Category «Computer Tips»

Process Library Quick Access Bar

About a year ago I posted about the ProcessLibrary.com web site. I recently received an email from them with some more information: As you may be well aware we run processlibrary.com, one of the most popular sites serving hundreds of thousands of users with information on over 9000 processes that may be running on their …

Scan the edges of your viewfinder – Digital Photography Tip of the Week

Many otherwise excellent photographs have been ruined by distracting elements in the photo. One easy way around this is to scan all four side of your viewfinder for things that have no business in your photo. The top of someone’s head, a light standard or maybe sign. If you find something that does not belong …

Google Calendar

The oft-rumoured Google Calendar finally made its appearance this week and it looks impressive. The only thing I’m not sure of, is who actually needs a web-based calendar? If you are a business user, you are most likely using Outlook or something else similar. If you are a home user, then you’ve probably found something …

Read the Manual – Digital Photography Tip of the Week

One of the most basic tips that I can offer is also one that can really yield a lot of results, and one that is often forgotten. Read your manuals. Today’s digital cameras, even the simple point and shoot ones, have a lot of features that you may not even be aware of, let alone …

New, Free, Graphical Partitioning Tool

The latest LangaList newsletter had the following: 2) New, Free, Graphical Partitioning Tool Fred, This just came in Scott Spanbauer’s weekly PCWorld newsletter “Software Report” (give credit where credit is due). http://partitionlogic.org.uk/index.html is the home of J. Andrew (Andy) McLaughlin’s website devoted to “Partition Logic.” Among it’s other features: – FREE! (GNU general public licence) …

eyespot – Video editing in your browser

As I mentioned before, Michael Robertson (of MP3.com fame) is backing development of online software tools using AJAX. He previously had announced ajaxWrite and ajaxSketch. You can get notification of new programs from the ajaxLaunch.com announcement site. The latest title is eyespot: Shoot, Mix, and Share your Video. Use the eyespot Mixer to edit and …

BackLinks Analyzer tool

If you run a web site, then you should definitely check out this web site. The BackLink Analyzer Tool gives you access to sites that link to you, who owns that site, the Google cache of these pages, and more… Information The Backlinks Analyzer gives Number of Links to Domain Number of Links to Homepage …

Download or Order Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition for Free

Within the last week, Microsoft started offering their Virtual Server 2005 R2 software for free. This allows you to run multiple operating systems at the same time on one computer using virtualization. This is the same sort of technology that VMware uses. You can “Download or Order Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition for Free” …

VirusCop Version 2.0 Released

I received this press release the other day: CyberMatrix Corporation has released version 2.00 of VirusCop. VirusCop is a freeware Windows program for reporting e-mail virus spam, Usenet spam, erroneous e-mail bounces and other spam. This latest release contains several important new features. There is now an automatic bulk reporting feature. This feature allows you …

Helexis Ads Filter

I received this press release recently: We are glad to announce the release of our new product: Ads Filter – the powerful content/banner filter designed for MS Internet Explorer. It allows user to block unwanted adverts and other annoying content while browsing with IE. The Ads Filter prevents downloading tons of ads, saves your internet …