May 23, 2009
I recently came across a vector drawing application called DrawIt Lite, the free version of DrawIt from Bohemian Coding and I thought of sharing it with you. At the same time, I was doing my friend a favor by designing a business/name card for his company. So I thought, instead of the usual walkthrough software [...]
May 23, 2009
I regularly work out of Outlook 2007. Every now and again, I have to help out a user using Windows Mail or Outlook Express. And the thing that has baffled me for some time is: why there is no resend button. In Windows Mail or Outlook Express, if you want to send an old email [...]
May 23, 2009
In case you don’t understand what I mean by ‘paranormal investigator’, I mean someone who tries to figure out if ghosts, spirits or other alleged phenomenon are responsible for certain events. When I first saw the term, I thought of Dirk Gently, the holistic detective from Douglas Adams’ books. Turns out he was just an [...]
May 23, 2009
Star Trek fans are usually technology fanatics. This stems from the fact that if you grew up when any “generation” of Star Trek episode was on, then you quickly became obsessed with the cool gadgets that the Star Trek crew carried and used throughout the ship (or on planets). Now that the world has progressed [...]
May 23, 2009
Presentations – whether they are made with Powerpoint or other applications, are a great way to support a speech, visualize complicated concepts or focus attention on a subject. However, a bad presentation can achieve the opposite. Badly designed slides with too much text or bad graphics can distract or worse, irritate the audience. Here’s is [...]
May 22, 2009
Check out some of the latest makeuseof discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For even more app reviews subscribe to makeuseof directory. (1) FileSuffix – Reference directory that lets you identify any unknown file format and find out which programs can open [...]
May 22, 2009
I’ve been traveling through North America for just over two weeks. Although I was well prepared as I had tested my equipment on a previous trip in Italy, I still managed to find some aspects to improve. I would like to share this experience with you. Preparation Before you head out for your trip, give yourself at least a week to [...]
May 22, 2009
It is no secret that your friendly neighborhood admin LOVES statistics. Did you know that you can extract all sorts of data from your (or someone else’s) Outlook PST? And today, one of my favorite free software companies (NirSoft) has a little app weighing in at a measly 74KB. StatView indexes your messages, both sent [...]
May 22, 2009
So, you consider yourself a true geek? You’ve got your expendable red shirt and a functional lightsaber. You proudly own a Dreamcast and play old NES games on your PC with an original controller. You even have a Weighted Companion Cube all your own. How cute. Anybody can be a Trekker, wannabe Jedi, or gamer. [...]
May 22, 2009
Let’s be honest, we all use Google’s search function many a times, daily. Whether you are researching on a topic, searching for software or finding solutions to your problems, Google is your man. Here are some Firefox addons that will enhance the Google Search results page to offer additional information or functionality.
