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LastPass – Best Password Manager for iPhone, Mac and Windows

Master — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:02:58 +0000

So I’ve been using KeePass for the last year or two on my Windows PC and have always liked the program overall.

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LastPass – Best Password Manager for iPhone, Mac and Windows

See All Startup Programs with WhatInStartup

Master — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:52:31 +0000

NirSoft is always coming out with great utilities and one of my favorites is WhatInStartup. You can download the program from here: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/what_run_in_startup.html It’s very simple to use and it has some nice features that you won’t get from MSConfig

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Set Adobe Flash Player Settings in Windows or Mac

Master — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:42:53 +0000

You won’t find the settings for Adobe Flash Player, the program that lets you watch YouTube videos and online videos from other popular websites, within Windows on your Windows based computer.

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How to Get the Calendar Feature in Windows 7

admin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:14:36 +0000

While Windows 7 doesn’t come with a default calendar application, Microsoft does offer a free program that will add calendar and organizer features to your PC. There is a good chance that you actually have the program already installed on your computer, but it is kind of hidden in plain sight, and a basic Start Post from: How to Get the Calendar Feature in Windows 7

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How to Get the Calendar Feature in Windows 7

Use AutoHotKey to Automate Image Sizing in SnagIt

Master — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:02:13 +0000

SnagIt is likely the most popular screen capture utility on the market, it’s versatile, has plenty of features and is easy to use. One drawback to using it though is when you have a lot of images you want to capture and place in a document or for posting on a web site, and you need the images to be resized.

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Fix "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed" Error Message

admin — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:02:52 +0000

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Fix "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed" Error Message

admin — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:02:52 +0000

After installing Windows 7, we found that we got an error message when trying to open Microsoft Word or any other Office program. The error read, “ This action is only valid for products that are currently installed. ” Double-checked the Program Files and yes, Microsoft Office was still there, plain as can be

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How to Resize Images using GIMP

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:17:47 +0000

The GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a free program that does most, if not all, of the things that can be done using Photoshop, which is great. The down side though is that a lot of people find GIMP a little difficult to use, which is too bad, because once you get used to how things work, GIMP is well worth the time invested.

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How to Resize Images using GIMP

How to Open RAR Files on a Mac

Master — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:55:44 +0000

RAR is a file compression format that is used to reduce the size of large files.

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How to Open RAR Files on a Mac

Back Up Your Google Calendar

Master — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:40:44 +0000

Compared to many other services, Google’s servers are fairly stable.

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Back Up Your Google Calendar

Run Old Programs in 64-bit Windows 7 with Compatibility Mode Options

Master — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:59:25 +0000

The switch from 32-bit versions of Windows to 64-bit versions has been a slow transition. Although Windows XP, Vista, and 7 all have 64-bit versions available, many people still opt for the 32-bit versions. The biggest reason for this is compatibility issues with older programs, hardware, and drivers.

Configure Applications to Maximize when Opened

admin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:19:49 +0000

There are some programs that just work better when maximized. Graphic editors, like Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop are much easier to use when they inhabit the entire screen

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Configure Applications to Maximize when Opened

Create Morphing Animations with FotoMorph

Master — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:42:00 +0000

Remember the Michael Jackson video from the 1990’s for his song Black or White? The end of the video captured our attention because of the two minutes worth of morphing one moving singer into the next.

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Create Morphing Animations with FotoMorph

Copy a USB Drive’s Contents to Your Hard Drive Automatically

Master — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:23:33 +0000

Almost everyone has a USB storage drive these days. Many of us carry multiple USB drives on our key chains. The convenient portability of these drives makes them a must-have for anyone who uses multiple computers.

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Recover Form Data in Firefox and Chrome with Lazarus

admin — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:11:01 +0000

One of the most annoying things about the Web is its uncanny ability to stop working right after you have spent five or more minutes filling out a long form with contact information and other data. It never fails—you go to apply for a job, so you enter your entire resume and a glowing cover letter in a long data form, hit the send button and hold your breath as the little progress bar slowly moves the right…only to grace you with the page cannot be found error. For Firefox and Chrome users, this common occurrence need not ruin your day

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Easily Fix Red-eyes with Windows Photo Gallery

admin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:36:25 +0000

Sometimes, when we take pictures, the result-image can produce the so-called “red-eye effect” — wherein the subject’s eyes will appear to have red circles around its pupils. The cause of this is when the camera’s flash is in very close proximity to the subject. Red-eyes is usually prevalent when the flash is used in non-directional illumination or when the photographer does not use any open light, such as the sun or a spot light.

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How to Reset or Unfreeze an iPad

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:12:27 +0000

Previously, I wrote up a popular post on how to reset or unfreeze a frozen iPod , which happens a lot! It’s clocking in over 500 comments so far! Now with the iPad out, you might run into the problem of your iPad becoming unresponsive or frozen! This can happen in different ways, such as one application freezing, the whole device locking up or the entire screen remaining black! Luckily, as with the iPod, there are a few things you can do to unfreeze your iPad. Try out a couple of methods listed below.

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Use the Snagit Add-in with Microsoft Office

admin — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:48:44 +0000

Snagit is one of the world’s leading and most reviewed screenshot applications. Many tech and non-tech users like this program because it’s so easy to use, it has lots of practical tools, and its output images are top-notch

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Use the Snagit Add-in with Microsoft Office

Make Your Presentations More Effective with ZoomIt

admin — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:00:01 +0000

The default zooming utility in Windows, the Magnifier, does not offer extensive features when you’re presenting your papers, documents, and research materials in a meeting. It also does not have a comprehensive customization function

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Make Your Presentations More Effective with ZoomIt

Stabilize, Brighten and Sharpen Video Files with vReveal

admin — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:45:06 +0000

While there are countless free programs for editing photos, finding a good, free video editor is a challenge.

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Stabilize, Brighten and Sharpen Video Files with vReveal

Control iTunes with Customized Hotkeys and Built-in Timer

admin — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:51:52 +0000

Although iTunes already has hotkeys, you can’t change them according to your preferences. Also, its default keyboard shortcuts are not comprehensive. The iTunesControl program can solve this imperfection for you

Password-Protect Your USB Drive with USB Flash Security

admin — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:42:35 +0000

Because of their portability, faster startup, robustness, and reliability, USB or flash drives are super popular these days. The two main uses of flash drives are to store on-the-go files and backup data stored on a PC, which most of the time contains sensitive or confidential data. Since USB disks are handy, they’re also prone to misplacement — a double-edge sword for its small size.

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Password-Protect Your USB Drive with USB Flash Security

Toggle Program Windows with Switcher

Master — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:11:53 +0000

As an excellent replacement to Vista’s Flip and Flip 3D, Switcher offers more than just toggling different program windows. It’s a very handy program that can switch windows into three different views: tile, dock, and grid. It’s great for PCs with two or more monitors

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Toggle Program Windows with Switcher

Compare and Verify Files using a MD5 or SHA-1 Hash

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:12:34 +0000

To compare files, you have to manually open each one and check if they have the same content. This is possible for a 5 line text document, but not for a bunch of 500-page Word documents

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Rearrange and Scroll Taskbar Tabs in Windows

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:12:15 +0000

Windows by default does not allow users to re-arrange the position of the taskbar tabs. An application that is opened first will also be the first one on the taskbar — first opened first on taskbar (FOFT). Although this is not a major concern to ordinary computer users, it is, however, to web designers, programmers, writers, and CAD operators.

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Rearrange and Scroll Taskbar Tabs in Windows