There have been tools in the past that monitor programs on your computer for updates, but none is like the new UpdateStar. This free app claims to check for updates on upwards of 80,000 titles including freeware, shareware and commercial software products. That's quite a database it has got built up!
A few weeks ago I wrote about a free application called Liquid Resize that implemented the much acclaimed seam carving (also known as content aware image resizing). It is pumped with features, and it has already had a couple of more updates from time I wrote the article.
Making a box shot for your own software can be difficult if you're using an image editing program. What you really need is some software that is made just for doing such a task, but the problem is finding one that is free! When I was looking for something else I came across a program called 3D Box Shot Maker, and it does everything that I would expect it to.
We've got a treat for you if you're a Windows user and you've been lusting over a sweet 3D Desktop. Shock 4Way is a free application that gives you four virtual desktops to work with. I wouldn't say it is quite as good as the DeskSpace app, but it also doesn't cost $20 to buy.
I can't believe Full Circle Magazine is already on issue 5, but it's true. They are even planning on starting a podcast which will add an entirely new dimension to an already great magazine.
One of the things you may have noticed with Flickr is that the photos will have another image overlaid on top of them called spaceball.gif (here is an example photo) This prevents you from copying the address to the image or being able to save it to your computer.
While eBay isn't the best place to buy it's not a bad place to purchase a used computer. There are some risks involved, but in general, the majority of transactions on eBay will be trouble-free if you know what you're doing. Here are a few helpful tips for buying a used computer on eBay that will give you a great eBay experience.
Seam carving (also known as content aware image resizing) has been the hit lately when it comes to photo editing. It all started with the presentation by Ariel Shamir who put together a nearly breathtaking demo. In it he showed how scaling images could be done without losing or distorting the important aspects of photos.
Last Thursday we showed you how to make Windows Live Writer portable, and today we are going to show you how to create powerful text templates that will save you incredible amounts of time. Unfortunately the plugin you'll need to install, Dynamic Templates, won't work with the portable version.
There is so much you can do with Paint.NET, it's just a matter of knowing what you can do, and how to do it! We've already shown you how to use some of the basic features in Paint.NET, and we've shown you how to make a Web 2.0 logo. Today's Pain.NET tutorial will teach you how to take an image and make it appear as though it is "popping out." The image below is the example I'll be explaining in this tutorial.
If you're one of those that installs a lot of applications or saves documents to your desktop, it doesn't take long before you're staring at a sea full of icons and you can't find the one you're looking for. Often times, most of those icons can go unused for months at a time which means they're just taking up space and making the important icons harder to find.
Multiple monitor setups are becoming increasingly abundant these days, and I for one couldn't imagine not having two monitors. I have a 24" Dell (1920x1200 resolution) and a 15" laptop screen (1680x1050 resolution) that I place side-by-side as seen here.
It had just occurred to me that I had never written about one of my favorite free file renamer applications for Windows. It's called ReNamer, and I'll warn you that it's not a program for the weak at heart. It's loaded with powerful features, and that's one of the reasons I love it!
Sometimes finding a great deal online is like trying to win something out of a claw machine. The key is knowing how to beat the claw machines, and there are some techniques that can let you walk away a winner (watch the video at the end of this post).
Flickr is an extremely powerful resource for uploading your photos, especially if you’re like me and bask in the glory of their Pro account for just $25 per year. With a Pro account you get unlimited storage and no bandwidth restrictions. That’s the reason I use it to backup all of my images!
I’ve been addicted to sidebars ever since I bought my first widescreen monitor. Sidebars have the ability to provide a lot of information inside a very small space, and it wasn’t until recently that I fully started to utilize them.
I’m a huge fan of coming up with cheap hacks that replace otherwise expensive solutions. I thought I would use this article to discuss creating a low-cost laptop sleeve from various items, as well as picking up a nice laptop stand at the store for under $5. Hopefully these instructions will save you some time and money...
There is no doubt that one of my favorite applications for Windows is Paint.NET! It’s free, fast, and packed with features. Paint.NET 3.10 makes the application even better by adding a few more great photo effects ().
When Microsoft released Windows XP SP2, (as well Vista) they imposed a connection limitation on the operating system. It’s not something that you can readily notice without digging to see if it occurs, but the chances are good that your computer has hit this limit at some time or another.
The other day I was working on one of my computers that has Vista installed. As it turns out I deleted a pretty important system file, oops! When I rebooted the computer I was presented with a message that said "BOOTMGR is missing. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart."
