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GOM player is one of the best looking media players for Windows because it has a nice looking futuristic design. I like that I can also download new themes for GOM to change the theme/skin design for GOM player to make it more unique and personalized like other programs like Google Chrome which let me change the theme of the browser to a custom design theme instead of using the default theme.

Belkin Conserve Power Switch is a useful switch you can use to make sure no vampire power is used by your computer to run things like the LED lights on the back of your computer, and to show that power is on for your PC. You could save a few dollars by not using Vampire power, and you use no power when the Belkin Power Switch is OFF.

You can also use it to stop your computer or laptop from turning on when it is hibernated or shutdown when it shouldn't be on when your computer is off. It can also prevent other people, your kids, and pets from turning on your computer by accidentally pushing on the power button on your computer or laptop.

Hibernate your Windows 8 computer by turning Hibernation on in the control panel's power options.

Classic Shell is a great program for bringing back the start menu back to Windows 8, so there is less or almost no learning curve upgrading from Windows Xp, Vista, 7, to 8 when you use Classic Shell in Windows 8.  It is also possible to set Windows 8 to boot to the Windows classic desktop with classic shell.

Using News Reader apps like Google Reader, gReader, Flipboard, Pulse News, and other news readers are the best way to read the news on a tablet or smartphone because they are easy to use, fast, and the reading layout is optimize for mobile devices like eReaders, Tablets, and Smartphone.

They are easy to use because Google Android have Google Currents which comes bundled with your phone or tablet in many cases, or you can download it from the Google Play App store. News Reader Apps like Flipboard, Pulse, and Feedly are both available for Android and Apple iPhone and iPad. You just need to install them, and pick blogs, and news sites which you want to read, or sign into Google Reader from the app to download your subscriptions, and everytime you open your news reader app, your subscriptions are ready for you to read. Changing pages, and reading from different subscriptions is also easy to do, all you need to do is hit the back button, or swipe your finger to the left or right to change the page.

Mobile News Readers are fast because they are made for mobile phones and tablets, so there are no huge ads, big images, and other features which can slow down a phone or tablet like some desktop websites because desktop websites are made for desktop computers, and not slower mobile phones and tablets.

Mobile news readers usually make the font size bigger, so it is easy to read on a smaller screens found on mobile phones, and tablets. Plus, you can easily change the page and articles by swiping your finger to the left or right. To change your news subscriptions, you just hit the menu or back button to pick another subscriptions which you are subscribed to already.

As people get more familiar with mobile smartphones, tablets, and the apps they can run, the popularity of mobile news reader apps will rise as the main way many people read the news from the internet.

Occasionally, my wireless router drops it connection from the internet and home network, but it is easy to reconnect my router in seconds without even opening it, or going into the router's control panel with a web browser.

My most common way for re-connecting my wireless signal back online is just unplugging it from the wall's power for a few seconds, and usually get my wireless signal back again when I plug it back into the wall's power,  it usually reconnects to the internet again.

I have been using LXDE on Ubuntu Linux which is also called Lubuntu since Ubuntu 11.04 Unity was released because I needed a lightweight desktop environment which also has a minimal theme which let me use more of my screen space then having a sidebar, and toolbar use up more space.

I like the LXDE theme because it is fast, easy to use, and nice looking. It also seem a little faster then the Gnome theme which came with Ubuntu 10.04 and below.

The LXDE theme is similar to the Windows 95-XP theme, but made for Linux operating systems, so using the theme won't be as hard to learn for people who are used to Windows.

I find using the program launcher on the bottom left of the screen a lot simpler then the Startmenu in Windows because  programs are categorize by type like games, Internet, Office, Sound and Video, etc while with Windows all the programs are just listed in the start menu with no categories by default, and you need to browse, and search for programs manually in the startmenu or on your desktop.

With the LXDE Desktop Environment, I can customize it like adding a desktop wallpaper image, changing the color of the windows, taskbar, scrollbar, and more like other desktop operating systems like Windows.

The LXDE theme is a great desktop theme for users with slower computers, laptops which have poor battery life, or a computer which need a lot of free RAM and CPU cycles for gaming, using as a server, multitasking, virtual PC, or video rendering where having more free RAM, and CPU cycles will make programs run faster.

Power surges are spikes in your home power. Power surges damage your computer, electronics, and appliances by frying parts on your electronics like silicon chips, resisters, and circuits.

It is very easy to protect your computer, electronics, and appliances from power surges. You just need to plug your electronics, and computers into a surge protected power bar  which can cost as little as 10 dollars or less  for a quality surge protector which will protect you from power surges when you plug your surge protector into your power outlet, and electronics and PC into the surge protected power outlets on the surge protector. Surge protector also give you a few extra outlets for you to plug in more electronics to supply them with power, and protect them from power surges.

Static electricity zapping your computer, and your computer parts can permanently break your PC, and parts, but with a few simple antistatic ESD tools like an Anti-static Wrist Strap connected to an unpainted metal surface like the power supply case (the big grey box with the wires hanging out of it) which is found inside your PC case, you would be safe from zapping your PC with static.

The first thing you can do is pick to upgrade your computer during the summer when the humidity is higher, and the air is less dry. You can also buy a humidifier to make your air less dry. Dry air tends to create static easier. There is more dry air during the cold summer. You can also fix your computer in the garage, kitchen, and other non-carpeted area because carpet can create more static when you rub your feet against them.

When working on your computer unplug it from your wall, and unplug all the cables on the back of your PC for safety reasons to prevent electrocution of yourself, and damage to your PC.

Wearing an Anti-static wrist strap connected to a unpainted metal surface would ground yourself from static electricity which is also called electrostatic discharge/ESD. There are also antistatic gloves, mats, shoes, sprays and bags which prevent static from zapping your computer parts.

Startup programs slow down your computer in Windows because startup programs use RAM, and CPU system resources which can be better used for running Windows, a computer game, word processor, and other software.

Startup programs make it more convenient when launching programs because they startup automatically, so you do not have to manually click a icon to start a program. But, startup programs can make Windows start a few seconds or minutes slower then normal, and they can fill up your system tray, and task bar with prorams which start automatically when you start your computer. This means your computer has less free RAM, and CPU resources to run other programs. Plus, your computer will rely more on Virtual memory also called your page file which is slower then your memory.

It is very easy to maintain your hard drive in Windows since all you need to do is press a few buttons, or let system utility software run automatically in the background of Windows to speed up, and optimize your hard drive, and Windows.

All you need to do is run disk clean up, scan disk, and disk defrag on a regular basis like once a month, or a week if you use your computer a lot. If you use system utility software like TuneUp Utilities 2012, Tune Up will automatically maintain your hard drive and Windows, so you don't have to.

Scan disk scans your computer for errors. Disk defrag optimize the file placement of files. Disk cleanup deletes junk files to free up space in Windows.

A Capacitive Stylus is good for writing, drawing, and texting on a Capacitive touch screen like the touch screen found on the Amazon Kindle Fire, iPad, and other Touchscreen tablets and smartphones because a Stylus feels and shaped like a pen, so it can be easier to draw, write, and tap on Apps because most people are more used to using a pen to draw with then their fingers.

I also like that Capacitive tablets are cleaner to use because it does not leave marks like your fingers.

A Capacitive Stylus also won't scratch your Tablet like fingernails since the stylus point is soft and flexible.

Read about how to protect your Kobo Vox with a case like a Zipper Hard Case, Folio Case, or Neoprene Case to protect your Kobo Vox eReader Tablet from scratches, bumps, drops, liquid, and other forms of damage.

A Case can also make your Kobo Vox look different from all the other eReader Tablets without cases.

A Case for a eReader tablet is the best accessory for your eReader Tablet because you'll use it everyday to keep your Tablet safe, clean, and stylish.

Some cases also has a hand strap to make your case easier to hold by strapping it into your hand.

The Best file types to view on a 7 inch eReader Tablet like the Amazon Kindle Fire, Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet, and Kobo Vox eReader Color Tablet are ebook files, video files, pictures, and music.

The 7 inch screen is good for viewing eBook files like ePub because you can increase and decrease the font size of ePub and other eBook file types. Rather then just zoom into a book like PDF files which are like images which means you can't always increase the font size. You can also change the font style, color, and background color of the epub book making it easier to read them on a small screen.

Videos are played in Fullscreen on 7 inch eReader tablets, so they are easy to watch from the confort of your hand. eReader Tablets with high resolution screens can also view video in HD, and without slowdowns. 

A 7 inch Tablet also makes it easy to view 4 by 6 photos in full screen, and a Tablet can carry a lot of pictures in its internal memory.

Music files are also good for listening on a Tablet since it makes searching for, and finding MP3 files easier with its bigger screen, and file search features which are not available on most MP3 players.

You can also use your eReader Tablet to view and edit document, and text files, and e-mail.

The Kobo Vox eReader color Tablet is a 7 inch tablet designed mainly for reading color ebooks and magazine. The 7 inch display is capacitive multi-touch which means you don't need a stylus to use it, and you can use two fingers on it at the same time. Its screen has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels which is in widescreen. It is also backlit, so you can read it in the dark. The Kobo Vox has a 800 MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 8GB of storage, built-in MicroSD card slot which accepts a card up to 32 GB, 802.11 b/g/n wireless internet, volume controls, and front capacitive front lit buttons. The Vox is fast enough for web browsing, and playing video, music, and most casual touch games like Fruit Ninja, and Angry Birds Space.

In my review, on Squidoo, there are also a lot of pictures, video, descriptions and polls about the Kobo Vox.

The Bundle Monster Notebook style case made of synthetic leather with a magnetic strap is a pretty nice eReader Tablet case for the Amazon Kindle 4 or Kobo Touch eReader. I like the synthetic leather which is on the outside of the case since it is smooth and easy to hold. The case also has padding to make it more comfortable to hold, and adds some protection to it. The inside of the case is covered with a soft fabric, and has two small pockets for carrying small cards, and paper.

Installing your eReader in the case is very simple since all you do is slide your eReader into the bottom two leather straps and use the top straps to pull it over your ereader.

On the back of the eReader there is a BM logo which is embeded onto the synthetic leather which is nice, and the stitching to secure the synthetic leather to the case's front, and back is nice.

The Case has a magnetic strap to lock and unlock the case, and the magnet is chromed, so it looks very classy like a coin. The magnets are also very strong, so it won't get unlock easily by accident from shaking or dropping the case.