Category «Computer Tips»

BlogJet 1.6 Released

Not too long ago, I reviewed BlogJet 1.5. Well, an update has just been released that seems to address numerous issues and add some nice features: I’m excited to announce the new release – BlogJet 1.6 “Lime”!(Lime is a codename ). NEW FEATURES Free Flickr integration plugin (included, no installation required). Auto Replace. Title and …

Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Software Review – Digital Photography Tip of the Week

Today’s tip is a summary of my review of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0. The software is really a combination of two products, Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor and Adobe PhotoShop Elements Organizer. Together they form an indispensable set of tools for the digital photographer. Tagging your images with keywords for easy identification and sorting, variable thumbnail …

Updated Microsoft Reader for Pocket PC

I think I’ve mentioned before that I have a Dell Axim x30. I use it all the time and am always on the lookout for good programs for it. In fact, I’m reviewing a couple right now that I should be posting before the end of the year. One program that I don’t use that …

Holiday Photo Gifts – Digital Photography Tip of the Week

Last week I discussed flash use in digital photography. This week I will discuss some of the many ways you can use your digital photographs this coming Christmas. The photographs you make may be printed, put in an album and emailed to friends. But what else can you do with them. With Christmas coming up, …

Avoid searching in ZIP files in Windows XP

I’ve been doing some cleaning on my system, and I’ve been looking for files that are over a certain size. I kept having ZIP files appearing, along with the files that are inside them. Windows XP has some native ability to see inside ZIP files. But when you are searching, having a ZIP file along …

The Digital Photography Weblog

Chris does a great job with his Digital Photography Tip of the Week. He also has a Photo of the Day that you can see on his own site. But there are lots of other resources out there. A good one is the The Digital Photography Weblog. This is part of the Weblogs Inc. network. …

External Flash – Digital Photography Tip of the Week

Last week I discussed two of the more advanced camera modes available on some camera’s. This week, I will discuss the advantages to using an off camera flash. Flash photography is made relatively easy by today’s cameras, but there are several reasons for using an off camera (external) flash. There are now several digital point …

RootkitRevealer

There has been a lot of discussion across the Internet over the last several days about the Sony DRM software that installs itself as a rootkit. One of the tools available to see if you have anything like a rootkit installed is Sysinternals RootkitRevealer. I downloaded it and ran it on my system. It only …

Inside the Internet Movie Database

From SearchDay: The Internet Movie Database is a standard and respected reference database for film and TV information, but for film, TV and pop-culture fans it’s also a great deal of fun. The IMDB, owned by Amazon.com, is more than just a “enter a movie title or actor’s name and get results” type of service. …