Unzip Any Archive Using The Unarchiver [Mac]
Quickly extract practically any compressed file on the planet. If you're a Mac user, and Apple's default unzip tool is struggling to open an archived file, it's time to install the ultimate tool for the job: The Unarchiver. With support for seemingly every compression format known to man – and a couple not yet discovered – there aren't many files it can't open.
How To Stream Video From Your PC To Your Nintendo Wii
From your PC to your TV, by way of your Wii. That rhymed and was annoying. I apologize. But seriously, you can play almost any video that's on your computer right now using your Wii; it's not hard. Your Wii is hooked up to your network via WiFi and so is your computer. All you need to do is share the video from your PC and open it on your Wii. Sharing the video is easy - Windows comes with that ability built-in.
Simple & Friendly: 4 Great Linux Distros For Kids
Turn an aging computer into a kid-friendly machine that's both educational and entertaining. Thanks to open source software there are a variety of complete operating systems designed to let you hand down computers to kids without worry. Kids love to explore, and computers are a great opportunity for that. Programmers from around the world dedicated to education have built a number of freely available operating systems you can use to set up a computer for your kids, free of charge.
Clean, Fast & Readable: Lightweight Versions Of Popular News Sites
Read the news without using up all of your bandwidth. A wide variety of sites offer mobile or text-only versions that work on any computer, but they're occasionally buried and hard to find on the modern web. There are more than a few reasons to want to know where these sites are, however. Maybe you don't like clutter? Maybe you're one of the millions still using dial-up, and want a low-bandwidth way to read news?
Install The (Shockingly Late) Official YouTube Channel On Your Wii [Currently USA Only]
It's insanely late for Nintendo and YouTube to be offering this but you can now install the official YouTube app on your Wii. Watch the best cat videos from the comfort of your couch. Just fire up the YouTube channel on your Wii. If you're signed in, you'll see your subscriptions and playlists; if not, you'll see the standard categories from YouTube. The visual style is not Wii-sque at all, which is probably a good thing in this case.
Know How Long It Is Till Something Using The Dashboard Countdown Widget [Mac OSX]
Always know exactly how long it is until...something. The countdown dashboard widget for Mac is a fun way to obsessively keep track of the exact seconds until the greatest events in your life – or anything else. Clocks tell you what time it is now. Calendars help you know what's coming up next. What's the use of a countdown if you have both of those things? Context.
Adium - The Ultimate Instant Messaging App [Mac]
Start using the best instant messaging client out there for Mac. It's called Adium, it connects to everything and there's no reason for not using it. Okay, there's one reason - Adium does not support Facetime. But if that's not an issue for you, Adium is a piece of software you should install. Combine all of your conversations into one great interface, then customize that interface to work exactly the way you want it to.
5 Fullscreen News Apps for Windows 8
Do some reading, Metro-style. A variety of apps from major news sources and beyond give you quick, clutter-free ways to read the news you care about. If there's one thing Windows 8's new Metro (sorry, I'm not going to call it "Modern UI") interface does very well it's reading. The look is clean and keeps distractions out of the way – at least, once you've opened a given app. White space is used liberally and fonts are crisp and easy to read. This was all possible with Windows before, but now it's the norm.
Read Books On Your Android Phone Or Tablet With Kobo
Do some reading on the go. Kobo's Android app is perfect for your tablet or smartphone, and it couldn't be any easier to use. Whether you want to quickly browse thousands of free books or pay for the latest best-sellers, Kobo's got you covered. Sometimes you don't have your ereader with you, however, and that's when Kobo for Android comes in handy. If you own a Kobo, and bought books for it, there's no reason not have this app.
Pokki Brings The Start Menu Back To Windows 8 (And Apps To The Desktop Mode)
Bring back the start menu in Windows 8 – and then some. Pokki is a simple app for re-adding the start menu to Windows 8, but that's not all it does: it also gives you access to a collection of miniature versions of popular web apps. They're bringing the start menu back to Windows 8 while continuing to offer the miniature apps they always have. Here's how it works.
How To Create Your Own Custom Chrome Theme, Quickly & Easily
If you're like me, you've long looked for and failed to find the perfect Chrome theme. It might exist, somewhere out there in the densely populated Chrome Web Store, but I never did find it. So I made my own. With "My Chrome Theme", a free plugin from Google, you can upload your own photos, choose your own color scheme and even share your personal theme with anyone. It's quick, and you'll finally have the theme you were looking for.
Unity Media Keys: Control Web-Based Music Services With Your Media Keys [Chrome]
Use your computer's media keys to control Pandora, Google Music, Grooveshark or any other major online music player in Chrome – regardless of whether you're using Chrome right now or not. Whether you're a Mac user wanting to use your media keys for something besides iTunes or a Windows user wanting something to do with those buttons included on your keyboard, try Chrome extension Unity Music Media Keys.
Send AirPlay Music To Your Windows PC With Shairport4w
Play music from iTunes, your iOS device or anything that supports Apple's Airplay on your Windows computer. If you have a media center running Windows, or any PC you want to use as a second set of speakers for your music, Shairport4w is the program you're looking for. Apple's AirPlay makes it easy to play music from any computer running iTunes or any iOS device on speakers around your house.
Hilariously Switch Words, Internet-Wide, With In My Words [Chrome]
Are you sick of constantly seeing words you hate on the web? Replace them. Whether you hate profanity with a passion or want to rid your browser of every unnecessary acronym, the Chrome extension "In My Words" lets you customize the web by replacing any word with another. It also makes for a pretty great prank, if you use it properly. It's elegant, but also useful for a variety of reasons.
TV Archive: Search And Watch Every American News Broadcast Since 2009
Quickly search for and watch any sentence spoken on American TV news since 2009. It's the latest offering from The Internet Archive, and it simply needs to be seen in order to be believed. CNN, Fox New,s and MSNBC's broadcast schedule in its entirety is backed up here, as is every major network's nightly news programs and news magazines. Just type a term and if it shows up in the closed captioning records, you'll see a video instantly.
Reditr: A Desktop Client for Reddit With Embedded Content
Do you love Reddit, but find the user interface infuriating? Try a new way to get at the best content on the web. Reditr shows you the latest posts from your favorite subreddits in easy-to-skim columns. Even better, it embeds content so you don't need to be a tab ninja just to see what's going on. Reddit is the most efficient way to waste your time online, but what if you could make your time wasting even more efficient?