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Skip introductory video ad clips with AdBlock Video Firefox plugin
Everyone is familiar with the ad clips that are a mainstay of video/news services such as Hulu or NBC, that are shown before the actual programming. Typically 20 or 30 seconds in duration, these are no major nuisance in small doses; except with more and more people increasingly consuming TV programming, news and video on [...]
Copy any DVD to in two steps with BDLot DVD ISO Master
If you have a DVD you want to copy or rip to your hard disk, the free BDLot DVD ISO Master just might be the easiest way to go about doing it. This software will rip your DVD to the hard disk in the form of an ISO file, and will allow you to burn [...]
Create internet bookmarks as browser-independent files on your desktop with HTMtied
Ever wished you could manage your bookmarks on your desktop as files rather than within any particular browser you may be using? Ever wish you could have these bookmarks be browser independent, rather than associated with specific browsers, and that you could organize these within a browser independent folder structure? If so, then HTMtied is [...]
Automatically download and shuffle Flickr wallpaper images with Flickr Wallpaper Rotator
What if I told you that you could install an app that gave you unlimited, beautiful, images downloaded and shuffled on your desktop automatically, and that all you had to do was enjoy and, on occasion, skip an image that perhaps didn’t quite strike your fancy? That program in question is free and it is [...]
Five must-have programs for laptops and netbooks
Do you have a laptop or netbook? If so, then check out the following 5 free programs which might prove really useful: AutoSensitivity, Aeorfoil, Touchfreeze, Core Temp, and Prey. Note: this is not a post of must-have general applications; for that check out my Freeware Top 30. Check out my mini review of each of [...]
How to easily transcribe audio or video recordings into text
I recently had to transcribe a number of video interviews into text. This turned out to be much more of a labor intensive project than I thought, and it quickly dawned on me that the process can be vastly improved via a few technological tweaks. This posting aims to present a step by step tutorial [...]
Organize and access your shortcuts, files, and URLs with 8Start, a nice-looking, versatile portable launcher
I am always ready to try out a new launcher, probably because of the prospect of finding a new way of organizing my stuff, or hoping for a stylish new user experience, or simply for a change. 8Start certainly satisfies all of the above criteria. This launcher, in fact, has been around for years, but [...]
