Tag Results For: display

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Shady: Control Screen Brightness With Up/ Down Arrow Keys [Mac]

Screen brightness is something that we all adjust, but having to go through complex menus or chose from several options for achieving this, is not fun. An easier way to adjust screen brightness on a Mac is definitely needed. Brightness Slider is a Mac app that we covered last year for adjusting screen brightness from [...] (more…)

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How To Identify DirectX Issues On Your PC

Having DirectX related problems can cause a number of issues on your PC. It can be anything from being unable to run Aero on Windows 7 to run time errors. In this post we will tell you how to identify your DirectX related problems and what can be some possible solutions. Particularly, regarding your display [...] (more…)

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Manage Multi-Monitor Setup With Dual-Monitor Tools

Dual Monitor Tools, rather than an application, is more like a package containing four opensource tools to manage the multi-monitor setup. As users having dual-monitor setup are upgrading more to Windows 7, due to the fact that it provide awesome build-in options to sport and manage multiple monitors. Dual Monitor Tools package comes in handy [...] (more…)

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Easily Move Windows Between Multiple Display Monitors

In multi-monitor setups, one of the most executed functions is moving windows between the displays. It makes organization convenient and boosts efficiency of work, but what of the irritation of constantly having to drag windows here to there. MonitorSwitch addresses this issue and makes switching windows from one display to another easier and more efficient. (more…)

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Display Tuner – Change LCD Display Monitor Settings

Every monitor comes with some buttons to tweak the display settings, such as, brightness, contrast, colors, screen position & size, and so on. Controlling and adjusting these settings can be difficult sometimes. Try Display Tuner. It is a simple tool which reads the monitor’s DDC controls to check the current settings and then allow users [...] (more…)

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Turn Off Display, Pause Media, Notify Contacts When Locking Windows Desktop

Locking down your machine when leaving your desk is a nice way to protect your privacy, but the display remaining on which means power is being wasted constantly while no productive work is happening. Also, if you were chatting with someone on any IM client, chances are that they’d be left wondering as to why [...] (more…)

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Calibrate Colors In Windows 7 [Display Settings]

Windows 7 offers a very useful tool to calibrate the screen display so that colors are displayed correctly on your monitor. You can control different factors related to your display such as gamma, brightness, contrast and color balance easily using Display Color Calibration(DCC) tool in Windows 7. Lets explore it in some details. (more…)

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How To Switch Display To Projector In Windows 7

In older versions of Microsoft Windows it was never so easy to use external projector with your laptop because almost every laptop comes preloaded with some different set of display utilities, and every laptop has a different function key combination to enable output for a projector. The upcoming Window 7 has simplified the display switching [...] (more…)

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How To Split Your Monitor Into Multiple Display Regions With Maxto

Maxto is a free tool that lets you split your monitor into multiple regions. It can come helpful if you want to keep track of multiple applications or want to work on 2 or more projects simultaneously, in other words this can be used for multi-tasking which can save you hours every day. It can [...] (more…)

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How To Adjust Your Computer’s Display With Time Of The Day Using F.lux

F.lux is a free cross-platform tool that adjusts your computer’s display with time of the day. You will have notice that a computer’s display usually looks better during the day,t he problem arises at night when the screen is too bright. The developer sums up the problem in a simple sentence, During the day, computer [...] (more…)

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How To Find Hidden, Biggest, Or Duplicate Files Inside Any Folder In Windows

There comes a time when the files inside the folder becomes cluttered. The content of the folder becomes so mixed up that it’s difficult to browse. This is where Simple Directory Analyzer comes in. It is a powerful tool that finds, analyzes and then displays the list of all file types in the directory, list [...] (more…)

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Firefox: Zoom, Drag, And Display Images In An Acceptable Way With ImageTweak

Do you want to view images in an acceptable way in Firefox? Here, acceptable way means that you are able to view them in an exciting new way with any background color of your choice, zoom inside those pictures, and drag them across the screen. ImageTweak is a small add-on for Firefox that does exactly [...] (more…)