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Visigami - Free image search and screen saver for Mac
2008-05-01 12:24:00 I have a tendency to only write about Windows software, probably because I use only Windows! However, there are lots of Mac people out there and they are growing in numbers! So when I saw a post on the Google Mac Blog about a new image search and screen saver app, I thought I would ... More About: Screen , Free , Search , Image , Screen Saver
Enable more file types on Windows Vista Explorer Preview Pane
2008-04-30 13:29:00 One of the great things about Windows Vista is the new Preview Pane in Windows Explorer. Now you can simply click on a file and get a preview of the document without having to open it! However, one of the not so great things about Vista is the fact that a lot of files types ... More About: Windows Vista , File
Stop web procrastination with LeechBlock
2008-04-30 13:10:00 The Internet is without a doubt, a wonderful place to be. It contains many useful elements that can be used to improve our life. However, the Internet has a dark side too - sometimes we get too addicted with certain websites e.g. social networking sites, online forums, etc. and we can’t stop accessing them every ... More About: Stop , Procrastination
Add Google Maps driving directions to your website
2008-04-29 13:23:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK I love using Google Maps “Get Directions” feature any time I need to figure how to get from point A to B. It’s one of the best ways to get driving directions in the USA for sure. So what if you have a wedding website or a ... More About: Website , Driving , Google Maps
What?s Running - Get details on Windows Processes
2008-04-29 13:12:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Want to know more about startup processes and task manager processes? Have you ever feel curious about any of the running processes inside your computer? Wish that you could know more details about them? There are a few advantages in knowing about the running processes inside ... More About: Windows , Running , Details , Processes
How to enhance video quality for dark low-res videos
2008-04-28 13:32:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Want to enhance the video quality of that funny dance your friend just did which you happen to catch on your cell phone camera? With video cameras built into so many mobile devices today, including cell phone, PDAs, laptops, etc, there is an explosion of dark ... More About: Video , Videos , Dark , Quality
TugZip, an alternative to WinZip
2008-04-28 13:12:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Looking for free zip/compression software? ZIP, 7Z, CAB, and GZIP; these are just a short list of compressed file formats you may have encountered before. What is a compressed file you ask? On a basic level, a compressed file is one that has some ... More About: Alternative
Piwik - Open source web analytics software
2008-04-27 13:29:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Looking for free web analytics software? Website owners realize how important their visitors are. If you don’t have anyone going to your site on a daily basis, then there’s no point in having one. Some websites are created to express the admiration of a music artist, ... More About: Software , Open Source , Open , Source , Open-Source
Web gadgets for your web page
2008-04-27 13:12:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK I have recently become a huge fan of web gadgets and all that they can do for you! With all the latest web gadgets available on the internet, how do you know which programs will provide the most benefit? For every website you see, there are ... More About: Gadgets , Page
SproutBuilder - Build and publish widgets for your website
2008-04-26 13:35:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Are you amazed at some of the websites you visit on the Internet? Many of them have awesome video applications that are mind blowing. The multimedia content being displayed on these websites look extremely professional. However, don’t be fooled by it. Numerous applications are popping up all over the web to allow you to bring this media rich content to your website with ease. MySpace and YouTube have become tremendously popular because they are able to introduce the world to interesting videos. SproutBuild er is a wonderfully new website that provides users with rich, interactive multimedia content for their personal websites and blogs. With a few simple steps, you’ll be able to build and create your very own content called “sprouts”. In order to begin the creation process, select one from multiple templates or create one from scratch. To make your “sprout” special, add various widgets, audio, ... More About: Website , Widgets , Publish
Convert Photoshop designs to CSS website
2008-04-26 13:13:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Are you a kickass Photoshop person? Can you create amazing looking designs using your Photoshop skills? If so, you might find yourself creating web site mockups in Photoshop for clients and then passing on the design to web site coders to get the final product in HTML. If you’re one of the many people who create web sites in Photoshop, you might be interested in a free online service that will let you convert your Photoshop design into a strict XHTML compliant CSS web site! Trying to understand and code a CSS website can be a difficult and arduous task (thanks to Microsoft and there four versions of IE in the market!). It’s much easier, at least for me, to play around in Photoshop and create simple yet cool-looking designs. PSD2CSSOnline is completely free and allows you to upload files in either Photoshop or GIMP, so if you don’t have a copy of Photoshop, you can use the free open-source photo-... More About: Website , Convert , Designs
Convert YouTube videos to MP3, MP4, WAV
2008-04-25 13:31:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Need a YouTube video in MP3 format? Maybe you just finished watching Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne for the 50th time on YouTube? With almost 81 million views, the video is popular! For goodness sake, why not just download it once and for all, convert it to MP3, and listen to it wherever you go! Avril’s not for me, but there are definitely a ton of music videos I wouldn’t mind downloading into MP3 format from YouTube. Once you have it in MP3 format, you can use iTunes and transfer it to your iPod or other mobile device. Record YouTube videos to MP3 As with everything on the Internet, there are like 10 different ways to do this! You can either download a YouTube video as an FLV file and then convert the FLV to MP3. Or you can use some free online tools to do the whole thing for you! Hmmm…I’ll go for the second method, but if you really like to waste time, I’ll tell you the other way also.... More About: Videos , Youtube , Convert
Diigo - Powerful Online Research Tool
2008-04-25 13:08:00 Copyright Feed Content - Online TechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK If the Internet is your main medium for research, I believe that you know the importance of bookmarking and sharing your findings with colleagues to get the best information possible. Therefore, an online research tool will be very helpful in organizing gathered information while at the same time making it available to others for collaborative purposes. Diigo - a powerful online research tool fits perfectly for this need. Diigo is a browser plugin that functions as a web highlighter, sticky notes, social bookmarking tool, and a social information network rolled into one. Once you have download and install the Diigo toolbar, you can start bookmarking websites, highlighting texts inside it, leaving comments and more. Next, the knowledge sharing part of Diigo lets you share and discuss your findings with any available public or private groups. With Diigo, connecting with friends with similar interests can be done effo... More About: Research , Tool
How to create panoramas using free software
2008-04-24 13:29:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Making a panoramic image from multiple digital photos is something that I have always enjoyed doing because it makes me feel like some kind photography professional! Using some free software and taking a few pictures with a little care, you can create some pretty fantastic looking ... More About: Software , Free , Free Software , Create
Dexpot - Free, Virtual Desktop Manager
2008-04-24 13:11:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Looking for free virtual desktop software? A common usability problem with the Windows desktop is that it becomes slightly cluttered when you open many applications at once. It’s even worse when they are grouped together. Imagine the hassle in finding the one window that you need ... More About: Desktop , Free , Manager , Virtual
How to create DVD photo slideshows in Windows Vista
2008-04-23 13:23:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Did you know that you can create a DVD photo slideshow in Windows Vista using in-built software? I found this out the other day and it’s great! It’s called Windows DVD Maker and it’s a free tool in Windows Vista , just like Windows Media Player in ... More About: Photo , Slideshows
How to create DVD photo slideshows in Windows Vista
2008-04-23 13:23:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Did you know that you can create a DVD photo slideshow in Windows Vista using in-built software? I found this out the other day and it’s great! It’s called Windows DVD Maker and it’s a free tool in Windows Vista , just like Windows Media Player in ... More About: Photo , Slideshows
Adobe Media Player 1.0 and Adobe TV
2008-04-23 13:07:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Watching your favorite shows on the Internet is nothing new, but it seems as though everyone is trying to get on the bandwagon. Services like Joost and Hulu have already given us plenty of access to our favorite programming and many other undiscovered ones as well. Now ... More About: Media Player , Media , Adobe , Player , Adobe Media Player
Adobe Media Player 1.0 and Adobe TV
2008-04-23 13:07:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Watching your favorite shows on the Internet is nothing new, but it seems as though everyone is trying to get on the bandwagon. Services like Joost and Hulu have already given us plenty of access to our favorite programming and many other undiscovered ones as well. Now ... More About: Media Player , Media , Adobe , Player , Adobe Media Player
How to make YouTube videos smaller
2008-04-22 13:23:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Recently a friend asked me how to make YouTube videos smaller for his MySpace profile, so I did a little bit of tweaking and gave him a solution! By default, when you copy the embed code for a video from YouTube, the size of the video ... More About: Videos , Youtube , Make
How to make YouTube videos smaller
2008-04-22 13:23:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Recently a friend asked me how to make YouTube videos smaller for his MySpace profile, so I did a little bit of tweaking and gave him a solution! By default, when you copy the embed code for a video from YouTube, the size of the video ... More About: Videos , Youtube , Make
CraigsToolbox - Image browser for craigslist
2008-04-22 13:01:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Craigslist is a great online emporium. I often sell tech gear and other stuff I no longer need, and I go to Craigslist to check out what other people have for sale that I may want. Who knows, maybe I can pick up an extra SATA ... More About: Browser , Image
CraigsToolbox - Image browser for craigslist
2008-04-22 13:01:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Craigslist is a great online emporium. I often sell tech gear and other stuff I no longer need, and I go to Craigslist to check out what other people have for sale that I may want. Who knows, maybe I can pick up an extra SATA ... More About: Browser , Image
How to convert Powerpoint to DVD video, Flash and PDF
2008-04-21 13:34:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK I’ve been asked how to convert a Powerpoint to DVD, Flash , and PDF so many times by my co-workers that I am finally going to just write a tutorial on how to do it! Powerpoint presentations are great, but they are a lot more useful sometimes ... More About: Video , Convert
How to convert Powerpoint to DVD video, Flash and PDF
2008-04-21 13:34:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK I’ve been asked how to convert a Powerpoint to DVD, Flash , and PDF so many times by my co-workers that I am finally going to just write a tutorial on how to do it! Powerpoint presentations are great, but they are a lot more useful sometimes ... More About: Video , Convert
SUPERAntiSpyware - All In One Spyware Removal Tool
2008-04-21 13:15:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK When I first learned about computers 10 years ago, there was no such thing as spyware, adware or malware. The only malicious things that could damage your computer then were computer viruses. These days, spyware, adware and malware are frequent threats to computers all around the ... More About: Spyware , Tool
SUPERAntiSpyware - All In One Spyware Removal Tool
2008-04-21 13:15:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK When I first learned about computers 10 years ago, there was no such thing as spyware, adware or malware. The only malicious things that could damage your computer then were computer viruses. These days, spyware, adware and malware are frequent threats to computers all around the ... More About: Spyware , Tool
Keepm - Free Online Contact Management
2008-04-20 13:20:00 Copyright Feed Content - Online TechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Looking for a free way to organize and manage your contacts? Do you have your contact data scattered all over the place? If you do, then it’s time to get organized. Most of us lead busy lives and gather new contacts on a daily basis. Doing this tends to add up rather quickly and before you realize it, your contact list has grown out of control. Finding well functioning tools to help organize your contacts doesn’t have to become an impossible job. There are plenty of great applications on the Internet that make it easy to keep track of your growing contact list. Keepm is just such an application. Not only is it free, but it also offers a simple way to organize your contacts online without a hassle. One useful benefit of this service is that there is no software to download and install. This will prevent you from adding one more application to clutter up your computer. Just simply visit the website, reg... More About: Management , Contact , Free
Keepm - Free Online Contact Management
2008-04-20 13:20:00 Copyright Feed Content - Online TechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Looking for a free way to organize and manage your contacts? Do you have your contact data scattered all over the place? If you do, then it’s time to get organized. Most of us lead busy lives and gather new contacts on a daily basis. Doing ... More About: Management , Contact , Free
Cozi - Organize family and househld tasks for free
More articles from this author:2008-04-20 13:15:00 Copyright Feed Content - OnlineTechTips - Aseem Kishore 18254532AKMK Going to soccer practice, attending a baseball game, and grocery shopping are only a few of the activities required by most families. We live an extraordinarily busy life and sometimes there are too many things to remember without help. If you have ever regretfully forgotten to attend an important family activity because of an overwhelming schedule, then you should consider using Cozi. It is a totally free service that will single handedly get your family schedule back on track. The easy to understand interface makes it a breeze to work with. The best thing about Cozi is that it offers users a shared family calendar, messaging capability, and multiple lists. Not only will your family become organized, but they will soon become extremely productive as well. Getting started involves signing up for an account and then choosing to use the web version or downloadable one. Users that pick the downloadable application w... More About: Organize , Family , Free , Tasks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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