a look. I’m an old dog who still prefers special software but once I installed them, my ZIP files won’t open up inside of Windows Explorer anymore. Instead, I get a message Windows doesn’t know…

Free Image Editor PhotoScape Proves Itself Functional And Fun

Ever since owning a computer I’ve been a software junkie. In the early days, I spent hours upon hours exploring Downloads.com, trying software, mostly free ones. Little has changed in that respect. I still love checking out apps and now I have more gadgets to explore apps on but that’s whole other story. I came upon PhotoScape recently while looking…

Find Largest Files On Your Computer Visually

Need to find largest files on your computer? So did I when my hard drive ran out of space unexpectedly and I couldn’t save a webinar recording. That is not good and I needed to be able to find the largest files so they can be either deleted or archived on an external disk. Almost immediately, I found this neat…

Stop Windows 7 From Resizing Your Windows

I don’t care what others say but I am actually really enjoying Windows 7. To satisfy all you Apple Fans – yes, I do have a Mac and enjoy it as well. I just like being a dual platform household. Anyhow, back to Windows 7. There are many features that I like which won’t be listed here. Among them, is…

Manage Your Files Like A Ninja With Free Commander

School calendars, blog designs, client files, a million photos of growing children, WordPress plugins. Such are the things a mom’s hard drive is filled with. The worst thing, the larger hard drives they make, the more gets stuffed in there. Unlike physical files where you can actually see the clutter, once things get dumped into the hard drive it is…

Way Cool Leather Case for Macbook Pros

There are notebook cases that protect … and then, there are notebook cases that actually do that – and look cool, too. Check out Twelve South’s BookBook – a leather case for Macbook Pros: it looks exactly like a vintage book or ledger! According to it’s maker, the BookBook leather case “brings three levels of security to your prized Mac”…

Verbatim Tuff N Tiny USB Drive

Take a few minutes to look through your computer store’s bargain bin when you’re there next time. I did earlier this week and landed a really sweet deal, an oh so tiny USB drive by Verbatim called the Tuff n Tiny. It had 4GBs, was opened and had a 96¢ sticker on it. This thing normally sold for $20 or…