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Add Window's taskbar content to context menu
2008-02-22 07:09:00 This is one tool that you might like to have. You know that there are various ways to access your opened windows, the ones that are visible on the taskbar. You can simply click on the items on the taskbar to open them or use Alt+Tab to cycle through the opened windows. There is another way to open these windows, and that is to integrate them into the right-click context menu. SwitchWindow is a freeware that integrates with Windows Shell and provides this task switching function to the right... ... More About: Software , Content , Menu , Context
Google + Linux = gOS
2008-02-21 15:50:00 For some time, a rumor is making rounds that Google is preparing to launch their own operating system. Some speculate that it will be launched in 2010. (Honestly, I don't understand how people come up with such dates, specially when Google hasn't said anything about it.) It's unsure when Google will come up with an OS, if at all, but for now an organization called Good OS LLC has come up with their own version of a Google operating system called gOS. gOS is based on the Ubuntu 7.10 and runs... ... More About: Linux
Great graphics at small sizes
2008-02-20 07:30:00 Bill Gates is once believed to have said that 64KB should be enough for everybody. While there is no hard evidence to prove that he ever uttered these words, nonetheless, this quote has become the most famous and ridiculed quote of the century. Some argue that it is just a rumor and Bill Gates himself is said to have denied it. Whether or not Bill Gates had said it, I will leave that for you to find out. Right now what I'm going to do is introduce to you a group of people who certainly believe... ... More About: Software , Graphics , Great , Small
How to pin Microsoft Outlook Calendar on your desktop
2008-02-19 06:49:00 Using a calendaring program on your computer is a pain because these programs don't mimic their real life counterpart very well. People who use calendars to organize their daily lives have them visible in plain sight nearly all of the time. Yet, on the computer, you have to go through a myriad of windows and clicks before you can even see your calendar. To solve this problem a person named Michael Scrivo has developed a very innovative program called Outlook on the Desktop . This program places... ... More About: Software , Microsoft , Calendar
Is that a website or a desktop?
2008-02-16 12:49:00 The website that I'm going to share with you today is a beauty. It looks like an exact Windows desktop. No, this isn't one of those Web 2.0 sites that makes heavy use of Flash and Ajax tricks to resemble a desktop. This site is a simple personal website and could very well be the first website that was made to look like a desktop, for it was made way back in 2001. The concept of designing websites that resembles a desktop, those web operating system, wasn't there then and wouldn't be there for... ... More About: Internet , Website , Desktop , Websites
Run web applications directly on your desktop with Prism
2008-02-15 06:56:00 Prism is a new project out of the Mozilla Labs that brings a novel idea to running web applications. Prism allows you to strip your favorite web application out of your browser and let them run as a separate application on your desktop. Which means you can run Gmail, Facebook, Flickr and just about any web application or website right on your desktop in their own window. These web application functions as any desktop applications: you can add them to the start menu and access them with your... ... More About: Software , Applications , Desktop , Prism
How to hide files and folders on Windows the easy way
2008-02-14 11:42:00 You will find a number of tricks and utilities to hide folders containing your personal and some very personal files, on Windows . These tricks ranges from simply checking the Hidden attributes in the properties of the folders to using tools that password protect the folders or camouflage the folders. These tricks are good, but all of them suffer from one problem - they prevent you from quickly accessing these folders when you need it. If your folders are simply hidden, you will have to go to... ... More About: Security , Folders , Files , Easy
Top 10 freeware plugins for Windows Explorer
2008-02-12 09:00:00 Windows Explorer is a very basic file manager. But thankfully, it is very flexible too and supports plugins. The good news is there are plenty of plugins and extensions available for explorer that enhances or extends the functionality of explorer greatly. All of these plugins integrate itself either with the Windows shell or with the explorer toolbar, so that you don't have to run them as seperate programs. I have been writing about these plugins in this blog as I have kept discovering them.... ... More About: Software , Windows , Plugins , Freeware
Fold n' Drop - Making Drag-n-Drop easier in Windows
2008-02-11 10:12:00 Windows has a very helpful feature of drag and drop for copy-pasting files. To perform this operation you have to open two explorer windows and keep it open side by side on your desktop. The first explorer window is the one where the file you want to copy is located and the second window is the one where you want to paste the copied file. Then click on the file you want to copy and without releasing the mouse button, drag the file into the other. Most people use this and is the quickest way... ... More About: Software , Windows , Drag , Drop , Fold
NetDefender - The open source Windows firewall
2008-02-11 07:42:00 There are many open source application for Windows , but one that you will rarely see is an open source firewall. There are some firewall projects on sourceforge but they are possibly defunct, and none of them has an easy to use user interface. Imagine my surprise when I discovered this firewall called NetDefender that actually has a decent interface. I haven't tried it yet but I plan to do it soon. NetDefender Firewall is completely written in VC++ 7.1 (Visual Studio 2003) using MFC , Windows... ... More About: Software , Security , Open Source
Cairo: The upcoming Windows shell alternative
2008-02-10 08:00:00 There are a number of shell alternatives for Windows that tries to bring the "wow" factor to Windows XP as well as to Windows Vista. The latest among them is Cairo . Cairo is a revolutionary desktop environment for Windows. The developers goal is to develop a desktop experience that increases productivity and advances current technology standards. With a focus on stability, performance, and productivity, Cairo is sure to turn a few heads, they say. Indeed, from the screenshots released Cairo... ... More About: Software , Alternative , Shell
25 sites to find royalty free photos for your websites
2008-02-09 07:34:00 If you own a website or if you are a graphic designer then you must require lots of images to work upon. Getting these images is easy - just search them on Google. But do you realize that some of them might be copyrighted? It's better not to mess with copyrighted stuff when you have access to tons of free images. You just have to know where to find them. Here is a collection of sites where you can find them. There is no use giving a description of the sites. All of them contains thousands to... ... More About: Graphics , Internet , Photos , Free , Websites
Add your RSS feeds to your desktop wallpaper!
2008-02-09 06:42:00 Chaos Wallpaper is a free RSS/Atom news aggregator and desktop wallpaper shuffler, and it combines both into one unique tool. This RSS/Atom reader will change your Windows desktop wallpaper while displaying your RSS and Atom news links right on your desktop. The wallpaper will make way when it's time to display the feeds. Chaos Wallpapers can cycle through your wallpapers and it can be centered, stretched (to fit screen area), tiled when the RSS Feed Feature is disabled. The appearance of the... ... More About: Software , Desktop
Enhance Windows' usability with DM2's unique features (Must Have)
2008-02-07 17:10:00 DM2 is an open source application that packs several Windows enhancement features together that can help you greatly in your every-day work. Let us see what features DM2 can provide you. Minimize to floating icon This is one of the nicest and most popular features of DM2. DM2 can minimizes open windows to "floating icon". Floating icons are small floating semi-transparent rectangles (icons) that represents minimized windows. When a window is minimized to a floating icon, it doesn't appear in... ... More About: Software , Features , Usability , Unique
Track the positions of satellites in the sky with Orbitron
2008-02-07 06:21:00 Did you ever wanted to know which satellites are over your head at the precise moment? Did you ever wonder where the International Space Station could be right now? Do you want to catch a glimpse of it in the night sky? The answers to all these questions can be found in this wonderful tool called Orbitron. Orbitron is a satellite tracking system for radio amateur and observing purposes. This software is more than 10 years old and has been used by weather professionals, satellite communication... ... More About: Software , Astronomy , Satellites , Track
8 sleek Alt+Tab replacements for Windows
2008-02-04 15:25:00 You must be aware of the task switching utility available on Windows that can be accessed by the key combination Alt+Tab. Except the one on Vista- the Flip 3D, the task switching on Windows XP is so plain boring. So dump the inbuilt Windows tool and use any of the following alternatives to spice of the looks as well as improve it's functionality. Freewares: 1. WinExposé: This program emulates a Macintosh Desktop by floating windows over each other like the Mac Exposé function. On pressing a... ... More About: Software , Sleek , Replacements
Download Windows Vista Recovery Disc
2008-02-03 12:52:00 I found this on Neosmart. If you're like most PC users, you probably got Windows Vista with a new PC or laptop. And if you're like 99% of the population, you get your new machines from one of the major manufacturers. Dell, Acer, HP, Toshiba, Lenovo, they all have one thing in common: they don't give you a real Windows Vista installation disc with your purchase. Instead, they bundle what they call a "recovery disc" (that's if you're lucky - otherwise you'll have a recovery partition instead)... ... More About: Software , Recovery , Download
Buy ink cartridges from Carrot Ink at affordable prices
2008-02-02 13:13:00 Printers are becoming real cheap these days, but strangely ink cartridges are not. You can buy a printer for as low as $50 but ink cartridges for the same printer will cost you about $60. That's ridiculously high. No wonder people resort to refilling their ink cartridges. But there are better alternatives. Carrot Ink is one place where you can buy ink cartridges for real cheap. They sell both Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM) ink cartridge as well as remanufactured and even refilled... ... More About: Hardware , Internet , Websites , Cartridges
Carry a complete desktop environment on a USB stick with JUDE
2008-02-02 06:30:00 J.U.D.E. (Jontys Universal Desktop Environment ) is a complete desktop environment on a USB stick. J.U.D.E. is a Windows environment that has all the applications you will need for day to day computer use. It's a complete operating system on it's own that you can carry along with you on a stick. You can boot a PC right from the USB stick installed with JUDE and load a complete Windows environment for you to work on. This makes it a truly portable desktop environment as you can use on any... ... More About: Software , Tutorials , Stick
Play Nintendo games right on your browser!
2008-02-01 07:56:00 Remember Nintendo ? They were such popular those days. In spite of the extremely realistic graphics and game play today's games deliver, Nintendo haven't died. They still have a huge fan following and nintendo8.com is one such fan site. It allows you to play Nintendo games write on your browser! The games are all Java based, hence cross platform. You can play it from either Windows, Linux or Mac. They have all the popular games in their collection like Contra, Super Mario Brothers,... ... More About: Games , Play , Browser
Tips on defragmenting your hard disk
2008-01-31 06:55:00 What is defragmentation? Defragmentation is a process that reduces the amount of fragmentation in file systems. Fragmentation occurs when the operating system cannot allocate enough contiguous space to store a complete file as a unit, but instead puts parts of it in gaps between other files. Frequent installation and un-installation, creation and deletion etc of files are the main causes of file fragmentation. The defragmentation process reorganizes the contents of the disk to store the pieces... ... More About: Hardware , Software , Tutorials , Tips , Disk
Subscribe to your favorite magazines at $1~$2 per issue (and less)
2008-01-29 16:15:00 Imagine my surprise when I discovered this. Magazine subscription at as low as $10 per year and some even lower. No, these are not electronic version of the magazines but the original paperbound edition. This has to be godsend. Magazine Discount Center is the site I'm talking about. They have over 1800 different magazines spread over two dozen categories - Arts & Crafts, Computers & Internet, Fashion and Beauty, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle, News & Political, Sports .... you... ... More About: Magazines , Free Stuff , Subscribe , Favorite , Issue
Recover deleted files with Handy Recovery 4.0
2008-01-29 06:55:00 Did it ever happen to you that you threw away stuff you thought you would never need and then later wished that you haven't? I bet you did. The same thing can happen to data on your hard disk. You might delete files thinking it to be unnecessary and then ... oops!.. that was your client's business contract! Mistakes happen, they always do. Avoiding such accidental deletion might be a little difficult, but keeping a data recovery software close at hand isn't. So today I'm going to do a review... ... More About: Software , Recovery , Handy , Files
ClipX - The coolest little clip board manager
2008-01-28 06:40:00 If you have been following my blog, you will remember that I wrote about a clip board manager called Ditto a few months ago. This is even better. Clip X is clip board manager, one that is sorely missing in Windows. You copy an item into the clip board using Ctrl+C and the last item you had copied gets replaced by the new one. At any point of time, the clipboard can hold only one item. How frustrating can that be! This is why you need a clip board manager. And believe me, if you aren't using one... ... More About: Software , Manager , Board
Configure the Open With menu with OpenExpert
2008-01-27 06:30:00 OpenExpert is an application that makes it easier for you to configure the Open With menu that you get when you right click on any file. Normally, under Windows the Open With menu provide you a list of application that you can use to open a particular file. If you want to open the file with another application not given on the list, you can click Choose Program and then use the desired program. You can also check "Always use this application" to make it the default program for that type of... ... More About: Software , Open , Menu , Configure
Use Process Lasso to prevent your computer from freezing
2008-01-25 14:30:00 When Windows freezes it usually happens for one single application or process taking up all the cycles of the CPU thereby denying other running processes their share of the CPU. The result is that the whole of Windows and all applications become unresponsive and we say that the computer has frozen. One offending application can bring the whole system down because there is no way of monitoring and restricting how much CPU cycle a particular application can consume. Process Lasso is an... ... More About: Computer
Product review: Backup Platinum 3.0
2008-01-25 06:48:00 Backing up files is one of those tasks that is neglected the most. We either keep it off or simply forget about until it's too late for us. I'm notoriously lazy when it comes to backing up of data. So today I decided that it was about time to backup some of my important files. I found a software called Backup Platinum . At a price of $67 per license it's certainly a bit expensive than most softwares of this category. Anyway, I downloaded a 30 days trial version of the software. At the size of... ... More About: Product Review , Review , Product
How to calibrate your monitor
2008-01-23 14:15:00 The images that you see on your monitor is the result of an illusion - an illusion created by the juxtaposition of tiny dots of red, blue and green. These three colors called the primary colors alone can create all the colors of this universe, thanks to the insensitivity of the human eye. Monitor s exploit this to create all the 16,777,216 shades of colors supported by an operating system. However, they can rarely display the true colors of the real world. Instead they try to represent these... ... More About: Hardware , Software
5 Free offline dictionaries for Windows
2008-01-22 06:04:00 Online dictionaries are abundant. But their biggest drawback is their dependence on an active internet connection. When the internet connection is down these dictionaries become useless. This is when offline dictionaries come helpful. So here I have compiled 5 popular and very handy free dictionaries for Windows . 1. Wordweb Free Dictionary Wordweb is probably the best freeware dictionary out there. WordWeb is available as a powerful Pro version and a cut down free version. The free version is... ... More About: Offline , Dictionaries
Add thumbnail support for image formats not natively supported in Windows
More articles from this author:2008-01-20 06:22:00 ThumbView is an open source application that enables image thumbnails support in Windows Explorer for filetypes that are not natively supported by Windows. Windows supports thumbnail view of only a handful of image file formats like JPEG, BMP, GIF and some others. Other image file formats which are not supported do not show a thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer. ThumbView will add support to a total of 19 image types - directly inside any Explorer window! The supported file type... ... More About: Support , Image 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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