Portable Applications
SP Grab – Free And Simple Screenshot Sharing Tool
Jun 20th
I’ve already shown you a lot of screen capture tools like Snippy, Uploadr, Gyazo, and many more, and today, I’m going to show you another tool called SP Grab, a small Window application that allows you to quickly create screenshots and share them with anyone online by automatically uploading it to your own FTP or to the SP Grab server.
Prevent Your PC From Sleeping When Watching Movies Or During Presentation
Jun 17th
Sometimes when I’m watching a movie on my laptop, the system will sleep after a few minutes of inactivity (no mouse or keyboard input). This is normal because that is the default power settings of Windows. When a PC has not been used for a while (idle mode), it will enter sleep mode which can benefit the user from a significant reduction in electricity use, heat generation, component wear, etc. It’s easy to wake up your computer, just press a key or move your mouse. All the same applications continue running, and the windows are open as if nothing happened.
Sleep mode is a great feature, however, when you’re doing something like watching a movie or burning DVDs and then suddenly your system will sleep, that’s a bad thing because you’re still using it – even though you’re not actually using it because you’re not doing anything like moving your mouse or typing keys. That’s why most of the media players and other programs now have the capabilities to tell Windows not to sleep while they’re running. But how about those programs or internet activity that do not have the ability to block sleep mode such as downloading a large file, presenting a PowerPoint, etc.
ByeTunes – Completely Remove/Uninstall iTunes From Your PC
Jun 14th
iTunes is a free application from Apple that lets you play and organize digital music and video files on your Windows PC and Mac. The application lets you manage the contents on Apple’s popular iPod and other devices such as iPhone and iPad. In addition, iTunes lets you connect to the iTunes Store via the internet to purchase and download music, music videos, television shows, iPod games, audio books, podcasts, and etc.
Close All Windows – Instantly Close All Running Programs In One Click
May 31st
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could close all running programs in just one-click? For example you’re running 20 programs and then suddenly you decided to close it all. It’s really a hassle if you will close it all one by one. Good thing there is Close All Windows, a free tool that makes it easy for everyone to close multiple windows instantly!
Close All Windows is a lightweight tool that adds a “close” button to the Start menu, Quick Launch bar, Windows 7 taskbar or elsewhere. You can click the button anytime when you want to close all the running programs on your PC.
Never Forget To Unplug USB Device Before Shutting Down Your PC Again
May 26th
Have you ever experienced shutting down your PC then “ooops you just realized that your USB device is still plugged in” or you left your flash drive in an internet cafe, and when you come back for it, it’s already gone. That is really frustrating especially the second scenario. So if you do not want to experience these frustrating situations, check out these tools that will remind you to unplug your USB device before shutting down your PC.
Snippy – Portable Screen Capture Tool For Windows XP
May 26th
Windows Vista and 7 has a very cool screen capture program called Snipping Tool that lets you take screenshots of anything on your desktop, like a picture or a section of webpage. You can snip a whole window, a rectangular section of the screen, or draw a freehand outline with your mouse or tablet pen (or your finger, if you’re using a PC with a touch screen). However, if you’re still using Windows XP like me, don’t be sad because there is Snippy, a cool portable screen capture tool for Windows XP.
Snippy doesn’t require any installation that’s why it’s called “portable”. You just have to download it, open the program and click the Snippy icon in the notification area. Your mouse cursor will change to a pen and you can now start to mark an area of the screen. That’s it!
Uploadr – Share Files And Screenshots Instantly Via Drag And Drop
May 23rd
Are you looking for an easy way to upload and share files, folders and screenshots to your friends and family? Localhostr Uploadr is probably the coolest application that can do this! It is a beautifully designed application that makes uploading to localhostr.com a breeze. It has a very cool interface that makes sharing files easy and fast.
Extend Microsoft Office 2010 Trial Period Up To 180 Days For Free
May 11th
Few months ago, I’ve shown you how you can download Microsoft Office 2010 Beta for free and until now it is still available. The beta version will expire on October 2010 and after that period, users can choose to download the trial or buy the full version of Office 2010. In addition, if you buy a brand new PC, it is usually installed with the trial version of MS Office 2010 and it is only valid for 30 days. However, if you enjoyed using it, here’s a tool that can help you extend your trial period up to 180 days for free and this is legal.
Office 2010 Trial Extender is a tool that can extend the trial period of your Office 2010. You can use this tool to rearm your Office with additional 30 days. Since Office 2010 can be rearmed 5 times, that means 5 x 30 = 150 days plus the original 30 days, it will give you a total of 180 days which is almost half a year! Make sure that you rearm your Office 2010 on its last day to make sure you get another 30 days.
