Archive for September, 2009
Belarc Advisor: Quick and Efficient Computer Inventory Snapshot
Belarc Advisor is a fantastic way to quickly take a snapshot of your computer regarding the installed hardware and software in the machine.
It provides a clear report showing installed hardware including CPU type and speed, motherboard brand and model including the serial number, amount and type of memory installed, hard drive/cd-rom drive information, video, sound, modem, network,printer and other installed devices.
It also shows in the report a list of installed software versions and licenses for that software with a link ..read more
September 30, 2009
Tags: Belarc Advisor, Cd Rom Drive, Computer Inventory, Cpu Type, Drive Cd Rom, Efficient Computer, Microsoft Updates, Microsoft Windows Critical Updates, Network Printer, Security Patch, Security Status, Software Versions, Support Database, Video Sound, Virus Protection, Visual Representation, Windows Critical Updates, Windows Xp Cd, Windows Xp Cd Key, Windows Xp Installation Posted in: Freeware, General, Software 
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How to Set Yahoo As Your Default Email Program
If you use web-based email like Yahoo or Gmail, you know the biggest drawback occurs when you click on a link on a web page to email someone and you realize the default email program on your computer is not the web based email one. Instead of opening Yahoo Mail, Outlook Express or some other client-side email program opens. Of course, if you have Yahoo Mail Plus, you could setup Outlook Express or any other default email application to use ..read more
September 30, 2009
Tags: Close Control, Double Click, Drawback, Drop Down List, Email Course, Email Program, Email Yahoo, Internet Explorer, Internet Options, Mail Express, Mail Yahoo, Mailto, Message Window, Program 1, Program Tab, Setup Outlook Express, Two Ways, Web Based Email, Web Email, Web Page, Windows Xp, Yahoo, Yahoo Email, Yahoo Mail Outlook Express, Yahoo Program Posted in: General, Software 4 Comments
Google Book Downloader Downloads Books to PDF
Google Book Downloader Downloads Books to PDF
Windows: Thanks to Google’s drive to add more and more books to the Google Books project, including thousands of public domain volumes, you’ll find quite a nice selection to choose from. Google Book Downloader helps you download them to PDF.
Let’s get one thing out of the way from the start. Google Book Downloader will not let you pirate books. It will however let you download books that are flagged as full-access such as books ..read more
September 30, 2009
Tags: Book Downloads, Books Download, Books Pdf, Captcha, Depth Overview, Dialogue, Difficulty Level, Download Books, Freeware Windows, Google, Google Download, Isbn Numbers, Mdash, Original Source, Pdf Books, Pdf Downloads, Pipeline, Pirate Books, Public Domain, Queue, Right Start Posted in: General No Comments
Top 10 Underhyped Webapps, 2009 Edition
Top 10 Underhyped Webapps, 2009 Edition
As with rock music, video games, and other awesome pursuits, great web applications often don’t get enough credit for what they do well. We’re revisiting and updating our favorite underhyped webapps to give a new crop of contenders their due.
Photo by thievingjoker.
10. FreckleLike previous underhyped champ Remember the Milk, Freckle doesn’t require you to learn a new set of rules or input methods to track how you spend your time working for clients. If you ..read more
September 28, 2009
Tags: Asterisk, Benderson, Billable, Charts And Graphs, Chatroom, Contenders, Freckle, Free Web Service, Input Methods, Mic, Minute Billing, Music Video Games, Own Time, Rock Music, Screen Recording Software, Software Installations, Spending Time, Spreadsheet, Walkthroughs, Web Applications, Webapps Posted in: General No Comments
The Best Cheap Office Upgrades
The Best Cheap Office Upgrades
Sometimes the best way to give your workflow a boost is to give your workspace a makeover. Even if money’s a bit tight right now, there are cheap ways to spruce up the place where you’re earning your keep.
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Organize Your WorkspaceYou can’t work at your peak if you’re constantly searching for the tools you need to get your job done. Whether it’s making sure the basics are close at hand or keeping the non-essentials ..read more
September 28, 2009
Tags: Cable Management, Cardboard Box, Coat Hanger, Desk Drawer, Eye Level, Filing Cabinet, Finding A Home, Handiwork, Laptop Stand, Metal Pipe, Minimalistic, Monitor Stand, Office Upgrades, Pegboard, Pens Pencils, Power Strips, Rain Gutters, Rubber Bands, Tangled Mess, Workspace Posted in: General No Comments
Google Chrome Frame Turns Internet Explorer into a FrankenChrome Browser
Google Chrome Frame Turns Internet Explorer into a FrankenChrome Browser
Google today released a new browser plug-in called Google Chrome Frame that creates an unholy union between Internet Explorer and Google Chrome, rendering web pages in IE using Chrome’s rendering engine.
That rendering technology includes Chrome’s support for HTML5 and its lightning-fast JavaScript engine. How does it turn IE into Chrome? By creating a new frame inside of Internet Explorer that basically embeds the Chrome browser. It’s sort of like the previously ..read more
September 28, 2009
Tags: Bold Move, Browser Downloads, Chrome Frame, Dilemma, Free Open Source, Google, Google Web, Internet Browser, Internet Downloads, Internet Explorer, Lightning, Lockdown, New Frame, Occasional Bug, Original Source, Switch Browsers, Technology Support, Tweak, Unholy Union, Web Building, Web Developers, Web Pages Posted in: General No Comments
Remains of the Day: Linux Needs a Diet Plan Edition
Remains of the Day: Linux Needs a Diet Plan Edition
The father of the open-source OS calls his baby “scary” and “bloated,” Sony gets down with the indie (distribution) kids, and we learn how the Netflix Prize was won in today’s odds-and-ends roundup.
Linus Torvalds: ‘Linux is bloated’ The Finnish Linux founder says modern-day Linux is “definitely not the streamlined, hyper-efficient kernel I envisioned when I started writing (it).” As Matt Asay points out, it also now runs on just about every platform ..read more
September 28, 2009
Tags: Asay, Cnet, Diet Plan, Dorm Room, Dynamic Pricing, Google, Home Improvement Projects, Indie Distribution, Level Models, Linus Torvalds, Linus Torvalds Linux, Linux Founder, Millions Of Books, Netflix, Oct 7, Odds And Ends, Open Source Os, Original Source, Overwhelming Number, Street View Posted in: Software No Comments
SetPower Adjusts Your Computer’s Power Management on a Schedule
SetPower Adjusts Your Computer’s Power Management on a Schedule
Windows only: Windows ships with some solid power management options, but it misses the mark on one issue: Most of us need different energy-saving schemes at different times of the day. SetPower adjusts your power management settings on a user-specified schedule.
Once you’ve downloaded and installed SetPower, just fire it up and start scheduling different power management options based on the time of day. As the cheesy informercial-style video above points out, SetPower ..read more
September 28, 2009
Tags: Decent Chunk, Different Times, Downloads, Electricity Bill, Energy Savings, Free Download, Informercial, Management Settings, Money, Original Source, Power Diet, Power Management Options, Power Scheme, Power Windows, Scheduling, Ships, Time Of Day, Wasting Energy, Windows Download Posted in: Software No Comments
Microsoft Office Web Apps Will Be Available to Everyone
Microsoft Office Web Apps Will Be Available to Everyone
Microsoft offered up a Technical Preview of its web-based Office offerings yesterday, but the invites are long since gone. The good news is that anyone who can get a Windows Live sign-in will eventually have access to stripped-down office apps.
ReadWriteWeb notes that a limited preview is being offered to “partners” at the moment, with greater beta availability coming this fall. In the preview, Word documents are read-only, but can be shared and ..read more
September 23, 2009
Tags: Beta Availability, Beta Preview, Blogger, Brian Hall, Free Windows, Hotmail, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Web, Offerings, Office Apps, Office Microsoft, Office Web, Original Source, Storage, Technical Preview, Web Apps, Web Based Office, Web Versions, Windows Live Messenger, Word Documents Posted in: Software No Comments
Zune Desktop Player Updates to 4.0
Zune Desktop Player Updates to 4.0
Windows only: Microsoft’s Zune HD was released yesterday and it looks great, but whether you’ve got the latest Zune, an older model, or just like the Zune desktop player, Zune 4.0 brings new features and an improved look to desktop music players.
The Zune player sets itself apart from iTunes in one important way (not including the whole iPod vs. Zune support). As the Zune marketing folks put it: “Browse music, not spreadsheets.” That is to ..read more
September 23, 2009
Tags: Desktop Music, Desktop Player, Die Hard, Genius, Graphical Interface, Hd, Hq, Instant Access, Itunes, Mouse Movements, Music Players, New Features, Original Source, Player Updates, Quickplay, Shortcuts, Spreadsheets, Text Columns, Zune Marketplace, Zune Player Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
