What Is OpenID? Four Awesome Providers

Related What is OpenID? According toOpenID.net:OpenID is a free and easy way to use a single digital identity across the Internet. OpenID is a great idea. One place to login! OpenID also assists with transferring information like Name, Location, Profile Icons and so on to the site. While some OpenID providers attempt to alleviate this (by usingimage verificationortwo-factor authentication), the majority do not. A leader in the industry but also a small company....

April 22, 2008 · 2 min · 334 words · Michelle Miller

7 Windows Explorer Addons for Power Users

Related Windows Explorer probably lacks a few features that some people desperately require. This is one of the little things that users will find lacking in Windows Explorer. Here’s the details column after installing Folder Size: Download FolderSize 2. QT Tab Bar QT Tab Bar brings tabbed navigation to Windows Explorer. If you frequently deal with a large number of scattered files, you should definitely consider using this software. Download QT Tab Bar...

April 19, 2008 · 2 min · 248 words · William Smith

Dashboard Widgets You Can't Live Without [Mac Only]

When I switched to Mac, Dashboard came pre-installed and I took it for granted. For this is a tribute toDashboard- Mac’s solution to Konfabulator. 1.WeatherBug Widget I feel that this is the most essential widget and definitely a must-have on your Dashboard. 2.Dashalytics Do you have a blog withGoogle Analyticsinstalled? Dashalytics does all this for you. It will also show you the graph you have on your Analytics Dashboard. Also, typing * performs an inverse conversion against all other currencies....

April 19, 2008 · 2 min · 282 words · Sara Gonzalez

Audio Converters for Mac : Max vs XLD

Sometimes, it’s good to experiment with different audio codecs to see which ones fit you. Some prefer MP3 or AAC, but others like OGG. ), it all boils down to your personal perference. So we’re sort of talking about two things here: Converters and codecs. Let’s start of this article by explaining what codecs are. All this will determine which codec to use. A codec compresses your songs to a smaller filesize....

April 16, 2008 · 2 min · 320 words · Tammy Perez

6 Alternative Chat Applications for MSN on Mac OS X

Also the interface for the system doesn’t look all that amazing. (1)Adium Many Mac users will most likely have heard of Adium. Adium is probably the biggest multi-protocol instant messaging tool that there is for Mac. It can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo and several others. Adium uses thelibpurplelibrary for most of its functionality so it is very stable. A downside to Proteus though is, just like Adium, it doesn’t support video chat....

April 11, 2008 · 1 min · 174 words · Amy Carrillo

5 Excellent Firefox Extensions to Manage Your Bookmarks

If so, you need Foxmarks, a Firefox add-on that automatically synchronizes your bookmarks between multiple computers. It also allows you to access your bookmarks online. Foxmarks synchronizes your bookmarks by storing them on a remote server. With Foxmarks you no longer have to worry about backing up your bookmarks when reformatting or changing computers. If you are worried about security, there is an option to turn on encryption. Would you like to be able to see thumbnails of them at the same time?...

April 1, 2008 · 2 min · 297 words · Colin Stephens

6 Tools for Elegant Taskbar Tweaking and 1 to Repair

Using a hotkey (Ctrl for example) you might also re-order system tray icons. Visual Tooltip Tend to lose track of all the items in your taskbar? Unfortunately, Taskbar Shuffle does not seem to be compatible. ShortPopUp&menuApp Both of these applications will add some more functionality to your Quick Launch Bar. yo turn to the respective help files for details, they are included in the software downloads. Both tools are fairly easy on system resources and stay clear of the registry....

March 13, 2008 · 1 min · 212 words · James Arellano

Essential Shortcuts to Browse through Gmail Faster

so I’m going to boil it down for you to the absolute essentials and ignore the rest. Today, it’s Gmail. Answer :J, Kandenter. Just move the black arrow to the email you want to open then hit enter. (shift and 1) to mark as spam,eto archive,sto star and#to trash. There are MANY others but these are the most important ones in my opinion. Memorise these first before you go learning any others....

March 13, 2008 · 2 min · 224 words · Susan Kerr

13 Addons iTunes Users should Know About

For similar Mac alternative seeiTuneMyWalkman. Works both with music and video files. Nutsie takes your iTunes library file and creates an online copy of it. (4)Foxy Tunes- Control iTunes from your web client Do you listen to music while browsing web? FoxyTunes allows you to control almost any media player (incl. iTunes) directly from the web app toolbar. Works both with Fierfox and Internet Explorer. it’s possible for you to create shuffle mixes based purely on the “feel” rather than genre....

March 8, 2008 · 1 min · 179 words · Antonio Brown

10 Tips to Manage Photos Better using Google Picasa

Its ever growing popularity can be attributed to its simplicity and ease of use. Here are some tips for Picasa users to efficiently manage their photo collections: 1. This could help a lot in sorting through and finding a photo later. Position the crosshairs on Google Earth after reaching the location, press Geotag and you’re done! Picasa2Flickr is how it’s called, and it adds a ‘Send To Flickr’ button to Picasa....

March 5, 2008 · 1 min · 179 words · Bryce Porter

10 Sync Tools every Office Worker Should Know About

Related Want to have identical internet tool prefs on every one of your PCs ? How about keeping documents on your office and home PCs synchronized? For these and several other ways to sync your data read further. Google web app Sync - Sync web app Bookmarks, History, configs, etc. Want to automate backup to USB process and confirm that files always remain fresh? Check out our step by step guide tosync files between PC and USB thumb drivehere....

March 3, 2008 · 2 min · 306 words · James Powell

Docks

This post focuses on the pleasure of Mac-like dock programs. The one thing that has always fascinated me about Macs is their sense for style and simplicity. Needless to say I was delighted to see dock tools for Windows finally emerge. Meanwhile there are a bunch of them and naturally they all differ slightly. Here’s a list of the six most popular docks in no particular order. Anyway, to me it’s the mother of all docks....

March 2, 2008 · 2 min · 322 words · Laura Baird

9 Tools PayPal Users Should Know About

Related PayPal is by far the most popular payment method on the internet (over 155 mil. accounts) and used by over 100.000 online merchants, according to PayPal. So if you haven’t registered yet, IT’S TIME. Below I listed some services to add to your PayPal experience. PayPal Plugin(US only) - The ultimate protection for your PayPal account. And since the card is valid for only one purchase your info always remains secure....

February 29, 2008 · 2 min · 227 words · Cynthia Jacobs