How to Take Easy Screenshots with Lightscreen Portable

Related Screen capturing is basically taking a snapshot of your desktop. There are several reasons you may need the ability to do this. First of all, you may be getting error messages that you need someone’s help with. Well, grab a shot the next time so you have something to show. Another use is sharing cool things with others, such as many posts here on MakeUseOf. Also check out Ann’s post,All You Need For Making Awesome Screenshots....

October 14, 2009 · 2 min · 262 words · Richard Park

10 Cool Extensions for Google Chrome

For a lot of us Google Chrome is still not hot enough. It’s still not extendable enough like Firefox. The easiest way of course is through add-ons as Firefox calls them or extensions as Google Chrome calls them. Chrome hasa lot going for itdespite the vacuum of extensions. But Google had promised support for Google Chrome extensions and it is beginning to keep it. A few posts back we sawhow to download and install Google Chrome extensionsin the developer version....

October 13, 2009 · 2 min · 245 words · Karen Willis

Top 6 Coolest iPhone Tricks & Tips

Today, more and more people are getting one for themselves. Whether they fully utilize it is a different story altogether. Starting off at number 6. The photo will then be automatically added into a new email. Press Send and off it goes. Copy the photo, then compose a new email. Press and hold somewhere within the content section, let go and the contextual menu will appear. Press Paste to insert your full resolution photo....

October 12, 2009 · 2 min · 274 words · Jordan Rhodes

10 Sites to Compare Google vs Bing Results Side By Side

Related Thankfully, the web doesn’t make us take sides. We can have the best of every world. With the launch of Bing, we had another search engine to crawl the web with. The former is stillThesearch engine while the latter calls itself adecisionengine. Although as an average user, I can say that both search engines deliver different kinds of results. You must have seen it with your search queries. Different query terms gave me different degrees of relevancy in both search engines....

October 11, 2009 · 2 min · 217 words · Laura Pitts

3 Cool Ways to Check Out an Archive of Google's Doodles

Hell, the word Google is now officially recognized as a verb in some dictionaries. It’s one way to waste half an hour on the internet when you should be researching an article. It was developed by a Google employee a while back to celebrate the tradition of Google doodles. There are however a few constraints to it. It also needs to have theGreasemonkeyadd-on installed to work. The script to select which Google logo you want, cunningly called " Favourite Doodle' is availablehere....

October 11, 2009 · 1 min · 185 words · Dwayne Thomas

Build A Cool Photo Gallery Website from Wordpress

Related It’s the day after D-Day. You - the house photographer - sits alone in front of your system. All the images that you shot at the event have been edited and saved inside the hard disk. All you have to do now is share copies with your relatives. Your body trembles at the thought of failing to fulfil their request. You don’t have the time, the energy or the funds....

October 11, 2009 · 2 min · 345 words · Shannon Williams

How To Backup & Archive All Your Facebook Data

Related What if your Facebook account was suddenly disabled? This has happened tohundreds of users. Are you thinking of closing your Facebook account but don’t want to lose all your data? If you are like me, you want to download and backup your Facebook data just in case. Here is a simple way to backup and archive your Facebook information using the ArchiveFacebook Firefox extension. Archive Facebook is an experimental Firefox extension that allows you to backup Facebook data on your local hard drive....

October 11, 2009 · 2 min · 394 words · Angela Fisher

Gantter

I am very pleased to present a shockingly free and very creative online project management tool calledGantter. Free Creative Project Management Software Just By Typing a URL Here’s what blew me away. For me, such a creative way to use a project management system is like a dream come true. This system lets you save those files (or even PDF exports) onto your USB flash drive. It doesn’t matter whether the computer you’re using has MS Project or not....

October 10, 2009 · 1 min · 153 words · James Hurst

How to Mush Pics & Videos Into Interactive eCards for Free

Since the website no longer exists, we’ve updated it with an alternative. Sending a card to someone you care about is always a nice gesture. And who doesn’t love a “Just Because” note from a loved one? Choose a category likeBirthday for Her,Thank You, orGraduationto start. You’ll see a variety of cards to pick from. Most are free, but some carry theExtralabel. These require upgrading to a paid plan for at least $2/month....

October 10, 2009 · 2 min · 266 words · Daniel Perez

Missed Connections Helps You Find That Missing Someone

Related Have you ever been walking down the street and had someone glance over at you? You look back at them and look away shyly. You think about that missed connection for months" maybe even years. How do you track down that missed connection? If not you could post your own request. The service is ridiculously simple. It has a place to search for missed connections and leaves you the ability to leave your own....

October 10, 2009 · 1 min · 209 words · Krista Kelley

6 Apps to Help You Focus & Be Productive [Mac]

Related I’m a multi-tasker. I’m not very good at it but I try very hard. Persistence and determination are the key to getting things done. Unfortunately, I have very little of those. I was born that way, I’m afraid. See, I told you I was a multi-tasker. But deadlines are deadlines. If you have a project due Tuesday – then there’s no choice but to complete it by Tuesday. tools, categorized into 3 groups....

October 9, 2009 · 3 min · 587 words · Joseph Yang

How to Create An Email Signature in MS Outlook 2007 Using Office Clipart

Related Before writing this post, one thought did cross my mind. With the embarrassment of Web 2.0 signature services on offer, will readers be tolerant of this post. A guide on how to create an email signature in MS Outlook does sound timeworn. But just like " old fashioned' honesty, some old things stick to us. It is convenient to hop over to web services likeMyLiveSignatureor Retaggr and get yourself an embeddable signature....

October 9, 2009 · 1 min · 209 words · Anthony Choi

How To Produce Your Own Internet TV Show

However, what if you want to create your own Internet TV show? Much of the same principles apply. You’ll still need the equipment such as sound, lighting and of course the camera. One crucial difference is how to get your content LIVE in the form of an Internet TV show. Connect your digital camera to your PC using the USB cable. For lighting, use household lamps. This will stop glare from showing up on the screen and it will also subtly light up the set....

October 9, 2009 · 2 min · 286 words · Kimberly Shaw