Category: Tools

  • ShareTool Offers Super Easy File Sharing on a Mac

    ShareTool by Yazsoft is an application I’ve been using on my Macs for the last year or so, and it offers the easiest file sharing of any services I’ve used.  ShareTool is a great way to stream your music library and remotely access your Mac from anywhere. Why use ShareTool? Let’s say you have a…

  • Quick Tip: How to Save Documents as PDFs in Microsoft Office Word 2007

    If you’ve ever written a document in Microsoft Office Word, chances are you’ve wanted to save it as a PDF for easy sharing.  Publishing to PDF isn’t included in the standard installation of Microsoft Office Word, but you can add it in a few easy steps which I will cover in this quick tip. Step…

  • Follow Up: My Experience with Microsoft Security Essentials Anti-Malware Software

    A few months ago, Evan wrote a great article about Microsoft’s free anti-malware application, Microsoft Security Essentials. After using Microsoft Security Essentials for several months, I’ve been able to get a good sense of how it stacks up against the competition. My first experience with Security Essentials was on my own computer. It had some…

  • Gmail Tip: How to Quickly View Unread Messages

    If you’re like me, your inbox can get pretty cluttered with unread messages after being away from my computer for a day. Since I use multiple inboxes to split my Gmail inbox into several smaller inboxes, I can have unread messages all over the place on a particularly busy day. In this guide, I’ll show…

  • How to Download and Backup Pictures from an LG Dare Mobile Phone (VX9700)

    I recently decided to part ways with my old LG Dare phone (VX9700), but before I got rid of it I wanted to back up the pictures that were still stored in its memory.  Unfortunately, you can’t just plug the device into a computer and make copies, and it takes a long time to send…

  • Do Public DNS Services Such As Google DNS Have Any Real Benefit?

    If you haven’t heard about it, Google announced their free Public DNS service in early December.  According to Google’s Blog, Google Public DNS will provide increased DNS lookup speeds, making the end-user experience faster. Google isn’t the first company to provide an alternative DNS service.  The popular OpenDNS has been around for a few years…

  • How to Add Facebook Chat To Your Desktop Instant Messaging Software

    When Facebook Chat was first launched in early 2008, it added a powerful feature to the growing social network.  Almost two years later Facebook Chat has received an upgrade – the ability to use Facebook Chat from your favorite desktop IM software. This new feature works by utilizing the XMPP messaging protocol (the same protocol…

  • Improve Windows Print Screen With Gadwin PrintScreen

    Windows includes only the most basic screen capture capabilities by default, but free software like Gadwin PrintScreen offers a solution that will add much more functionality to your computer. Using Gadwin PrintScreen Once you have downloaded and installed Gadwin PrintScreen, right click the newly created icon in your system tray and select Properties… from the…

  • See What Others are Saying with the Twitter Reactions Extension for Google Chrome

    One of the most useful aspects of Twitter is that people tweet about everything – which means there is never a shortage of commentary about anything on the internet.  Twitter Reactions is a new extension for the Google Chrome web browser that displays what others are saying about websites you view in real-time. To get…

  • CDBurnerXP: Free, Powerful & Easy-To-Use Disc Burning Software

    Although the increasing size of USB flash drives has decreased the need to use CDs and DVDs for data transfer, they are still very useful for backing up important files.  In the event you need to burn a disc, CDBurnerXP is free, powerful, and easy to use. Despite it’s name, CDBurnerXP supports Windows XP, Vista,…