from Lifehacker by The How-To Geek
Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe Air or Flash): Font Picker is a simple application that previews your text using different typefaces to help select from the fonts installed on your own computer. (more…)
PlayOn offers streaming content from Netflix, Hulu, CNN, ESPN, CBS, and YouTube directly on your TV through your wireless home network. You pay a one-time fee which is $40 or pick a trial period of 14-days. Turn on your XBox, PS3, or HP MediaSmart TV and you’re watching content in no time. AND they’ll be compatible with the Wii in early 2009. Now this is the kind of digital conversion I can get into.
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Gina Trapani has written a brief and informative article on getting your PC to spin up faster. I gave it a whirl and cut my start-up time in half. Now I’m going to have to find another time to get my dishes washed.
If you’re like me you find yourself using multiple computer systems in lots of locations. Even at home I have three computers I use to browse the web. Then there’s the public and university libraries, client offices, along with the home systems of friends and family. For a long time I wished there had been an easy way for me to look-up all those great sites I’d found so I could share or kill some time. So what I did was send myself emails with the links in them and save them in folders I could access via webmail. But those times are long gone.
Now I use Jeteye to access my bookmarks from any location. Here’s how they describe their product:
Build collections of super-powered bookmarks (we call them JetpaksTM) to save and share your best web searches. Whether planning a date night or researching the 2008 presidential election Jeteye lets you quickly and easily build collections of web resources on any topic. More powerful than bookmarks, specifically tailored for use (more…)
Every few months I get an email from a client who thinks they may have a virus. The computer is running slow or freezing up. Eeek! This can spell big trouble for a small business. Of course, a slow computer can be due to other things (specifically too little RAM), but if you think you may have a virus(es) you need to deal with this before it gets out of hand.
First thing to do is get yourself some good anti-virus software and I’m not talking about Norton or McAfee. I’ve had issues with both of these allowing bad stuff to get through and onto my system. I recommend trying AVG’s free anti-virus software. It’s easy to download and install. It automatically downloads updates and runs system scans. I’ve been using it for years and have NEVER had a problem with viruses or any other digital baddies since using it. You can get it for free here: (more…)