If you’ve ever wanted to simply perform a function and found it to be rather convoluted, that is to say, in essence, things are not really straightforward (just like this sentence), then a program that gets to the point quickly is certainly one to have installed and available for use. PAUSE for thought.

Remember when you’d surf the web and have many browsers open so you could see different pages at the same time? Then along came multi-tab browsing, one browser with multiple tabs so you could do it all in one browser and become a tab junkie instead. Well if your desktop is even slightly similar you’ve probably [...]

Sometimes things can go wrong. Then at other times things can go wrong catastrophically. This is about the latter scenario in regard to accessing your files on a computer. Despite that sensible backup plan you have place ( you do have one don’t you? OK then, this article may help…)

If you are mobile and perhaps work between a number of different computers there is a range of software that is always good to have around. Many programs can be run entirely from a universal serial bus (USB) drive (“memory stick”, or “pen drive” are other common monikers). This has the benefit that it doesn’t [...]

Digital information should be packed away neatly when not in regular use, I feel. Not only does it mean the disk space is better utiliised the contents are easier to navigate. A method for doing this is to use software to compress files. The one I use, and recommend as part of the Life hack [...]

It’s good to spread the Word of God, and another way of doing so is by spreading the word of COD, or Christ On Disk Bible viewing program to give it its full title. When I initially started the Christ On Disk (COD) project back in 2002 I was surprised I couldn’t download a free Bible viewer that [...]

The digital realm of hard disks can accumulate 1000′s of files over time. Often order needs to be injected into the files to maintain an easily navigable structure. How is it possible to introduce such organisation without the tediousness of manually renaming each file? Enter “THE Rename” by Hervé Thouzard. It allows files to be [...]

There is an editor for Windows based platforms that deserves a special mention. So special in fact that I’ve included it as part of the Life hack series. I was very impressed when I came across TheGun word editor. I had limited computing resources at the time and this perfectly fitted the bill of what [...]

I had a touch screen smart phone with great features, WiFi, bluetooth, you name it, almost an ultra mobile personal computer (UMPC) but have downgraded to an old model Blackberry. Huh? Did I just move backwards in terms of technology, or is there a counter-intuitive reason that actually makes this a practical way of moving forwards?

There are a dozen items of software that constitue part of the Life hack series, each having the ability to assist in making life run considerably smoother and be more productive. The first of these is MyLifeOrganized (MLO) task management software. OK great, but what does it do?