Kobo

Thousands of free books easily synced across all of your devices, automatically. Kobo is an ebook store with applications offered for Windows, Mac and Linux. On every platform the reading experience is clean and simple. Kobo is a line of electronic reading devices connected to a store, similar to the Amazon Kindle. This makes sense; publishers need to make money somehow. Some of these are in the public domain because of their age; others are offered free....

March 3, 2011 · 2 min · 276 words · Larry Garcia

Effectively Track Your Computer Time (And Bill For It!) With Chrometa

At the heart of the Chrometa 2.0 time tracking tool is a desktop service built upon a Java framework. it’s possible for you to now receive a free license key for Chrometa 2.0 at this location. The license key works with version 2.0 of Chrometa which is available for downloadhere. Ignore it for a day and go about your normal business activities. After you come back, you will see a screen with your most frequently used programs....

February 24, 2011 · 1 min · 202 words · Mary Martinez

Create Virtual Pinboards Of Your Favourite Images With Pinterest [100 Invites]

Jump to the end of the article to find out how to get in on the private beta. The next step is finding people to follow. The image, or pin, is accompanied by a description and tags. The link is automatically included with the pin, unless you upload the image from your box. you’re able to also email images to your account by using the address provided in your profile....

January 22, 2011 · 1 min · 122 words · Amy Brown

Magic Scroll

Read any EPUB file online, with a simple interface. No registration is required: just upload a file and start reading. We’ve profiled similar applications in the past. BookWorm is a great personal online library, for example. Heck, I can’t even think of a desktop eBook reader this nice. Uploading Books Head over toMagicScrollto get started. If you want to find some free EPUBs, I highly recommend trying outProject Gutenburg. Once you upload a book you’ll receive a permanent URL for your book....

January 22, 2011 · 2 min · 259 words · Natasha Wallace

How To Create Speech Bubbles For Screenshots In GIMP

I’m certainly really excited about GIMP if it’s possible for you to’t tell already. That’s how I learned to do the zoom/magnifier effect, which I badly needed for some of myscreenshots. I’m enamored with FastStone Screen Capturev. If you want to undo these lines, just press Escape.

January 19, 2011 · 1 min · 47 words · Regina Jones

How To Loan Your Kindle E-Books To Other Amazon Members

As you may know, the Kindle 3G e-book reader was Amazon’s best-selling product over the holiday season. Kindle e-books can even be read on theMacandPC. So far out of the 15 purchased e-books in my Kindle library, only three are lendable. But I" m sure more publishers will come on board with this service in the coming months. The other caveat to this service is that Kindle e-books can only be loaned out for 14 days....

January 12, 2011 · 1 min · 197 words · George Gonzalez

Thoughtboxes: Mind-Mapping Meets Your To-Do List

If you’re a GTD fiend, Thoughtboxes is not for you. Signing up is quick and easy – entering your name, email address and password. Once you’re done with an item, poke the check mark and it will be crossed out. Thoughtboxes is pretty much what you make of it. One potential use of Thoughtboxes is a less conventional To-Do list. Trains of Thought become Projects and Thought Boxes become the individual To-Do lists that fall under that project....

January 10, 2011 · 1 min · 154 words · Marie Howard DDS

KooBits

Things are really on the upswing for those who like their eBooks. We have a host of digital eBook readers jostling for space. I still love the the press smell of a new book and the charm of turning a page. But I also believe that eBooks have two things going for them - convenience and availability. If you are missing the ‘charm’ bit, here’s KooBits for you. KooBitsis a collection manager for all the eBooks you have scattered on your system....

January 7, 2011 · 3 min · 462 words · Crystal Bennett

Koobits: A Great Desktop Ebook Reader Application

Related A good eBook reading tool is one that lets you read nearly all eBook formats. In addition to this, the app must also help you get new eBooks. Anybody looking for such a competent eBook app will surely be pleased with Koobits. Koobits is a desktop software sized at nearly 12MB. It provides you with a virtual bookshelf that showcases all your eBooks. Supported eBook formats include PDF, EPUB, XML, HTML, KBJ, and more....

January 7, 2011 · 1 min · 135 words · Kenneth Miller

15 MORE Free Guides That Really Teach You USEFUL Stuff

If you’re a long time reader you probably know that we did asimilar rounduplast year. Downloads are free, no strings attached. c’mon also do us a favor by sharing these manuals with your friends! 1 - The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Guide Time to lock your Facebook configs down. That’s the idea behind Mac Automation, a technology built into Apple’s OS X but frequently underutilized. Put a file into your Dropbox and it’s on all of your computers and mobile devices....

December 21, 2010 · 1 min · 213 words · Angela Crawford

How To Create A Simple Zoomed Effect On Screenshots In GIMP

Here is what I did to create the introductory image. I will be pasting a screenshot of my entire screen (1280 x 800). PressCtrl + Cfollowed byCtrl + Vto simply copy and paste the selection. Right-hit the same layer and chooseAlpha to Selectionwhich will snag the circle’s outline. To create the outline for the zoomed image in white and grey, go toSelect > Grow. jot down 1 (pixels), if it’s not there by default already, and clickOK....

December 20, 2010 · 2 min · 377 words · Teresa Sexton

Get Real, Useful Photography Critiques at 1x.com

you might also add photos to your favourites, and add other photographers to your watchlist. Before posting a photograph to receive a critique, you oughta give a few critiques yourself. Only then can you submit your work to be critiqued. What sets 1x.com apart from other photography communities is not only the extent of the critique alone. Another way in which it is different is that not all of your work will automatically be published....

November 29, 2010 · 1 min · 136 words · Michael Pope

Control Your Computer Remotely Using HTML5 With ThinVNC

Every remote desktop app I’ve seen requires some sort of surfing app plugin - until now. ThinVNCtakes remote desktop to a whole other level. ThinVNC also has some unique features that I will go over below. Downloading and installing ThinVNC is simple - just download the file and install. The service will launch itself into your toolbar and the basics are complete. Shut down the service in the File menu so you can change your options....

November 25, 2010 · 1 min · 170 words · Clifford Williams