Windows 10 hasn't even reached general release yet but an alternative Start Menu alrady has. Stardock, the company which released Start8 in response to the poorly received Start Screen of Windows 8, has announced and released an alternative Start Menu for Microsoft's upcoming operating system. Start10 was released to beta for Object Desktop subscribers. It requires Windows 10 … [Read more...]
YouTube Kids app brings safe videos to little ones
YouTube introduced a new app for Android and iOS devices specifically built from the ground up for kids. The app provides safe video content for kids in a layout that is easy to navigate and browse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUmMAAPX6E8 YouTube's approach for the new app included a new design with large images and icons. It also offers built-in voice search to even help … [Read more...]
Create a bootable USB drive
When I was testing out the software-based firewalls recently, I downloaded the .iso files and began the hunt for a blank CD to burn them on. I finally found one and burned the .iso to disc. Upon sticking it into a spare PC and booting from the CD, it errored out and complained that the source was corrupted. Not only did it take me some time to find my dwindling stock of CD-Rs … [Read more...]
Looking at four free firewalls
I had a little side project come up for a client that meant I got to spend a little time exploring new software to see what could be accomplished with near-zero budget. I had one or two of the free, open-source firewalls cross my path lately and the feature sets seemed to match one of the low priority items on a long to-do list. The goal was mostly to explore options for a … [Read more...]
What is Adobe Mobile Link?
Adobe Mobile Link leverages the cloud to make it more convenient for you to access your recently-viewed PDFs from different devices. The feature recently made itself quite visible in Adobe Reader for the desktop. When you go to File, Open..., you are presented with a banner for Mobile Link. "Get your PDFs, wherever you are. View recent files across devices with Adobe Reader … [Read more...]