Posts Tagged ‘How To’

Monitor Program Updates with UpdateStar

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!

October 2nd, 2007
Monitor Program Updates with UpdateStar

Rsizr – Online Image Scaling Done Right!

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.

October 1st, 2007
Rsizr – Online Image Scaling Done Right!

Free 3D Box Shot Software

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.

September 30th, 2007
Free 3D Box Shot Software

Shock 3D Virtual Desktop for Windows

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.

September 30th, 2007
Shock 3D Virtual Desktop for Windows

Full Circle Magazine Issue #5

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.

September 28th, 2007
Full Circle Magazine Issue #5

Helpful Tip: Remove Flickr Spaceball.gif in Firefox and Opera

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.

September 28th, 2007
Helpful Tip: Remove Flickr Spaceball.gif in Firefox and Opera

Helpful Tip: How to Buy a Used Computer on eBay

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.

September 24th, 2007
Helpful Tip: How to Buy a Used Computer on eBay

CyberNotes: Photo Seam Carving using Liquid Resize

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.

September 20th, 2007
CyberNotes: Photo Seam Carving using Liquid Resize

CyberNotes: Dynamic Text Templates in Live Writer

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.

September 18th, 2007
CyberNotes: Dynamic Text Templates in Live Writer

CyberNotes: Create 3D Pictures in Paint.NET

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.

September 17th, 2007
CyberNotes: Create 3D Pictures in Paint.NET

Helpful Tip: How to Keep your Desktop Clean

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.

September 11th, 2007
Helpful Tip: How to Keep your Desktop Clean

Stretch Dual Monitor Wallpapers

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.

September 11th, 2007
Stretch Dual Monitor Wallpapers

The Best Free File Renamer!

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!

September 8th, 2007
The Best Free File Renamer!

MyFive: Online Bargain Shopping

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).

September 4th, 2007
MyFive: Online Bargain Shopping

CyberNotes: Synchronize Photos with Flickr

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!

August 30th, 2007
CyberNotes: Synchronize Photos with Flickr

CyberNotes: Top 10 Sidebar Sites

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.

August 29th, 2007
CyberNotes: Top 10 Sidebar Sites

Helpful Tip: Make a Laptop Sleeve or Stand

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...

August 26th, 2007
Helpful Tip: Make a Laptop Sleeve or Stand

Paint.NET 3.10 – New Effects Available

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 ().

August 24th, 2007
Paint.NET 3.10 – New Effects Available

CyberNotes: Increase the Connection Limit in Vista & XP (Event ID 4226)

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.

August 16th, 2007
CyberNotes: Increase the Connection Limit in Vista & XP (Event ID 4226)

Fix “BOOTMGR is missing” Startup Error on Vista

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."

August 14th, 2007
Fix “BOOTMGR is missing” Startup Error on Vista