Destroy The Web: Shoot Things You Dislike, For Fun and Profit [Firefox, Chrome]

I’m so angry with “Justin” Bieber for smoking “Pot” and making it impossible for me to Google myself. At least I can get some consolation: Destroy The Web provides the necessary crosshairs, pumped up music and destructive capability I need to therapeutically blast my fellow Canadian Justin from my search results. And if something on the web bugs you as much as this bugs me, you should check Destroy The Web out. It’s not useful, but it is therapeutic. Tired of seeing stuff you hate on the web? Shoot it. Destroy the web is a stress-relieving diversion that allows you...

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How To Make Windows 8.1 Look Like Windows 7

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Not everyone loves the default look of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. There are millions of Windows users who have been forced (or, at least they think so) to use the latest version of Windows operating system and its modern features such as Start screen and apps. The best thing about Windows is that you [...]

3 Tips To Stay Safe From The Dangers Of Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is the big buzz these days and we have more choices available to us now than ever before. How many of us use Dropbox, SkyDrive, or Google Drive on a daily basis? How many big businesses rely on Amazon’s CloudFront for content delivery? Even Google Docs is a marvel with its cloud-based office suite. But despite the usefulness of cloud computing, it does have its drawbacks. The cloud computing movement suffers from the same issues that all trends suffer: people like to join in on the fun without fully understanding what it is. I know when I first...

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How to Copy the Command Output to Windows Clipboard

Learn how to copy output from the command-line prompt directly to your Windows clipboard using the clip command.

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This story, How to Copy the Command Output to Windows Clipboard, was originally published at Digital Inspiration on 08/08/2013 under DOS, Windows Clipboard, Software

How To Share A Windows CD Or DVD Drive On Your Network

“How do you share a CD or DVD drive across a network?” This was the question that dropped into my head recently as it became apparent that I would need to access data on some archive DVDs. If I was using a standard PC this wouldn’t be a problem; as it is, I’ve been the owner of an Acer Iconia W700 for several months now and one of the key drawbacks of a tablet computer is that they don’t come with integrated DVD drives. Now, I do have one way around this problem. Recently I purchased a caddy for an...

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Google Search Will Now Highlight In-depth Articles On The Results Page [Updates]

Google will now feature longer, in-depth articles on the search results page and will call attention to them within a new block of results. The new block of results specifically for in-depth articles will not affect the regular search results as they will get the same prominence as before. The in-depth article block will be nearer the foot of the page, though the exact position hasn’t been confirmed yet. The update has arrived on Google.com (the English version) to begin with and soon should extend to other domains. Google found that nearly 10% of all searches are for detailed information....

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YouTube's Geeky Easter Eggs

YouTube has some cool Easter Eggs that are related to the Geek Week. Here are some of them:



* start playing a random YouTube video and then type 1980. You'll need to defend the video and "blow those missiles out of the sky".

* start playing a random YouTube video and then type 1337. Comments will be translated into the leet "language" and will look like this: "w0w th1z 1z pr3ttj $w33t".

* search YouTube for [Fibonacci] and you'll learn about Fibonacci sequences and the golden ration from a YouTube animation that uses video thumbnails.

* search YouTube for [Use the Force, Luke] and you'll see a crazy animation.

* search YouTube for [Beam me up, Scotty] and you'll see a Star Trek effect. "'Beam me up, Scotty' is a catchphrase that made its way into popular culture from the science fiction television series Star Trek. It comes from the command Captain Kirk gives his chief engineer, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, when he needs to be transported back to the Starship Enterprise."

This page shows all the Geek Week videos and a list of badges you can unlock. You need to find Easter eggs, take the Geek IQ test and watch videos to unlock all the badges.