Xoopit for Gmail (Firefox Friday)
As your email inbox grows in size, after a while managing it can be quite a tedious task. And even worse is if you attempt to search for attachements in there. This is why Xoopit is a real blessing!
Five Tips to Secure Your Gmail Usage
Last week, MakeUseOf reported more domains being stolen, all owned by Gmail users. Brandon from GeekCondition reported a proof of concept. However, Google has replied stating that Gmail has no vulnerabilities.
ShellExView (Tool Tuesday)
A shell extension is an in-process COM object which extends the Windows’ abilities. Most shell extensions are automatically installed by the operating system, but there are also many other applications that install additional shell extension components. E.
Make your XP/Vista Windows move like in Windows 7
Windows 7 has come out an amazing new method of handling windows. Windows XP and Vista are without this features. The feature that I am talking about is the ability to drag windows to snap them along the sides of your screen.
Themes for your Gmail
If you’re bored of the plain old white Gmail background, then one option is to use the Better Gmail Firefox extension which added a few themes. Gmail now comes with several different skins that you can use to beautify your inbox. In a quote from their blog post: We wanted to go beyond simple color customization, so out of the 30 odd themes we’re launching today, there’s a shiny theme with chrome styling, another one that turns your inbox into a retro notepad, nature themes that change scenery over time, weather driven themes that can rain on your mailbox, and fun characters to keep you in good company.
Quickly rename files with PFrank (Tool Tuesday)
Renaming a file is as simple as hitting F2 on your keyboard. Well it is all good unless you have ten or twenty or more files to rename. Short for Peter’s Flexible RenAmiNg Kit, PFrank is a bulk file/folder renaming program that lets you can easily organize your music, picture, video, or any other types of files.
Beware: Google 10th Anniversary Spam Email
Received an interesting email today. Interesting because without doubt it has all the signs of a big scam. Firstly, I received it at my Yahoo!
25GB with Windows Live SkyDrive (Service Saturday)
Take it from Microsoft to jump into the fray for Online Storage and then show why they can attract customers / users. In an announcement on the Windows Live SkyDrive blog, Microsoft announced some updates to their online storage service. Space has been increased five fold from 5GB to 25GB of free online storage Control your data.
Total Validator (Website Wednesday)
Total Validator is a free one-stop all-in-one validator comprising a HTML validator, an accessibility validator, a spelling validator, a broken links validator, and the ability to take screenshots with different browsers to see what your web pages really look like. You can select what validations you wish to run as well as which browser screenshot you wish to see and Total Validator will bring you a custom report on the errors. You also even more advanced settings, upload a page or cut & paste the HTML directly.
USB WriteProtector (Tool Tuesday)
USB WriteProtector (English version) is one of the jewels that make live really peaceful when you live in a world where your darling pen drive spends a lot of time across several laptops / computers. USB WriteProtector is a small portable software that allows you to write protect your pendrive. This ensures that no files can be written to the drive unless unprotected.
ISODisk (Tool Thursday)
ISODisk is a FREE and powerful ISO disk image file tool. It allows you to create upto 20 virtual CD/DVD drives, mount an .ISO disk image and access the files on it as if it were burned to CD or DVD.
FastStone MaxView (Tool Tuesday)
So you have this whole stack of images and you want to quickly go through them, without needing to add it as an album in Picasa or a similar photo organizer? FastStone MaxView is a tiny, very fast and innovative image viewer that supports all major graphic formats. Its intuitive layout and commands allow everyone, from beginners to professionals, to view and manipulate images quickly and efficiently.