Here is a list of the best add-onns for Googles; Chrome Browser
Black Canvas (also for Firefox) Automatically inserts HTML signatures into Gmail messages based on which address you are sending from - can manage up to four signatures per address.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The Best Must-Have Programs for Windows
* Unless otherwise indicated everything here is free.
Defraggler
Eusing
CCleaner
Xleaner - Addictive Tips says it's stronger than CCleaner
Advanced SystemCare
WinPatrol
IOBit Uninstaller Batch Uninstall - less granular than Revo (below) but batch is the clincher
FileHippo Updater
Xentient Labels (see preview instead of generic file extension type tabs)
Ad-Aware
ProcessHacker
AVG
WizMouse - lets you scroll where that's not enabled
WinWarden - allows transparency and other manipulations
StartClock - changes "Start" button to a clock
PickMeApp - reinstalls programs with all preferences and settings intact
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Nitro
Adobe - can't write in PDF's (like Nitro can) but can copy text
Launchy
Google Desktop
PDFsam - Free, open source PDF split and merge ("sam")
Dexpot - multiple desktops
ReNamer - Batch re-namer with rules - very useful
Find duplicate files - LifeHacker recommended:
Fast Duplicate File Finder - checks duplicates so they can be deleted or moved with one click
EasyDuplicateFinder - clearer interface
Also WinMerge is a good option for all kinds of files
F.lux adjusts screen brightness according to the time of day or night - I really like this (the degree of change can be altered according to taste)
TheSage is a really good desktop dictionary and thesaurus
Fences - really nice organizer for desktop shortcuts
Media
uMusic - Makes WAV files from mp3 and images
Audacity
Free YouTube to MP3 Converter
FreeRip - Free CD Ripper
uTIPu - Screencasts with audio, drawing and notes
TeamViewer - best free remote access program
Visual
PhotoWipe - takes things out of photos (From AllMyApps)
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Orzeszek - Really simple timer
Yahoo Widgets
Misc.
CalendarLabs - Online free, customizable, downloadable calendars in .rtf format
Online resources
WhatTheFont - Upload images to identify fonts
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Untested but interesting:
ProcessKO (From CNet: ProcessKO is a small utility that can quickly kill a running process or application, especially when Task Manager can't.)
Process Explorer
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Android Apps
AndroidZoom - The best online App finding resource - QR codes or download link to phone (the latter is quicker)
DropSpace - Sync Android phone to DropBox
DropSpace - Sync Android phone to DropBox
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Chrome Extensions
Visual Tabs
(You can also press shift + esc for a list of all open tabs and esc to close the list)
Tab Organizer - can organize tabs into groups
One Window - makes pop ups etc. tabs in the same browser rather than opening another window
Lazarus - recovers info typed into forms
Block Social Media clutter
(You can also press shift + esc for a list of all open tabs and esc to close the list)
Tab Organizer - can organize tabs into groups
One Window - makes pop ups etc. tabs in the same browser rather than opening another window
Lazarus - recovers info typed into forms
Block Social Media clutter
Friday, July 30, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Firefox Addons!
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Profile
To download and install the latest version of Firefox click here.
If you are impatient or don't want the tutorial, scroll down to the end of the post for a list of the most useful add-ons. Otherwise keep reading.
The most important add-ons in my opinion are the following:
Toolbar Buttons add many extra button options to Firefox (too many to list). All these extras are labeled so it's clear what they all are.
They can be accessed by right-clicking just under the URL address bar. Click on "Customize" and a window will pop up. Once this window is open any icon can be dragged from here to the top left corner of the browser where the existing icons are. Also icons can be dragged INTO this window. A good example of why this is useful is the following:
I never use the "home icon" and I would rather not have valuable space taken up with an icon I never use. You can simply drag the icon into the open additional buttons window and it won't appear as a functioning icon in the browser. Because it is stored in the buttons window you can drag it (or any other icon in or out at will)
NB all additional buttons which you download will be found in this toolbar buttons window - usually at the end.
If you maximize the window you won't be able to drag and drop, so just make sure it doesn't take up the whole screen and that the browser toolbar is in view before doing any dragging and dropping.
IE tab plus - allows you to open Internet Explorer INSIDE Firefox for any sites (often those with video or foreign languages) which don't work fully in Firefox. With this add-on you never have to open IE directly even when you need it.
Quick Restart restarts the browser much faster than the re-start button available in the Toolbar Buttons add-on. It's recognizable by the darker blue and the more angular arrows.
Like the "Save and Exit" button it saves all open tab(s) when re-starting. It's useful when you download add-ons which require a restart to install.
Showcase allows you to see all open tabs and gives you the option of closing them while in the show all view. I find it really useful whenever I have enough tabs open so that I can't read their labels/when they go beyond the end of the visible part of the tabs strip in the browser.
* FOXTAB has a slicker interface and more viewing options than Showcase.
If you install Tabs Open Relative (Doesn't seem to work with 3.6.8) any new tab will always appear right next to the tab you have open now. I have found this very handy. (Obviously this is not a button but an enhanced function so you don't click on anything it just works)
Another really useful add-on is Undo Closed Tabs. This tab, as its name suggests either opens the most recently closed tab (if you simply press on the icon) or, if you press the arrow to the side of the icon - if you have closed more than one tab - you will see a list of your most recently closed icons. Click on any one listed and it will re-open.
TabMixPlus - needed for the "Duplicate tab" right-click option. This add-on also enables close by clicking the pinwheel (center button).
BarTab - so that only the last open tabs opens and all the others are waiting in the background for faster start-up time.
DoubleClick to close tab - really useful
More useful that Colorful Tabs is FabTabs which take a screenshot of the site and makes the tab the color of the predominant or most distinctive color on the site, so all tabs from the same site will be the same color. I find it more helpful than Colorful Tabs. Actually CHROMA TABS PLUS seems to do this even better.
Black Canvas - Automatically inserts HTML signatures into Gmail messages based on which address you are sending from - can manage up to four signatures per address.
Resizeable TextArea extension. It lets you re-size most text areas on pop-ups
Advanced Search - more tools to narrow search (from Addictive Tips)
Vacuum Places defragments (vacuum) the Places database
Jason
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Here are some others:
Firefox "noscript"
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
Firefox "print preview" toolbar button
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1778
Firefox "save session"
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4199
Firefox "session manager"
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2324
Firefox "cooliris preview"
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2207
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What is a "feed" or "RSS"??
** "Why Firefox?"
First of all it's free and open source - good reasons to support it. But Internet Explorer (IE) is also free and so that on its own doesn't explain why an ordinary user should use Firefox.
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** A number of websites explain why Firefox is better. Here is one and here is another.
Apart from the inherent advantages, a huge plus with Firefox - because it is open source and anyone can make add-ons and enhancements - is that thousands of developers have made add-ons for the browser. I plan in the next coupe of posts to take you though the most essential add-ons which, the cumulative effect of which is to make Firefox not just better but to put it in a class of its own.
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Older comment about "Duplicate Tab" MixTabPlus's right click has a duplicate tab option which performs the following function as well:
Doesn't work with 3.6.x - Duplicate tab is a really useful tab which duplicates the whole history of the selected tab into a new tab. This is really useful when you want, say, to visit the last and second last site you visited and may want to go back further in the browsing history of that tab. If you simply press "Control" + "T" or hit the "new tab" icon, firstly you will have to manually enter the address. But more importantly the new tab won't have any of the browsing history you might want to access.
But with the Duplicate Tab button you just click the button and the tab you're in duplicates itself with all its history.
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Another older comment:
Can now simply select option to start with tabs from last time so don't need this. The "Save and Exit" button saves the session and will reopen all the same window(s) next time you open the browser.
(If you use Sandboxie the browser won't remember your opened tab(s) if you terminate the programs it's running or empty the relevant sandbox)
Profile
To download and install the latest version of Firefox click here.
If you are impatient or don't want the tutorial, scroll down to the end of the post for a list of the most useful add-ons. Otherwise keep reading.
The most important add-ons in my opinion are the following:
Toolbar Buttons add many extra button options to Firefox (too many to list). All these extras are labeled so it's clear what they all are.
They can be accessed by right-clicking just under the URL address bar. Click on "Customize" and a window will pop up. Once this window is open any icon can be dragged from here to the top left corner of the browser where the existing icons are. Also icons can be dragged INTO this window. A good example of why this is useful is the following:
I never use the "home icon" and I would rather not have valuable space taken up with an icon I never use. You can simply drag the icon into the open additional buttons window and it won't appear as a functioning icon in the browser. Because it is stored in the buttons window you can drag it (or any other icon in or out at will)
NB all additional buttons which you download will be found in this toolbar buttons window - usually at the end.
If you maximize the window you won't be able to drag and drop, so just make sure it doesn't take up the whole screen and that the browser toolbar is in view before doing any dragging and dropping.
IE tab plus - allows you to open Internet Explorer INSIDE Firefox for any sites (often those with video or foreign languages) which don't work fully in Firefox. With this add-on you never have to open IE directly even when you need it.
Quick Restart restarts the browser much faster than the re-start button available in the Toolbar Buttons add-on. It's recognizable by the darker blue and the more angular arrows.
Like the "Save and Exit" button it saves all open tab(s) when re-starting. It's useful when you download add-ons which require a restart to install.
Showcase allows you to see all open tabs and gives you the option of closing them while in the show all view. I find it really useful whenever I have enough tabs open so that I can't read their labels/when they go beyond the end of the visible part of the tabs strip in the browser.
* FOXTAB has a slicker interface and more viewing options than Showcase.
If you install Tabs Open Relative (Doesn't seem to work with 3.6.8) any new tab will always appear right next to the tab you have open now. I have found this very handy. (Obviously this is not a button but an enhanced function so you don't click on anything it just works)
This doesn't seem to work in the latest version of Firefox - try TabKit instead - it does all this and more.
Another really useful add-on is Undo Closed Tabs. This tab, as its name suggests either opens the most recently closed tab (if you simply press on the icon) or, if you press the arrow to the side of the icon - if you have closed more than one tab - you will see a list of your most recently closed icons. Click on any one listed and it will re-open.
TabMixPlus - needed for the "Duplicate tab" right-click option. This add-on also enables close by clicking the pinwheel (center button).
BarTab - so that only the last open tabs opens and all the others are waiting in the background for faster start-up time.
DoubleClick to close tab - really useful
More useful that Colorful Tabs is FabTabs which take a screenshot of the site and makes the tab the color of the predominant or most distinctive color on the site, so all tabs from the same site will be the same color. I find it more helpful than Colorful Tabs. Actually CHROMA TABS PLUS seems to do this even better.
Black Canvas - Automatically inserts HTML signatures into Gmail messages based on which address you are sending from - can manage up to four signatures per address.
Resizeable TextArea extension. It lets you re-size most text areas on pop-ups
Advanced Search - more tools to narrow search (from Addictive Tips)
Vacuum Places defragments (vacuum) the Places database
Jason
---------------
Here are some others:
Firefox "noscript"
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
Firefox "print preview" toolbar button
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1778
Firefox "save session"
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4199
Firefox "session manager"
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2324
Firefox "cooliris preview"
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2207
Subscribe by EMAIL
What is a "feed" or "RSS"??
** "Why Firefox?"
First of all it's free and open source - good reasons to support it. But Internet Explorer (IE) is also free and so that on its own doesn't explain why an ordinary user should use Firefox.
------------
** A number of websites explain why Firefox is better. Here is one and here is another.
Apart from the inherent advantages, a huge plus with Firefox - because it is open source and anyone can make add-ons and enhancements - is that thousands of developers have made add-ons for the browser. I plan in the next coupe of posts to take you though the most essential add-ons which, the cumulative effect of which is to make Firefox not just better but to put it in a class of its own.
------
Older comment about "Duplicate Tab" MixTabPlus's right click has a duplicate tab option which performs the following function as well:
Doesn't work with 3.6.x - Duplicate tab is a really useful tab which duplicates the whole history of the selected tab into a new tab. This is really useful when you want, say, to visit the last and second last site you visited and may want to go back further in the browsing history of that tab. If you simply press "Control" + "T" or hit the "new tab" icon, firstly you will have to manually enter the address. But more importantly the new tab won't have any of the browsing history you might want to access.
But with the Duplicate Tab button you just click the button and the tab you're in duplicates itself with all its history.
--
Another older comment:
Can now simply select option to start with tabs from last time so don't need this. The "Save and Exit" button saves the session and will reopen all the same window(s) next time you open the browser.
(If you use Sandboxie the browser won't remember your opened tab(s) if you terminate the programs it's running or empty the relevant sandbox)
Windows 7 tweaks
For some reason, the Windows 7 Start menu doesn't include "recent Items" (or "Recent Documents" in XP) by default.
To enable it:
Right click the 'Taskbar',
click 'Properties'
> select the 'Start Menu' tab
> click 'Customize' >
in the dialog displayed, check off the appropriate menu link, 'Recent Items'
Then press "OK"
To enable it:
Right click the 'Taskbar',
click 'Properties'
> select the 'Start Menu' tab
> click 'Customize' >
in the dialog displayed, check off the appropriate menu link, 'Recent Items'
Then press "OK"
Monday, June 14, 2010
Free Uninstaller – Like Revo – but with batch Uninstall
http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/?p=7278
Free Uninstaller offers one key feature Revo lacks: batch uninstall. You can select multiple programs to be removed instead of having to uninstall them one at a time. That’s a great time-saver during those “spring cleaning” sessions when you want to clear out months’ worth of unwanted apps.
I tried it and it works well.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Soluto – Tip from Lifehacker – speed up system start-up
http://www.soluto.com/
According to Lifehacker this is a utility to analyze and improve start-up time.
I am about to take it for a spin.
I just went to their website and it looks like you sign up and they then send you an invitation to join, so I can't install it yet.UPDATE: I have now instaled and tried on three PC's. It world very well. IN all cases the most time-lagging apps were items Soluto recommended NOT removing from bot but I definitely saved of some time and it gives you a good picture of what happens as boot.
- A number of items don't have and info. yet, but that's to be expected from a new service.
Their own video is here (courtesy of Vimeo)
According to Lifehacker this is a utility to analyze and improve start-up time.
I am about to take it for a spin.
- A number of items don't have and info. yet, but that's to be expected from a new service.
Their own video is here (courtesy of Vimeo)
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Browse open tabs in Google’s Chrome browser (Like Showcase in Firefox)
Here’s a description & screenshots
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/12026/visually-browse-through-your-open-tabs-in-google-chrome/
and here’s the plugin link:
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gmpnbibondcjmkmmdmdjahgoglpendge
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Search for android apps online
The official Android app website - http://www.android.com/market/#app=com.epocrates – doesn’t have search (yet) for some reason, but this one does: http://apps.doubletwist.com/
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
OCR from screenshot converter
Freeware
From:
OCR Image to Ascii Desktop Converter 1.0.0 download page:
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Programming/Misc__Programming_Tools/OCR_Image_to_Ascii_Desktop_Converter_Download.html
I found this at:
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Best/free-screen-ocr.html
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
How to Create Mail Merge with GMail
Talks you through step-by-step – even has a video
Looks good
http://www.labnol.org/software/mail-merge-with-gmail/13289/
My tags: GMail GDocs MailMerge Mail Merge
Integrate Google Docs into Microsoft Office
http://www.offisync.com/
Their site says:
OffiSync Supercharges Microsoft Office, enabling users to significantly improve the way they create, collaborate and share their documents by integrating Microsoft Office with Google Docs, and Google Apps.
I haven’t used it yet, but I saw the extra tab inside MS Word when I opened it up.
I liked the image on their site which explains it visually:
Jason
My keywords: GDocs Sync MS Office Word Excel
*Postscript:
I have had some problems with Word 2010 Beta and the error message said it had something to to with Offisync. I'm not sure if that was actually the problem, but I uninstalled it anyway. Also there are some quirks with formatting not carrying over into the GDocs version of the document and the sync - I think - only workds from the desktop doc to the web and NOT the other way around.
Their site says:
OffiSync Supercharges Microsoft Office, enabling users to significantly improve the way they create, collaborate and share their documents by integrating Microsoft Office with Google Docs, and Google Apps.
I haven’t used it yet, but I saw the extra tab inside MS Word when I opened it up.
I liked the image on their site which explains it visually:
Jason
My keywords: GDocs Sync MS Office Word Excel
*Postscript:
I have had some problems with Word 2010 Beta and the error message said it had something to to with Offisync. I'm not sure if that was actually the problem, but I uninstalled it anyway. Also there are some quirks with formatting not carrying over into the GDocs version of the document and the sync - I think - only workds from the desktop doc to the web and NOT the other way around.
Keep Facebook private! (I hate having to opt OUT of info. sharing!)
This article shows everything you need to do to keep Facebook private – it takes 10 mins. but it’s worth it.
Jason
Friday, May 7, 2010
Windows7 G0d Mode
I need to change things in Windows7 and want to just ONE place to do it all:
G0d Mode:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html
http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/windows-7/Q-What-s-GodMode-in-Windows-7-.aspx
http://lifehacker.com/5439498/create-an-all+inclusive-control-panel-shortcut-in-windows-7
This tip only works on Windows 7—other versions of Windows may produce unsavory results.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
C# Resources - online
List of resources:
http://www.programmingtutorials.com/csharp.aspx
MS Programming Guide:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/67ef8sbd
MS C# Reference Guide
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/618ayhy6
C# Basics & Tutorials - C# Basics & Tutorials
http://www.codersource.net/microsoft-net.aspx
Needed to go:
http://www.microsoft.com/express/Web/
Powerful Set of Free Tools Microsoft® Visual Web Developer® 2010 Express provides you with
everything you need to start building standards-friendly Web applications.
http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/
SQL Server® 2008 Express Edition is a lightweight, feature-rich, powerful database for your Web data-enabled needs.
http://www.programmingtutorials.com/csharp.aspx
MS Programming Guide:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/67ef8sbd
MS C# Reference Guide
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/618ayhy6
C# Basics & Tutorials - C# Basics & Tutorials
http://www.codersource.net/microsoft-net.aspx
Needed to go:
http://www.microsoft.com/express/Web/
Powerful Set of Free Tools Microsoft® Visual Web Developer® 2010 Express provides you with
everything you need to start building standards-friendly Web applications.
http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/
SQL Server® 2008 Express Edition is a lightweight, feature-rich, powerful database for your Web data-enabled needs.
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