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Driver Magician: Backup Your Device Drivers
2008-02-05 17:02:00 Here’s an interesting utility for anyone who hates looking for cds of device drivers when they’re reinstalling. Driver Magician is a Windows utility that will let you backup your device drivers and store them in a folder or drive of your choice, and reinstall them at a later date without the need for the original ... More About: Software , Drivers , Backup , Device
Windows Vista SP1 Scheduled For Mid-March Release
2008-02-05 17:01:00 Straight from the Windows Vista blog, Mike Nash from the Windows Product Management group at Microsoft has announced the release of Vista Service Pack 1 to manufacturing. The official release of Vista SP1 is set to be available through Windows Update and Microsoft’s download center in mid-March . Vista users who have chosen to receive updates ... More About: Windows Vista , Release
Google Worried Over Microsoft?s Bid For Yahoo
2008-02-04 17:02:00 By now almost everyone has heard of Microsoft ’s $44.6 Billion bid for Yahoo . Google has finally released a statement about the bid on their official blog. Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, David Drummond, had this to say in the official post: So Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo! raises troubling questions. This is about ... More About: Worried
One Toothpick = Golden Gate Bridge?
2008-02-04 17:01:00 If I asked all of you if you were creative, I’d probably be bombarded by a majority of “You bet!” replies. Of course I don’t doubt your creativeness but I’m curious just how creative you guys can be. If I gave you a toothpick, what could you make out of it? Could you make a ... More About: Gate , Life , Bridge , Golden , Golden Gate
Metal Mayhem: Automobile Deathmatch
2008-02-04 17:00:00 There you are at the office wishing it was Friday. All that tension won’t do you any good. Stop raging at all the work you need to finish, I’ve got just the thing you need. Today’s designated productivity cure is Metal Mayhem , an automobile deathmatch game that’s very addictive. The objective is simple, destroy all the ... More About: Games , Automobile , Tomo
Brown Talk #35: Community Day Sunday
2008-02-03 17:01:00 It’s time for our weekly tradition of just kicking back and talking about whatever comes to mind. If you’re new here, Sunday s at Brown Thoughts means no regular posts. Just one open post where everyone is invited to chat about anything they want. Come on in and talk. Nothing is off-topic. It’s February already. Tomorrow you’ll wake ... More About: Community , Talk
Brown Batch #40: Weekly Link Love
2008-02-03 17:00:00 With the vast number of blogs, it’s easy to miss great content written by equally great authors. A weekly link post highlighting interesting posts by different blogs provides everyone a chance to discover new blogs they might have missed. This is the 40th edition of our Sunday tradition here at Brown Thoughts. This week’s Brown Batch ... More About: Love , Link , Weekly
TemplatesWise: Free PowerPoint Templates And Backgrounds
2008-02-01 17:02:00 If you’re a regular PowerPoint user, you’re probably wishing you could get your hands on new templates to give your presentations a little more kick. How does free sound to you? Templates Wise provides you with free PowerPoint templates and backgrounds that you can download for your presentations. You can choose from 6 template categories namely Business, ... More About: Software , Free , Powerpoint , Backgrounds
Make3D: Turn Your Photos Into Virtual Worlds
2008-02-01 17:01:00 Most of you have photos that would be real interesting if you could fly around them. What am I talking about? Imagine turning your vacation photos into 3D worlds. Sound good? Here’s the kicker, you can do it for free. Developed by Stanford’s Ashutosh Saxena, Min Sun, and Andrew Y. Ng, Make3D is a great tool ... More About: Photos , Worlds , Virtual , Turn
Firefox Extension: StatusBars
2008-01-30 17:03:00 If you’re a Firefox user, you probably love installing and testing the numerous add-ons available. One downside to having a lot of extensions is that your status bar tends to get really crowded. Just to make things clear, your status bar is that bar at the bottom of your browser. Take my status bar for instance. ... More About: Browsers , Extension
FastStone: Free Image Viewer And Converter
2008-01-30 17:02:00 FastStone Image Viewer is a free utility for Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista. The application is not just an image browser, it’s also an image editor and converter. For a 4 Meg download, this free app packs a lot of features. Aside from the usual features of image viewers and managers, FastStone lets ... More About: Software , Converter , Free
JAlbum: Create And Share Your Photo Gallery For Free
2008-01-28 18:00:00 There are numerous services that let you share your photos online. There are also different types of software that let you create your own web album for your site. These are all fine but what if you wanted the ability to host your web album on your own computer? JAlbum is a free application for Windows, ... More About: Software , Photo , Free , Gallery , Share
Feudalism: Monday Time Waster
2008-01-28 17:59:00 For those of you who are looking for a way to NOT get anything done today are in for a treat. Today’s designated productivity cure is guaranteed to waste your day heh. Feudalism is a free browser game that puts you in control of a small town. Your goal is to build an army, conquer other ... More About: Games , Time , Monday
Brown Talk #34: Community Day Sunday
2008-01-27 17:02:00 It’s my unofficial day off and that means I get to relax and talk with all of you about anything under the sun. If you’re new here, Sunday means no regular posts. Just one open post where you’re all welcome to chat about anything you want. You can complain about your week, brag about any accomplishment, ... More About: Community , Brown , Talk
Brown Batch #39: Link Love Fiesta
2008-01-27 17:01:00 Before we start a new week let’s look back at the newly-ended week and put the spotlight on interesting posts you might have missed. These were all written by great people. Go give them a visit, leave a comment, and make a new friend. This week’s Brown Batch are: TechnoSpot - 9 Tips To increase Your Productivity ... More About: Love , Link , Fiesta
Windows 7 Leaked Images: Real Or Fake?
2008-01-25 17:03:00 Coming right after the rumor that Windows 7 was scheduled for 2009, another addition to the rumor has popped up. The latest addition is that Microsoft has already sent Windows 7 Milestone 1 Build 6.1.6519.1 to its key partners. Here are some of the supposed leaked screenshots of Windows 7 Ultimate from ThinkNext. Take a look ... More About: Images , Fake , Real
Socialize Me! WordPress Plugin
2008-01-25 17:02:00 My good friend Wayne Smallman of Blah, Blah! Technology has released a new WordPress plugin to help you make the most of Social Media and Social Networking. Socialize Me! gives you a new way of connecting with visitors to your blog. How? In Wayne’s own words: Imagine one of your articles has been submitted to StumbleUpon. You?re ... More About: Wordpress , Blogs , Plugin
Weekend Horse Racing
2008-01-25 17:01:00 The best way to start your weekend? With another smashing time waster of course! In Horse Rancher, you have three years to turn your ranch into a success. You’ll be buying horses, training them, and eventually racing them. Once you buy a horse, you’ll be invited to different races. Each race has a varying entrance fee ... More About: Games , Racing , Weekend , Horse Racing
How To Delete Locked Files And Folders
2008-01-24 17:02:00 This should sound familiar to anyone who uses a computer regularly. You want to delete a file or folder but can’t because Windows says the file is being used by another program. Does this message look familiar? Other variations of this error include: Cannot delete file: Access is denied There has been a sharing violation. The source ... More About: Software , Locked , Tips and Tricks , Folders , Files
MonkeySee: How-To Videos From The Experts
2008-01-24 17:01:00 MonkeySee is a video sharing site that focuses on “how-to” videos. Videos comprise of submissions by normal users and experts in various fields like the video of Rubik’s Cube expert Bob Burton on how to solve the famous cube. Now if you’re thinking that you would like to be an expert too, it’s not that hard. ... More About: Experts
Changing Your Windows XP Boot Screen The Safe Way
2008-01-21 17:03:00 If you’re a Windows XP user who hasn’t switched to Vista, you’ve probably done some desktop customizing to give it a fresh look. While you’re waiting for the release of Windows 7, why don’t you give your boot screen a little attention? There are some applications that let you customize your boot screen but require ... More About: Software , Screen , Changing , Safe
What Kind Of Villain Are You?
2008-01-21 17:02:00 We’ve finished taking a look at the different types of geeks. Now it’s time to think on what type of villain you would be. Don’t be shy, we’ve all played the villain once or twice. While there are thousands of possible villain types, let’s use Joshua Kemble’s Cliché Villains to determine which kind of villain ... More About: Funny
Monday Time Waster: Psycho Shootout
2008-01-21 17:01:00 It’s the start of the week and you’re at the office wishing you were home. You’ve been grumpy the minute you got there. You need to release all that resentment. How? By playing our designated time waster of course. Today’s designated productivity cure is a rather violent game called 13 Days In Hell. You find ... More About: Games , Psycho , Time , Monday , Aster
Brown Talk #33: Community Day Sunday
2008-01-20 17:06:00 The end of the week means I get to relax and talk with all of you about anything we can think of. If you’re new here, Sunday means no regular posts. Just one open post where everyone is welcome to chat about anything under the sun. Never left a comment here? No problem, just dive right ... More About: Community , Brown , Talk
Brown Batch #38: Link Love Fiesta
2008-01-20 17:05:00 Doing a link post that highlights interesting posts by other bloggers is one of my favorite things. Why? Simply put, it’s another way of acknowledging fantastic authors and their works. It’s also a great way of making friends . Let’s get this fiesta started. This week’s Brown Batch are: Revellian dot Com - Why I’m ... More About: Love , Link , Fiesta
Rumor: Windows 7 Scheduled For 2009?
2008-01-19 17:01:00 This is one of those rumors that you just can’t resist. If you’re a Windows XP user waiting for Windows 7 , you’re most likely willing to wait 2 more years instead of switching to Vista. Interestingly enough, TG Daily have published an article that they have received a roadmap for Windows 7 and that it might ... More About: Rumor
BIM 2.0: Free Install Maker
2008-01-17 17:02:00 Bytessence Install Maker is a free setup file creator for Windows. This little app will let you create your own custom installers for your personal applications or files you want to transfer. The program uses the ZIP algorithm for file compression(maybe they could switch to WinRar’s algo next time heh). BIM will generate a single ... More About: Software , Free
35 Free Photoshop Actions
2008-01-15 17:02:00 You’ve got your collection of Photoshop brushes and plugins but you feel like something’s still missing. How about actions? Photoshop actions are a series of recorded commands. You can use actions for repetitive tasks like adding bevels and shadows, and you can also use actions to apply more complicated effects in seconds. Sounds good right? You can ... More About: Software , Free
Text Mining Tool: Convert PDF To Text For Free
2008-01-15 17:01:00 Let’s take a look at another free Windows app that makes our digital life easier. Text Mining Tool is a free application that lets you extract all the text from any pdf, doc, chm, rtf, and html file even if you don’t have Acrobat or Word installed. This is useful when you just want to read ... More About: Software , Free
When Movies Mate
More articles from this author:2008-01-14 17:02:00 Let’s start the week right by doing some serious time wasting. Let’s talk movies. There are countless movies that can be considered “great” but there are some movies that would be even better if they were mixed with another movie. To prove my point, take a look at some of my favorite entries from Worth1000’s Mate ... More About: Movies , Funny 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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