Much like me, many of us use the same password for multiple email accounts and websites. While this practice makes managing passwords an easier job, it also means that only one of our accounts needs to be compromised in order for all of them to be compromised. One way hackers compromise our passwords is via phishing scams.
Spyware is growing nuisance for computer users. For users this is the most harmful threat specially the ones who enter their private/personal data onto their computers; information such as passwords, credit card numbers, physical addresses, phone numbers, and research papers. Keyloggers are perhaps the most dangerous type of spyware.
While surfing the web for free web-based alarm clocks I came across Metalock. Unlike many other web based alarm services, MetaClock offers a lot more functions than just a wakeup call. It can also be used as a “To-do-List” manager because it has the ability to let it’s users set notes which will remind them of tasks to do when the alarm is triggered.
I have been writing about many useful Image editors and other excellent services that may come in handy for everyday life routine. Recently I have stumbled upon Change Images, a free web service that does almost everything you need to do. When I say “almost everything” I mean you can easily resize, crop, convert, add effects and photoframes and all that on one simple easy to use platform.
With todays internet climate being the snoop fest that it is, it’s becoming harder and harder to keep prying eyes away from your internet activites. To combat these packet spys people have anonymous software clients and websites through which you can browse and keep the snoops at bay. ItsHidden is a servive that I first thought would be just another anonymous surfing website to add to my list then I read further into the website’s blurb and found out that ItsHidden.
BatteryCare is designed to optimize the performance and usage of modern laptop batteries, it uses a complex algorithm that actually monitors your battery’s discharge cycles. In other words the software accurately records your battery’s overall performance and recommends that you fully discharge your laptops batteries once after every 20-30 recharges. By doing so you not only increase your battery’s life span but also increase its `immunity’ to wear and tear.
Yet an another awesome photoshop only effect finally makes it way to us, and yet again its just a powerful as photoshops said effect yet its absolutely free to use. Say hello to Fotosketcher. This freeware application allows you to create awesome sketched images from your photographs!
A Youtube `channel’ is a fancy way of saying Youtube `profile page’. Whenever you sign up with Youtube you get your own `channel page’ that gives details such as your public videos, favorites, comments, subscribers, video log, bulletin status, and recent activity. Users can also see stats about you, like how long you’ve been a YouTube member, how old you are, and how many videos you’ve watched.
When making a computer based tutorial/presentation you’re required to get specialized software that will capture both your voice and your movements onscreen. Some of these software cost hundreds of dollars are bulky to install and are espcially confusing to setup. For example when choosing which video and audio format to use to save your actions in.
I often come across files that I have problems to open. Sometimes it is because Windows won’t recognize it on its own and give options with limited software that might be able to open the file. I have found one of the most unique and innovative ways, to not only find out about obscure file types that lie on your harddisk, but also to find open source software in a natural yet remarkable manner.
Why use an old software? Well in my case its because I want to achieve a task at hand without unnecessary fuss. I’m not the kind of person who upgrades his computer every 2 months so if the latest version of MSN messenger is too slow on my computer I just go back to using an older version!
For me, when it comes to saving images on the internet all I need to do is visit Picasa and manage my photos online. Not only because it is safe but it also lets me create albums, collages, batch edit and the best of all apply effects to images. If you’re like me and would like to learn a way to make a backup copy of these images on your local hard drive then you’re on the right path of the road.
