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Leave No Trace: How To Completely Erase Your Hard Drives Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:26PMWith stories abounding of identity theft aided by information lifted from discarded storage devices, you want devices you no longer plan to use to have no usable information when they head out the door. Here’s how to wipe them clean. (more…)
Create your own unique icons Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:10PMIcons have come a long way in the past decade, evolving from tiny, pixelated pictures into glossy, gorgeous artwork. Adding a custom icon to an application, document, or folder has evolved, too. You no longer need to use special utilities to build icons at tiny sizes; instead, you can take just about any photo or illustration and convert it into an icon.
Create Your Own Unique Icons Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:04AMIcons have come a long way in the past decade, evolving from tiny, pixelated pictures into glossy, gorgeous artwork. Adding a custom icon to an application...
Ewan around America with a $250 phone budget - part 2 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:01AMSome say he plays tiddlywinks with 50p pieces. Some say he plays electric guitar secretly at 5am each morning. All we know is, he's called Ewan Spence.
Leave No Trace: How to Completely Erase Your Hard Drives, SSDs and Thumb Drives [Security] Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:21AM# security With stories abounding of identity theft aided by information lifted from discarded storage devices, you want devices you no longer plan to use to have no usable information when they head out the door. Here's how to wipe them clean. More »
Create your own unique icons Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:09AMThere are many reasons why you'd want unique icons. Whatever the reason, Chris McVeigh walks you through some simple steps in this first of a two-part series on icon creation and customization.
Infographic of the Day: Google's "Data for a Changing World" Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:46AMGoogle's new offering--and a slew of others--highlights a new trend that allows everyone to publish, graph, and share data. And Microsoft Excel is getting lapped. Google's getting into the data visualization game: Yesterday, Google Labs unveiled the " Public Data Explorer ," which allows you to see animated visualizations of some of the most searched-for data sets on the Web. (You can watch a ...
SuperbarMonitor Puts System Monitoring Right on Your Windows Superbar [Downloads] Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:49AM# downloads Windows 7: If you like visual indicators for things like disk capacity, battery life, memory usage, and speaker volume, and you like them prominent and easy to find, SuperbarMonitor puts easy to read indicators right on your Superbar. More »
Best Of Indie Games: High-Definition Entertainment Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:48AM[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. will be summing up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a keyboard-bashing ...
Review: iZotope Music & Speech Cleaner 1.0 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:54AMiZotope Music & Speech Cleaner is easy to recommend for anyone who needs to clean up audio files frequently.
Micropayments for Bloggers a Reality Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:12AMFraxion Payments Releases WordPress Micropayments Plug-in. Bloggers Can Now Charge As Little As 1c Per Article. (PRWeb Mar 7, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3694744.htm
Micropayments for Bloggers a Reality Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:00AMFraxion Payments Releases WordPress Micropayments Plug-in. Bloggers Can Now Charge As Little As 1c Per Article.
Wi-Fi troubleshooting gets easier, more portable Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:22PMThe cool new handheld Wi-Fi troubleshooter from Fluke Networks can help network technicians who aren't RF engineers to quickly diagnose a range of common wireless LAN problems.
Ask Rick: tape transfers, sharing files, US TV, email signatures and editing icons Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:13AMOur digital doctor solves your technical troubles
Freeware Friday: Rescue The Beagles Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:10PMFiled under: Features , Action , Indie Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! There are games that are replayable thanks to how complex the interaction of gameplay and story mechanics are. There are games that are replayable due to their incredible multiplayer component. Then there are games that are replayable simply because ...
Wi-Fi Troubleshooting Gets Easier, More Portable Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:24PMThe cool new handheld Wi-Fi troubleshooter from Fluke Networks can help network technicians who aren't RF engineers to quickly diagnose a range of common wireless LAN problems.
3D Rad v6.44 Brings Support For Fur/Parallax Mapping Shaders Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:18AMThe March 2010 release of 3D Rad comes with support for advanced shader effects like fur/parallax/relief/cone-mapping. It also improves the Particles object that now supports definable emission direction ranges, to achieve, for example, explosion shock wave effects. This release also brings updated documentation and critical bug fixing. 3D Rad is a freeware, user-friendly 3d editor with a ...
Spelunking with Derek Yu Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:34AMA cave story
What's So Great about Hand-Made? (in News) Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:02AMWhether it's dog biscuits or sealskin parkas, creating items by hand builds culture and communities.
Hollywood Hit: RealDVD Will Copy DVDs No More Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:15PMRemember RealDVD , that famous piece of paid software that let you simply and easily let you make a fair copy of a DVD onto your PC's harddrive as a "personal" backup? It's been killed by Hollywood's lawyers, very finally indeed. RealNetworks released the software back in 2008, and though there are many equivalent bits of shareware and freeware for Macs and PCs that do pretty much the same thing ...
Run XP Mode in VirtualBox Instead of Virtual PC [Virtualization] Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:19PM# virtualization Windows 7 only: If you've been itching to use the new XP Mode feature in Windows 7 , but you aren't too keen on using Virtual PC or just prefer VirtualBox, here's how to use XP Mode in VirtualBox. More »
USB 3.0: Separating hype from reality Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:38PMThe BlackArmor PS 110 USB 3.0 Performance Kit lets -notebook users with ExpressCard slots to connect the portable external hard drive to their notebook to achieve faster USB speeds.
RealNetworks Barred From Selling DVD Copy Maker Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:08PMUpdate | 7:43 p.m. Added comment from RealNetworks. RealNetworks , the Seattle-based digital media company , portrays itself as fighting for people’s right to legally make backup copies of the DVDs they own. It appears to have lost at least the first and perhaps most important round of the battle.
NetWrix Corporation Reports Record 2009 with 171% Percent Growth Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:50AMMarch 3 /PRNewswire/ -- NetWrix Corporation, the innovation leader in systems management and compliance solutions, today announced the company's record 2009 results which have dramatically exceeded ...
NetWrix Corporation Reports Record 2009 with 171% Percent Growth Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:21AMPARAMUS, N.J., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- NetWrix Corporation, the innovation leader in systems management and compliance solutions, today announced the company's record 2009 results which have dramatically exceeded industry standards with 171% growth, year over year, continuing its profitability and innovation since the Company's inception in 2006. "Our focus on delivering quality products and ...
NetWrix Corporation Reports Record 2009 with 171% Percent Growth Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:03AMNetWrix Corporation, the innovation leader in systems management and compliance solutions, today announced the company's record 2009 results which have dramatically exceeded industry standards with 171% growth, year over year, continuing its profitability and innovation since the Company's inception in 2006.
Backing up Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:48PMIn the first part of Backing Up, I started the ball rolling on the idea of backing up your data and using DVDs as a backup media. In this second part, we take a look at how I personally back up my data. In the first part, I talked about “Saving Early and Often” and that “A File Only Exists if It Exists in Two Places”. Personally, I take both saying to heart.
New CRM software from SAP lets iPhone, WinMo, BlackBerry replace PC clients Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:55PMSybase's new mobile sales application for iPhone, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry lets users connect to SAP CRM remotely from their phones, much as they would from a desktop or laptop PC. And a new mobile workflow app from Sybase and SAP lets users play roles in multi-part business processes from their phones, an SAP representative tells Betanews.
Avangate Affiliate System - with Improved Matching Engine and Fresh New Look Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:24AMAvangate, full service provider of electronic software distribution, announced the launch of the Avangate Affiliate Control Panel v4.0 (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/avangate-affiliate/network/prweb3667044.htm
Avangate Affiliate System - with Improved Matching Engine and Fresh New Look Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:01AMAvangate, full service provider of electronic software distribution, announced the launch of the Avangate Affiliate Control Panel v4.0
Boot Disk: Red Alert 2 Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:05PMFiled under: Features , RTS C:\BootDisk\RA2 Sometimes you just need to sit down, slide a floppy into your A: drive, and enjoy gaming retro style. We know this all too well! That's why we have a list of the best and brightest from days long gone. These are some of our favorite games of all time, and we're sure that you'll love them as much as we do, if not more. Welcome to Boot Disk , and enjoy ...
Activision Shuts Down King's Quest Fan Sequel Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:57PMOnline-based development team Phoenix Online Studios has canceled The Silver Lining, its long-in-production King's Quest sequel, following a legal threat by franchise owner Activision. The current incarnation of The Silver Lining has been in the works since 2002, and was intended to serve unofficially as the ninth entry in Sierra's long-dormant adventure game series. Midway through development ...
Taking charge of remote computing Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:00AMTHERE are apps that will turn your iPhone into an instrument of power.
News// Activision Kills Kings Quest Fan Project Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:40AM(1 Mar 2010) New IP holder not interested in continuing non-commercial license.
Freeware Friday: Tiberian Sun Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:11PMFiled under: Features , RTS Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! Command and Conquer is an extremely long-running RTS series. It's certainly the one with the most entries, as the only other contender is Blizzard's -craft series, which has five entries compared to Command and Conquer 's eight. In anticipation for Command and ...
Best Of Indie Games: Playing With Just One Button Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:44AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up some of the week's top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this edition include a pair of Gamma IV showcase ...
3RVX Brings a Mac-Like On Screen Volume Indicator to Windows [Downloads] Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:23AM# downloads Windows: Some sound card software packages provide it and some laptop hardware vendors include it, but for the majority of Windows users the only on screen volume display they see is the tiny speaker icon in the system tray. More »
Hyperballoid HD Review Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:12PMHyperballoid HD (PS3) Surprisingly, it's not that hyper.
For all you Musicians out there here's some free stuff! Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:33PMA friend of mine on Facebook posted this Blue Cat Audio freeware audio plug-ins I been looking for free plug in's for my recording software. Here's some other sites that have free recording software that should work with this. Enjoy! Acid Planet Audacity
New analytics software specifically targets software developers, beta testers Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:08PMWeb developers have access to all sorts of information about the visitors to their sites: IP address, operating system, browser type, and so forth.
Cave Story Comes To WiiWare On March 22 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 12:43PMThe Nintendo Q1 Media Summit brings the news that this long-awaited downloadable game will finally be releasing late next month. Cave Story originally released in 2004 as a freeware PC title in Japan, and was the work of a single designer, Daisuke Amaya, also known as Pixel. The PC indie game later received an English translation that helped to bring its clever and engrossing gameplay to the ...
Mokafix Audio FX series#1 updated to 1.2 Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 3:04PMThe main change is stereo and oversampling instanciation which is now done virtually on request only. This method saves RAM and avoids cpu peaks on loading.
TinkerTool 4.0 Monkeys With Snow Leopard Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 2:46PMMarcel Bresink released version 4.0 of the venerable system utility TinkerTool, which adds a massive laundry list of new preferences to Mac OS X and brings full...
TinkerTool 4.0 monkeys with Snow Leopard Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 1:48PMThe tool to expose hidden preferences receives an upgrade for OS X 10.6, providing checkbox access to many features not in System Preferences.
Freeware: bx_cleansweep V2 Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 11:08AMBrainworx gibt einen aus: der bx_cleansweep V2 ist ein kombinierter Hoch- und Tiefpass-Filter, der genügsam genug sein soll, um in jedem Kanal der DAW eurer Wahl dafür zu sorgen, dass nur die gewünschten Signalanteile durchkommen und ihr einen sauberen Mix bekommt.
Review: 3 encryption apps keep your data safe Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 6:57PMMobile computing means the possibility of loss or theft. These 3 apps keep your data safe and secret.
PGP security gets Linux and Win7 support, plus more encryption Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 6:10PMAfter rolling out the first Linux edition of its desktop encryption security software last month -- together with new support for the latest versions of Windows and Mac -- PGP Corp. on Monday announced major server updates that will let PGP be managed alongside myriad other approaches to encryption.
Comical Downloads and Catalogs Internet Comics for Your Viewing Convenience [Downloads] Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 4:11PMWindows: Comical is essentially an RSS feed reader designed expresely for the reading of online comics. If you love a good dose of Amazing Super Powers or XKCD, you'll want to check out...
THE CRAVE GAMING CHANNEL Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 2:06AM"Music cleanses the understanding; inspires it, and lifts it into a realm which it would not reach if it were left to itself." - Henry Ward Beecher This is the first part of The Final Fantasy IV Tribute EP that I made last year.
Choose Wisely Lets You Select Your Default Browser on a Per-Link Basis [Downloads] Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 12:12PMMac OS X: If you want to be able to select your "default" browser on a link-by-link basis, directing some links to Firefox, others to Chrome, and so on, Choose Wisely allows you to do so. After...