Archive for the ‘utilities’ Category
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
When I get a new Windows machine or reinstall an operating systems, one of the first things I do after installing the OS and drivers is install an invaluable little utility called UltraMon. It's really the only way to experience dual monitors.
Doesn't Windows have built-in dual monitor support? Sure, but ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Let's say you're sending an email via your Gmail or other Web email account and want to attach a file. Or maybe you're uploading a file to your blog or just about any other Web-based application, but you'd rather not bother with that annoying Browse button since you're already looking ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Now that you know how to hide the annoying Firefox downloads status window, it's time to make your downloads really scream.
Enter Internet Download Manager (IDM) -- the great little utility with the ugly logo. Once you start using IDM, you'll never want to go back. Downloads are so fast ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Yesterday I downloaded a great little application that a coworker recommended: AutoHotkey. Similar to Texter or other utilities that allow you to assign keyboard shortcuts to input text strings, AutoHotkey does all that and more. And, unlike Texter, it works on Vista (and XP), and I haven't run into the ...
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Microsoft Word and Excel are great for creating and emailing around documents, but what if you want to collaborate and share your documents with others online? If you have a Gmail address or Google account, you probably already know about Google Docs. My wife and I have used it for ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Quite simply, RoboForm is the best password manager utility out there. Once you use RoboForm, you'll wonder how you lived without it. I've been using it since early 2006 or so and it's one of the utilities I use every single day on both my desktop and my laptop (and ...
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Hi, I'm Gabe Anderson. I've published more than 2,000 personal and professional blog entries on my other blogs since 2000.