I just got done reformatting my Dell laptop (with the actual operating system CD and not their bloated restore functionality) and realized there was no on-screen volume or brightness display. I was quite disappointed because I like knowing how high I have my volume turned up without having to click on the system tray icon. So I was on a quest to find the

On June 20th, two new domains will be available! @live.com and @windowslive.com will be the newest additions to the Windows Live concept. For those of you with the drawn out redundant e-mail addresses, (like jimjohn200304234@hotmail.com) this is your chance to get the short simple name you've always wanted. While it's a hassle to notify all of your contacts, it may be worth it! When Gmail

It can be tough to find the right applications sometimes but freeware guides are always popping up, but often they are for Windows. Not this time! Mac users get the luxury of having their own freeware guide and it is wonderfully sorted by categories. You will find some of the most popular applications in this list like OpenOffice.org and Firefox, but you will also see

Firefox Menus take up a large portion of the navigation bar, and if you are like me then you rarely use those menu options. I go there every once in awhile to adjust settings or configure extensions, but I doubt I use the menus more than once per day.

That is where Tiny Menu comes in. It allows me to collapse all of the menus into

Flock has released the Beta version of their Firefox-based Web browser. Flock is based off of Firefox and there are many Firefox extensions that have been made compatible with Flock. The greatest thing about Flock is that they have went above and beyond to extend the features of Firefox without the need for extensions.

Bookmarking is made simple because they have integration with social bookmarking

It looks like Samsung may not be the only manufacturer to squeeze out a Blu-ray player this summer. Sony has a target release date of August 15, 2006 for its $1000 blu-ray player. Sounds like a lot of money...but wait...you get a free DVD: The Fifth Element! Nothing like suppling a movie that was released almost 10 years ago!

Judging by the price tag