Jack Wallen

If you just want to analyze what occurs during the boot process on a Windows 7 machine, Jack Wallen says msconfig is the perfect tool for the job.

Stay up to date on the news you want to follow with the help of these open source RSS readers.

With LibreOffice Draw, you can edit basic PDFs without splurging for Adobe Acrobat or jumping through any hoops with add-ons.

If you’re looking for a better app to handle your archiving and compression tasks, one of these tools might fit your needs.

One cost-effective and reliable way to reset a Windows password is to keep a copy of Linux with you and use the chntpw application.

Jack Wallen walks you through two methods of blocking unwanted calls on your Android smartphone.

Word processing, accounting, image editing, scheduling, emailing — there’s an open source tool for just about every facet of office work.

Extensions make it easy to add convenience and functionality to the Chrome browser. Here are five good ones worth checking out.

Successful blogs require effort, imagination, and a feature-rich platform. WordPress can help you out with the last item, thanks to a wide assortment of powerful plugins.

You can get a whole lot more from your WordPress blog by adding plugins. Here are several that will make you wonder how you managed without them.

Find out why Jack Wallen thinks Ubuntu One is a great tool for connecting your Android tablet to a cloud space and syncing with your Ubuntu-based Linux machine.

Don’t like the way Windows Explorer handles file management? Ditch it in favor of one of these feature-rich replacements.