Archive for June, 2010
Quickly Lookup Word Definitions with TheFreeDictionary for IE 8
While browsing in Internet Explorer you may need a quick definition, thesaurus access, or a translation for a word. The Define with TheFreeDictionary accelerator lets you do all three as needed. Define with TheFreeDictionary in Action Installing the accelerator only takes a few moments. Click on Add to Internet Explorer and confirm the installation when [...]
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Integrate MS Office and Your Zoho Online Account
Have you been looking to integrate MS Office install and your Zoho online account? Then join us as we look at the Zoho Plugin for Microsoft Office. Note: Compatible with Office 2000 and above (English Language versions only). Using the Zoho Office Plugin For our example we created a document in Zoho Writer online before [...]
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Add Cover Art and Metadata to the Media Center Movie Library with Media Center Master
If you are a Windows Media Center user you are probably already aware that the Movie Library is a bit bland. Today we take a look at how to liven up your Movie Library with Media Center Master. Media Center Master is a free third party application that automatically downloads metadata from the Internet for [...]
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How to Batch Edit Photos with Phatch
If you have ever needed to edit a whole folder of photos with the same effect or need to repeatedly crop, add watermarks, or drop shadows to images for the web, Phatch is the tool for the job. Phatch is a photo batch editor written in python so it works on any operating system. Install [...]
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Sync Files Between Computers & SkyDrive with Windows Live Sync Beta
Would you like to keep your files and program settings synced between your computers? Here’s our overview of the new Windows Live Sync beta, which helps you keep your important files everywhere you need them. One of the newest and most exciting features the new Windows Live Essentials beta is Windows Live Sync. The new [...]
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How to Normalize or Change the Volume of Your MP3 Files
Have you ever been listening to MP3 music files that were really quiet while others were really loud? It can be quite an annoying problem and here’s how to fix it. MP3Gain MP3Gain is a free utility that analyzes mp3 files and determines how they will sound to the human ear. It will then adjust [...]
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Send Text and Links via Windows Live Hotmail in IE 8
Do you like to send notes and links to yourself or others while browsing with Internet Explorer 8? Now you can use your Windows Live e-mail account to send that information out using the Send with Windows Live Hotmail accelerator. Note: This article is geared towards those who may not have used this accelerator before [...]
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Desktop Fun: General Desktop Icon Packs
Sometimes you need something a little more general in nature for your desktop and dock icons. If this sounds like you then have a look through our General Desktop Icon Packs collection. Note: To customize the icon setup on your Windows 7 & Vista systems see our article here. Using Windows XP? We have you [...]
28Jun2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
How to Rip a DVD to your Hard Drive and Play it on your PC
Are you looking to for a way to play your media DVDs without rifling through your collection and swapping discs? Today we’ll take a look at ripping a DVD to your hard drive and playing it with some popular media players. To rip our DVD we’ll use HD Decrypter which is the always free module [...]
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Use Ctrl+Alt+Del for Task Manager in Linux to Kill Tasks Easily
In Windows you can easily kill any task by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del and bringing up the task manager. Linux running the GNOME desktop environment (i.e. Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.) has a similar tool that can be enabled to run exactly the same way. Setting up global key bindings The GNOME desktop environment by default uses the [...]
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