Windows

How to Take Great Screenshots in Windows

Why this app doesn’t show up on every “top Windows freeware” list, I’ll never know. MWSnap has been around forever, and even though it hasn’t been updated since 2002 it still works perfectly in Windows XP all the way through to Windows 10. You have a choice to to save your images in all of the most popular image formats: BMP, JPG, TIFF, PNG and GIF. You can specify the color depth and customize the quality settings – among dozens of other features. This “part tutorial, part overview” will get you started using MWSnap in no time. …

How to monitor your Internet bandwidth usage in Windows

This tutorial will guide you in installing, setting up and using AnalogX Netstat Live (which is free) to monitor your Internet usage (uploads and downloads). As a number of ISP’s are now disconnecting customers for using “too much” bandwidth (this one in particular), knowing exactly how much you’ve downloaded (or uploaded) in a given month can be very helpful. Note: the OS X version of this tutorial can be found here. …