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Wednesday January 7th, 2009
5.5
Unfreeze Your Windows Computer With AntiFreeze
From MakeUseOf.com, 2 days ago,
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Nothing drives a person more nuts then a frozen computer. This goes for technicians, administrators, typical end users, and everyone else in between. You’ve been working for hours, when suddenly your computer completely locks up, and you are relegated to either rebooting your entire machine or simply killing all programs presently running. [...]
5.0
The Best Free Multi-Item Clipboard Managers [Mac Only]
From MakeUseOf.com, 2 days ago,
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As a med student, I constantly have to deal with research papers and write up patient case histories and reports. While it may sound like quite a lot of work, there is often a standard schematic for them; it involves a lot of copying and pasting.
There are quite a few good clipboard managers for Mac [...]
5.5
FileHippo Update Checker Keeps Your PC Software Updated
From MakeUseOf.com, 2 days ago,
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How many of your program files on your PC are out of date?
What do you mean you don’t know?
Hmmm….maybe you didn’t know that older versions of software are potential security risks? A lot of the time software is updated exclusively to plug a hole or stop a certain exploit. So by running older outdated software [...]
5.6
Cool Websites and Tools (#236)
From MakeUseOf.com, 3 days ago,
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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) AboutUS - Community-powered guide to websites on the web. It gives you an overview of the website including the Title, [...]
Tuesday January 6th, 2009
6.8
Get Organized With Online Calendars
From MakeUseOf.com, 3 days ago,
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The new year is a time to get organized and what better way to help you keep up with your busy life than using an online calendar. An online calendar is better than writing everything down because all you need to do is check them once a day, have them send reminders by email or through your cell phone.
7.6
How To Recover Passwords From Asterisk Characters
From MakeUseOf.com, 3 days ago,
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Say you’ve taken on a new job and you find that the fellow (or fellows) doing the job before have never documented their passwords for the many applications you need to do your job. Purely hypothetical, I’m sure it NEVER happens.
Let’s also say that you have a major update to do and you can’t get [...]
6.7
How To Unlock Adobe PDF Files
From MakeUseOf.com, 3 days ago,
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PDF files have become the de facto document standard on the Internet. Why? Well because it is the Portable Document Format. The file you created will look just like you had prepared it, irrespective of the software used to create or read the file or whether the other person has the fonts you used. [...]
5.0
5 Applications That Makes Windows Mobile A Kick-Ass Phone
From MakeUseOf.com, 3 days ago,
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The iPhone is, after all this time, still the pretty new girl on the block. I can’t think of any other cell phone that has become quite the style icon that the iPhone has become. It’s got features, looks, and an interface no one else has been able to match. It also comes with a [...]
7.7
5 Ways To Clone & Copy Your Hard Drive
From MakeUseOf.com, 3 days ago,
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One of the most annoying things about owning a computer is the maintenance. It’s easily neglected. After all you don’t really notice the slow decline of your system’s performance, do you?
But then again it’s a delight to work on a freshly installed machine, where everything is smooth and responds quickly. But customization is tedious. [...]
4.5
Cool Websites and Tools (#235)
From MakeUseOf.com, 4 days ago,
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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) DailyMile - Track your workouts and physical training like running, cycling or any other training schedule online. It also makes [...]
Monday January 5th, 2009
6.6
7 Reasons Why You Should Try Out Windows Live Writer 2009
From MakeUseOf.com, 4 days ago,
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I rarely find myself recommending a Microsoft product to people, but Windows Live Writer certainly bucks the trend here. As a desktop application for blogging, it’s powerful, simple to use and set up.
If you’re a blogger and you’re not convinced, here are 7 reasons why you should try out Windows Live Writer 2009.
1. Much faster [...]
5.6
Mount CD/DVD Disk Images Using A Portable App
From MakeUseOf.com, 4 days ago,
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A disk image is a single file that packages all of the contents for a single disk, typically a CD or DVD (although image files can be created for hard drives as well). Disk images provide a convenient method for handling files that are to be burned onto a disk.
However, sometimes it may be inconvenient [...]
4.3
Let Vlingo Manage Your Major iPhone Tasks By Voice Control
From MakeUseOf.com, 4 days ago,
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Here at MakeUseOf, we’ve reviewed voice recognition apps before, but this is definitely the best one I’ve used to date.
Vlingo [iTunes Link] has all of the great features you would expect, but remains simple and easy to operate. On top of that, the App allows you to choose which task you want to execute by [...]
5.2
Check Your Spellings On The Fly With TinySpell (Windows)
From MakeUseOf.com, 4 days ago,
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Some good things do come in small packages and TinySpell is one of them. For those interested in the written word and its correct spelling, TinySpell is a must have. There are lots of spelling utilities out there like the well known WordWeb or even Office suite’s own spell checker, but they require our intervention [...]
5.1
Perform High Precision Calculations With SpeedCrunch
From MakeUseOf.com, 4 days ago,
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Are you looking for a powerful desktop calculator that can take care of all complex mathematical calculations? Look no further, SpeedCrunch is the one for you.
SpeedCrunch is a high precision and powerful desktop calculator for Windows, Mac and Linux. It is easy to use and is loaded with plenty of useful features and functions (as [...]