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Regular reader Pat sent along a link to some file conversion utilities: Ever get that need to convert a file and you don’t have the software to do the job? There are two sites that I have been using, and are quite handy. One is Pixer.us, and the other one is Zamzar.com. Pixer.us let’s you …
From PC Magazine: Most software is expensive and bloated. Yet free software typically does one task and does it with precision and elegance. Among the thousands of free apps available on the Web, how do you find the best, most reliable ones for your needs? To produce this story, we asked PC Magazine staffers to …
Create your own Wheel of Fortune style word puzzle at Atom Smasher: I read about this on Google Blogoscoped.
midomi.com makes it fun and easy to find and discover music and people. For the first time, you can use your voice to instantly connect to your favorite music, and to a community of people that share your musical interests. Listen to voices, see pictures, rate singers, send messages, buy music, and more. I haven’t …
A couple of weeks ago Chris had a Digital Photography Tip of the Week entitled Shoot at Home that suggested you find things around the house to take pictures of. I came across another blog posting with some similar tips. If it is too cold to get outside to shoot, there are still lots of …
I can’t remember how I got there, but the other day I actually ended up browsing around the Windows Marketplace web site. Windows Marketplace is one of Microsoft’s sites. It is essentially just a fancy shareware site (there is also hardware) where the software passes some basics test that it works with Windows. The reason …
A link that was recently included in Pirillo’s Picks caught my eye. Animated Knots by Grog has some great Flash animation/video/slide shows of how to make various knots. The knots are categorized (boating, climbing, scouts, etc) for your convenience.
AskNerd.net has a collection of questions that they answer. It Welcome to AskNerd.net, the place to find all the answers to your technical questions. From the basic to the complex, chances are you’ll find a direct, easy to understand answer right here. Overall I wasn’t that impressed with the site, but depending on your level …
The Briarcliff Manor High School had a reunion for their class of 1960. They put together a sort of web-based jukebox with songs from 1956-1960. If you like music from that era, then check out their page. There are over 450 songs!
My wife is really into using a lot of different fonts when she types up different documents. Perhaps she’d be interested in this: Fontifier lets you use your own handwriting for the text you write on your computer. It turns a scanned sample of your handwriting into a handwriting font that you can use in …