Outssider is a freeware tool that is to be used with your laptop when you are “walking outside in the need for WiFi.” This is not a situation I’ve found myself in but for people who live in cities or more built up areas then this could be handy. Essentially it can find open WiFi [...]

Why would you want to dim your screen you ask? Two reasons: 1. You read in low light conditions and don’t want to burn your eyes away. 2. You want to scrape a few more minutes out of your laptop battery. I have covered laptop battery power saving before.

Photo by Roger H. Goun After using my laptop solid for a number of days now (sorry other half), I have been in a couple of situations where battery longevity has become critical. There are some obvious ways to save battery life like not scanning with your virus checker or