14
2006
“Managing Users In Ubuntu” the newbie friendly way.
“Managing Users in Ubuntu” is an excellent tutorial about managing users in Ubuntu. It is very simple and straightforward, so if you have a friend or relative that uses your computer, you can set up a user account with limitations so they don’t click something they shouldn’t and crash the whole computer. I [...]
14
2006
Fixing a dead hard drive
Storage prices are dropping like flies but when your hard disk crashes, you’ll be cursing your heads off when your CEO is chasing you for some important files. What can you do ? Instead of calling up your friendly professional data recovery service, head on over to this article to learn how to resurrect [...]
14
2006
Express Assist 8.0.7 Backups for Outlook Express
If you are one of those still using Outlook Express instead of full fledged software like Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird, then Express Assist is the tool for you to safeguard your emails. Here’s what they say :
Express Assist is the original and the premier Backup and Restore utility for Outlook Express (OE) users. [...]
14
2006
AutoPatcher XP for Automatic Windows Updates
I’ve had the bad experience of updating my Windows XP with the built in download service and it did not go well. It could download to my PC but it never installed properly, no matter how many times I’ve tried. So I got on the Net and found AutoPatcher XP. AutoPatcher XP is an [...]
14
2006
Free licensed copy of Pocket Mechanic Professional for Windows mobile
PocketPCThoughts is will give away 10 licensed copies of Pocket Mechanic Professional to its readers. Pocket Mechanic is a system maintainence utility for Windows Mobile pocket pcs.
To Win, all you must do is reply to this post and answer the question “What feature of Pocket Mechanic Professional do you believe would be most useful to [...]
14
2006
Using your Nokia mobile as a Bluetooth HID mouse
A person named “Pyrofer” has written a Java (J2ME) based software for Nokia 6230i (which can be ported to any other J2ME supporting mobile) that allows you to use it as a Bluetooth mouse for your laptop/PC.
Some of the existing features are:
Bluetooth connection, no cable
Standard Java code, simple to port to other phones
Selectable buttons on [...]
14
2006
Webmaster Freebies
Attention all webmasters!
Whether you run a small personal homepage on the free hosting provided by your ISP from your bedroom, or a sophisticated and slick megasite on professional paid hosting there are free tools out there to help you.
Many of these such as the free guestbooks, polls, forums etc. that you can add to [...]
14
2006
You have questions, Yedda has free answers
There are several sites around where users may submit questions and get answers from “experts”. I am quite sure you have heard of Yahoo Answers, Wondir, or Google Answers.
Today a new site has moved out of testing and is available to the general public for free. Yedda, based in Israel, is similar in [...]
14
2006
Video Editing, Publishing and Sharing at Jumpcut
I think I just found what my weekend will consist of…playing with Jumpcut. Jumpcut is a community site where users can submit and edit movies and photos. Their key claim is that they make creating movies and slideshows easy but their functionality seems to go a little further.
For example, if you see [...]
14
2006
Excellent Site with a ton of DIY on Video
We are all inundated with how-to manuals, books, guides, tutorials and other “reading” material created to walk us through a process. For those of us that are visually stimulated, there just wasn’t a great way to get the DIY tips you needed.
Well, get ready to bookmark a site. Videojug houses DIY tips on [...]
