Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

Free Microsoft Software, Student Discounts and Updates

I’ve been a “full time” Mac user for over two years now. Around a year ago, however, I purchased an OEM copy of Windows XP and installed it in bootcamp. I never really used it. Of course, the occasional program that wasn’t available for OS X and didn’t have any alternatives, but not many of [...]

Paint for Mac

A recent blog post was about a Mac app called Scribbles which is a really powerful drawing tool. Since OS X does not come with anything like Microsoft’s Paint, many switchers miss that program. Scribbles is a great app to fill that missing gap on your Mac, however if you want something that makes you [...]

Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse and Keyboard 5000 Review

Keyboard Pros: Function Buttons can be useful in Vista Keyboard Cons: Stupid Shape Hard to type on Too big to fit on a desk Rating: 1/5 Mouse Pros: Very Comfortable Extra buttons on each side Accurate Mouse Cons: Scroll wheel is useless at scrolling sideways Rating: 5/5 Before I got my Apple Keyboard and Mouse, [...]

Tweak Windows XP with PowerToys

Whatever OS you use, whether it’s Windows, Mac OS X or a distribution of Linux, you’ve probably come across things you would like to change about the operating system. Well if you’re using Windows XP, then you’ll be happy to know about Windows PowerToys available to download from the Microsoft website. Adding functionality to the [...]