Ultimate Tech Survival Guide

Blog Backup Online

2007-06-15T22:38:00.000-07:00

Welcome to BlogBackupOnline

Until now, backing up your blog was complicated and tedious. BlogBackupOnline provides an effortless way to backup, restore, and export your blog.

It's as simple as 1,2,3.

1) Sign up

2) Register the blog you want to back up

3) Your blogs are automatically backed up daily.

No software or programming required!

Backing up your blog is free while we are in Beta. 50mb of storage space is allocated per account.

Apply for your own account here

No Names, More Thumbnails

2007-06-12T06:22:00.000-07:00

When you’re looking at a bunch of image thumbnails, filenames seem almost superfluous. You can eliminate the display of filenames (and thus leave more space for the thumbnails) by holding down the SHIFT key while opening or switching to a thumbnail view. To restore filenames, just repeat the process.

Antivirus

2007-03-23T07:06:00.000-07:00

Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic reliably protects your private computer against dangerous viruses, worms, Trojans and costly dialers.

More than 15 million users worldwide trust in the reliable protection of Avira AntiVir. And this is no coincidence at all: Avira has gained several awards. The product combines first-class detection rates and ease of use with a top performance that protects your computer safely and hardly burdens older PCs.

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avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users and non-commercial use. Both of these conditions should be met! Our company offers the Home Edition free of charge, since, in our
opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention; however, many users are not able to or do not want to pay for antivirus software. This page will show you the most important features of this program.

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AVG 7.1 Free Users!

As of February 18th, 2007, AVG 7.1 Free Edition is no longer supported. If you are still using AVG 7.1 Free Edition, please take action now to remain safe by downloading the new AVG 7.5 Free Edition. Do not leave your self unprotected.

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Default websites in Firefox

2007-03-22T10:24:00.001-07:00

Always open the same five sites first thing every morning? firefox lets you open them all at the same time to make the start of your day easier.
Just open the sites in the tabbed order you want to view them, then go to Tools>Options>Main and click "Use Current Pages" then hit OK.

The word "IN" in Google Search

2007-03-22T10:14:00.001-07:00

Using the word "IN" allows you to find out how much one quantity is when converted to an equivalent quantity.
If you're looking for currency conversion, you can type, for instance, 10 dollars in pounds, to find out the British equivalent.
You can do similar things if you want to convert something from one measurement to another (50cm in inches)

Templates for work, home, and play

2007-03-22T10:06:00.001-07:00

Trying to make a calendar in Excel or a newsletter in Word? Microsoft offers hundreds of downloadable Office templates online that look great and are ready to go. Check them out here.

Windows with the same view

2007-03-22T09:58:00.001-07:00

Windows XP tries to anticipate the preferred way to display files listed in Windows Explorer. If you prefer that all folders be displayed the same way (i.e. showing full details of each file), setting these preferences for each folder can be a drag. But XP lets you set your preferences globally.

Go to Start>My documents, click on the Views icon, and select a view.

Then click on the Tools menu and scroll to Folder Options. Select the View tab and click the Apply to All Folders button.

RAD Video Tools

2007-03-07T03:21:00.000-08:00

Today I tried to find a way to convert a .mov file to a .avi file. I found this wonderful tool (and free, absolutely) which is called "RAD Video Tools". It can convert one movie type to another fast and easy. Try it here or here.

To use it, it's easy. Firstly, run the software, choose file you want to convert, then click "convert a file" button.

In the next windows, choose output filename and file type. Then click "convert"

Another windows appears to ask you to choose compression type. Choose the compression type you want and then click "OK". That's it.

A lot more features can be found in this software, so explore them. You can save a sum of money for alternative commercial softwares.

Knot knowledge

2007-01-29T06:20:00.000-08:00

Problem: I used to know how to tie a lot of knots when I was in scouts. Is there a good site to refresh my skills?

Solution: From scouting and climbing knots to boating and fishing knots, here is a site that doesn’t just tell you how to tie them—it shows you. Animated Knots by Grog (www.animatedknots.com) has step-by-step instructions with images. Whether you used to be a knot pro or know nothing about knots, this site untangles the mess of trying to tie two things together.

The right amount of paint

2007-01-29T06:13:00.000-08:00

Problem: The last time I painted a room in our home, I overbought the paint and ended up with extra gallons. I want to use the remainder to paint another room, but I’m afraid there isn’t quite enough left. How can I figure out the right amount?

Solution: The Interior Paint Calculator is what you need. It’s one of a number of handy online tools on the Easy2DIY site (www.easy2diy.com). To find the paint calculator, go to Task and select Painting. Then click the How-To Tutorials tab and then the Interior Paint Calculator. Now that you’re here, it’s all a matter of simply filling in your room’s details (length, width, and height, as well as door and window info), and you’ll get a recommendation for the number of gallons/quarts for walls, ceiling, and trim.

(Smart Computing)

Wireless Router: neccessary information

2007-01-29T06:05:00.000-08:00

Top 9 Laptop Computer Safety Tips

2007-01-19T15:20:00.000-08:00

Safely using your laptop will help ensure that your laptop works properly and you don't get hurt. Improper use or not being aware of safety issues can cause your laptop irreparable damage. These safety tips should be added to your weekly laptop maintenance routine and will help you stay productive and safe no matter where you are working.

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Top 5 downloads of 2006

2007-01-12T06:58:00.000-08:00

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2006 Best Video Aggregation Site

2007-01-05T06:26:00.000-08:00

VideoSift is a video site based on community submissions and voting. The site currently caters mostly ot the taste of the geek-and-college crowd, but that should change with time

http://www.videosift.com/

2006 Best Online Task Manager

2007-01-05T06:22:00.000-08:00

Locate your tasks.
- Use the map to see where your tasks are located in the real world. See what's nearby or on your way, and plan the best way to get things done.

Manage tasks quickly and easily.
- An intuitive interface makes managing tasks fun. Set due dates easily with next Friday or in 2 weeks. Extensive keyboard shortcuts make task management quicker than ever.

Get reminded, anywhere.
- Receive reminders via email, SMS, and instant messenger (AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Skype and Yahoo! are all supported).

Plan your time.
- See what's due today and tomorrow, and the things you've missed. Prioritize, estimate your time, and postpone with ease. Set tasks to repeat every week or after 2 months.

Organize the way you want to.
- Are you a list lover? Create as many lists as you need. Into tagging? Use the task cloud to easily see what you have to do. Want to store notes along with your tasks? You can do that too.
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/

2006 Best Online Event Calendar

2007-01-05T06:17:00.000-08:00

Upcoming.org is a social events calendar driven by people just like you!

Discover new events, share them with your friends, and add your own.

http://upcoming.org/

2006 Best Online Instant Messenger

2007-01-05T06:05:00.001-08:00

meebo.com is a website for instant messaging from absolutely anywhere. Whether you’re at home, on campus, at work, or traveling foreign lands, hop over to meebo.com on any computer to access all of your buddies (on AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ and Jabber) and chat with them, no downloads or installs required, for free!

2006 Best online Word Processor

2007-01-05T05:59:00.000-08:00

"Zoho [Writer] packs most of the functions along the top of the document pane, with familiar graphical icons, such as a disk that you click to save a file. We like the bottom icons that display the document’s tags and sharing status. You can also keep multiple Zoho files open at the same time, which ThinkFree doesn’t allow. By default, Zoho Writer organizes your open documents within tabs."

Features

Access from anywhere
Access, edit, share documents from anywhere
Create and edit documents your way
Create, edit or re-format documents using our WYSIWYG editor
Collaborative editing of documents
Allow multiple users to work on a document simultaneously
Load your existing documents
Import Microsoft Word (DOC), OpenOffice text (ODT & SXW), HTML, RTF, JPG, GIF & PNG files
Generate PDF/DOC/ODT
Export documents created in Zoho Writer as PDF, DOC, ODT, SXW, RTF, HTML & text files
Share, don't attach
Share documents with your friends or publish them for public view
Post to your blog
Directly post documents to your blogs like WordPress, Blogger, TypePad and Live Journal
No need for duplicates
Have multiple versions of a document, not multiple copies
Multilingual support
Support for multiple languages, create documents in your native language

http://www.zohowriter.com/

Media Monkey 2.5.4

2007-01-05T05:42:00.000-08:00

We’re going to climb out on a limb a
bit and spotlight the MediaMonkey. As
our digital music collections grow, we
want this software on our machines.
MediaMonkey is better than anything
we’ve used for browsing, mass tagging,
converting, and playing large libraries.
From the way it lets us search and tag files
to the way it segregates incomplete tags
and dupes for editing, this program
knows how music nuts work with their
collections. The Monkey’s interface is a
bit scruffy (for example, the player window
and some type can be exceedingly
small), but for burning, tagging, and
shuffling thousands of tracks and albums,
this primate swings.

Media Monkey 2.5.4
(Free [Standard], $19.95 [Gold];
www.mediamonkey.com)

Backup your PC

2006-12-13T15:15:00.000-08:00

Multimedia on your site

2006-12-13T14:50:00.000-08:00

Olympus Evolt E-330

2006-12-13T07:26:00.000-08:00

HOW IT WORKS: LIVE VIEW
Until now, no D-SLR let you view a live image of your subject on the LCD screen. Instead, you were forced to put your eye up to the viewfinder. With its innovative Live View display, the Olympus Evolt E-330 gives you two ways to view your subjects on the LCD screen: Live View A Mode and Live View B Mode.

Essential Free Downloads (part 2)

2006-12-13T06:09:00.000-08:00

Essential Free Downloads

2006-12-13T06:02:00.001-08:00

Picasa's hidden gems

2006-12-13T05:48:00.000-08:00

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