Aciqra is a great free program for astronomy enthusiasts. It will map the sky for you, act as a virtual planetarium (in 2D) and will even track movement of stellar phenomena like planets and stars or even deep space objects (DSOs), and more. As a kid →
Manage your time with Morphine: a better web blocker for Chrome:
No we’re not talking about medicine for pain, here. Morphine is a web blocker that gives you more options to view blocked pages. It works as a Chrome extension, and while it works in some of the same ways as a standard web blocker, it has →
Updated: How to embed a video into a PowerPoint presentation and end up with a SINGLE file
We just updated our previous post on this subject, so that it now has better screenshots and specific instructions for each version of PowerPoint (2003, 2007 and 2010), as embedding in PowerPoint 2010 is much easier than earlier versions. Check it out here.
Record everything that you or others have been doing on your PC, with TimeSnapper.
What if I told you that everything that you’ve been doing on your computer was being recorded through snapshots of your screen taken at regular intervals. Actually, answer this question instead: what if the person doing the recording was you, with the intention of obtaining a →
Map your mind and organize information on the go with MindJet – a free app for Android
Visual organization tools can be extremely useful, and can be even more so if you can use them on the spot when you actually need them. Which is why we like MindJet, a data visualization and organization tool for your Android based device; it has tons →
Expand Google Calendar and connect it with Twitter and LinkedIn, with GiJit
GiJit is an add-on for Google Calendar that will not only provide reminders for important upcoming events but will also provide extra information on people and events. It will help you find different businesses near meetings, find pictures of people you are supposed to be meeting, →
Manage and pay all of your bills in one place with Manilla
Have you ever looked at all the different bills you pay to all the different companies you get services from every month and felt overwhelmed? If so, then check out Manilla, a fairly new service that allows you to manage and pay your bills online. It →
Make better decisions with ‘Decision Making Tool’: an Excel based quantitative scoring template
Let’s say that you have to make a decision between a number of options where you have to take into account multiple factors or considerations. It can be very useful to write these down so you can see them in front of you, but it can →
Create an instant database of movies in your collection with Movie Explorer
Movie Explorer is a handy tool that will help you build a database or a kind of overview of what movies are available on a specific source. It’s really meant for those of us who have a large collection of movies, most likely in a number →
How to legally sign electronic documents online: DigiSigner and SignNow compared
For one or two jobs and an occasional personal instance, I have had to sign documents electronically. There are a few ways to do so online, for little or even no cost at all so I decided to take a look at a couple of them: DigiSigner →
Get your weather forecast displayed on a Google map with “Full Screen Weather” – in your browser or on Android/iOS
There is something that makes sense about seeing the weather forecast displayed on a big map, which may be related to the fact that we are all used to seeing forecasts superimposed on big maps on TV. In any case, Full Screen Weather is a free →
Track payments and create bill reminders for free at billbaba.com
billbaba.com is a personal finance management system online that helps you do things like set reminders to pay bills, keep records of money you’ve lent out, and manage personal financial goals. It’s free to sign up and use the site, all of which is very easy. →
