Browsing articles by "MoiN, Author at Techtites"
Jan
30
2009

Free Ubuntu Pocket Guide – Starters Learning Book

If you are a Ubuntu newbie and want to learn how to install, configure Ubuntu etc, this free e-book is for you. It is written by Keir Thomas and is one of the best books for people who are new to Ubuntu and want to learn the basics. It’s a 170 Page ebook which covers everything from installation and configuration to security and command-line tricks. Table of Contents are: 1. Installing Ubuntu 2. Configuring Ubuntu 3. Getting to grips with the desktop 4. Users and the filesystem 5. Hands-on at the command-line 6. Software management 7. Securing the system *…

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Jan
28
2009

Web Based Video Chat

There are many ways to do video chats like installing your favorite IM client and start a video call but what if you are not on your home computer and want to do a video chat with your friend or even a anonymous person (if bored). Try TokBox, it’s a great online web based video chat service which lets you do video calls for free. You can start video conferences, see missed calls from your friends or anonymous people and much more. For example, if someone is not online, you can even send them a video mail which they can…

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Jan
20
2009

Recover MS Word and MS Excel password Easily

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If you have lost your password for any MS Word or Excel document and are unable to recover it, try using this Free Word / Excel Password Recovery application. It’s a freeware product and all you need to do is install it, open the file that you need to recover. Choose the character set “a to z” and the expected lenght of your password and click GO. It will than try every possible combination that matches your password.  It might take a bit time depending on the characters and length of your password, the larger the character set, the longer…

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Jan
20
2009

5 Cool Resources for Book Lovers

If you are a book lover and are looking for good places to find, read, swap or even create your own book clubs, check out these nifty resources. 1- SwapTree SwapTree is a great place where you can trade books for free. 2- PDF Geni PDF Geni is a nifty search engine for all book lovers. It lets you find and download books in PDF format easily. 3- Wattpad Wattpad lets you read and share books on your mobile phone. 4- Book Sprouts With book sprouts, you can create your own book club and sharing your reading experiences. 5- BookGlutton…

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Jan
14
2009

Stream Music Easily with Vibe Streamer

If you are looking to stream or listen to music in your browser check out Vibe Streamer. Vibe Streamer is a personal music streaming server that allows users to listen to their digital music collection from any web browser across a local area network or over the world wide web. The application server features a very easy installation procedure and offers a wide range of configurations to secure, grant or limit access to a user’s music collection. Users can also create multiple user accounts and groups in order to allow friends and family members to access their music. As a…

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Jan
5
2009

Make Free Internet Calls with Free2Fone

If you are looking for a free P2P (Peer-2-Peer) internet telephone application then check out Free-2-Fone. It’s a free software that lets you make free calls to anyone in the world. All you need is a computer, good internet connection and latest version of Microsoft .NET Framework (Download here). If it’s not installed already, it will open the microsoft website automatically and takes you to the link. Free-2-fone’s interface is very simple and it automatically alerts you through a pop-up windows if there’s a incoming call. Features Include: Under 10MB of system memory during calls, and less than 2MB when…

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