Solarized, Scientifically-Based Color Scheme For Your Apps

Related Color is everywhere around us. For most people, color is about beauty or aesthetics. For starters, Solarized isn’t aimed at one particular editor or piece of software. It is also available as a color palette for Photoshop or GIMP. Solarized author, Ethan Schoonover, did not just pick colors he felt were pretty. Sure, the result is pretty, but it’s also very readable. The Solarized color schemes are available both with a light and dark background....

June 9, 2011 · 1 min · 132 words · Kurt Wallace

GrabMyBooks: A Firefox Add-On For HTML To ePub Conversions & Making Your Own eBooks

The best thing about GrabMyBooks is that it works right from your internet tool. You dont have to go looking for online converters (e.g.BookGlutton) or desktop tools (e.g. GrabMyBooks is not only a HTML to ePub converter but also bit of an editor. The two roles combined help you to build your own compilation of web content into customized eBooks. Just after you download theFirefox pluginyou can put it into action the following three ways to grab content....

June 8, 2011 · 1 min · 178 words · Earl Padilla

Elixir

Of course, you already knew that. But whatkindof a computer is it, exactly? Elixir has both an app and a widget component, and we’ll be looking at both. Let’s start with the app first: That’s what you see when you first launch Elixir. It’s basically along(two screen-lengths) list of equipment specs and stats. But Elixir isn’t even getting warmed up yet. Let’s try tapping the top-most entry: Turns out Acer is dubbed the Liquid E “Salsa”....

June 7, 2011 · 2 min · 336 words · Jamie Arnold

Fedora 15

In fact, there’s so many changes that a lot of them can’t fit into this article. Fedora 15, like every other distribution, starts with a new kernel version. The latest version, 2.6.38, brings more stability, hardware support, and speed. It includes the wondrous “200 line patch” that increases system responsiveness under heavy loads. GNOME 3’s main component is GNOME Shell, which is the entire interface that you’ll interact with. All of the programs are hidden away in the “Activities” button in the top-left corner....

May 26, 2011 · 2 min · 214 words · Jennifer Warren

SwipePad-Launch Utility For Your Android Phone

And that’s where the question oflaunchingthose apps enters the picture. Another concern is that launchers sometimes crash. So, what’s this SwipePad thing, anyway? In its simplest form, it’s a quick-launch pad (for Android 2.1 and above). It constantly runs in the background (and takes up a line in your notification area). The first two options let you set an tool or a shortcut for that slot. I did buy this add-on, and we’ll have a quick look at it later on....

May 19, 2011 · 1 min · 163 words · Sarah Bailey

Instantly Hide Active Program Windows & Disable Sound with Magic Boss Key

Related Computers are great tools that we use day in and day out for work and play. Often it’s hard to keep the two separate. The tool can come in handy in a number of situations. The setup is straightforward. When you launch Magic Boss Key, you will see a list of currently open windows. Remember to minimize the Magic Boss Key window, and then continue with your secret mission....

May 12, 2011 · 1 min · 178 words · Mr. Luis Salas

3 Great Sites That Help You Read Books By Email

Maybe the single most important reason for reading books by email is convenience. Simply reading books has never been easier. If reading is a passion for you, then you probably know all aboutbook recommendation sites. You also probably download books in ePub and PDF format and read them on the screen. Throw reading via email into the mix and you get another choice to try out. it’s possible for you to try out email sized chunks each day and see if your interest holds....

May 4, 2011 · 2 min · 305 words · Eric Douglas

Taptu: A Multi-Platform Mobile News Reader & Curator [iOS & Android]

There will be slight interface differences on an Android phone. This tutorial will tell you the basic usage of the app using beautiful illustrations. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a way to summon this tutorial again after I started using the app. The news items are arranged in lines of sources, and each line contains chronologically ordered articles. The unread articles are displayed clearer than the read articles. To refresh individual sources, slide its line to the right and release....

April 26, 2011 · 2 min · 308 words · Cynthia Brown

Take Notes On Your iOS Device Using The Moleskine App

There are three choices -plain, squaredandruled. you could also categorize your notes, creating your own custom categories. Each category is accompanied by a color and icon of your choice. And like with the text, you have the same selection of 15 colors. In addition to text and sketches, you might add images to your note from your photo albums. you’re free to share them with other users via email, Facebook or Twitter....

April 24, 2011 · 1 min · 99 words · Lucas Atkins

10 Websites Other Than Amazon to Find Great Kindle Books

Amazon is comfortably the world’s largest bookstore. But it doesn’t have all the books in the world (yet!). Of course, the list of niche books that are missing is endless. Here are some of the best websites other than Amazon to find great Kindle books. 1.ManyBooks ManyBooks has been around since 2004. It offers more than 50,000free ebooks for you to download. While it was originally a repo of out-of-copyright books, the site’s mandate has since expanded....

April 1, 2011 · 2 min · 386 words · Christopher Rivera

Make Your PDF Files More eReader-Friendly With Briss

Crop margins out of PDFs to them reader friendly for your Kindle, Kobo or other e-reader equipment. This is where Briss comes in. Using The Program Fire up Briss and you’ll see a mostly empty window. Before the fun begins you’ll have to open a PDF, using the “File” menu. you’re free to exclude other pages, however. It’s up to you. Take a look and decide what you want to keep of the given pages....

March 19, 2011 · 2 min · 241 words · Michael Hernandez

Which Is The Better Reader[Geeks Weigh In]

Two of the best-selling readers in today’s market areAmazon’s KindleandApple’s iPad. So which one is a better reader for the bookworm within each of us? Read on to find out which is the better reader - Kindle vs iPad! The Display On first glance the differences in the display and size between the two are obvious. The iPad has a full-color, backlit screen and has a 9.7" diagonal viewing area....

March 17, 2011 · 2 min · 294 words · Kyle King

Winamp Releases Android Media Player 1.0 [News]

Get your copy of the Winamp Android system for freehereor through the Android Markethere. Users can browse these stations easily from the Winamp home screen. Winamp has completely redesigned the home screen and “Now Playing” screens. The “Now Playing” screen shows album art, title track and artist information and more. A brand new feature is the ability to download free tracks using the Winamp for Android home screen. Widgets are available for Winamp playlists or the Winamp player, giving easy access to your favourite tunes....

March 12, 2011 · 1 min · 128 words · Keith Wright